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    A crew from Nauset Marine removes a large sailboat from Stage Harbor Wednesday morning. ALAN POLLOCK PHOTO

    Lower Cape Makes Ready For Heavy Weather

    CHATHAM -- Preparations are underway ahead of an unusual early-season coastal storm that's...

    Lower Cape Makes Ready For Heavy Weather
    CHATHAM -- Preparations are underway ahead of an unusual early-season coastal storm that's...
    Energy from the sun, captured by the new solar canopy, charges a fleet of 10 new electric school buses at Cape Tech. ALAN POLLOCK PHOTOS

    Cape Tech Harnesses Solar Power For New Electri...

    PLEASANT LAKE – The buzz at Cape Tech last Friday was about a new green energy project designed...

    Cape Tech Harnesses Solar Power For New Electri...
    PLEASANT LAKE – The buzz at Cape Tech last Friday was about a new green energy project designed...
    The price of diesel fuel at the Chatham Fish Pier jumped 35 cents in the span of one week. TIM WOOD PHOTO

    Fishing Industry Feels Diesel Cost Impact; Pric...

    CHATHAM – In just one week, the per-gallon cost of diesel at the fish pier, where most of the...

    Fishing Industry Feels Diesel Cost Impact; Pric...
    CHATHAM – In just one week, the per-gallon cost of diesel at the fish pier, where most of the...
    Chatham Zoning Board of Appeals Chair David Nixon. CHATHAM TV PHOTO

    Complaint Filed Against Chatham ZBA Chair

    CHATHAM – The chair of the town’s community housing partnership has filed a formal complaint...

    Complaint Filed Against Chatham ZBA Chair
    CHATHAM – The chair of the town’s community housing partnership has filed a formal complaint...
    Brian Sullivan, chair of the appeals board (left) and Duncan Berry, chair of the planning board, pitch the formation of a zoning bylaw task force to the select board on Sept. 14. WILLIAM F. GALVIN PHOTO

    Task Force To Revamp Harwich Zoning Bylaw

    HARWICH – A new zoning bylaw task force will begin evaluating existing town zoning bylaws against...

    Task Force To Revamp Harwich Zoning Bylaw
    HARWICH – A new zoning bylaw task force will begin evaluating existing town zoning bylaws against...
    Harwich Select Board member Mark Kelleher. FILE PHOTO

    Harwich Examines Future Elementary School Sites...

    HARWICH – The real estate and open space committee has been directed to look at land for a new...

    Harwich Examines Future Elementary School Sites...
    HARWICH – The real estate and open space committee has been directed to look at land for a new...
    Mark O’Neil, Pam Dubois and Cheryl Avery were fourth graders in 1976 when their class helped plant 13 maple and linden trees along Route 6A in front of what was then the Brewster Elementary School: one tree for each of the original colonies. On Sept. 17 the new elementary school’s fourth graders attended a ceremony for the planting of what O’Neil recently discovered was a missing 13th tree. The three former classmates posed in front of the new tree after the ceremony. ANDY KIRKALDY PHOTOS

    Missing Bicentennial Tree Replaced; Restores Tr...

    BREWSTER – A while back, Brewster resident Mark O’Neil was at his dentist’s office, across Main...

    Missing Bicentennial Tree Replaced; Restores Tr...
    BREWSTER – A while back, Brewster resident Mark O’Neil was at his dentist’s office, across Main...
    A view of the proposed new Stage Harbor Marina building from Bridge Street…

    New Building Proposed For Stage Harbor Marina, ...

    CHATHAM – While there was consensus among historic business district commissioners that the...

    New Building Proposed For Stage Harbor Marina, ...
    CHATHAM – While there was consensus among historic business district commissioners that the...
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    Chatham
    The price of diesel fuel at the Chatham Fish Pier jumped 35 cents in the span of one week. TIM WOOD PHOTO Fishing Industry Feels Diesel Cost Impact; Prices At Pier Double...
    September 23, 2026
    CHATHAM – In just one week, the per-gallon cost of diesel at the fish pier, where most of the town’s commercial fishing fleet fuels up, jumped 35...
    Chatham Zoning Board of Appeals Chair David Nixon. CHATHAM TV PHOTO Complaint Filed Against Chatham ZBA Chair
    September 23, 2026
    CHATHAM – The chair of the town’s community housing partnership has filed a formal complaint asking the select board to review zoning board of...
    A view of the proposed new Stage Harbor Marina building from Bridge Street… New Building Proposed For Stage Harbor Marina, Will Include...
    September 23, 2026
    CHATHAM – While there was consensus among historic business district commissioners that the existing Stage Harbor Marina buildings are an...
    Harwich
    Michael MacAskill was reappointed to the affordable housing trust on a 3-2 vote on Monday night. WILLIAM F. GALVIN PHOTO MacAskill Reappointed To Housing Trust On Split Vote
    September 23, 2026
     HARWICH – On 3-2 vote Monday, the select board reappointed Michael MacAskill to the affordable housing trust. The board held interviews with...
    Energy from the sun, captured by the new solar canopy, charges a fleet of 10 new electric school buses at Cape Tech. ALAN POLLOCK PHOTOS Cape Tech Harnesses Solar Power For New Electric Bus Fleet
    September 23, 2026
    PLEASANT LAKE – The buzz at Cape Tech last Friday was about a new green energy project designed to save taxpayer money, reduce the school’s carbon...
    The kids were taking a reckless spin at the carnival hosted at the 50th anniversary Harwich Cranberry Arts and Music Festival over the weekend. Cranberry Festival Celebrates Half A Century
    September 23, 2026
    The 50th anniversary of the Harwich Cranberry Arts and Music Festival was a big hit over the weekend, drawing a massive crowd. The festival’s...
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    Orleans
    A citizens’ petition article has been drafted for November’s special town meeting in Orleans seeking to establish total maximum daily load standards for nitrogen entering the Nauset Estuary. ALAN POLLOCK PHOTO Petitioners Push For Nitrogen Metrics For Nauset Estuary
    September 23, 2026
    ORLEANS – A petition prepared for November’s special town meeting seeks to direct the town to work with the state to develop a target for the...
    Orleans police are conducting their own investigation into an alleged domestic incident that occurred in Dennis in August involving Officer Dylan Reid. FILE PHOTO Charges Dropped Against Orleans Officer
    September 23, 2026
    ORLEANS – Charges against an Orleans police officer were dismissed last week in Orleans District Court, but the officer remains under...
    Front to back, Marion Currier, Jonah Richardson and Narielys Rivera head inside for their first day of the 2026-2027 school year at Orleans Elementary School Sept. 8. COURTESY PHOTOS They’re Back!: Students Return To Orleans Elementary School
    September 17, 2026
    Brewster
    Brewster Town Manager Peter Lombardi. FILE PHOTO Lombardi Gets A-plus In Annual Review
    September 23, 2026
    BREWSTER – Town Manager Peter Lombardi got his annual report card last week, and had he received a letter grade, it would have been the equivalent...
    Voters at the fall special town meeting will be asked to approve Community Preservation Act funds to improve the tennis courts at the Sea Camps bay property. ALAN POLLOCK PHOTO Brewster Begins To Formulate Fall Special Meeting Warrant;...
    September 23, 2026
    BREWSTER – The fall town meeting warrant is officially open for articles. That happened on Monday, Sept. 14, and already there are two articles...
    Mark O’Neil, Pam Dubois and Cheryl Avery were fourth graders in 1976 when their class helped plant 13 maple and linden trees along Route 6A in front of what was then the Brewster Elementary School: one tree for each of the original colonies. On Sept. 17 the new elementary school’s fourth graders attended a ceremony for the planting of what O’Neil recently discovered was a missing 13th tree. The three former classmates posed in front of the new tree after the ceremony. ANDY KIRKALDY PHOTOS Missing Bicentennial Tree Replaced; Restores Tribute From 50 Years Ago
    September 23, 2026
    BREWSTER – A while back, Brewster resident Mark O’Neil was at his dentist’s office, across Main Street from Brewster Town Hall. He was waiting to...
    Features
    Jeff and JJ Nelson, the father and son duo of Cape Home Designs. MELISSA DE LA VEGA PHOTO Minding Your Business- Cape Home Designs
    September 23, 2026
    For Jeff Nelson and his son JJ, building homes on Cape Cod is about more than construction. It’s about craftsmanship, experience and trustJeff...
    The final confrontation in “A Few Good Men.” BOB TUCKER/FOCALPOINT STUDIO PHOTOS Theater Review: Academy’s ‘A Few Good Men’ Handles The Truth Just Fine
    September 22, 2026
    “You can’t handle the truth.” It’s an iconic line that many instantly recognize. For those who don’t (and even those who do), there’s a show in...
    MARY RICHMOND PHOTO Nature Connection: Fading Into Fall
    September 19, 2026
    There’s something about September that brings both sighs of relief and smiles of happiness. The roads are less crowded, the beaches are ours again,...
    Obituaries
    Kelly Stephen Twomey
    September 23, 2026
    Kelly Stephen TwomeyScientists say we are all made of stardust, if this be the case, then our super star, Kelly Twomey, son of William and Jane...
    Alice (Castle) Ryan
    September 23, 2026
    Alice (Castle) Ryan, 85, of Brewster, died on September 11, 2026. She was the beloved wife of Daniel F. Ryan with whom she shared 65 years of...
    Sally Howard Moore
    September 23, 2026
    Sally Howard Moore of Orleans, MA died peacefully on Friday, September 11, 2026, at the age of 94.Born in Boston on April 5, 1932, to Willard and...
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    Other Local Sports
    The 2026 edition of the Cape Cod Senior Softball Classic was played Sept. 11 to 16 in Yarmouth, Dennis and Harwich. The annual tournament’s record 72 teams this year included the Red Nun, which played a semifinal game in the 70s division at Bassett Field on Sept. 16. EREZ BEN-AKIVA PHOTOS Cape Cod Senior Softball Classic Continues Hitting Record Highs In...
    September 23, 2026
    HARWICH – Somehow, the Cape Cod Senior Softball Classic just keeps growing. The already-huge independent invitational tournament, played annually...
    High School Sports
    Junior Ada Riker (23) pursues a ball as Monomoy played Sturgis West on Monday. Sturgis West won 4-1. EREZ BEN-AKIVA PHOTOS After Highlight Goal, Monomoy Girls Soccer Hopes To Continue...
    September 23, 2026
    HARWICH – Monomoy girls soccer head coach Jenn Peterson saw a rebuilding year coming. It’s just the natural cycles inherent to school sports. The...
    Junior Julia Lauzon dribbles up the field as Cape Cod Tech faced Mashpee last Friday. EREZ BEN-AKIVA PHOTOS As Cape Tech Girls Soccer Keeps Growing, Teaching Moments Happen On...
    September 23, 2026
    PLEASANT LAKE – Numbers used to be an issue for the Cape Cod Tech girls soccer team. Not so anymore. The program has risen incrementally from 11...
    Cape Cod Tech sophomore Jahmario Bartlett runs upfield during the Crusaders’ 39-0 home win against Monomoy/St. John Paul II on Friday. EREZ BEN-AKIVA PHOTOS Cape Tech Begins Season As Defending Voc Champs With Crosstown Win;...
    September 16, 2026
    PLEASANT LAKE – It will be the quote of the season for the Cape Cod Tech Crusaders: The only thing more dangerous than ignorance is arrogance. The...
    Athlete of the Week
    Cape Cod Tech freshman Isa Do Carmo (6), new to soccer and essentially playing in her first-ever game, scored her first career goal against Mashpee last Friday. EREZ BEN-AKIVA PHOTO Athlete Of The Week: Isa Do Carmo
    September 23, 2026
    PLEASANT LAKE – Coming into the match against Mashpee last Friday, freshman Isa Do Carmo had seen about five minutes — Cape Cod Tech girls soccer...
    Cape Cod Tech senior Thomas Allen ran for three touchdowns in the Crusaders’ 39-0 season-opening win against Monomoy/St. John Paul II on Friday. EREZ BEN-AKIVA PHOTO Athlete Of The Week: Thomas Allen
    September 16, 2026
    PLEASANT LAKE – His nickname is Danger.The Cape Cod Tech football team even has an offense named “Danger” for Danger — also known as senior running...
    Opinion
    Our View: It’s Not Easy Being Green
    September 23, 2026
    But when it comes to implementing common-sense projects like the electrification of school buses, it ought to be. We congratulate Cape Tech, Cape...
    Letters To The Editor: Sept. 24, 2026
    September 23, 2026
    Real Cost Of Chatham's Zoning PolicyEditor:During the Aug. 20 Chatham Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA) hearing on the Meetinghouse Road Chapter 40B...
    Letters to the Editor, Sept. 17
    September 16, 2026
    Everyone Stepped In To HelpEditor:  We experienced a very serious event Thursday, Aug. 27 at the Dive Restaurant in Harwich. My brother-in-law...
    featured
    A crew from Nauset Marine removes a large sailboat from Stage Harbor Wednesday morning. ALAN POLLOCK PHOTO Lower Cape Makes Ready For Heavy Weather
    September 23, 2026
    CHATHAM -- Preparations are underway ahead of an unusual early-season coastal storm that's expected to bring high winds, coastal flooding and...
    Energy from the sun, captured by the new solar canopy, charges a fleet of 10 new electric school buses at Cape Tech. ALAN POLLOCK PHOTOS Cape Tech Harnesses Solar Power For New Electric Bus Fleet
    September 23, 2026
    PLEASANT LAKE – The buzz at Cape Tech last Friday was about a new green energy project designed to save taxpayer money, reduce the school’s carbon...
    The price of diesel fuel at the Chatham Fish Pier jumped 35 cents in the span of one week. TIM WOOD PHOTO Fishing Industry Feels Diesel Cost Impact; Prices At Pier Double...
    September 23, 2026
    CHATHAM – In just one week, the per-gallon cost of diesel at the fish pier, where most of the town’s commercial fishing fleet fuels up, jumped 35...
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    A crew from Nauset Marine removes a large sailboat from Stage Harbor Wednesday morning. ALAN POLLOCK PHOTO Lower Cape Makes Ready For Heavy Weather
    September 23, 2026
    CHATHAM -- Preparations are underway ahead of an unusual early-season coastal storm that's expected to bring high winds, coastal flooding and...
    Remember When
    Remember When September 24, 2026
    September 23, 2026
     Chris Roberts directs the Chatham High School band, circa 1990. FILE PHOTO
    Remember When September 17, 2026
    September 16, 2026
    Visitors check out the binoculars at the Chatham Lighthouse Beach overlook, circa 1990.  FILE PHOTO
    Remember When September 10, 2026
    September 10, 2026
    Chatham marks the fifth anniversary of 9/11 on Sept. 11, 2006. FILE PHOTO
    School News
    Monomoy Regional Middle School. FILE PHOTO Monomoy Middle School Staffer Resigns After Allegations Of...
    September 15, 2026
    CHATHAM – A Monomoy Regional Middle School instructional assistant and coach resigned Friday after officials discovered alleged inappropriate...
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