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An osprey nesting platform was installed recently off Bridge Street in the hopes that it will be used instead of a nearby utility pole. COURTESY PHOTO

Town Installs Alternative Nesting Platform For Ospreys To Prevent...

CHATHAM – Every year, ospreys nesting on utility poles cause power outages and fires as well killing numerous birds. Utility companies respond by...

“Above the Clouds,” one of the short films included in the festival, is about a group documenting their first inland cutthroat trout for an innovative conservation program using AI. IF4 PHOTO

Fly Fishing Film Festival Back At The Orpheum

The art of fly fishing is not simple, but it is beautiful. So beautiful, in fact, that there is an entire film festival dedicated to the craft,...

The 10th annual Ruck4HIT event happens April 25 and 26. COURTESY PHOTOS

First Responders Lace Up To Support Heroes In Transition

CHATHAM – Having suffered the scars of battlefield deployment, members of the military often face a host of new challenges when they transition...

Finn, a 24-yer-old quarter horse from Hammersmith Farm in Dennis was a big draw at the Harwich Conservation Trust/Orleans Farmers Market Meet Your Local Farmers event at the Harwich Community Center on Saturday.

Meet Your Local Farmers Drew A Crowd

HARWICH – You could tell by the crowd that people have been missing the Meet Your Local Farmers event over the past five years. The event that was...

The Snow Inn. FILE PHOTO

Wychmere Snow Inn Redevelopment Withdrawn

HARWICH – The Wychmere Harbor Snow Inn redevelopment project has been withdrawn from both the Cape Cod Commission and the local planning...

HCT Receives Excellence In Conservation Award

AMHERST – The Harwich Conservation Trust received the Massachusetts Land Trust Coalition's inaugural Excellence in Conservation Award at the 2025 Massachusetts Land...

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A new video produced by the Snow Library board of trustees marks a new approach to public outreach around plans for a new library, funding for which is expected to be sought at annual town meeting in May 2026. FILE PHOTO

Video Kicks Off Library Promotional Push

ORLEANS – The Snow Library board of trustees has been making its case for a new library for some time. But a new video lets residents see the need...

A new resolution adopted by the select board March 12 allows only native plants to be planted on town-owned property. FILE PHOTO

Native Plantings Proposal Spurs Debate

ORLEANS – A resolution to allow only native plants to be planted on town-owned land was passed by the select board earlier this month, but not...

John Wheeler, vice commodore of the Orleans Yacht Club, and Arthur Radtke stop for a photo inside the club off Town Cove. Scholarships for the club’s junior sailing program are being offered once again this year through the Robert Radtke Memorial Fund. RYAN BRAY PHOTO

Applications Accepted For Orleans Yacht Club Scholarships

ORLEANS – Sailing has a long history on Cape Cod and the islands. But there’s a stigma of exclusivity that still surrounds the sport. For more than...

Last Saturday the Nauset Warriors Booster Club hosted the eighth annual Evening for Champions with a catered dinner and live auction. BILL JOHNSON PHOTO

Nauset’s Evening for Champs

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Study Finds Zoning May Violate Federal Housing Laws

BREWSTER – Last year, town officials began work on the multi-family and mixed-use residential zoning study, which set out to identify solutions that would assist with...

The Calmer Choice team has been a dedicated part of Cape Cod’s public education system, serving the region for 15 years. COURTESY PHOTO

Calmer Choice Closing After 15 Years

Many nonprofit organizations are facing resource cutbacks, budget uncertainties and layoffs. And with threats against public education escalating...

MARY RICHMOND ILLUSTRATION

Nature Connection: And The Beat Goes On

Sonny and Cher wrote and sang “The Beat Goes On” in 1967, back when I was a newly minted teen, and when I looked up the lyrics recently, I was...

Filmmaker Ryan Staake, flanked by actors Nikolai Nikolaeff, left, and Aidan Bristow at the Santa Monica International Film Festival. COURTESY PHOTO

Chatham’s Kevin Staake’s ‘Red Velvet’ Scores Film Fest Success; To...

Kevin Staake has always been obsessed with movies.Growing up in Chatham, he would frequently wake up his parents and ask them to put on a movie...

Amazing Animal Ambassadors At CCMNH
----The Cape Cod Museum of Natural History in Brewster will host “Amazing Animal Ambassadors” with Cape Cod captive wildlife care expert Bethany Boucher on Saturday, April 19 at 9:30 a.m. Meet the newest member of her menagerie, Dova the Raven, and long-time favorites Cali the sulfur-crested cockatoo, Peter Quill the African pygmy hedgehog, Dixie the American alligator and Big Red the red tegu. Also on display will be an assortment of smaller reptiles and insects. Tickets are $18 per person; museum admission is an additional fee. Tickets are available at www.ccmnh.org. For more information, call 508-896-3867, ext. 133. COURTESY PHOTO

Parting Shots March 27 2025

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Scott Edward Johnson

November 25, 1952 – February 22, 2025Scott Edward Johnson of Orleans, MA, died on February 22. A third generation Cape Cod builder, Scott was the...

Cecelia Peck Hirschberg

April 1949 – January 2025 Cecelia Peck Hirschberg “Cece” passed away peacefully on January 19, 2025 at the age of 75. Cece was the daughter of the late William Franklin...

William David Nichols

CHATHAM - William David Nichols also known as “Willie 5” passed away peacefully on March 12, 2025 from dementia at St. Luke’s Hospital in New...

High School Sports

The Nauset baseball team lost 11 players from last year’s Division 3 state tournament squad, but second-year coach Brett Labonte is optimistic that the Warriors have enough talent to compete this spring. FILE PHOTOS

Despite Key Departures, Nauset Baseball Has High Hopes Ahead Of...

The Nauset baseball team graduated eight seniors from last year’s squad, saw two more players transfer to prep schools, and another decided to sit...

The Monomoy winter cheer squad captured the program’s first Cape and Islands championship title before making its second state championship appearance in program history. This year’s team included Kendall Bresciani, Quinn Eldredge, Yelila Garcia, A’olani Hill, Hokuli’ili’I Hill, Madilyn Horigan, Grace Morgan, Hannah Morgan, Hayden Sweeney, Madison Whitcomb, Laura Zacharias, Marlene Bregieiro Martinez, Jade Burrowes, Chloe Horan, Maeve Maguire, Amelia Nickerson and Emily Rose Saliba. COURTESY PHOTOS

Monomoy Cheer Reaches New Heights With Cape And Islands Title,...

HARWICH – For the past few years, the Monomoy cheer squad has felt overlooked around the Cape and Islands. The perception of the Sharks changed...

Violet Roche of Nauset was recently celebrated as the Cape and Islands League girls track and field Most Valuable Player at the school’s winter sports awards night. FILE PHOTOS

Monomoy, Nauset Celebrate Winter Athletes At Awards Nights

A banner year for the Lower Cape’s winter athletes culminated with some well-deserved recognition. The Monomoy and Nauset high school athletic...

Athlete of the Week

Monomoy senior Hannah Morgan completes a toe touch. PHOTO COURTESY DERRICK SPURRIER

Athlete Of The Week: Hannah Morgan

HARWICH – After cheering for more than a decade, Hannah Morgan is finally living out her dream. The Harwich resident was the lone senior for the...

Our View: The Federal Food Chain

The chaos among federal departments caused by the so-called department of government efficiency is filtering down to our local level, as...

Our View: We Hate To Do It...

Every week, we’re thankful for our loyal subscribers, whose subscriptions help make possible the journalism we provide in every edition. And we’ve...

Letters To The Editor: March 27, 2025

Hands Off Social SecurityEditor: Are we such docile citizens of this great country that we sit on our hands and allow an unelected DOGE group of...

A new video produced by the Snow Library board of trustees marks a new approach to public outreach around plans for a new library, funding for which is expected to be sought at annual town meeting in May 2026. FILE PHOTO

Video Kicks Off Library Promotional Push

ORLEANS – The Snow Library board of trustees has been making its case for a new library for some time. But a new video lets residents see the need...

Filmmaker Ryan Staake, flanked by actors Nikolai Nikolaeff, left, and Aidan Bristow at the Santa Monica International Film Festival. COURTESY PHOTO

Chatham’s Kevin Staake’s ‘Red Velvet’ Scores Film Fest Success; To...

Kevin Staake has always been obsessed with movies.Growing up in Chatham, he would frequently wake up his parents and ask them to put on a movie...

An osprey nesting platform was installed recently off Bridge Street in the hopes that it will be used instead of a nearby utility pole. COURTESY PHOTO

Town Installs Alternative Nesting Platform For Ospreys To Prevent...

CHATHAM – Every year, ospreys nesting on utility poles cause power outages and fires as well killing numerous birds. Utility companies respond by...

The Calmer Choice team has been a dedicated part of Cape Cod’s public education system, serving the region for 15 years. COURTESY PHOTO

Calmer Choice Closing After 15 Years

Many nonprofit organizations are facing resource cutbacks, budget uncertainties and layoffs. And with threats against public education escalating...

Shannon Hubbard and her daughter Maggie June. FILE PHOTO

Rental Owners In Fatal Fire Charged With Manslaughter

POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. – The owners of an allegedly unpermitted vacation rental in Clinton, N.Y. where Chatham Elementary School teacher Shannon...

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The brand new Chatham High School, Kelsey photo.

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