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The Witches on the Water’s Jo-Ellen Erickson embraces the crowd.

Residents, Visitors Brave Heat For Annual July 4 Parades

The country’s 250th anniversary was the major theme in parades celebrating Independence Day in Orleans and Chatham on Saturday, July...

Marcellus Eldredge. COURTESY PHOTO

How Marcellus Eldredge Shaped Chatham: Eldredge Library Founder Set...

CHATHAM – For Chatham native Marcellus Eldredge, a Gilded Age era business tycoon and town benefactor who lived most of the year in Portsmouth,...

The Crowell Road-Route 28 intersection. ALAN POLLOCK PHOTO

Select Board Rejects Rt. 28-Crowell Rd. Upgrade; Town Will Forgo $5...

CHATHAM – The select board voted Tuesday to terminate the $5 million federally-funded state project to upgrade the Route 28-Crowell Road...

Select board member Donald Howell’s actions lead to two health board resignations. FILE PHOTO

Two Health Board Members Resign Alleging Select Board Conflicts

HARWICH – Two members of the board of health have resigned alleging potential conflicts with select board member Donald Howell.Board of Health...

The more than 400 men from Harwich who fought in the Revolutionary War will be honored at the dedication of the Walk Of Remembrance on Oct. 24

Recognizing African American And Wampanoags Who Fought For Freedom

HARWICH – History tells us that Crispus Attucks was the first Black man killed in the Revolutionary War. He died during the Boston Massacre on...

Appeals Board Chair Brian Sullivan and Town Counsel Amy Kwesell have a back and forth during the Pennrose comprehensive permit hearing during the June 25 session. WILLIAM F. GALVIN PHOTO

Permit Granted For Pennrose Affordable Housing Project In Harwich

HARWICH – The appeals board has approved the comprehensive permit for the Pennrose LLC/Affordable Housing Trust 60-unit development on the former...

C2 Vehicles

Budget Blinds Box Ad summer

The Witches on the Water’s Jo-Ellen Erickson embraces the crowd.

Residents, Visitors Brave Heat For Annual July 4 Parades

The country’s 250th anniversary was the major theme in parades celebrating Independence Day in Orleans and Chatham on Saturday, July...

Lower Cape Outreach Council has signed a purchase and sale agreement on a warehouse currently operated by Thompson’s Printing Company in Orleans. The council plans to raise the money needed to convert the warehouse into a regional food distribution hub. PHOTO LOWER CAPE OUTREACH COUNCIL

Orleans Property To Serve As Regional Food Hub

ORLEANS – A purchase and sale agreement has been signed to convert property on Finlay Road into a regional food distribution warehouse. Lower Cape...

Supporters of Oliver Ortolani hold signs outside of U.S. District Court in Boston June 18, where a hearing was held on a motion to dismiss a suit brought by Ortolani against the Community of Jesus, Arts Empowering Life Inc. and Performing Arts Building Inc. The court denied the motion on June 26. COURTESY PHOTO

Motion To Dismiss Ortolani Suit Denied, Case To Proceed

BOSTON – A motion to dismiss a case brought against the Community of Jesus and two nonprofits by a former Community member last summer has been...

EV charging stations in Chatham. Brewster is the only town on the Lower Cape without public chargers. FILE PHOTO

Brewster Turns Attention To EV Charging Stations; Only Lower Cape...

BREWSTER – It may be the lowest level of medal in the Olympians, but Brewster is officially targeting bronze when it comes to the Charging Smart...

The Yarmouth Minutemen at Drummer Boy Park. FILE PHOTO

How The Revolution Came Down: Brewster Resident Tracks Contemporary...

BREWSTER – How did the newspapers of the day cover the American Revolution?A 50-year-old manuscript highlighting the news of each day of 1776 as...

Revolutionary War militia reenactors at Drummer Boy Park in Brewster. BREWSTER HISTORICAL SOCIETY PHOTOS

Brewster Was In On Revolution From The Start

BREWSTER – Until 1803, Brewster and Harwich were one, with Brewster being the North Precinct and Harwich the South. On June 17, 1776, the...

Scott Hamilton (left) as Benjamin Franklin and Randy Doyle (right) as John Adams in the Academy of Performing Arts production of “1776, The Musical.” BOB TUCKER/FOCALPOINT STUDIO PHOTO

Theater Review: Leadup To Declaration Sets Stage For Academy’s ‘1776’

Two-hundred-and-fifty years ago, a group of men convened within a hall in Philadelphia. They had their differences, their interests and their...

Two immature Baltimore orioles waiting for their turn at the orange and jelly feeder. MARY RICHMOND PHOTO

Nature Connection: Babies Everywhere!

There’s no way around it. Summer is here. If you’re a driver, you’re well aware that the roads are very busy. Stores have lines once again and the...

Minding Your Business- CODO Mexican Kitchen

CODO, the Mexican-inspired dining hotspot in Chatham, is now in full swing as the summer season kicks off on the Lower Cape. As part of Coastal...

Lee Gainey Edwards Dunbar

Cotuit- Lee Gainey Edwards Dunbar, 77, died peacefully while surrounded by family on June 30th after a courageous battle against cancer.Lee was the...

Susan Fuller (Briggs) Pierce

Susan Fuller (Briggs) Pierce, 81, passed away June 4, 2026. A nurse, artist, caregiver, and woman of deep faith, Susan devoted her life to helping...

On July 1 we lost an amazing husband, father, grandfather and friend. Our world will be a lesser place without him. Terry Russell died suddenly and...

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Other Local Sports

Madeline Sullivan of Lynnfield putts during the Drive, Chip and Putt local qualifier at Cranberry Valley Golf Course on Monday. EREZ BEN-AKIVA PHOTOS

Path To Augusta Starts With Drive, Chip, Putt At Cranberry Valley

HARWICH – The first steps of a potential journey to Augusta National hit the grass at Cranberry Valley Golf Course on Monday with the annual Drive,...

Maddie Mullin, 27, of Wellesley Hills finished first among female runners with a time of
41:04.

Hundreds Race In 45th Chatham Harbor Run

CHATHAM – More than 300 runners cut through Sunday morning fog last weekend during the 45th Chatham Harbor Run, an annual 10-kilometer loop...

Athlete of the Week

Harwich Mariners outfielder Colin Larson (Boston College) has risen into the leadoff spot of the Cape League’s best offense. EREZ BEN-AKIVA PHOTOS

Athlete Of The Week: Colin Larson

CHATHAM – Colin Larson (Boston College) spent the first game of his summer on the Cape hitting out of the Harwich Mariners’ nine-hole. He hit a...

Cape Cod Baseball League

Shrouded by fellow celebrating teammates, Ryan Gerety (Northeastern) wore Harwich’s home run hat after the Mariners walked off Orleans on June 19. EREZ BEN-AKIVA PHOTO

Cape League: A Top Hat For Top Offense In Harwich; Whitecaps Book...

HARWICH – On his 22nd birthday two weeks ago, Harwich Mariners outfielder Ryan Gerety (Northeastern) bought himself and his teammates a...

Letters To The Editor: July 2, 2026

Pennrose Project A DisasterEditor:The Harwich Zoning Board last week approved the 60-unit, 90-bedroom Pennrose affordable housing development at...

Our View: Independence Is A Rare Privilege

As we launch our 10th Summertime Helping Neighbors campaign to benefit the Family Pantry of Cape Cod this Fourth of July, we’re thinking about the...

Our View: The Declaration Of Independence

When in the Course of human Events, it becomes necessary for one People to dissolve the Political Bands which have connected them with another, and...

Select board member Donald Howell’s actions lead to two health board resignations. FILE PHOTO

Two Health Board Members Resign Alleging Select Board Conflicts

HARWICH – Two members of the board of health have resigned alleging potential conflicts with select board member Donald Howell.Board of Health...

The Witches on the Water’s Jo-Ellen Erickson embraces the crowd.

Residents, Visitors Brave Heat For Annual July 4 Parades

The country’s 250th anniversary was the major theme in parades celebrating Independence Day in Orleans and Chatham on Saturday, July...

Two immature Baltimore orioles waiting for their turn at the orange and jelly feeder. MARY RICHMOND PHOTO

Nature Connection: Babies Everywhere!

There’s no way around it. Summer is here. If you’re a driver, you’re well aware that the roads are very busy. Stores have lines once again and the...

Helping Neighbors

Chatham Jewelers summer 2026 7

Remember When July 2, 2026

The Eldredge Public Library’s entry in the 1990 Chatham Fourth of July parade. FILE PHOTO

Members of the Monomoy High teen TASK (Taking A Stand for Kids) force. COURTESY PHOTO

School News: Monomoy Schools Complete Equity Audit

Monomoy Regional School officials are examining the next steps for the district after completion of an equity audit by the Mid-Atlantic Equity...

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