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A big crowd turned out for the third No Kings Rally in Chatham Saturday.

Hundreds Turn Out For No Kings Rally

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The former Marconi power house, now used for storage, could be part of an academic or research facility. The select board has set up a working group to explore the concept. TIM WOOD PHOTO

Chatham Revives Idea Of Establishing Academic Research Center

CHATHAM – The select board is reviving the idea of developing an academic or research facility focused on the town’s coastal environment. The board...

Town meeting will be asked to fund a study of safe use of Chatham Airport by PC-12-type aircraft like this one. FILE PHOTO

Select Board, FinCom Back Airport Study

CHATHAM – A town meeting article seeking money for a study of Chatham Airport is likely to revive what seems to be an annual referendum on the...

Saturday’s “Meet Your Local Farmers” event put on by the Harwich Conservation Trust will have more than 50 farms and farm-supporting organizations on hand at Cape Cod Technical High School. FILE PHOTO

Meet Your Local Farmer’ Saturday At Cape Tech

HARWICH – Last year’s return of “Meet Your Local Farmers” was a great success, and this Saturday the Harwich Conservation Trust and Orleans Farmers...

AmeriCorps Cape Cod members, Harwich town staff and a Harwich Conservation Trust (HCT) volunteer clear out the Herring River in Harwich. HCT volunteer herring counters will soon begin work at the herring run near Hinckleys Pond. HARWICH CONSERVATION TRUST PHOTO

Harwich Opens Herring Run To Harvest

HARWICH – A traditional method of fish harvesting is returning to town after more than two decades. The select board Monday night approved...

Newly appointed Town Administrator Jay McGrail is feeling a little heat over the Middleboro budget. FILE PHOTO

McGrail Takes A Hit Over Middleboro Budget Woes

. HARWICH – Transitions can be difficult for town administrators. Harwich’s new town administrator Jay McGrail is learning that as he completes his...

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A citizens’ petition to create the position of assistant council on aging director will appear on the warrant for the May 11 annual town meeting in Orleans, but the select board already has plans to seek funding for the position through a possible override. FILE PHOTO

Town Counsel Advises Against Orleans Petition Articles

ORLEANS – Two citizens’ petitions are slated to go before voters at the upcoming annual town meeting in May. But the town’s legal counsel last week...

Ordinance Proposed To Curb Immigration Enforcement On County Property

BARNSTABLE – Members of the county’s assembly of delegates have filed an ordinance seeking to curb immigration enforcement on county property. “An...

Assistant Water Superintendent Susan Brown updated the board of water and sewer commissioners March 18 on the current Level 2 drought facing Orleans and the rest of Cape Cod. RYAN BRAY PHOTO

Board Calls For Level 2 Water Restrictions In Orleans

ORLEANS – Mandatory water restrictions were put in place last week by the town’s board of water and sewer commissioners, and more stringent...

Bruce Semple. COURTESY PHOTO

Bruce Semple Enters Brewster Select Board Race

BREWSTER – Bruce Semple has a robust volunteer history not only in Brewster but around the Cape. Now, he’s looking to deepen his service as he vies...

Budget presentations from the Cape Cod Technical High School and Nauset Regional Schools, including the middle school, high school and two Brewster elementary schools resulted in discussion surrounding the potential for an additional two overrides. SCHOOL LOGOS PHOTO

Brewster Elementary Schools, Regional Budgets Present Possible...

BREWSTER – Taxpayers could face three overrides this spring following the presentation of school budgets Monday.With a town operating budget...

Stony Brook Pond on the south side of the Mill Site. COURTESY PHOTO

Brewster’s Stony Brook Mill Reopens

BREWSTER – After five years of project design, development and construction, the retaining wall and fish passage updates are officially complete at...

Eastern meadowlark. MARY RICHMOND ILLUSTRATION

Nature Connection: Reconnecting With Nature

Let’s face it: winter here on Cape Cod was brutal. Freezing cold winds whipping off an ice chilled ocean anyone? There was snow and more snow and...

Minding Your Business- Nickerson Disposal

“This is truly a family owned and operated business. We care about the people that work for us,” said Ben R. Nickerson, the third generation...

Missy Potash in “Dreamsville” BOB TUCKER/FOCALPOINT STUDIO PHOTO

Theater Review: ‘Dreamsville’ A Mesmerizing One-Person Show At The...

There’s silence set against darkness until a slightly warm amber light lifts and a woman walks out. Her black dress becomes her, while her necklace...

Christopher John Lajoie

Christopher John Lajoie, 59 of Brewster, Massachusetts passed away peacefully with his family by his side on March 14, 2026. Born on December...

Francis Donovan Kelly

Francis Donovan Kelly of South Orleans, MA, formerly of Greenfield, died peacefully on March 15, 2026. Born in Franklin, Indiana, to the late...

Dallas Levy Jones III

It is with great sadness that his loving family shares the news that Dallas Levy Jones III, 83, of South Chatham, MA, passed away on March 10th,...

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Cape Cod Tech girls basketball qualified for the Division 5 state tournament and won a playoff game in its first year coached by athletic director Alan Harrison, right, but by the end of the season, multiple Title IX complaints had been submitted to the school. EREZ BEN-AKIVA PHOTO

Multiple Title IX Complaints Filed During Cape Tech Girls...

PLEASANT LAKE – On a Wednesday in January, a group of parents of Cape Cod Tech girls basketball players met with the school administration in what...

Monomoy senior Zach Martin goes for a layup during the 40th Cape Cod High School All-Star Basketball games Sunday in Hyannis. EREZ BEN-AKIVA PHOTOS

Lower Cape’s Best Play In High School All-Star Basketball Game

HYANNIS – Some of the Lower Cape’s best basketball players suited up against fellow top players in the region for the 40th Cape Cod High School...

Monomoy freshman Emma Ayer (#11) scored 5 points in the 40th Cape Cod High School All Star Basketball girls game Sunday in Hyannis. EREZ BEN-AKIVA PHOTO

Athlete Of The Week: Emma Ayer

HYANNIS – Emma Ayer may be a freshman, but she shined among a cohort of the region’s best basketball players last weekend. Ayer scored 5 points and...

High School Sports

The Monomoy cheerleading team advanced to New Englands this year for the first time in program history. PHOTOS COURTESY ROBBIN KELLEY

Monomoy Cheer Reaches New Englands For First Time Ever

HARWICH – The Monomoy cheerleading team has reached new heights this year, and that’s not referring to the distances of their airborne stunts. For...

Cape Cod Tech girls basketball qualified for the Division 5 state tournament and won a playoff game in its first year coached by athletic director Alan Harrison, right, but by the end of the season, multiple Title IX complaints had been submitted to the school. EREZ BEN-AKIVA PHOTO

Multiple Title IX Complaints Filed During Cape Tech Girls...

PLEASANT LAKE – On a Wednesday in January, a group of parents of Cape Cod Tech girls basketball players met with the school administration in what...

Monomoy senior Zach Martin goes for a layup during the 40th Cape Cod High School All-Star Basketball games Sunday in Hyannis. EREZ BEN-AKIVA PHOTOS

Lower Cape’s Best Play In High School All-Star Basketball Game

HYANNIS – Some of the Lower Cape’s best basketball players suited up against fellow top players in the region for the 40th Cape Cod High School...

Athlete of the Week

Nauset sophomore Max Eldred scored 15 points during the 40th Cape Cod High School All-Star Basketball games in Hyannis on March 15. EREZ BEN-AKIVA PHOTO

Athlete Of The Week: Max Eldred

HYANNIS – Nauset sophomore Max Eldred scored 15 points, including three 3-pointers, for the Lower Cape team during the 40th Cape Cod High School...

Monomoy freshman Emma Ayer (#11) scored 5 points in the 40th Cape Cod High School All Star Basketball girls game Sunday in Hyannis. EREZ BEN-AKIVA PHOTO

Athlete Of The Week: Emma Ayer

HYANNIS – Emma Ayer may be a freshman, but she shined among a cohort of the region’s best basketball players last weekend. Ayer scored 5 points and...

Letters To The Editor: March 26, 2026

Equal Coverage SoughtEditor:Currently four candidates are running for the one select board seat. I hope The Chronicle gives all the candidates...

Our View: The Harder Choice

Harwich select board members were unnecessarily harsh last week with the town’s representative to the Barnstable County Assembly of Delegates. They...

A big crowd turned out for the third No Kings Rally in Chatham Saturday.

Hundreds Turn Out For No Kings Rally

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Eastern meadowlark. MARY RICHMOND ILLUSTRATION

Nature Connection: Reconnecting With Nature

Let’s face it: winter here on Cape Cod was brutal. Freezing cold winds whipping off an ice chilled ocean anyone? There was snow and more snow and...

A citizens’ petition to create the position of assistant council on aging director will appear on the warrant for the May 11 annual town meeting in Orleans, but the select board already has plans to seek funding for the position through a possible override. FILE PHOTO

Town Counsel Advises Against Orleans Petition Articles

ORLEANS – Two citizens’ petitions are slated to go before voters at the upcoming annual town meeting in May. But the town’s legal counsel last week...

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