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Shingle artist Carol Hutchings in front of the tree design built into the side of the new addition at the Monomoy Community Services building on Depot Road in Chatham. TIM WOOD PHOTO

A Tree Grows At MCS: Shingle Art Replaces Iconic Depot Road Tree

CHATHAM – When it came time to design a new addition to the Monomoy Community Services building on Depot Road, one problem cropped up almost...

The number of units in the planned housing on Stepping Stones Road has been reduced from 14 to 12. FILE PHOTO

Stepping Stones Housing Reduced; Number Of Units Cut By Two

CHATHAM – The number of units to be built in the planned affordable and attainable housing development on Stepping Stones Road has dropped from 14...

Maestra Alyssa Wang, music director of the Cape Symphony. COURTESY PHOTO

National Leaders, Cape Visionaries Launch Inaugural Chatham Summer...

CHATHAM – Some of the best conversations don’t happen in conference rooms. They happen over cocktails, among neighbors and friends, where ideas are...

The traffic at Exit 82 (old Exit 10) on Route 6, at the Route 124 interchange, often comes to a stop when vehicles try to merge. The town is calling for a longer acceleration lane to be installed there. WILLIAM F. GALVIN PHOTO

Harwich Wants Improvements To Route 6 Interchange

HARWICH – The section of Route 6 east of Exit 82, the interchange with Route 124, is often referred to as a “parking lot” with traffic backups and...

Mena Pina of Brockton and Helena Pereira of East Bridgewater dance to the John Miranda Band during the Cape Verdean Festival in Brooks Park on Sunday.

After Rain Delay, Cape Verde Fest Celebrates Island’s Culture

HARWICH – Despite a weather setback Saturday, the eighth annual Cape Verdean Festival drew a steady crowd throughout the afternoon on Sunday. A...

Family Pantry volunteers sort donated clothing. FIONA MCFARLAND PHOTO

Nothing Is Left To Waste At Second Glance Thrift Store

WEST HARWICH – The Second Glance Thrift Store off of Route 28 is an impressive space. Racks of clothing and jewelry greet the eye when you first...

Helping Neighbors

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Volunteers pack lunches to be delivered to kids across the Lower Cape in the kitchen of the Church of the Holy Spirit. FIONA MCFARLAND PHOTO

Food 4 Kids Feeding Hundreds Of Lower Cape Children Daily

ORLEANS – Mornings are busy at the Church of the Holy Spirit. Monday through Friday, volunteers arrive in staggered shifts to begin packing lunches...

Volunteers pack lunches to be delivered to kids across the Lower Cape in the kitchen of the Church of the Holy Spirit. FIONA MCFARLAND PHOTO

Food 4 Kids Feeding Hundreds Of Lower Cape Children Daily

ORLEANS – Mornings are busy at the Church of the Holy Spirit. Monday through Friday, volunteers arrive in staggered shifts to begin packing...

Orleans Health and Human Services Director Alex Fitch updates the select board July 1 on plans for a new regional strategic planning committee to help the towns of Orleans, Brewster, Chatham, Harwich and Dennis collaboratively utilize their opioid abatement funding. RYAN BRAY PHOTO

Towns Seek Collaborative Approach On Opioid Abatement; Five-Town...

ORLEANS – Communities across Cape Cod have been receiving opioid abatement funding since 2022, the result of a class action lawsuit filed against...

Members of the IFAW marine mammal rescue team kept watch at Skaket Beach last Tuesday, looking for signs that the dolphins might come ashore again. IFAW PHOTO

Historic Dolphin Stranding: What We Learned

BREWSTER – There are plausible theories, but no definitive explanations, for the largest recorded mass stranding of bottlenose dolphins in the...

Sarah Goyette and her son Asher are the new owners of one of two homes being built in Brewster by Habitat for Humanity of Cape Cod. CAMPBELL MULLIGAN PHOTO

Habitat Set To Build Brewster Homes

BREWSTER – Sarah Goyette laughed on Monday afternoon when asked how it felt on a scale from one to a jillion when she learned about her selection...

Winona Demello Kangas and Leppelin Brown paint shells provided by the Friends of Pleasant Bay at Brewster Conservation Day, held last Saturday. Sponsored by the Brewster Conservation Trust and held at the Sea Camps Bay Property, the theme of this year’s event was “Conservation Begins at Home.” CAMPBELL MULLIGAN PHOTOS

Bringing The Conservation Message Home

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Alan Rust as the Stage Manager stands in front of a backdrop created specially for the Cape Cod Shakespeare Festival in Chatham’s production of “Our Town.” TIM WOOD PHOTO

Theater Review: CCSF’s ‘Our Town’ Could Be Our Town

“Choose the least important day in your life. It will be important enough.” That is one of my favorite lines from Thronton Wilder's “Our Town.” As...

The cast of "Hairspray" at the Cape Playhouse perform “You Can’t Stop the Beat.” NILE SCOTT STUDIO PHOTO

Theater Review: ‘Hairspray’ Message Never Goes Out Of Style

John Waters, a Provincetown celebrity and the originator of “Hairspray,” created a story that has somehow transcended time. What began as a quirky...

Macbeth (Reid Williams) with King Duncan (Bernard Cornwell) converse in the Cape Cod Shakespeare Festival in Chatham’s production of “Macbeth.” AMY F. TAGLIAFERRI PHOTO

Theater Review: CCSF’s ‘Macbeth’ A Brilliant And Timely Production

“Double, double, toil and trouble. Fire burn and cauldron bubble.” Because of the witches featured in “Macbeth,” some believe William Shakepeare...

Celebrating the life of Jerry Gordon

Please join us in celebrating the life of Jerry Gordon Husband- Coach - Friend - PoppySaturday July 18,20262-6pmAt our home- the Nantucket...

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Nauset Storm’s Benjamin Kane dribbles toward Breakers FC’s Laird Parker during Nauset’s 11-0 win Sunday. EREZ BEN-AKIVA PHOTOS

Nauset Storm Rally From Traffic-Induced Forfeit With Goal Frenzy

NORTH EASTHAM – Everyone — everyone — knows how pervasive, infuriating and debilitating traffic on Cape Cod during the summer can be. That natural...

Mav Russo and Sandy Kelly stand near the net after winning the final match of the women’s advanced bracket at Friends of Chatham Pickleball’s second annual Picklefest tournament Saturday. EREZ BEN-AKIVA PHOTOS

Winners Crowned, Charity Money Raised At Second Annual Chatham...

CHATHAM – Nearly 50 pickleballers dinked and slammed their way to glory Saturday during a competition for charity held by the game’s local sporting...

Athlete of the Week

Cody Holbert scored five times as part of Nauset Storm’s 11-0 win against Breakers FC on Sunday. EREZ BEN-AKIVA PHOTO

Athlete Of The Week: Cody Holbert

NORTH EASTHAM – Cody Holbert seemed to genuinely not be able to miss the net during a five-goal output as part of Nauset Storm’s 11-0 win against...

Cape Cod Baseball League

Orleans manager Kelly Nicholson looks on as second baseman Adam Magpoc stands in the batter’s box against Yarmouth-Dennis last Saturday. Nicholson was Magpoc’s math teacher at Loyola High School in Los Angeles. EREZ BEN-AKIVA PHOTOS

Math Teacher, Student Reunite As Manager, Player For Orleans Firebirds

ORLEANS – Walking around the halls of Loyola High School in Los Angeles, Adam Magpoc always knew his algebra teacher, Kelly Nicholson, was a...

Letters to the Editor, July 23, 2026

Shameful Behavior At CemeteryEditor:I am writing to share a deeply upsetting and incredibly disrespectful experience I had recently while tending...

Our View: Letting Go

It’s easy to forget, given the extent of development on the Cape and the crowds that pour into the region in the summer, that we are surrounded by...

Letters To The Editor: July 16, 2026

Bike Regs Will Improve SafetyEditor:Recently The Cape Cod Chronicle published both an article by the Harwich Bikeways Committee and a letter from a...

Members of the IFAW marine mammal rescue team kept watch at Skaket Beach last Tuesday, looking for signs that the dolphins might come ashore again. IFAW PHOTO

Historic Dolphin Stranding: What We Learned

BREWSTER – There are plausible theories, but no definitive explanations, for the largest recorded mass stranding of bottlenose dolphins in the...

Sarah Goyette and her son Asher are the new owners of one of two homes being built in Brewster by Habitat for Humanity of Cape Cod. CAMPBELL MULLIGAN PHOTO

Habitat Set To Build Brewster Homes

BREWSTER – Sarah Goyette laughed on Monday afternoon when asked how it felt on a scale from one to a jillion when she learned about her selection...

Letters to the Editor, July 23, 2026

Shameful Behavior At CemeteryEditor:I am writing to share a deeply upsetting and incredibly disrespectful experience I had recently while tending...

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Chronicle Mailed Late This Week

Because of a software problem with the U.S. Postal Service, this week's edition of The Cape Cod Chronicle was mailed on Thursday, a day later than...

Remember When July 16, 2026

A view of Chatham Harbor from the fish pier, circa 1970. J. LAZARUS POSTCARD

Cape Cod Tech class of 2026 graduate Kaiel Smith speaks during the recent annual board meeting for Behavioral Health Innovators, a nonprofit that provides services to Cape youth experiencing mental health or substance use challenges. EREZ BEN-AKIVA PHOTO

Teen Mental Health, Substance Use Support Group Marks 10 Years;...

PLEASANT LAKE – With more than 40 percent of Massachusetts teens reporting feelings of persistent sadness or hopelessness, an organization that...

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