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    Budget Blinds
    An architect’s rendering of the Stepping Stones Road townhouses. COURTESY SV DESIGN

    Select Board Embraces Stepping Stones Housing P...

    CHATHAM – As public housing projects go, the 14 units planned for the town-owned Stepping Stones...

    Select Board Embraces Stepping Stones Housing P...
    CHATHAM – As public housing projects go, the 14 units planned for the town-owned Stepping Stones...
    Newly sworn-in Harwich firefighter Manuel Rebelo gets his badge pinned on by his wife, Kiana, with her son Jack. The town’s next town administrator, Jay McGrail, and Fire Chief David LeBlanc welcome Rebelo to the department. WILLIAM F. GALVIN PHOTOS

    Ceremony Recognizes Firefighters’ Achievements

    HARWICH – It was a day of welcoming the new members and recognizing the achievements and...

    Ceremony Recognizes Firefighters’ Achievements
    HARWICH – It was a day of welcoming the new members and recognizing the achievements and...
    An aerial view of an iced-in Saquatucket Harbor last Thursday. BARNSTABLE COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT PHOTO

    County Funds Help Keep Harbors Clear Of Ice

    HARWICH – The harsh winter weather and sustained freezing temperatures are wreaking havoc in...

    County Funds Help Keep Harbors Clear Of Ice
    HARWICH – The harsh winter weather and sustained freezing temperatures are wreaking havoc in...
    The Pause’s meeting space sits just off Underpass Road in Brewster. MACKENZIE BLUE PHOTO

    The Pause Offers A Safe Haven For Recovery In B...

    BREWSTER – Addiction has been a problem on Cape Cod and the Islands for many years. The Pause is...

    The Pause Offers A Safe Haven For Recovery In B...
    BREWSTER – Addiction has been a problem on Cape Cod and the Islands for many years. The Pause is...
    Orleans Fire Chief Geof Deering said with staffing challenges and increased call volume, keeping department overtime down can be difficult. FILE PHOTO

    Orleans Chief Talks Fire Department Overtime

    ORLEANS – During the select board’s first public run through the proposed operating budget for...

    Orleans Chief Talks Fire Department Overtime
    ORLEANS – During the select board’s first public run through the proposed operating budget for...

    Minding Your Business- Cape Cod Mom Prom

    “When the world changed and we lost Shannon and Maggie, I wanted to honor her and be able to give...

    Minding Your Business- Cape Cod Mom Prom
    “When the world changed and we lost Shannon and Maggie, I wanted to honor her and be able to give...
    The town’s July 4 parade will stick with its traditional route this year after the select board reversed a vote to alter the route. FILE PHOTO

    Traditional Parade Route Restored; Select Board...

    CHATHAM – Traditionalists rejoice: This year’s Independence Day parade will follow its...

    Traditional Parade Route Restored; Select Board...
    CHATHAM – Traditionalists rejoice: This year’s Independence Day parade will follow its...
    A P12 turbojet aircraft at an open house at the Chatham Airport. The airport commission wants to conduct a study to determine if modifications to the facility are needed to accommodate an increasing number of operations by the large airplanes. FILE PHOTO

    Use Of Airport By Larger Planes To Be Studied

    CHATHAM – With an increasing number of larger aircraft landing at the town’s airport, the airport...

    Use Of Airport By Larger Planes To Be Studied
    CHATHAM – With an increasing number of larger aircraft landing at the town’s airport, the airport...
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    Chatham
    Construction at Monomoy Community Services’ Depot Road building is expected to be completed by this summer. TIM WOOD PHOTO Monomoy Community Services Renovations On Schedule; Fundraisers Aim...
    February 18, 2026
    CHATHAM – Renovations to the Monomoy Community Services building on Depot Road are expected to be completed in time for the summer.  In the...
    A P12 turbojet aircraft at an open house at the Chatham Airport. The airport commission wants to conduct a study to determine if modifications to the facility are needed to accommodate an increasing number of operations by the large airplanes. FILE PHOTO Use Of Airport By Larger Planes To Be Studied
    February 18, 2026
    CHATHAM – With an increasing number of larger aircraft landing at the town’s airport, the airport commission is proposing a study to determine...
    The town’s July 4 parade will stick with its traditional route this year after the select board reversed a vote to alter the route. FILE PHOTO Traditional Parade Route Restored; Select Board Reverses Previous Vote
    February 18, 2026
    CHATHAM – Traditionalists rejoice: This year’s Independence Day parade will follow its longstanding route down Main Street to Crowell Road rather...
    Harwich
    Newly sworn-in Harwich firefighter Manuel Rebelo gets his badge pinned on by his wife, Kiana, with her son Jack. The town’s next town administrator, Jay McGrail, and Fire Chief David LeBlanc welcome Rebelo to the department. WILLIAM F. GALVIN PHOTOS Ceremony Recognizes Firefighters’ Achievements
    February 18, 2026
    HARWICH – It was a day of welcoming the new members and recognizing the achievements and long-term commitment of members of the fire...
    The community preservation committee is recommending $667,500 in Community Preservation Act funds be used for restoring the exterior of the West Harwich Baptist Church. CHRONICLE FILE PHOTO CPA Funds Recommended For Baptist Church Restoration
    February 18, 2026
    HARWICH –  The community preservation committee is recommending that town meeting spend just over $2.3 million in Community Preservation Act funds...
    Cultural Affairs Director Kara Mewhinney. WILLIAM F. GALVIN PHOTO More Municipal Use Planned For Cultural Center
    February 18, 2026
     HARWICH – More artists’ studios at the 204 Cultural Arts Municipal Building are likely to be converted to town offices. All leases at the building...
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    Orleans
    Orleans Fire Chief Geof Deering said with staffing challenges and increased call volume, keeping department overtime down can be difficult. FILE PHOTO Orleans Chief Talks Fire Department Overtime
    February 18, 2026
    ORLEANS – During the select board’s first public run through the proposed operating budget for the 2027 fiscal year, there was one line item that...
    Residents gather in support of Thiago Bastos’ release from ICE custody ahead of his scheduled hearing in Orleans District Court on Dec. 16. Bastos, of Hyannis, has since been released on bond and is appealing his order of deportation out of Chelmsford Immigration Court. RYAN BRAY PHOTO Hyannis Man Released From ICE Custody
    February 18, 2026
    CHELMSFORD – A Hyannis man earlier this month was released on bond after nine months in Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody. Judge Natalie...
    Housing Assistance Corporation plans to renovate this building at 22 Old Tote Rd. into four units of affordable housing. Two of the units will be deed restricted as such. FILE PHOTO Select Board OKs Old Tote Road Transfer
    February 12, 2026
    ORLEANS – Housing Assistance Corporation plans to renovate an existing mixed-use building on Old Tote Road into four housing units, two of which...
    Brewster
    Scenes from the quahog workshop, held at Salt Yarn Studio in Dennis last month. COURTESY PHOTO Interwoven Institute Facilitates Mindfulness, Connection And Crafting
    February 18, 2026
    BREWSTER – When Calmer Choice closed its doors last year, former executive director Sarah Manion made a promise: the work wouldn’t end there. This...
    The Pause’s meeting space sits just off Underpass Road in Brewster. MACKENZIE BLUE PHOTO The Pause Offers A Safe Haven For Recovery In Brewster
    February 18, 2026
    BREWSTER – Addiction has been a problem on Cape Cod and the Islands for many years. The Pause is looking to throw those suffering from the illness...
    London with wind-blown hair during a winter sunset on the bay. COURTESY PHOTO London Shares Her Crown: Top Dog Donates Winnings To Animal Rescue...
    February 18, 2026
    BREWSTER – English Cream Golden Retriever London took Brewster’s top dog crown this year, earning an impressive 125 votes. But, instead of taking...
    Features
    Minding Your Business- Cape Cod Mom Prom
    February 18, 2026
    “When the world changed and we lost Shannon and Maggie, I wanted to honor her and be able to give back,” said Kathryn Giangregorio, founder of Cape...
    MARY RICHMOND ILLUSTRATION Nature Connection: Love Is In The Air
    February 14, 2026
    Our yard bunny has no secrets now that there’s snow on the ground. We can tell where he or she has gone overnight and where they have rested just...
    The Chatham Orpheum Theater will be the setting for a movie to be filmed  at the Main Street movie house this week.
FILE PHOTO Orpheum Setting For New Independent Film
    February 13, 2026
    CHATHAM – The cinematic history of Chatham is littered with forgotten films, from the Chatham A’s-based “Summer Catch” to the romantic comedy “The...
    Obituaries
    Barbara A. Smith
    February 18, 2026
    Barbara A. Smith, age 84, passed away peacefully on February 5, 2026. Born in Albany, NY to John and Winifred (Quinlan) Milian, she graduated from...
    Carol Parsons Stuart
    February 18, 2026
    Carol Parsons Stuart, born in Providence, Rhode Island, passed away peacefully on February 4, 2026 at the age of 92.She was the daughter of the...
    Agnes Susan Kravec Chrysogelos
    February 18, 2026
    Agnes Susan Kravec Chrysogelos, age 94, passed away on Sunday, February 8, 2026.  She was born to George and Mary Kravec in Yonkers, New York on...
    Budget Blinds
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    Sports
    Chatham native Ryan Borthwick, fourth from right, and the Norwich University team stands on skis at the 10th Mountain Division’s D-Series competition in Fort Drum, New York in January. PHOTOS COURTESY RYAN BORTHWICK Chatham Cadet, Team Wins Military Mountaineering Competition
    February 18, 2026
    FORT DRUM, N.Y. – Ryan Borthwick had a good idea that he and the rest of the Norwich University team might win the whole thing once they had...
    Scott Yelle, pictured with his wife Andrea, played catch every day for a year in honor of his son Jackson, a 21-year-old junior at Elon University who was struck and killed by an impaired hit-and-run driver in Myrtle Beach, S.C. in April 2023. PHOTO COURTESY SCOTT YELLE Father Of Late Eastham Ballplayer Completes Year Of Catch To Heal
    February 11, 2026
    Scott Yelle and his wife Andrea played a game of catch last year on what would have been their son Jackson’s 23rd birthday.Yelle used to love...
    Sam and Lexi Johnson, Chatham residents, stand outside Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, where the New England Patriots lost to the Seattle Seahawks 29-13 on Sunday in Super Bowl LX. PHOTOS COURTESY SAM JOHNSON With Favorite Team In Town, Chatham Resident Works For Super Bowl’s...
    February 11, 2026
    SAN FRANCISCO – Whether the New England Patriots reached it or not, Sam Johnson was always headed for Super Bowl LX.Johnson, a Chatham native who...
    High School Sports
    Laura Morris, a third grade teacher at Harwich Elementary School, has been named the next head coach of the Monomoy varsity field hockey program. PHOTO COURTESY MONOMOY REGIONAL SCHOOL DISTRICT Harwich Teacher Named Next Head Coach Of Monomoy Field Hockey
    February 18, 2026
    HARWICH – One of the Lower Cape’s most consistently dominant high school sports programs has a new leader at the helm.Laura Morris, a third grade...
    Nauset sophomore Thomas Olean qualified for states in the 100-yard backstroke at a meet earlier this year. EREZ BEN-AKIVA PHOTO Lower Cape Winter Athletes Compete In End-of-season Events
    February 18, 2026
    Lower Cape athletes have traveled all over the state in recent weeks to face off against the best of the best in end-of-season competitions for...
    Nauset-Cape Tech wrestling sophomore Evan Cronin holds a Sandwich opponent during the Cape and Islands League Championship on Saturday. EREZ BEN-AKIVA PHOTOS Nauset-Cape Tech Wrestling Takes Second At League Championship
    February 11, 2026
    NORTH EASTHAM – Nauset-Cape Tech wrestling junior Chase Matczynski had just pinned his Barnstable opponent in his final match of the Cape and...
    Athlete of the Week
    Monomoy-Mashpee junior Gavin O’Leary has shined on both sides of the puck as the Sharks won five straight to claim another league title. EREZ BEN-AKIVA PHOTO Athlete Of The Week: Gavin O’Leary
    February 18, 2026
    BOURNE – Junior Gavin O’Leary and the Monomoy-Mashpee boys hockey team have had themselves a month.As the Sharks clinched a Cape and Islands League...
    Dennis-Yarmouth/Cape Cod Tech/Cape Cod Academy sophomore Colin Endres put in two quick scores for the Dolphins in a 5-0 win Saturday against Upper Cape Tech. EREZ BEN-AKIVA PHOTO Athlete Of The Week: Colin Endres
    February 11, 2026
    BOURNE – Dennis-Yarmouth/Cape Cod Tech/Cape Cod Academy boys hockey sophomore Colin Endres scored 19 seconds into the Dolphins’ game last Saturday...
    Opinion
    Letters To The Editor: Feb. 19, 2026
    February 18, 2026
    Appreciation For A NewspapermanEditor:Today I brought the paper into the kitchen, and then read the front page. There are no words.  I was on your...
    Our View: Parade Whiplash
    February 18, 2026
    The back-and-forth changes to Chatham’s Independence Day parade route remind us of Pogo Dave, the popular parade participant whose schtick is to...
    Letters To The Editor: Feb. 12, 2026
    February 11, 2026
    Future Spending Talks NeededEditor:At a recent Harwich Select Board meeting, board member Mark Kelleher tried to slow the board down and consider...
    featured
    An architect’s rendering of the Stepping Stones Road townhouses. COURTESY SV DESIGN Select Board Embraces Stepping Stones Housing Plan For 14 Ownership...
    February 18, 2026
    CHATHAM – As public housing projects go, the 14 units planned for the town-owned Stepping Stones Road land is much smaller than the big...
    Newly sworn-in Harwich firefighter Manuel Rebelo gets his badge pinned on by his wife, Kiana, with her son Jack. The town’s next town administrator, Jay McGrail, and Fire Chief David LeBlanc welcome Rebelo to the department. WILLIAM F. GALVIN PHOTOS Ceremony Recognizes Firefighters’ Achievements
    February 18, 2026
    HARWICH – It was a day of welcoming the new members and recognizing the achievements and long-term commitment of members of the fire...
    An aerial view of an iced-in Saquatucket Harbor last Thursday. BARNSTABLE COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT PHOTO County Funds Help Keep Harbors Clear Of Ice
    February 18, 2026
    HARWICH – The harsh winter weather and sustained freezing temperatures are wreaking havoc in local harbors, restricting commercial fishing...
    Chatham Jewelers 2026 5
    Focus On...
    Volunteers from the Brewster-Orleans-Chatham-Harwich Community Emergency Response Team (BOCH CERT) were awarded as top performers at a ceremony at the Brewster Fire Dept Feb. 5. Jane Sullivan of Brewster, Lisa Havens of Harwich and Victoria Chane of Chatham took the top awards, each volunteering over 55 hours over the past year. COURTESY PHOTO Lower Cape Community Emergency Response Team Awards Three Top...
    February 18, 2026
    On Feb. 5, three local Lower Cape volunteers were honored with awards after dedicating over 55 hours of service this past year.  The...
    News
    Henry C. "Hank" Hyora. FILE PHOTO Henry Hyora, 1950-2026 - Chronicle Publisher Remembered For...
    February 5, 2026
    CHATHAM – Henry C. “Hank” Hyora, the longtime publisher of The Cape Cod Chronicle, passed away Feb. 5 at Cape Cod Hospital after a series of...
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