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Chatham Municipal Airport. FILE PHOTO

Board Endorses Forums To Address Airport Issues

CHATHAM – The town’s airport has been a vector for controversy for years, especially during the four years that a skydiving company operated out of...

The former powerhouse building across from the Marconi campus has been discussed as a possible home for an academic research institution. TIM WOOD PHOTO

Chatham Takes Steps To Attract An Academic Research Institution

CHATHAM – The town has a lot to offer an academic institution, from its proximity to a host of coastal resources to physical facilities for...

Chatham Moves Ahead With ‘Community Scorecard’ Survey

CHATHAM – Officials plan to conduct a community-wide survey to gauge residents’ sentiments on a range of questions. The select board last week...

This U.S. Geological Survey graphic shows a cutaway view of how water flows in the aquifer beneath the Cape.

The Monomoy Lens: A Primer - Public, Private Wells All Draw Water...

CHATHAM – It’s well known that all of the Cape’s drinking water comes from a sole-source aquifer beneath the ground. But there’s a persistent...

Investigation Continues Following Fatal Accident

WEST CHATHAM – A regional crash reconstruction team is working to determine the cause of a fatal pedestrian accident that happened July 25. Police...

Guests enjoyed an array of tasty food and drinks from all over Chatham at Monday’s Taste of Chatham at Chase Park. The sold-out event benefited Monomoy Community Services. CAMPBELL MULLIGAN PHOTOS

Picnic In The Park

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A New Apex Predator In Local Waters: Dusky Sharks Another Reason...

NORTH CHATHAM – In the summer of 2023, the public beaches near Great Point, Nantucket, were closed to swimmers in early July because so many people...

Residential Tax Exemption Explained; Board To Take Formal Vote In...

CHATHAM – In a little more than a month, the select board will take a formal vote to implement a residential property tax exemption. While a...

The old house at 45 School St., on left, sits on a rise behind a large hedge. GOOGLE MAPS PHOTO

Old Village Streetscape At Risk? Commission Sends Historic Home...

CHATHAM – When the Old Village National Historic District was established in 2001, one of the main purposes was to preserve the neighborhood’s...

Town Clerk Julie Smith, left, swears in new Chatham Police Chief Louis Malzone. TIM WOOD PHOTOS

Chatham’s New Police Chief, Deputy Sworn In

CHATHAM – The town’s new police chief and deputy police chief were sworn in during a change of command ceremony at the police station on George...

The fallen maple. DAWN DINNAN PHOTO

Chatham’s Old Village Loses One Of Its Landmark Trees

Editor’s note: Last Sunday, an iconic tree in Chatham’s Old Village neighborhood fell during a heavy rainstorm. Old Village resident Ann P. Ryan...

From left: Kim Roderiques, Sebastian Junger and Julie Guild-Samitt at an event last Thursday at the Chatham Orpheum Theatre to raise money for a scholarship fund in honor of Guild-Samitt’s daughter Jada. TIM WOOD PHOTO

Perils At Sea: Junger Helps Raise Money To Benefit Jada Samitt Fund

CHATHAM – When the fishing vessel Lily Jean went down as it headed for its home port of Gloucester Jan. 30, the seven people on board had little...

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 working waterfront panel at the Cape Cod Commercial Fishermen’s Alliance July 15. From left, Chatham Natural Resources Director Greg Berman, Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries Deputy Director Story Reed, Orleans Harbormaster Nate Sears, Urban Harbors Institute Director Kristin Uiterwyk and Katy Acheson, director of the Blue Economy Foundation. TIM WOOD PHOTOS

Panel: Challenges Face Working Waterfront Infrastructure

CHATHAM – Working waterfront facilities for commercial fishermen have never been more threatened. Development pressure, high construction and...

Sarah Harris, Chatham’s new deputy police chief. COURTESY OF THE TOWN OF CHATHAM

Sarah Harris Named Chatham’s Deputy Police Chief

CHATHAM – The new Deputy Chief of the Chatham Police Department is Lieutenant Sarah Harris, the first woman to hold that position on the town's...

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