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Diane Nash is eager to chat with residents and answer questions about mental health concerns. She can be reached at 508-945-5107. ALAN POLLOCK PHOTO

Aging Can Bring Mental Health Challenges, But Resources Are Available

CHATHAM – Life can be hard — and sometimes, it seems the more living a person has done, the more challenges can accumulate. Luckily, mental health...

A festive atmosphere pervaded the fourth annual Fun and Fireworks event at Veterans Field last Wednesday, July 2. The pre-holiday bash attracted a large crowd who celebrated with food, kids activities and a grand fireworks display, all sponsored by the Chatham Athletic Association. TIM WOOD PHOTOS

Fun Before Fireworks

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Development of 127 Old Harbor Rd. into affordable and/or attainable housing has been put on hold. FILE PHOTO

Stepping Stones To Get Priority Over Old Harbor Rd.

CHATHAM – Plans for housing at the town-owned property at 127 Old Harbor Rd. are on hold. On a split vote June 26, the select board decided not to...

The Chatham Railroad Museum will celebrate its 65th anniversary during an event on Saturday, July 12. EREZ BEN-AKIVA PHOTOS

Chatham Railroad Museum To Celebrate 65 Years

CHATHAM – Say you’re in the heart of Chatham and want to get to Harwich fast. But Route 28 is clogged, as is Route 137. Maybe you need to order and...

Phillips Farm Family represented the "Seasons of Chatham" theme with large puppets. The float won the top prize in the parade.

Once Again, Phillips Farm Family Tops Chatham Parade

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Tucker McLain. COURTESY PHOTO

The Road To Fulbright: Scholarship Process A ‘Surreal’ Experience...

For Chatham's Tucker McLain, the recent news that he had been awarded a Fulbright Scholarship to do research abroad in an area he is passionate...

Barbara Cotnam cuts the ribbon held by Michele Moloney-Kitts and Chatham Select Board Vice Chair Jeffrey Dykens at the new Marconi-RCA Conservation Trail last Thursday. EREZ BEN-AKIVA PHOTOS

New Marconi Trail Opens With Ribbon Cutting

CHATHAMPORT – A tract of coastal woodlands by Ryder’s Cove restored as a conservation area was ceremonially opened last Thursday, about 25 years...

A sign at Lighthouse Beach warns beachgoers that they swim at their own risk. COURTESY PHOTO

Monitors Replace Lighthouse Beach Patrol

CHATHAM – Since the summer of 2009, lifeguard-trained beach patrol members have kept watch over Lighthouse Beach, where shifting currents and sands...

Celebrate the country’s 249th birthday at the Chatham July 4 parade. FILE PHOTO

A Parade For All Seasons: Big Crowds Expected For July 4

CHATHAM – The town will celebrate the nation’s 249th birthday just as it has for more than 150 years with a gala parade down Main Street. Although...

Chief Petty Officer Spencer Hinman shows off the station’s award with Cheri Armstrong of Monomoy Regional High School. COURTESY PHOTO

CG Station Honored As Partner In Education

CHATHAM – When they’re not responding to emergencies, training or carrying out their other duties, the crew of Coast Guard Station Chatham might be...

Chatham Elementary School students didn’t let foggy, cool weather deter them from celebrating the end of classes last Wednesday at the 27th annual Family Beach Party at Harding’s Beach. Sponsored by Monomoy Community Services, the beach party featured food trucks, games and music, and of course, as seen here, the tradition of kids climbing onto the lifeguard stand, followed soon after by small bodies flying off the stand into the soft sand below. TIM WOOD PHOTOS

School’s Out!

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Last August, the town dock at 90 Bridge St. was inaccessible because of ongoing construction at the site, where a new bulkhead was being installed. FILE PHOTO

Waterways Committee: No More Summer Construction Projects

CHATHAM – On a split vote earlier this month, the waterways advisory committee recommended that the town avoid any future construction on shoreside...

Steve Wardle and Whitney Knowlton-Wardle help prepare a whale for display.

Art Returns To Kate Gould Park

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Developer Pennrose’s site plan for 1533 Main St., on the right, shows a community building and common area in the center of the neighborhood. An alternate site plan (left) endorsed by neighbors and some town boards would locate the common green space close to adjacent neighborhoods.

ZBA Quizzes Pennrose On Buckley Property Proposal

CHATHAM – Under Chapter 40B, the zoning board of appeals is limited in its ability to force changes in affordable housing developments like the one...

The Rev. Jennifer Zogg, the new rector at St. Christopher’s Episcopal Church in Chatham. TIM WOOD PHOTO

St. Christopher’s Welcomes New Rector: Jennifer Zogg Looks Forward...

CHATHAM – Like many people who end up on the Cape, Rev. Jennifer Zogg vacationed here with her family while growing up, making the annual trip from...

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Helping Neighbors Summer

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