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Coach Glenn Rose converses with former Rough Rider John Larivee during a gathering several years ago. COURTESY PHOTO

Remembering Glenn Rose: A Basketball Legend And Student Mentor

HARWICH – Glenn Rose, a basketball legend and longtime youth mentor, passed away peacefully at his home on March 8. He was 83. Mr. Rose dedicated...

Harwich's representative to the Barnstable County Assembly of Delegates Elizabeth Harder. FILE PHOTO

Handler Calls For Town’s Assembly Delegate To Step Down

HARWICH – The Home Rule petition narrowly approved by the Barnstable County Assembly of Delegates seeking to establish a real estate transfer tax...

The Polar Plunge is hosted locally by the Harwich Police Department, through the Law Enforcement Torch Run. FILE PHOTO

Cops, Friends, Prepare To Plunge For The Special Olympics

SOUTH HARWICH – Maybe there’s no better way to say goodbye to the savage cold of 2025-2026 than to embrace it, one last time. That’s what...

Volunteers from the Family Pantry of Cape Cod show off their new soup bowls at last year’s “Soup Bowls for Hunger” event. FILE PHOTO

‘Soup Bowls For Hunger’ Returns April 8

PLEASANT LAKE – It takes creativity to fight the problem of food insecurity in Barnstable County. Fortunately, the Cape Cod Potters have that in...

Blizzard Underscores Need For Community-based Healthcare, Says...

HARWICH PORT – The Blizzard of ‘26 showed that when roads close, power is disrupted and travel becomes dangerous, access to local health care is a...

Select Board: Harwich Opposes Real Estate Transfer Fee

HARWICH – By the narrowest of margins, the county assembly of delegates passed a measure last month seeking special legislation that would allow...

New Experiences Highlight Annual Celtic Crossroads Concert

SOUTH HARWICH -- As St. Patrick’s Day nears, it’s common for Cape Codders to want to get in the holiday spirit. As such, Lower Cape residents...

Brooks Free Library Director Ginny Hewitt is retiring on Friday. ALAN POLLOCK PHOTO

After 26 Years, Ginny Hewitt Retires From Brooks Free Library

HARWICH – Ginny Hewitt was drawn to town 27 years ago because of the way it invested in community services and its people. For the 26 years she has...

The Natural Resources Department has developed a plan to lift the moratorium on harvesting herring in Harwich. FILE PHOTO

A Plan For Opening The Herring Run To Harvesting

HARWICH – For the first time in decades, it might soon be legal to harvest a limited number of herring from the town’s major herring run. The...

Matt Sutphin filed a petition article for the annual town meeting calling for a town policy on the removal of trees along rights of way in Harwich. FILE PHOTO

Town Meeting Voters To Face A Dozen Petition Articles

HARWICH – If the number of petition articles for the annual town meeting is an indicator, it’s going to be a long legislative session on May 4. A...

Safe Routes To Schools Project Expected To Start

HARWICH – It's been a long time in the planning stages, but the federally funded Safe Routes to Schools sidewalk improvement project on roads...

Digney Fignus and his band perform a show at Herring Cove Beach in Provincetown. The acclaimed singer and Harwich resident is a fixture on the Cape’s local music scene. DEBORAH SWISS PHOTO

Digney Fignus Keeps Rocking And Rolling

February 26, 2026

HARWICH – More than four decades into his career, Digney Fignus is still learning about music. His radio show “La Vida Local,” which airs every...

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...

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...

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