Join in Earth WeekEditor:Calling all Chathamites! Join the annual Chatham Earth Week’s townwide cleanup on Saturday, April 25. Over 30 different...

It’s no secret that the best way towns get large capital projects passed is by building coalitions of voters who support the project for different...

SCVA's Spell-A-Bration A SuccessEditor:Thanks to everyone who helped make the South Chatham Village Association's Adult Spelling Bee fundraiser a...

 If local communities are going to make headway against the current housing crisis, officials need to be more aggressive, especially when it comes...

Harwich select board members were unnecessarily harsh last week with the town’s representative to the Barnstable County Assembly of Delegates. They...

Equal Coverage SoughtEditor:Currently four candidates are running for the one select board seat. I hope The Chronicle gives all the candidates...

More Outside-The-Box Thinking NeededEditor:It's 2026 and we still worry about losing power every time gale-force winds blow, just like our...

What’s the biggest threat to independent local newspapers? Unfortunately, there are a few contenders to that sad title. There’s a lagging economy,...

Harwich Housing Crisis RealityEditor:Chapter 40B adds deed-restricted affordable units, perhaps addressing the state’s 10 percent housing mandate...

It’s time for our periodic polemic urging that utility wires be buried. But this time, with a historic blizzard that cut power to many residents...

If you’re like us, you’ve got a renewed appreciation for lights that come on and furnaces that leave your house toasty warm. You can add hot meals,...

Restoring Balance To ReviewsEditor:I am writing as a Harwich resident who has attended recent planning and zoning hearings and has grown...

The lights are literally flickering as we write this, at the onset of what was expected to become the signature winter storm of 2026. We don’t know...

The Late Winter Snowstorm BluesEditor:What we have here is the late winter snowstorm blues. When you turn on your radioIt's on all the news.People...

The Barnstable County Assembly of Delegates last week voted to petition the state legislature to allow for a transfer fee to be applied to the sale...