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The Fourth of July is a holiday for creative attire. This couple didn’t disappoint. RYAN BRAY PHOTOS

A ‘Jaws’ome Fourth In Orleans

ORLEANS – Beneath sunshine and a cloudless blue sky, residents and visitors came out in full force for this year’s Fourth of July parade. The sides...

Orleans Author Michael E. Jones, left, discusses the state of artificial intelligence and its impact on art with Clark Doody during last week’s annual meeting of the Orleans Citizens Forum. RYAN BRAY PHOTO

Making Sense Of AI: Orleans Author Weighs On The Pros And Cons Of...

ORLEANS – In 2025, people go about their lives with small computers in their pockets and bags, a world of information once unthinkable always...

Two at-large members were appointed to the town’s fire rescue station building committee last week, and a third will be appointed at the select board’s July 9 meeting. FILE PHOTO

Two Appointed To Fire Station Building Committee

ORLEANS – The select board last week voted to fill two of the three at-large seats on the town’s new fire rescue station building committee. Board...

The annual Fourth of July Parade in Orleans will step off at 10 a.m. from the parking lot at Nauset Regional Middle School. FILE PHOTO

‘Jaws’ Is The Theme For Fourth of July In Orleans: Annual Parade...

ORLEANS – Cue that iconic John Williams score. In recognition of the 50th anniversary of “Jaws” and the Cape’s ties to the legendary film, the...

The Orleans select board last week approved a 5 percent increase in water rates for the new fiscal year. FILE PHOTO

Water Rate Increase Approved

ORLEANS – New water rates adopted by the select board last week will help finance a number of future water department projects. On June 18, the...

Come September, students in the exploratory education program at Nauset Regional Middle School will have access to a new Wampanoag wetu and educational garden, furthering the school’s outdoor learning space. RYAN BRAY PHOTO

At Nauset Regional Middle School, Outdoor Education Has A Home

ORLEANS – Behind Nauset Regional Middle School, past the school buses and across the school track, sits a classroom without desks, dry erase boards...

Due to federal funding cuts, libraries statewide, including Snow Library in Orleans, will eliminate access to a number of research databases beginning July 1. FILE PHOTO

Federal Cuts Imperil Library Databases

ORLEANS – The impact of cuts to staffing and programs at the federal level are being felt at local libraries.Come July 1, access to a number of...

Stephen O’Grady, executive director of the Orleans Conservation Trust, welcomes attendees to a ceremony June 12 to dedicate the new handicap-accessible trail at the trust’s Window on the Bay conservation area on Portanimicut Road. RYAN BRAY PHOTOS

Accessible Trail Opens At Window On The Bay

ORLEANS – A new trail and parking area at Window on the Bay Conservation Area improves access to the parcel overlooking Pleasant Bay. The Orleans...

Behold Staples Rock, which has gone viral online since being unearthed in the parking lot of Orleans Marketplace in the spring. RYAN BRAY PHOTO

'Staples Rock' Has Put Orleans Marketplace On The Social Media Map

ORLEANS – Step aside, Nauset Beach. The biggest summer attraction in Orleans is a rock. That’s right, a rock. A big one. Right outside of...

Saturday’s festivities started on the Village Green next to Snow Library, where Sarah Burrill performed for attendees. RYAN BRAY PHOTOS

Inaugural Pride Parade Offers Support, Allyship For LGBTQ+ Community

ORLEANS – The skies were gray, but residents and visitors brought plenty of color to downtown Orleans on Saturday. The inaugural Lower Cape Pride...

Linda, left, and Gloria Bailey-Davies of Orleans were one of seven same-sex couples who sued in the landmark 2001 court case that won the right to marry for same-sex couples. COURTESY PHOTO

Linda And Gloria Bailey-Davies’ Love Helped Change History

As of 2022, more than 740,500 same-sex couples had gotten married in the U.S., according to a census report. That’s nearly 1.5 million people — and...

Bob Isadore and David Bermudez of Yarmouthport will participate in Saturday’s Lower Cape Pride parade in Orleans. Bermudez is the oldest living veteran of the Stonewall Rebellion of 1969. COURTESY PHOTO

Oldest Living Veteran Of Stonewall Rebellion To Take Part In Pride...

ORLEANS – As David Bermudez remembers, it all happened very quickly. Sitting in the back of the Stonewall Inn one night in June 1969, Bermudez and...

Town Manager, Chiefs Get New Contracts

ORLEANS – Three top town officials have inked new contracts with the town. The select board last week unanimously voted to approve a new contract...

A Pride flag waves outside of Nauset Farms in Orleans. RYAN BRAY PHOTO

Orleans Grocer Pushes Back On Flag Criticism

ORLEANS – Outside of Nauset Farms, a Pride flag waves proudly in the air next to the store’s front entrance. But the store was left to defend the...

Overdue Dragger Found Sunk Off Brewster; Two Found Aboard

BREWSTER – The U.S. Coast Guard confirmed Wednesday afternoon that a vessel found submerged in Cape Cod Bay off Brewster is the fishing vessel...

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