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Property owners in Orleans can apply for grant funding through the town to help offset the cost of connecting to town sewer. PHOTO COURTESY TOWN OF ORLEANS

Orleans Announces Sewer Grant Program

January 9, 2025

ORLEANS – As sewer construction progresses, town officials are working to help people cover the cost of planning and making their connections. The...

Investigation Clears Middle School Principal

January 8, 2025

ORLEANS – An investigation into allegations of intimidation and bullying brought by a former Nauset Regional Middle School employee has found no...

Parents have raised issues with instances of racial bullying at Nauset Regional Middle School that took place last year, but school and district administrators say incidents of bullying and cyberbullying have since been on the decline. FILE PHOTO

Reported Incidents Shed Light On Racial Bullying

January 8, 2025

ORLEANS – Damien was in Boston when he got the news no parent is ever prepared for. In the spring of last year, his son, then an eighth grader at...

Beacon Room owners Kate Roche and Kim Premny have put their popular Orleans restaurant on the market. Roche bought the restaurant in 1996, and she and Premny have been running it together for the last 25 years. RYAN BRAY PHOTO

Beacon Room Owners Put Restaurant On The Market

January 1, 2025

ORLEANS – Sometimes it’s just time for a change. For Kate Roche and Kim Premny, co-owners of the Beacon Room, that means testing the market after a...

Lt. Governor Kim Driscoll was on hand for a ceremony celebrating the passage of the Affordable Homes Act at the Governor Prence Inn in Orleans in August. FILE PHOTO

From Housing To A New Nauset Campus, Development Took Center Stage...

December 31, 2024

ORLEANS – How do you sum up a year? In Orleans, 2024 boiled down to one word: Development. Amidst all of the budget discussions, town meetings and...

Orleans resident John Lipman addresses the conservation commission Dec. 16 during a presentation of a draft environmental analysis of Kent’s Point. RYAN BRAY PHOTO

Dogs, Overuse Among Concerns Raised About Kent’s Point

December 26, 2024

ORLEANS – The conservation commission last week was presented with a draft report of an environmental assessment of Kent’s Point. But many in...

Tom Faris directs the Nauset High School Alumni Chorus with his daughter Emily McLellan on cello. MACKENZIE BLUE PHOTOS

Nauset High Alumni Concert Unveils New Performing Arts Center

December 24, 2024

NORTH EASTHAM – Last Thursday, the Nauset Regional High School music department hosted an alumni concert and grand opening of the school’s new...

More than 200 bicycles were expected to be collected this season by the Homeless Prevention Council as part of the nonprofit’s annual Adopt a Family fundraiser. There were 121 bikes on hand Dec. 21 for families to pick up. RYAN BRAY PHOTOS

Riding Into The Holidays

December 24, 2024

Joan Nix and Ron Petersen of the Orleans historical commission speak before the select board Dec. 11 during an appeal of the commission’s finding that the town’s demolition delay bylaw applies to property at 23 Standish Rd. RYAN BRAY PHOTO

Appeal Questions Historic Status Of Standish Road Property

December 24, 2024

ORLEANS – Uncertainty around the historic status of a property on Standish Road has prompted an appeal of the historical commission’s decision to...

Work continues at the commercial wharf at Rock Harbor, where a new bulkhead, floating docks and public viewing area are being constructed. The Seaport Economic Council recently awarded a $1 million grant for the project. COURTESY PHOTO

Seaport Grant Awarded For Rock Harbor Wharf Project

December 19, 2024

ORLEANS – Come spring, the commercial wharf at Rock Harbor will have a whole new look. And thanks to a recently awarded Seaport Economic Council...

Nauset school district’s four elementary schools, excluding Wellfleet, will be participating in the comprehensive study. FILE PHOTO

Nauset Elementary Schools Awarded Efficiency Grant

December 18, 2024

Brewster, Orleans and Eastham have been awarded a $150,000 grant through the Massachusetts Community Compact Cabinet’s Efficiency and...

Nauset Regional High School Principal Patrick Clark last week said he plans to apply for the job of Nauset superintendent of schools. FILE PHOTO

Clark To Apply For Nauset Superintendent Post

December 18, 2024

ORLEANS – The principal of Nauset Regional High School says he plans to apply for the district’s top post. Patrick Clark last week said he will...

The Orleans Farmers Market will set up inside of Lower Cape TV on Namskaket Road this winter. FILE PHOTO

Lower Cape TV To Host Orleans Farmers Market

December 12, 2024

ORLEANS – The Orleans Farmers Market has a new wintertime home. The market, the longest running of its kind on the Lower Cape, will situate itself...

Members of the Orleans Fire Department held court outside the Red Balloon Toy Shop on Route 6A last week for this year’s Homeless for the Holidays fundraiser. From left are Captain Chip Burge, Firefighters Hayden Boucher and Jacob Ferro and Senior Private Joe Lang. MARK MARA PHOTO

Homeless For The Holidays Delivers In Orleans

December 11, 2024

ORLEANS – The sights and sounds of the holiday season can be found on just about every corner this time of year. Orleans Fire Local 2675, for one,...

Katie Wibby, CEO of the Lower Cape Outreach Council, pictured here with the nonprofit’s director of development, Gerry Desautels. The council celebrates its 40th anniversary in 2024. RYAN BRAY PHOTO

Lower Cape Outreach Council At 40

December 11, 2024

ORLEANS – About 10 years ago, Averian Hughes needed help. Past due on her rent and out of work with a son and daughter to take care of, the Chatham...

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