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Cryptocurrency kiosks such as this one inside the Cumberland Farms on Main Street in Orleans could be prohibited with the passage of a new bylaw that is being drafted for this fall’s special town meeting. RYAN BRAY PHOTO

Proposed Article Would Ban Crypto Kiosks

ORLEANS – Should a proposed bylaw pass with voters at this fall’s special town meeting, it would mark the end for cryptocurrency kiosks in...

A rendering of Orleans’ new fire station calls for new living and office quarters on the left and a brick apparatus bay on the right. But residents were critical of the look of the new building last week. COURTESY GRAPHIC

Residents, Board Press For Lighter Touch In Fire Station Design

ORLEANS – Perry Antone’s home is located directly across the street from the town’s fire station on Eldredge Park Way. Sometimes that has its...

Volunteers pack lunches to be delivered to kids across the Lower Cape in the kitchen of the Church of the Holy Spirit. FIONA MCFARLAND PHOTO

Food 4 Kids Feeding Hundreds Of Lower Cape Children Daily

ORLEANS – Mornings are busy at the Church of the Holy Spirit. Monday through Friday, volunteers arrive in staggered shifts to begin packing lunches...

Volunteers pack lunches to be delivered to kids across the Lower Cape in the kitchen of the Church of the Holy Spirit. FIONA MCFARLAND PHOTO

Food 4 Kids Feeding Hundreds Of Lower Cape Children Daily

ORLEANS – Mornings are busy at the Church of the Holy Spirit. Monday through Friday, volunteers arrive in staggered shifts to begin packing...

Orleans Health and Human Services Director Alex Fitch updates the select board July 1 on plans for a new regional strategic planning committee to help the towns of Orleans, Brewster, Chatham, Harwich and Dennis collaboratively utilize their opioid abatement funding. RYAN BRAY PHOTO

Towns Seek Collaborative Approach On Opioid Abatement; Five-Town...

ORLEANS – Communities across Cape Cod have been receiving opioid abatement funding since 2022, the result of a class action lawsuit filed against...

Police Give Overview On Drone Use

ORLEANS – Imagine you’re going about your business when you see a drone flying overhead. It stops for about 30 seconds, then flies away. What do...

Residents and town officials from Orleans, Brewster and Dennis last month discussed options for collaborating on efforts to support coastal resiliency efforts along a shared 14.5-mile stretch of shoreline along Cape Cod Bay. RYAN BRAY PHOTO

Regional Approach Considered For Cape Cod Bay Shoreline Protection

Orleans, Brewster and Dennis together share a significant swath of the Cape Cod Bay shoreline. It only makes sense that the towns work together to...

The zoning board of appeals in Orleans will continue its review of the mixed housing project planned for the site of the former Governor Prence Inn on July 27. FILE PHOTO

ZBA Satisfied With Prence Design Modifications

ORLEANS – The zoning board of appeals appears to be on board with the modified design of the proposed Governor Prence Inn redevelopment brought...

The Witches on the Water’s Jo-Ellen Erickson embraces the crowd.

Residents, Visitors Brave Heat For Annual July 4 Parades

The country’s 250th anniversary was the major theme in parades celebrating Independence Day in Orleans and Chatham on Saturday, July...

Lower Cape Outreach Council has signed a purchase and sale agreement on a warehouse currently operated by Thompson’s Printing Company in Orleans. The council plans to raise the money needed to convert the warehouse into a regional food distribution hub. PHOTO LOWER CAPE OUTREACH COUNCIL

Orleans Property To Serve As Regional Food Hub

ORLEANS – A purchase and sale agreement has been signed to convert property on Finlay Road into a regional food distribution warehouse. Lower Cape...

Supporters of Oliver Ortolani hold signs outside of U.S. District Court in Boston June 18, where a hearing was held on a motion to dismiss a suit brought by Ortolani against the Community of Jesus, Arts Empowering Life Inc. and Performing Arts Building Inc. The court denied the motion on June 26. COURTESY PHOTO

Motion To Dismiss Ortolani Suit Denied, Case To Proceed

BOSTON – A motion to dismiss a case brought against the Community of Jesus and two nonprofits by a former Community member last summer has been...

Orleans will celebrate America’s 250th anniversary with its annual Fourth of July parade, which kicks off at 10 a.m. Saturday from Nauset Regional Middle School. FILE PHOTO

Orleans Readies Historic Fourth Parade

ORLEANS – You only turn 250 once, and Orleans is ready to celebrate. The town will celebrate America’s semiquincentennial next week with its annual...

Bill Wibel of the Orleans Historical Society helped organize and curate “Celebrating 250 Years of America,” a new exhibit highlighting Orleans’ and the Lower Cape’s role in the American Revolution. RYAN BRAY PHOTO

New Exhibit Homes In On Orleans’ Role In American Revolution

ORLEANS – The inside of the Orleans Historical Society meetinghouse tells a story. Not just one of a revolution that gave birth to the American...

The Outermost Roots and Blues Festival is ready to return this year to Nauset Beach on Oct. 10 and 11. FILE PHOTO

Despite Challenges, Outermost Organizers Ready Festival’s Return

ORLEANS – It’s not easy running a music festival. And according to Mike McNamara, it’s only getting harder. McNamara, whose Hog Island Beer Co....

Richard Hoffmann, second in from left, cuts the ribbon alongside U.S. Rep. Bill Keating, Cape Cod Village Executive Director Jeni Landers and Cape Cod Village Board President Chris Raber. RYAN BRAY PHOTOS

New ‘Wellness Way’ At Cape Cod Village Took Many Hands

ORLEANS – At the rear of the Cape Cod Village campus on Childs Homestead Road last week, a brand new adaptive fitness station stood with a...

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