The wind was at my back, the ocean was feeling rambunctious and hitting the shore with enthusiasm, and the gulls were sitting quietly on the ...

The town has been certified as a “Safe Harbor” community for the next two years, allowing the municipality to reject 40B ...

CHATHAM – In just one week, the per-gallon cost of diesel at the fish pier, where most of the town’s commercial fishing fleet fuels up, jumped 35 cents. One fisherman saw the price increase between ...

BARNSTABLE – An Orleans man was found guilty by a Barnstable Superior Court jury last week of sexually abusing a minor.Richard Alberts, 76, ...

A rare September coastal storm brought the Lower Cape an early taste of fall weather, but little in the way of damage. The long-duration storm followed several days of northeast winds, eroding beaches ...

The town could be working its way toward an all-out commercial ban on the use of gas-powered leaf blowers, but not likely until ...

HARWICH – The real estate and open space committee has been directed to look at land for a new elementary school, potentially a regional facility for Chatham and Harwich students. Real estate and open ...

Elizabeth (Betty) M. Leach, of Orleans, was born August 5, 1936 in Brockton, Massachusetts. After graduating from Brockton High School, she married Oliver Clayton Leach. They enjoyed vacationing on ...

The sign of the door to the harbormaster’s office at Saquatucket Harbor reads: “Boaters' bathrooms are out of service, sorry for ...

Michael D. McCartney has just released his debut historical fantasy novel “A Subtler Magic” (Grapes & Wrath Press, 2026), set largely in London and Oxford during the Blitz of World War II. “I’ve tried ...

Linda Lou (Fagnant) Knowles of Harwich passed away on September 5th, 2026, after a long struggle with Alzheimer’s Disease. She was 82 years old. Linda was born in Keene, NH, on February 17, 1944. She ...