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Firefighter Thomas Devlin and Capt. RJ Silvester rescue a brood of ducklings that had become stuck in a Chatham storm drain Friday. EREZ BEN-AKIVA PHOTOS

Chatham Firefighters Rescue Ducklings Stuck In Storm Drain

CHATHAM – Hunter MacDonald was driving down Heritage Lane on Friday when he saw a duck circling a roadside storm drain, looking distraught even. He...

Randi Potash and supporters outside the polls Tuesday. TIM WOOD PHOTO

Potash Wins Seat On Chatham Select Board

CHATHAM – Topping a four-candidate field, Randi Potash won a three-year term on the select board in Thursday’s annual town election. Based on...

A student crawls into the building, keeping low to the floor.

Where There’s Smoke, There’s...Learning - Cape Tech Students...

SOUTH CHATHAM – On a recent morning, smoke filled a building on Main Street, and a bunch of teenagers went inside to search for anyone who was...

This aerial photo shows the town’s section of North Beach on the right. That part of the beach lacks regulations governing large gatherings. SPENCER KENNARD PHOTO

Gap Leaves Gatherings On North Beach Unregulated

CHATHAM – Gatherings of more than 20 people on North Beach Island require a special permit from the police department. Parties, weddings and...

The new water treatment plant off Training Field Road. TIM WOOD PHOTOS

New Treatment Plant Aims To Protect Chatham’s Drinking Water; Open...

CHATHAM – In a newly built, nondescript brick building off Training Field Road, final preparations are underway to start an operation that will...

The revised site plan for the proposed Pennrose affordable housing development on Meetinghouse Road in Chatham. CROWLEY COTTRELL/PENNROSE GRAPHIC

New Meetinghouse Road Plans Draw Praise, Criticism

CHATHAM – New plans for the 42-unit affordable housing development on Meetinghouse Road garnered both praise and criticism at a zoning board of...

Select board vice chair Jeffrey Dykens addressed town meeting Monday. TIM WOOD PHOTO

Town Meeting Sends Mixed Signals On Housing

CHATHAM – Voters at Monday’s annual town meeting were supportive of locally sponsored affordable housing projects but refused to provide funds for...

A total of 586 voters attended Monday’s annual town meeting at the Monomoy Regional Middle School gymnasium. TIM WOOD PHOTO

CFAL Funding, Airport Study Approved; Voters Endorse RTE Delay

CHATHAM – A round of applause greeted approval of funding to complete the expansion and renovation of the Center for Active Living during Monday’s...

Airport, RTE, CFAL Top Chatham Warrant; 61 Articles Will Greet...

CHATHAM – A study of large aircraft use of Chatham Airport, the residential tax exemption and what is hoped will be the final appropriation to...

A drawing of what the CFAL will look like once renovations are complete. CATALYST ARCHITECTURE RENDERING

After A Long, Torturous History, CFAL Comes Up For Final Vote Monday

CHATHAM – After decades of studies, plans, failed votes and retrenchment, Monday’s annual town meeting will bring closure to the future of the...

Candidates for the Chatham Select Board at the April 30 forum, sponsored by the League of Women Voters of the Cape Cod Area. From left, Meredith Fry, Carol Gordon, Brian Phillips and Randi Potash. TIM WOOD PHOTO

Chatham Candidates Stake Out Positions At Forum

CHATHAM – An overflow, standing-room-only crowd listened last Thursday afternoon as the four candidates for the select board responded to questions...

Members of the Chatham Harvesters Cooperative at Oktoberfest. Establishing a local seafood processing facility, such as the one set up by the Harvesters, was one of the recommendations of the Chatham 365 task force. FILE PHOTO

EDC Charged With Developing Community Sustainability Plan

CHATHAM – Many of the recommendations made by the Chatham 365 task force in 2019 have been implemented, but there are others that either need...

Deep gray clouds framed a bright moon above Harwich last September. EREZ BEN-AKIVA PHOTO

Could Dark Skies Return To Chatham? The Answer Might Be Found On A...

CHATHAM – Reclaiming the darkness of night by preventing light pollution is essential for human and environmental health, reasoned an astronomer at...

Harbormaster Jason Holm shows real-time data from the new weather buoy, which is available on boaters’ smartphones. ALAN POLLOCK PHOTO

Weather Buoy Aims To Boost Safety, Science

CHATHAM – As local boaters know, it’s possible to get underway under sunny, calm conditions from Stage Harbor, only to encounter confused seas and...

Significant Restoration Planned For Queen Anne Inn Plan Clears...

CHATHAM – One of the town’s most recognizable properties, the Queen Anne Inn, is in line for a significant facelift. But when it’s complete, the...

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