Alan Pollock

Chatham

Executive Editor at Cape Cod Chronicle

Newsmonger and executive editor with The Cape Cod Chronicle. Opinions are my own. RT ≠ Endorsement. Tips? [email protected]

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Articles

Then And Now

2 weeks ago | capecodchronicle.com | Alan Pollock

On Nov. 15, 2007, The Chronicle ran this photo under the headline, “Something in the Water?” Five Chatham firefighters had fathered baby daughters in the previous year. This week, most of the daughters are graduating from Monomoy High (one was a September baby and is currently a junior). Pictured are, from the left, Tim Hunter and Sadie; R.J. Silvester and Emily; Dave Ready and Joanna; Scott Long and Abrielle; and Kevin Moore and Fiona.
Erez Ben-Akiva Takes Over Chronicle Sports Desk

2 weeks ago | capecodchronicle.com | Alan Pollock

Erez Ben-Akiva. ALAN POLLOCK PHOTO CHATHAM – What does it take to be a good sports reporter? You’ve got to have talent as a writer and photographer, training and experience as a journalist, and an ability to work well with young people. And, of course, you’ve got to be a big sports fan. As the Cape Cod Chronicle’s newest sports reporter, Erez Ben-Akiva checks all of the boxes.
Can You Keep A Really Big Secret? New Marconi Center Exhibit Chronicles Station’s Covert Role In WWII

3 weeks ago | capecodchronicle.com | Alan Pollock

Chatham Marconi Maritime Center volunteer Jeff Gordon helped prepare the exhibit. ALAN POLLOCK PHOTOS Under lock and key no more is the secret of Chatham Radio’s role in World War II. Chatham Radio played a crucial role in winning the Battle of the Atlantic, the longest single battle of World War II. From 1942 through victory in 1945, it became the U.S. Navy’s top secret Station C, covertly intercepting encrypted wireless messages from enemy ships throughout the Atlantic.
Town Launches Climate Change Survey To Help Understand Risks And Responses

3 weeks ago | capecodchronicle.com | Alan Pollock

The town’s high-water rescue vehicle passes through a flooded neighborhood in Little Beach. The new online survey judges how concerned respondents are about flooding and various other threats from climate change. FILE PHOTO CHATHAM – When you think of climate change, what worries you most? And would you support changing regulations or spending taxpayer money to fight those impacts? The town of Chatham wants to know.
Town Seeks State Grant For Shellfish Upweller

3 weeks ago | capecodchronicle.com | Alan Pollock

The grant seeks to defray the cost of a new shellfish propagation upweller, to be housed in the restored Coast Guard boathouse to be located at 90 Bridge St. COURTESY ILLUSTRATION CHATHAM – Plans are well underway for the new multipurpose shorefront project at 90 Bridge St., and the town is now seeking state funds to help defray the cost of the project’s centerpiece: a new upweller system for growing seed shellfish.
Coast Guard Station Chatham Earns Downey Award

1 month ago | capecodchronicle.com | Alan Pollock

Capt. Jason Aleksak, the chief of boat forces, presented Station Chatham with the 2025 Boat Forces Master Chief Jack Downey award for a multi-mission station. USCG PHOTOS / BM3 RAJESH HARRILAL Coast Guard Petty Officer 3rd Class Chris Oyola Reyes stands in formation before the May 12 ceremony. Previous Next CHATHAM – U.S. Coast Guard Station Chatham is the recipient of an award that bears the name of one of its legendary leaders, the late Command Master Chief Jack Downey.
A Changing Of The Guard At The Family Pantry Of Cape Cod

1 month ago | capecodchronicle.com | Alan Pollock

Christine Menard and Paul Lonergan. ALAN POLLOCK PHOTO HARWICH – When Christine Menard took over as the executive director of the Family Pantry of Cape Cod in 2016, it was a different place. “We were serving 164 families a week,” she said. Now, it’s more like 800. The organization grew by necessity as more and more people found themselves unsure where their next meal was coming from.
Longstanding Scholarship Could Move To Cape Cod Foundation

1 month ago | capecodchronicle.com | Alan Pollock

CHATHAM – When George and Mary Bearse decided to create a trust to administer a scholarship back in the 1960s, Chatham was a different place. Decades later, their desire to help local kids pursuing higher education is still being honored, though potentially in a slightly different way. Attorney William Riley said that the Bearses, who lived in a big white house on Queen Anne Road, worked with his predecessor, attorney Igo W. Toabe, to create the scholarship in 1962 with a $25,000 endowment.
Size, Scale, Parking: Neighbors Worry About Housing Project

1 month ago | capecodchronicle.com | Alan Pollock

An overview of the project, which will include 48 rental units in nine buildings, with various amenities for tenants. COURTESY PENNROSE CHATHAM – Developers seeking to build 48 rental units on the former Buckley property at 1533 Main St. presented their comprehensive permit application to the zoning board last week and heard an opening round of comments from neighbors. A common theme emerged: the project is too large and too tall, lacks parking and won’t fit in with the neighborhood.
Clicker Shock: Brewster Rejects Electronic Voting - Annual Town Meeting Tackles Tame 21-article Warrant

1 month ago | capecodchronicle.com | Alan Pollock

Most of the 21 articles were handled summarily by voters. ALAN POLLOCK PHOTOS John Keith of the Brewster Ponds Coalition said his group and town committees have the same goal, “to keep the waters of Brewster clean and usable and as healthy as possible.” Vote-taker Lauren Elliott-Grunes uses an old-fashioned mechanical clicker to count votes on an article that would have allowed the use of hand-held electronic voting devices at town meeting. The measure was narrowly rejected.