Cape Cod Chronicle

The Cape Cod Chronicle is a standalone weekly publication that reports on the communities of Chatham, Harwich, and Orleans in Cape Cod, Massachusetts.

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Kayaks, Water Access Eyed For Tonset Road Parcel

1 week ago | capecodchronicle.com | Ryan Bray

The town of Orleans purchased this property at 72 Tonset Rd. last fall. This summer, the plan is to use the property to allow public access to Town Cove. RYAN BRAY PHOTO ORLEANS – A Tonset Road property purchased by the town last fall could provide public access to Town Cove and serve as a launching spot for kayaks. Town meeting voters in October authorized the purchase of 72 Tonset Rd. for $2.5 million in free cash.
Petition Articles Fail To Get Traction At Town Meeting

1 week ago | capecodchronicle.com | William Galvin

There were several standing counts over the two-day annual town meeting. Voters on Tuesday approved funds for electronic voting in future sessions. WILLLIAM F. GALVIN PHOTO HARWICH – On the final night of the annual town meeting, voters agreed to institute electronic voting at future sessions and defeated a series of petition articles, including one to reverse the ban on single-use plastic water bottles. “It’s ludicrous you can’t buy a bottle of water in town.
Study Looks At Rock Harbor’s Economic Value

1 week ago | capecodchronicle.com | Ryan Bray

Work continues on the commercial wharf reconstruction at Rock Harbor. The majority of the work is expected to be done by May or June, with the balance to be finished by the end of the year. RYAN BRAY PHOTO ORLEANS – How do you quantify the economic value of Rock Harbor? It’s a tall order, but the Cape Cod Commission took its best shot.
Orleans Warrant Includes Fire Station Design, Phase 3 Sewer Funding

1 week ago | capecodchronicle.com | Ryan Bray

Orleans Fire Chief Geof Deering makes his case for funding the design of a new fire station before the select board April 30. RYAN BRAY PHOTO ORLEANS – Pictures can often say much more than words. Speaking before the select board last week, Orleans Fire Chief Geof Deering showed photos of gym equipment situated in the fire department’s apparatus bay. Another photo showed areas of the station’s roof that have been infested by rodents.
Facility To Coat Firearms, Tools And Equipment

1 week ago | capecodchronicle.com | William Galvin

HARWICH – The planning board will be asked on Tuesday to approve a manufacturing permit for a company seeking to perform cerakote and powdercoat applications to firearm components, tools, heavy use gear, and equipment. “The business will not operate as a public-facing retail gun shop,” T&B Coatings and Customs, LLC wrote in its application.
Fishway Planned For Bank Street To Grass Pond

1 week ago | capecodchronicle.com | William Galvin

A youngster observes the "eelevator" which helps American eels access Grass Pond from Cold Brook. COURTESY PHOTO HARWICH - The town is planning major improvements to the Cold Brook culvert, which runs under Bank Street, including altering the fishway leading into Grass Pond. Herring have had a difficult time reaching spawning headwaters in the pond in recent years.
Cell Phone Data Sourced For Rock Harbor Study

1 week ago | capecodchronicle.com | Ryan Bray

Cell phone data was analyzed as part of a recent study by the Cape Cod Commission to better understand the visitation patterns and trends at Rock Harbor. That data was aggregated and analyzed by a third party company, Placer.ai RYAN BRAY PHOTO ORLEANS – If you paid a visit to Rock Harbor in recent years, you may have unknowingly taken part in a new study conducted by the Cape Cod Commission. The study, titled “The Economic Value of Rock Harbor,” was released in March.
Harwich Voters Approve Sewers, Middle School Renovations

1 week ago | capecodchronicle.com | William Galvin

Michael D. Ford, who has served as moderator for 50 years, has an exchange with Finance Committee Chair Peter Hughes during Monday’s annual town meeting. WILLIAM F. GALVIN PHOTO HARWICH – It was a contentious opening night of the annual town meeting on Monday, with heated debates over sewering for Great Sand Lakes, funding for the charter commission, and increasing the reserve fund for the finance committee.
Clicker Shock: Brewster Rejects Electronic Voting - Annual Town Meeting Tackles Tame 21-article Warrant

1 week 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.
No Injuries When Fire Destroys North Chatham Home

1 week ago | capecodchronicle.com | Alan Pollock

NORTH CHATHAM -- An intense blaze gutted a house at 665 Fox Hill Rd. Thursday evening. No one was home at the time of the fire and there were no injuries. The first fire crews were summoned at about 9 p.m. and found the building well involved with flames; they called for a second alarm assignment, bringing in additional crews from surrounding towns. Firefighters mounted an exterior attack and eventually contained the blaze, but not before it caused heavy damage to the structure.