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The Traffic Study Used 44 Percent. Eight Issues Remain.

The Traffic Study Used 44 Percent. Eight Issues Remain.

Orleans has 78 homes proposed at the old Governor Prence. The town's traffic consultant accepted the 44 percent summer adjustment, but eight other items are still open.

Arthur Radtke
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Harwich Port's Clinic Closed Oct. 23. Next Visit, Maybe Video.

Harwich Port's Clinic Closed Oct. 23. Next Visit, Maybe Video.

OCHS says its East Orleans site opens in November. Until then, the Harwich Port pharmacy is closed and its Quest lab is done.

Arthur Radtke
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Her Story Starts Decades Before the House Did

Her Story Starts Decades Before the House Did

Frommer's put Orleans' 1875 inn on its most-haunted list. Its ghost reportedly worked there in the early 1800s, the list says.

Arthur Radtke
ChathamChatham
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After 1:59 on Halloween Night, the Clock Says 1:00 Again

After 1:59 on Halloween Night, the Clock Says 1:00 Again

Four days, Brewster to Provincetown, in start-time order, with two library parades and the hour the clocks hand back Sunday.

Arthur Radtke
WellfleetWellfleet
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There's Always Someone Walking at Your Pace

There's Always Someone Walking at Your Pace

The club's first walk, at Kent's Point in 2022, drew 11 people. It now counts 3,000-plus members and asks every newcomer to take a clinic first.

Arthur Radtke
ChathamChatham
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The Prize-Winning Chowder Has Flour. The Oldest One Had Wine.

The Prize-Winning Chowder Has Flour. The Oldest One Had Wine.

Mac's menu says no flour. The Lobster Pot's prize bowl has a little. A 1751 recipe used claret and no milk. Pick your side.

Arthur Radtke
ChathamChatham
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The Famous Wellfleet Oyster Started Out as an Import

The Famous Wellfleet Oyster Started Out as an Import

OysterFest fills Main Street this weekend. The shell from your first dozen has a year at the transfer station ahead of it, and the town's founding oyster story has a neighbor's name penciled in the margin.

Arthur Radtke
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He Washed Dishes at Pate's in 1984. Now Rock Harbor Grill Is His.

He Washed Dishes at Pate's in 1984. Now Rock Harbor Grill Is His.

In 1984 Tommy "Chooch" LeBlanc was washing dishes at Pate's. Now he and Amy run Rock Harbor Grill in Orleans, and their first big decision came from the people already waiting at the door.

Arthur Radtke
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Hap Farrell's Slip Is Going to a Captain Whose Grandfather Fished the Same Harbor

Hap Farrell's Slip Is Going to a Captain Whose Grandfather Fished the Same Harbor

After 46 years in the Rock Harbor charter fleet, Capt. Hap Farrell is retiring. The harbormaster said his slip transfer didn't meet the criteria. The select board approved it.

Arthur Radtke
ChathamChatham
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Route 6 in Harwich Will Start Closing at Night. Here's the Way Around.

Route 6 in Harwich Will Start Closing at Night. Here's the Way Around.

State bridge work along Route 6 in Harwich starts this month and runs into 2028, with overnight closures expected on work nights, Sunday through Thursday.

Arthur Radtke
ChathamChatham
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Same Word on the Board. $18 Apart.

Same Word on the Board. $18 Apart.

Mac's prints both on one board in Chatham. One came out of the tidal mud in 1916, the other out of Ipswich because it could survive a freezer, and one of the windows closes Monday.

Arthur Radtke
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At the Men's Store, She Figured Out What Orleans Women Would Buy

At the Men's Store, She Figured Out What Orleans Women Would Buy

Two women left Watson's to start a boutique on the other side of Main Street. The racks are going now, and nobody has named the last day.

Arthur Radtke