Harwich

Spotlight

Nov 5, 2026

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4 min read

Harwich Gained More Than 100 Revolutionary Soldiers After 2022

The town counted 284 veterans in 2022. Its roster now runs to RW 449, and one note shows how hard the counting gets.

Arthur Radtke

Chatham

Your Ace Is Set to Change Owners Nov. 10. The Sign Stays.

Nov 5, 2026

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4 min read

Your Ace Is Set to Change Owners Nov. 10. The Sign Stays.

Paul and Lynn Fox plan to retire. Their East Harwich and Chatham stores are set to go to a 14-store owner and stay Ace.

Arthur Radtke

Spotlight

$80 a Barrel in 1998. About $22 at the Last Big Thacher Harvest.

Oct 29, 2026

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4 min read

$80 a Barrel in 1998. About $22 at the Last Big Thacher Harvest.

Ray Thacher Jr. keeps a two-acre bog by his home. He says the trust that bought the 50 acres takes over in January.

Arthur Radtke

Spotlight

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

Oct 29, 2026

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5 min read

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

Chatham

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

Oct 28, 2026

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8 min read

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

Spotlight

The Play Starts Before You Find Your Seat

Oct 22, 2026

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7 min read

The Play Starts Before You Find Your Seat

Kids in Holmes-era clothes work the aisles before curtain, a Chronicle critic writes. The theater is in season 75. Through Nov. 8.

Arthur Radtke

Wellfleet

There's Always Someone Walking at Your Pace

Oct 22, 2026

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7 min read

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

Spotlight

A Year Ago This Month, an Otter Walked Into the House Harwich Built for It

Oct 15, 2026

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6 min read

A Year Ago This Month, an Otter Walked Into the House Harwich Built for It

Twenty-five years to let one Harwich brook out of its pipe, and a cinder-block den with a camera inside, recording an empty doorway for weeks.

Arthur Radtke

Spotlight

Under Harwich's Draft Charter, One Voter in Ten Could Start a Recall

Oct 15, 2026

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3 min read

Under Harwich's Draft Charter, One Voter in Ten Could Start a Recall

The proposed charter scheduled to go to Harwich voters in May 2027 would halve the signatures needed for a recall and bring back a fall town meeting. The public hearing is Oct. 22.

Arthur Radtke

Chatham

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

Oct 8, 2026

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3 min read

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

Spotlight

Harwich Got Its Town Hall From a West Harwich Coffee Man for $1

Sep 17, 2026

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3 min read

Harwich Got Its Town Hall From a West Harwich Coffee Man for $1

Caleb Chase left West Harwich, built one of America's great coffee brands, and handed the town the Exchange. Seventy-one years later, Harwich had to choose between the building and Bell's Neck.

Arthur Radtke

Chatham

Where Were You When the Lights Went Out?

Aug 20, 2026

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8 min read

Where Were You When the Lights Went Out?

Thirty-five years ago this week, Hurricane Bob came up Buzzards Bay and took the summer with it. We're collecting your stories — and running them next Thursday, with your name on them.

Arthur Radtke

Fourth of July 2026

Harwich Keeps It Low-Key: Ballpark, Band Stand, and a Boatful of Seals

Jul 2, 2026

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1 min read

Harwich Keeps It Low-Key: Ballpark, Band Stand, and a Boatful of Seals

No town parade, no public fireworks — Harwich does the Fourth in a quieter key: a free ballgame, a town band on the bandstand, and the best seal cruises on the Cape.

Spotlight

Job Chase Built It. A Family Wants It Back.

Jul 2, 2026

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2 min read

Job Chase Built It. A Family Wants It Back.

A 1778 house that outlasted sea captains, half a century of white-tablecloth dinners, and years of neglect is finally getting some attention — from a family that remembers it full of people.

Arthur Radtke

Harwich

Harwich Gained More Than 100 Revolutionary Soldiers After 2022

Your Ace Is Set to Change Owners Nov. 10. The Sign Stays.

$80 a Barrel in 1998. About $22 at the Last Big Thacher Harvest.

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

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

The Play Starts Before You Find Your Seat

There's Always Someone Walking at Your Pace

A Year Ago This Month, an Otter Walked Into the House Harwich Built for It

Under Harwich's Draft Charter, One Voter in Ten Could Start a Recall

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

Harwich Got Its Town Hall From a West Harwich Coffee Man for $1

Where Were You When the Lights Went Out?

Harwich Keeps It Low-Key: Ballpark, Band Stand, and a Boatful of Seals

Job Chase Built It. A Family Wants It Back.

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