ORLEANS — The flap over the noisy roosters in this “right to farm” town may not be over, but the agricultural advisory council’s plan to institute some requirements on local […]
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ON THE FARM
Orleans Partners With Growers to Preserve Its Agricultural Heritage
The town’s program fits into the state’s new Farmland Action Plan
ORLEANS — Farmers tilling the soil on large plots of town-owned land at Putnam Farm, just off the Route 6 rotary, range from enthusiastic first-timers interested in producing their own […]
COCKCROW
Roosters Wake the Neighbors at Dawn’s Early Light
People in earshot of backyard coops question ‘right-to-farm’ rules
ORLEANS — Residents of Hopkins Lane and Mayo Way are early risers, but it’s not by choice. The crowing of a rooster at 39 Hopkins jolts them awake at 4 […]
OLD EXIT 12: REDESIGNS
Brewster Slows Down Wing Island Boardwalk Plans
Select board agrees to request further study and revisions
BREWSTER — Stiff public opposition has prompted town officials to hit the brakes on a plan to connect an island purchased by the town in 1961 to the mainland via […]
PRESERVATION
Brewster Looks to Get Residents Onto ‘First Light Beach’
Former Sea Camps property is named to honor Wampanoag people
BREWSTER — The select board has voted unanimously for “First Light Beach” as the name of the town’s newest public beach on Cape Cod Bay. Town meeting approved the $20 […]
TO THE DOGS
Brewster Follows Provincetown’s Lead on Dog Park
After 8 years of planning, the town is set to unleash its park by spring
BREWSTER — It took almost a decade of back-and-forth discussions and proposals, but there will finally be a place in town where dogs and their people can socialize. The acre-and-a-half […]
SPECIAL TOWN MEETING
Orleans Will Fund Nauset Beach Project, Dredging, Free Preschool
ORLEANS — The Nauset Beach retreat project, dredging at Rock Harbor, and a preschool support program were among the articles passed at the Orleans special town meeting held on Oct. […]
OLD EXIT 12: THIS LAND
Brewster May Take Sea Camps Properties
Eminent domain is the agenda at a special town meeting set for Sept. 25
BREWSTER — A special town meeting in Brewster on Sept. 25 may determine the fate of the former Cape Cod Sea Camps (CCSC) properties. At a virtual public forum on […]
SEA CAMPS UPDATE
Brewster Flats Foundation Partners With Hale
BFF has raised more than $1.6 million
BREWSTER — A nonprofit group’s vision for purchasing the Cape Cod Sea Camps (CCSC) property on Route 6A has taken a significant step towards reality. The Brewster Flats Foundation (BFF) […]
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Sherman Defeats Hastings in Brewster Vote
School choice petition fails at Orleans town meeting
BREWSTER — Sarah Harlow Sherman won a one-year term on the Brewster School Committee in the May 25 town election by defeating Rheanna Hastings. The vote was 1,675 to 839. […]
OLD EXIT 12: BREWSTER ELECTION
Critic of ‘Liberal Mob’ Recruits School Board Candidates
Two in Brewster have links to Lange’s United Cape Patriots
BREWSTER — Voters will have an array of school committee candidates to choose from at the May 25 town election, including one who wants to reduce the number of school-choice […]
OLD EXIT 12: SCHOOL CHOICE
Brewster Voters Reject Move to Ditch School Choice
The same proposition, by citizen petition, is on the Orleans warrant for Saturday
BREWSTER — The first of two citizen-petition articles seeking to reduce school choice enrollment in the Nauset Regional Schools was defeated by Brewster voters 144 to 75 at their May […]
