ORLEANS — There’s a cleaver clamped to the ceiling of the Galley West Art Gallery on Monument Road. It was left there by the cook of the Orissa, a ship […]
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GUIDANCE
Mr. Simms, Creator of Adventure Ed, Plans to Retire
Nauset Middle School will seek a new ‘guide’ for a class where students find themselves
ORLEANS — The most popular class at Nauset Regional Middle School is called Adventure Ed. It’s one in which students seek out their spirit animals and themselves. Why 12- and […]
HOUSING
Orleans Project Could Help Ease Housing Crunch — a Little
Of 42 apartments planned for abandoned mall site, 5 will be affordable
ORLEANS — A Boston firm is working on a plan to redevelop the former Bayside Plaza — widely known as the “Underground Mall” — a project that would add 42 […]
BUGGIES & BIRDS
On ‘the Outer,’ Piping Plover Protection Is Working
From Nauset Beach to Race Point, shorebird programs balance over-sand vehicle access
ORLEANS — From the sandy bank of Pochet Creek emerge two small piping plover chicks. Their fuzzy plumage serves as camouflage against the sand, making it nearly impossible to spot […]
BUGGIES & BIRDS
On ‘the Outer,’ Piping Plover Protection Is Working
From Nauset Beach to Race Point, shorebird programs balance over-sand vehicle access
ORLEANS — From the sandy bank of Pochet Creek emerge two small piping plover chicks. Their fuzzy plumage serves as camouflage against the sand, making it nearly impossible to spot […]
FORMER HUB
The French Cable Museum Offers a Snapshot of History
It’s one of just three such cable station museums in the world
ORLEANS — Inside a small white colonial house in Orleans is a telegraph cable station that once made this spot an international communications hub. Now it’s the French Cable Station […]
BUYBACK
Orleans Police Will Buy Guns Saturday
The goal is to contribute to gun safety
ORLEANS — The police dept. holds its 2022 Gun Buyback Program on Saturday, Aug. 6 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Residents can exchange their firearms at the police station […]
HEALTH CARE
Seasonal Urgent Care Clinic Opens in Orleans
Threat to Outer Cape Health Services feared
ORLEANS — Cape Cod Healthcare, the organization that owns both of Cape Cod’s hospitals and most of its medical offices, expanded its territory in the direction of the Outer Cape […]
STAFFING CRISIS
Cape Cod Village Operates at Half Capacity
The residence for adults with autism needs 40 more staff members
ORLEANS — Psychotherapists Lauren and Bob Jones finally saw the results of 11 years of hard work. The couple’s dream of creating a home for their son Alexander and other […]
LEARNING TO CURL
Sticks and Stones Make for Good Curling
Two reporters try to ‘figure out the ice’ at the Orleans arena
ORLEANS — Curling always mystified Ron Fancy. And so, he took up the sport. He had watched curling on TV, Fancy said, but “I just couldn’t understand how they did […]
SUPERINTENDENT SELECTED
Brooke Clenchy Chosen to Lead Nauset Schools
The current interim sees ‘so much goodness and good work we can do’
ORLEANS — Expressing strong support for the candidate who has served as interim superintendent for the last seven months, school authorities chose Brooke Clenchy to be the next long-term occupant […]
WARRIORS WATCH
Hockey Teams Drop Two Games to Sandwich
A weekly preview of Nauset High sports
ORLEANS — Sandwich has had Nauset High’s number on the ice this season. There were just a few minutes remaining in regulation in the Nauset boys ice hockey game against […]
FINAL FOUR
Finalists for Nauset Superintendent Include Clenchy
Visits to the four candidates’ districts will be followed by public forums
ORLEANS — The Nauset Regional School District Superintendent Search Committee has named four finalists after interviewing seven from among a field of 17 candidates. The district’s 15-member expanded search committee, […]
BOGSIDE
Storms, Sanding, and the Slow Restoration of Sassamanesh Farm
Bringing back an old cranberry bog is ‘a different adventure every year’
ORLEANS — The Outer Cape has its wild cranberry patches, hidden in the dunes and alongside ponds. But it takes a road trip to Orleans to find a cultivated bog. […]
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. […]
