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ORLEANS — It'll cost more in boat fees to cruise in and out of Rock Harbor this summer, but probably not as much as anticipated when rate hike discussions began a few weeks back. The town was seeking to make operational costs for revenue-generating activities, such as moorings, Nauset and Skaket beaches, the transfer station, the (future) sewer and the harbor, transparent and, hopefully, self-supporting through the use of enterprise funds.  However, having the boat fees account for even just 80% of the harbor's operational costs would've sent per-foot rates for a berth soaring to more th...

Nauset Supt. Tom Conrad will retire in June after close to three decades with the system. CHRONICLE FILE PHOTO ORLEANS — Tom Conrad’s long service to the Nauset Public Schools, first as principal of the high school and then as superintendent, will end with his retirement in June. Conrad shared the news at a joint meeting of the Nauset school committees Feb. 3. “I have been truly blessed to be in public education over 43 years, 29 of which in the Nauset system,” he said. “I am totally grateful to be able to work in a community that values education at the highest level.” Conrad pr...

27 January 2021 By: Ed Maroney Several of these signs are out along Route 6A in Brewster, whose select board and finance committee were scheduled to host a summit meeting Monday night with members of the regional school committee, high school building committee, and Nauset administration. ED MARONEY PHOTO ORLEANS — Confusing and conflicting information from both sides of the debate over the proposed renovation and expansion of Nauset Regional High School is roiling the waters in the four district towns. What appeared to be a final word (“No”) on further funding...

The lingering aroma of printer’s ink may be succeeded by the scent of chocolate at 5 Namskaket Rd.  ED MARONEY PHOTO ORLEANS — Seventy-five years ago, Jack and Laura Johnson of Truro cooked up an idea for a weekly newspaper. Under its second owner, Malcolm Hobbs, The Cape Codder built a headquarters at 5 Namskaket Rd. in with ample space for a printery, including a giant ink tank. The building would shake as a press operator announced each run: “Caaaaape Cod-uh!” The press is long gone, stilled and sold by an off-Cape corporation that came to own the paper. Today, the Codder is print...

ORLEANS – Orleans is on an accelerated track o decide whether to purchase the Governor Prence Inn and use it for affordable housing. Town meeting voters in October agreed to spend up to $29,900 on a feasibility study to determine the best uses of the property, and Orleans has hired the Barrett Planning Group to conduct it. The group must report back to the Select Board by Jan. 29. Orleans entered a letter of intent with the owners that will allow the town to negotiate a purchase and sale agreement by the May town meeting, pending the outcome of the feasibility study. The Governor Prence In...