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Sunday, May 27, 2012
Memorial Day Weekend

Memorial Day Observances Set For Tomorrow
     Citizens will pause tomorrow to remember servicemen and women who gave their lives for freedom.  In Chatham, a procession will visit each of the town's war memorials starting at 10 a.m. in front of the community center.  Harwich's commemoration happens at Brooks Park, also at 10 a.m.  Look for coverage in this week's edition of The Chronicle.

Chatham To Be E-permitting Pilot Town
     CHATHAM – By the end of the year, a pilot program will be in place to allow residents to obtain a number of town permits, from shellfish licenses to building permits, online. Chatham will be one of several pilot towns that will be participating in a project to develop a comprehensive e-permitting system funding by a state innovation grant. The project is being viewed as a model for the entire state. Read more in Thursday's edition of The Chronicle.

 Gibson Sues Cumby's Over Proposed Expansion
     HARWICH PORT — Former selectman Bruce Gibson has filed suit in Barnstable Superior Court against the planning board for granting a special permit for the expansion of Cumberland Farms in Harwich Port. Gibson is the owner of Harwich Spirits Shoppe, which abuts to the west. The permit would allow for a 650-square-foot expansion of the retail convenience store and Gibson cited serious hazards to vehicle and pedestrian movement due to increased traffic drawn by the expansion. The appeals board and the conservation commission also received notices of suits filed against them this past week. Read more in The Cape Cod Chronicle.

Founders Day Preview
     CHATHAM — It's the run-up to the centerpiece of the town's tercentennial, the Founder's Day celebration, which takes place on June 11, the 300^th anniversary of the day the village of Monomoyick was chartered as the town of Chatham. An entire weekend of events is being planned leading up to a commemorative ceremony that will take place Monday morning in Kate Gould Park. We'll have a glimpse at what the weekend will look like coming up in next week's Cape Cod Chronicle.

State Scrutinizes Boat Ramp Fee Hike
     HARWICH — The state Office of Fishing and Boating Access is seeking additional documentation from the town on the boat ramp fees the town increased in 2009. Director John P. Sheppard informed the town this month the increase from $8 to $10 for a daily fee permit “cannot go into effect until approved in writing by this department.” The new fee has been in effect since selectmen approved the increase in 2009. Get the full story in Thursday's edition of The Chronicle.

Talk Marks Chatham Railroad Anniversary
     CHATHAM — The railroad changed Chatham, just as it changed much of the nation. To commemorate the 125^th anniversary of the groundbreaking of the Chatham Railroad, historian Larry Larned outlined the history of the line in a special presentation at the Eldredge Public Library last Thursday. Included in the event was the lighting of a 100-year-old switch lantern once used along the Chatham Railroad line, unearthed years ago and unlit until now. Read full coverage of the event in this week's Chronicle.

Backlash From Surviving Spouse Benefit Initiative
     HARWICH — After 62 percent of voters who cast ballots in the annual election voted against a ballot question that would have allowed selectmen to increase the percentage of health insurance payment by the town to spouses of employees or retired employees beyond 50 percent, some people are crying foul. Former town treasurer Dolly Parkhurst, who represents local retirees' interests for the commonwealth, said she has had a number of calls from people complaining the ballot question was too confusing. Town officials are now considering giving voters another shot at the issue in the August special town meeting. Get the full story in the next edition of The Chronicle.

Pleasant Bay Water Monitors Sought
     CHATHAM — Volunteers are being sought to help continue the long-standing Pleasant Bay water quality monitoring program. Launched in 2000, the program, a partnership between Chatham, Harwich, Orleans and the Pleasant Bay Alliance, tracks water quality data at numerous sampling locations throughout the bay. The data has been critical in the towns' development of water quality management programs. Anyone interested in helping out can contact Carole Ridley at 508-430-2563, or e-mail info@pleasantbay.org.

Harwich Girls' Tennis Team Nets Tournament Berth
     HARWICH — Led by its six senior starters and one junior, the Harwich girls tennis team posted a 5-0 South Shore League win over Rockland on Thursday to even their record at 9-9 and punch their ticket to the MIAA state tournament. The pressure was on the Lady Rough Riders after they dropped a pair of pro-set matches to Carver on Wednesday, but with their backs against the wall, they came through in a do or die situation.

News changes fast!  We plan to include these stories in the next edition of The Chronicle, but our story lineup is always subject to change.