South Orleans News

Streets dug up for sewers. A big boost in real estate taxes and yearly bills. Cleaner coastal waters and reviving ponds.

Incumbents David Dunford and John Hinckley will return to the board of selectmen, voters decided yesterday.

“We were thinking in the $150 million range because our neighbor to the south, Chatham, is sewering the whole town for $300 million and we're doing about half that”

The estimate to put sewers in about half of Orleans ranges from $133 million to $189 million, according to preliminary estimates. via Cape Cod Times

SOUTH ORLEANS, Mass. - Ruth Melchior Fleck, 89, of South Orleans, Mass., died peacefully at Cape Cod Hospital on May 1, 2008, surrounded by her three daughters. via Home News Tribune

Four candidates, including two incumbents, are competing for two three-year seats on the Orleans Board of Selectmen. via Cape Cod Times

“We all have to look at the big picture here and support it”

Four options being releases sure to stir pot Tomorrow's decision on the city's transit future isn't going to please everyone. via Ottawa Sun

“There was scuttlebutt around town that the theft was a joke”

Browse and search our listings online or order our free magazine. Distributed throughout the Cape. via Cape Cod Today

“Give back the Orleans Town Pump, and you may yet find in your life enough self-respect to stand up straight and look the world in the eye.”

Nobody knows exactly when the old town pump disappeared from its roadside perch on Route 28 near Namequoit Road. via Cape Cod Times

“There's some potential of sending text messages and e-mails as part of it.”

Somebody is breaking into unoccupied and unlocked houses at night in South Orleans. via CapeCodOnline.com

“The rates are being driven by insurance companies based on what I feel are unreasonable storm models”

The Legislature's Financial Services Committee got an earful from SouthCoast officials and homeowners Tuesday on the coastal insurance crisis. via SouthCoastToday.com

“We are getting less for our money, and we are paying handsomely”

The state legislature's Financial Services Committee heard an earful from Cape Cod residents Tuesday, as they urged the panel to approve a catastrophic event fund with the hope of easing the homeowner insurance ... via The Inquirer & Mirror

“You can go on ING or eTrade and you have access to just as much info as I do ”

Paying off debt and saving money are two of the most popular New Year's resolutions in this country. via CapeCodOnline.com

“We're talking about the essence of Orleans - good water quality, shellfishing, boating”

The solutions to Orleans' wastewater issues will touch every part of town, officials said last week. via Cape Cod Times

“Extremely dangerous. It can be hazardous to the residents, to would-be technicians or licensed electricians”

Reported by Kontji Anthony Power thieves are costing you big Updated: When the weather turns cold, hundreds of Mid-Southerners turn to stealing electricity to keep warm, and it's costing MLGW rate-payers ... via WMC TV

Police cited a 21-year-old local driver in a two-car crash Tuesday afternoon near the intersection of Route 28 and Route 39, public safety officials said. via CapeCodOnline.com

Your editorial of Nov. 30, which claims to be about an improper sick-day policy, quickly turns into a personalized attack on a good man, James Ehrhart. via Cape Cod Times

HearAtLast Holdings, Inc. is proud to announce that it has received its 15th license from Wal-Mart Canada to open its 15th hearing-aid clinic to be co-located within Wal-Mart Store #3065 located at 3900 Innes ... via Customer Interaction Solutions

“He came in the Army because he wanted to be around soldiers and serve his country, and he paid the ultimate sacrifice.”

The 31-year-old son of a Falmouth resident died Saturday in combat in Afghanistan. via Cape Cod Times

“We had to sell the plane, the Mercedes, the house on five acres on Crystal Lake, just to save the business”

In the roller coaster real estate industry, only the strong, and the very savvy, survive as independent agencies. via Cape Cod Times

“If Snow's is going to survive for the next 20 to 30 years or more, we'll need to grow”

Snow's Home and Garden on Main Street wants to stick around for at least another 100 years. via Cape Cod Times