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Orleans Select Board approves Veterans Memorial Park granite sign design in 3-0 vote

ORLEANS — April 29, 2026 — Orleans Select Board votes 3-0 on Veterans Memorial Park sign and Eldredge Park Way acquisition step. The board, comprising Chair Kevin Galligan and members Andrea Shaw-Reed and Matt Runyon, approved the design for a 33-by-24-inch pink Westerly granite sign at Veterans

Nauset Schools Approve New Finance Chief at $180,000, Superintendent Raise to $244,530

ORLEANS — April 29, 2026 — Nauset Public Schools joint committee unanimously hires new finance chief and approves superintendent raise. The joint committee of the Nauset Regional School Committee and Superintendency Union 54 voted unanimously April 29 to appoint Dr. Beth Rigoglioso, currently Assistant Superintendent of Finance for the Brockton Public Schools,

Orleans Planning Board endorses Kenneth Lane lot split, eyes fall zoning overhaul

ORLEANS — April 28, 2026 — Orleans Planning Board endorses a Kenneth Lane lot division and launches a commercial zoning overhaul aimed at fall Town Meeting. At the April 28 hybrid meeting, the board voted 3-0 to endorse an Approval Not Required plan dividing a 74,526-square-foot parcel at

Orleans Veterans Panel Unanimously Backs Local Artist for Korean War Bronze Plate

ORLEANS — April 28, 2026 — Orleans Veterans Memorial Committee resolves months-long names dispute and commissions local artist for Korean War bronze plate. The committee voted unanimously at its April 28 meeting to engage Orleans artist Dan Joy to create original artwork for the Korean War Memorial bronze plate, rejecting reliance

Orleans Cultural District votes $1,800 in First Friday grants, plans summer hiatus

ORLEANS — April 27, 2026 — Orleans Cultural District approves First Friday business grants and maps survival plan as membership falls. The committee voted unanimously at its April 27 meeting to allocate up to $1,800 from its cultural district grant fund to support four businesses participating in the First Friday program

Orleans panel approves Surfside Seafood sign with lighting, setback conditions

ORLEANS — April 23, 2026 — Orleans Architectural Review Committee approves Surfside Seafood sign and debates expanding lit-sign restrictions. The committee voted unanimously Thursday to approve a new freestanding sign for Surfside Seafood at 18 Old Colony Way, owned by Brad Lowe, contingent on installation of downward-facing hooded lighting and

Orleans Finance Committee Votes 8-0 to Raise Council on Aging Revolving Fund Cap

ORLEANS — April 23, 2026 — Orleans Finance Committee raises Council on Aging spending cap and flags $150 million sewer debt risk ahead of May Town Meeting. The committee voted 8-0 on April 23 to temporarily lift the Council on Aging's program revolving fund expenditure ceiling from $75,000

Orleans Conservation Commission Unanimously Approves Monument Road Coastal Dwelling Rebuild

ORLEANS — April 21, 2026 — Orleans Conservation Commission approves new coastal dwelling at 169 Monument Road, denies compliance certificate at 21 Megs Lane. The seven-member commission voted unanimously on all items at its April 21 meeting, with Associate Member Dave Lyttle joining the board for voting. Chair Drusilla Henson and

Orleans Recreation Committee Advances $3.5 Million Eldridge Park Renovation Design

ORLEANS — April 16, 2026 — Orleans Recreation Advisory Committee reviews a scaled-back $3.5 million Eldridge Park renovation plan after value-engineering trims it from a $5.5 million design. Regan Andreola, Senior Project Manager and Landscape Architect with Weston Sampson, and Recreation Director Tom DeServo walked roughly 25 residents

Orleans Select Board Unanimously Adopts Net Zero Standard for Proposed Fire Station

ORLEANS — April 15, 2026 — Orleans Select Board adopts net zero energy definition for proposed $52 million to $60 million fire rescue station. The board voted unanimously Wednesday during a five-hour Town Meeting workshop to define net zero — energy produced on-site equals energy consumed on-site — as the design

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