Government · Planning Board
Planning Board Opposes Little Beach Road Driveways
Chatham's Planning Board opposed new driveways proposed for 53 Little Beach Road over safety concerns.
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Government · Board of Health
Chatham Health Board Votes to Fine Three Rentals
Chatham's Board of Health voted to start fining three noncompliant short-term rental owners $200 a day after months of unanswered notices.
Obituaries
Obituary notices, week of September 21, 2026 through September 27, 2026
This week's Chatham obituary notices column lists one death connected to town: Boussy, Paul V., 83, formerly of Chatham and Milton, Massachusetts, most recently of Venice, Florida, who died September 11, 2026. His obituary was posted this week through Baldwin Brothers Funerals & Cremati…
Morning Brief
Storm shuts facilities, triggers shellfish ban
Chatham will close the Transfer Station, library and other facilities Saturday as a storm prompts a statewide shellfish ban. Also in today's brief (10 items): Storm prompts Saturday closures, statewide shellfish ban; Select Board meets Saturday evening; Parks and Recreation Commission m…
Government · Zoning Board
Zoning Board Approves Six Residential Projects
Chatham's Zoning Board of Appeals approved six demolition, rebuild and addition projects, including a contested teardown at 127 Stage Harbor Road.
Government · Conservation
Commission balks at Harborview Road coverage jump
The Chatham Conservation Commission continued a contested coverage variance at 16 Harborview Road and a stairway-repair project at 743 Old Queen Anne Road.
Morning Brief
Chatham launches Community Scorecard Survey to gauge resident priorities
Chatham launches Community Scorecard Survey to gauge resident priorities. Also in today's brief (13 items): Chatham opens Community Scorecard Survey for residents; Select Board schedules fall round of public hearings; Preservation committee opens grant window through Nov. 1; Council on …
Government · Zoning Board
Chatham ZBA Delegates Response to Two Complaints
Chatham's Zoning Board of Appeals ordered open meeting law training and caught a minutes error misstating a split vote as unanimous.
Government · Other Committee
Committee Reviews Marina Rebuild, Takes No Vote
A Chatham design-review committee heard a pre-file pitch to rebuild the Monomoy Yacht Club and Stage Harbor Marina, taking no vote on the project itself.
Government · Select Board
Select Board Authorizes Court Action on Water Scofflaws
Chatham's Select Board voted 4-0 to authorize Town Counsel to pursue Superior Court injunctions against property owners who ignored fines for illegal irrigation hookups.