Memorial Day Ceremony

The Town's Memorial Day Ceremony will be held on Monday, May 30th outdoors at the Community Center and will begin at 10 A.M.

Colonel Benjamin Godfrey, Chatham's highest ranking Revolutionary War veteran, will be in attendance and after the ceremony he will lead those interested through Town to Chase Park where the new American Revolutionary War Memorial will be dedicated at 11A.M. After the dedication the Godfrey Windmill will be open to the public.

Please join us Monday as we pause to honor those who died in service to our Nation.

Coast Guard personnel place American flags in Chatham Cemetery

photo courtesy of
Chief Petty Officer Devan Smith, USCG

Thank You Volunteers!

Thank you to all the volunteers who worked diligently to place flags on the graves of veterans in preparation for this Memorial Day including Chief Petty Officer Devan Smith and his crew members Hali Orizabal, Christopher Lothers, Samuel Wingert, Rosaleen Thomas, and Natalya Reyes; all the students from the Leadership Club from Monomoy Elementary Schools including Assistant Principal, Abby Dudley and the Leadership Club Advisor Leslie Botsford; Dylan Cleverly; Carolyn MacDonald; Judy & David Carlson and the Boy Scouts and Parents; David Whitcomb; Bill Bystrom; Michael Ryder; Michael Barry; Karen Lattin; Judy Patterson; Jane Eldredge; June Herold; Mary Ellen Sobol; Peter & Debbie Gaines; Mary Ann Jepsen; Susan A. Fishback; Sally Stratman; Lyndsey Allen; James DeVoe; Mr. Broderick and any others we may have unintentionally left out who were instrumental in making this effort a success!

Transfer Station Abbreviated Hours

Due to limited staffing the Chatham Transfer Station will be open abbreviated hours, 8 a.m. to 12 noon, on Memorial Day, Monday, May 30, 2022.

Property owners who will be leaving Town after the long holiday weekend are encouraged to plan their trash disposal and recycling accordingly.

COVID-19 Update

Chatham’s reported weekly cases of COVID-19 dropped slightly last week compared to previous weeks.

Chatham’s Percent Positivity as of May 19 for the previous two weeks is 11.71%, up from previous week, and 5th highest on Cape. Barnstable County is at 10.62% and the State-wide average is 8.11%.

Chatham’s Average Daily Incidence Rate for the same period is 44.1, up from the previous week. Barnstable County is at 47.4 and State-wide average is 51.2.

The Center for Disease Control still has Barnstable County in the “High” category for community level transmission and recommends masks in indoor public spaces.

Welcome new Team Members!

Congratulations to FF/EMT Scott Devlin! Scott graduated from the Massachusetts Firefighting Academy Call/Vol Academy on May 24th in Bridgewater and was sworn in as a full-time Firefighter/EMT on Wednesday.

He has begun his department orientation and will be assigned to a shift in a few weeks. Welcome to the Department Scott.

Donnovan Harrington Richie Corres JP Wightman

The Department of Public Works is pleased to welcome three recent additions to their ranks. Donnovan Harrington, Richie Corres, and JP Wightman join Team Chatham as Grounds laborers.

Donnovan lives in West Yarmouth, graduated from Dennis Yarmouth Regional High School and is a proud father of four. Richie lives in Harwich and graduated from Nauset Regional High School. He previously worked for the Town as a part-time Grounds laborer. JP is a native Cape Codder, raised in Brewster who also graduated from Nauset Regional High School. Welcome aboard!

Army Corps of Engineers dredge in Stage Harbor

Stage Harbor Dredging

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ (USACE) hopper dredge Murden arrived in Chatham to begin maintenance dredging of the Stage Harbor entrance channel.

The Murden will be dredging for approximately 2 weeks with 24/7 operations. Existing water depths and channel widths are severely restricted in the entrance channel, mariners should exercise caution when navigating around the operating dredge.

Eversource offers Programs to Help

Eversource is offering a free virtual webinar, Programs to Help, on Thursday, June 2nd at 12 noon to review financial assistance, payment plans and energy efficiency programs available to customers who may be facing financial challenges from rising energy costs.

Programs to Help will cover managing summer energy costs, protection from service disconnection, discount rates, payment plans, and energy efficiency.

Register online for this free informational webinar and learn more about programs to help with your energy bill at Eversource.com or call 866-861-6225 for help finding the program that best suits your needs.

The Webinar is being recorded. Those who register will receive the recording even if they cannot attend the webinar itself.

The Select Board Meeting of May 31, 2022
has been canceled.

The Mainsheet

The name of our e-newsletter was selected from submissions by our community.
In nautical terms a mainsheet is the line connected to the boom which allows a sailor to control the speed of a boat. We think that is fitting for an e-newsletter that can be used to quickly send out important information to our community or at a more leisurely rate for less pressing matters. It reflects Chatham’s maritime history, is reminiscent of the front page of a newspaper, and it is a fun play on Main Street, where you go to be part of all that is happening in Town!

Town of Chatham website www.chatham-ma.gov