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Here's the Right Link to the Warrant:

Here's the Right Link to the Warrant:

Apologies. We sent you down the wrong rabbit hole! Here's the correct link to the Special Town Meeting Warrant. It has been corrected already in EXIT 89's online edition. When is the meeting? Monday, November 17, 6PM at the Nauset Regional Middle School gym. If you

Nov 13, 2025

Preview of Special Town Meeting — November 17, 2025

Preview of Special Town Meeting — November 17, 2025

Issue No. 31 — preview of next week's Special Town Meeting on November 17 takes on a handful of complex articles addressing the housing crisis, downtown zoning, land for a new Fire-Rescue Station, the adoption of a stricter energy code, and CPC's funding of the Eldredge Park renovation.

Nov 10, 2025

Getting Up to Speed

Getting Up to Speed

Issue No. 30 — Another Mighty Updates issue to get you up to speed on Orleans issues and projects that were approved at past Town Meetings. What's the status of our "new" fire-rescue building? Whatever happened to the fertilizer ban? And why is the Rock Harbor Wharf taking so long? Keep reading!

Oct 03, 2025

Looking Ahead. . .

Looking Ahead. . .

We are still hyperlocal, independent, jargon-free, and impartial. We promise to keep you abreast of Orleans town issues, make sense of Town Meeting warrants, and stay clear of municipal weeds. One thing at EXIT 89 is changing. Your donations will still keep us going and growing, but they will

Aug 29, 2025

Orleans Annual Election!

Orleans Annual Election!

Today is your last chance to vote in our Annual Election — from 9:00 AM to 7:00 PM at the Council on Aging/Senior Center, 150 Rock Harbor Road. Along with questions asking for approval of funding overrides for articles that passed at Town Meeting — Fire-Rescue Station design,

May 20, 2025

Town Meeting Postmortem — May 12, 2025

Town Meeting Postmortem — May 12, 2025

Issue No. 29 — A postmortem of May Town Meeting and the surprises as well as frustrations. The FY 26 Operating Budget was approved along with Wastewater Phase 3, new solar development, a design for a new Fire-Rescue Station, and a nudge to the Select Board to look into Residential Tax Exemptions.

May 19, 2025