This Week in Barnstable County: Jun 8 - Jun 14
Here's everything published on Barnstable County News this week.
Truro Wins $320,000 State Grant for Solar Canopy at Central School
Truro secured $320,000 in state funds to build a solar canopy carport at Truro Central School. The Healey-Driscoll Administration awarded the grant through the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center's G...
Bourne Splash Pad Opens June 19; Senior Survey Deadline Approaches July 1
Bourne's splash pad returns and a senior-services survey nears its deadline. The Bourne Community Splash Pad at Buzzards Bay Park opens Thursday, June 19, marking the unofficial start of summer pro...
Sandwich Town Charter Signed Into Law, Now Posted Online
Sandwich's updated Town Charter is now law, completing a civic overhaul that residents can read at sandwichmass.org. The Massachusetts Legislature and Governor approved the document, giving the tow...
Town Hall Opens Sunday for Sticker Sales Ahead of June 24 Special Town Meeting
Yarmouth's summer civic season is underway, with Town Hall open Sunday, June 14 for 2026 beach and disposal sticker sales and a citizen-petition Special Town Meeting locked in for June 24. The Sele...
West Dennis Beach Closes Western Lot as Piping Plovers Nest for Summer
Piping plover nests are shrinking the parking footprint at West Dennis Beach this summer. The town announced June 11 that the western section of the West Dennis Beach parking lot is closed due to n...
Town Unveils Phase 2 Shoreline Grant as Plovers Close West Dennis Beach Lot
Dennis moves on two environmental fronts Friday as the town invites residents to a Phase 2 shoreline-management grant presentation for southeastern Cape Cod Bay and closes the western section of th...
Yarmouth Schedules June 24 Special Town Meeting on Citizen Petition Warrant
Yarmouth's June 24 Special Town Meeting is now formally on the calendar, driven by a citizen petition. The Select Board voted May 20 to execute the warrant, which is posted at yarmouth.ma.us for re...
Bourne Community Splash Pad Set to Open at Buzzards Bay Park June 19
Bourne's Buzzards Bay Park splash pad opens June 19, anchoring a busy stretch of summer and end-of-year milestones. The town announced the free seasonal water feature's return as the Recycling Comm...
Sandwich Announces Eight-Day America 250 Celebration Starting June 27
Sandwich is gearing up for a weeklong America 250 celebration running June 27 through July 4, anchored by a Moonlighters Concert and fireworks on opening night, a "Voices of 1776" program at Hoxie ...
Truro Awarded $320,000 Solar Grant for Central School Carport
Truro secured a $320,000 state solar grant for Truro Central School from the Healey-Driscoll Administration this week. The Mass Clean Energy Center's Green School Works program will fund a solar ca...
Brick Kiln Road Closes for Sewer Work Starting June 22, Running Through July
Falmouth's sewer project moves to Brick Kiln Road on June 22, closing a stretch between Sandwich Road and a point west of Oxbow Road on weekdays from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. through July 27, the town anno...
Bourne Planning Board Unanimously Approves Upper Cape Tech Shop Building
Falmouth Conservation Commission continues Walker Street project over plan dispute
Bourne Select Board Greenlights SAFER Grant Bid for Four New Firefighters
Falmouth Planning Board Continues Hotel and Solar Projects, Reorganizes Leadership
Falmouth Board of Health Suspends Tobacco Sales at Two Stores, Fines Each $2,000
Falmouth Select Board Rescinds $3.4 Million Workforce Housing Award in 4-1 Vote
Barnstable Planning Board clears path for Hyannis Six Points roundabout
This digest covers June 8 - 14, 2026. Visit Barnstable County News for full articles and transcripts.