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Harwich Conservation Commission Approves Four Permits, Fines Tree Company $5,100

HARWICH — February 4, 2026 — Harwich Conservation Commission approved four wetland permits and levied a $5,100 fine against a tree company at its February 4 meeting. The commission unanimously approved projects at 98 North Road, 19 Walkerwoods Drive, 32 Dunes Road in Oyster Pond, 50 Main Street Extension, and 114

Harwich Local Planning Committee Sets February 24 Hearing Date for Comprehensive Plan

HARWICH — February 3, 2026 — Harwich Local Planning Committee confirms February 24 Planning Board hearing for its Local Comprehensive Plan. The committee met February 3 and finalized logistics for the next major step toward town meeting adoption, with a public hearing before the Planning Board set for Tuesday, February 24, at

Harwich Names Fire Chief Considine Interim Town Administrator, Fills School Seat

HARWICH — February 2, 2026 — Harwich Select Board named Fire Chief Kevin Considine interim town administrator and appointed Brett Foron to fill a vacant Monomoy Regional School Committee seat at its February 2 meeting. The board emerged from executive session to announce Considine would step into the role effective Friday, while

Harwich Charter Commission Backs Mandatory Select Board Vision Statement Requirement

HARWICH — January 29, 2026 — Harwich Charter Commission moves toward requiring the Select Board to adopt and regularly revisit a formal vision statement. At the January 29 meeting, commissioners debated at length whether the new charter should mandate the Select Board create a vision statement, place it on the town website,

Harwich ZBA Approves Two Residential Additions, Debates Seasonal Building Ban

HARWICH — January 28, 2026 — Harwich Zoning Board of Appeals unanimously approved two residential addition permits and debated easing its seasonal construction ban at its January 28 meeting. Chair Brian Sullivan led a five-member board in granting a special permit to David and Linda Sulcen for a 241-square-foot

Finance Subcommittee Drafts Charter Language Requiring Taxpayer Impact Summaries

HARWICH — January 28, 2026 — A Harwich Finance Committee subcommittee agreed in principle on draft charter language that would require the town administrator to produce a plain-language taxpayer impact summary before each annual and special town meeting. Meeting January 28 as a two-member working group after a third participant

Harwich Facilities Committee Backs Gym Basketball Hoop Replacement

HARWICH — January 23, 2026 — Harwich Facilities Committee votes to replace aging gym basketball hoops. The committee unanimously supported replacing the original hoop infrastructure at the community center, citing safety concerns, with funding drawn from an unspent prior town meeting article. The board also heard four draft scenarios for updating room

Harwich Charter Commission Backs Mandated Fall Town Meeting, Code of Conduct Rule

HARWICH — January 22, 2026 — Harwich Charter Commission reaches working consensus on mandated fall town meeting and new conduct requirements. The commission, meeting January 22 at Harwich Town Hall, agreed without a formal vote to pursue charter language requiring two annual town meetings — a spring session anchored to the operating and

Harwich Waterways Committee Unanimously Backs Tiered Harbor Fee Increase Plan

HARWICH — January 21, 2026 — Harwich Waterways Committee backs a tiered harbor slip fee increase with a taxpayer discount option. The committee voted unanimously Wednesday to endorse Harbor Master John Harker's proposal to raise 48 of the harbor's 64 scheduled fees by 10 percent, with recreational slip

Harwich Historic Commission Approves Six Cases, Clears Shore Road Demolition

HARWICH — January 21, 2026 — Harwich Historic District and Historical Commission cleared six demolition delay cases in a single January 21 session, including a full demolition approval for a Shore Road coastal property. Attorney Michael Donovan of Corlan and Donovan Law argued that a circa-1920 accessory structure at 75 Shore

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