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Government · Other Committee

Panel Recommends Splitting Cupola Funding

Harwich's Brooks Academy Museum Commission learned the building's restoration won't even start until June 2027, a year past its original finish date, because Community Preservation Committee money can't be spent before town meeting approval.

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Morning Brief

Harwich Morning Brief, Oct. 22: Select Board raises dump fee to $245

Harwich Select Board raises transfer station fee to $245 per load. From our own coverage: Traffic panel orders study of Bell's Neck trucks; Planning Board continues landscaping yard hearing again. Also in today's brief (8 items): Monomoy faces Dennis-Yarmouth in freshman soccer.

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Government · Other Committee

Golf Committee Backs 2027 Rate Hikes

The Harwich Golf Committee voted unanimously to recommend a $50 increase in resident annual pass fees and a 4 percent green-fee hike for the 2027 season at Cranberry Valley Golf Course.

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Government · Board of Health

Health board rescinds deed limit, backs garden well

The Harwich Board of Health voted to support Community Preservation Act funding for a Community Gardens irrigation well, rescind a deed restriction on a sewer-connected property, and approve a revised variance for a garage rebuild at 37 Bank Street.

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Government · Select Board

Select Board Raises Dump Fee to $245

Harwich's Select Board voted unanimously to raise the transfer station's fee for commercial construction and demolition debris to $245 per load, up from $205.

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Morning Brief

Cape Cod RVT faces Monomoy in volleyball

Cape Cod RVT and Monomoy, both based in Harwich, meet in a non-conference volleyball match Thursday. Also in today's brief (3 items): Cape Cod RVT freshmen travel for soccer match; Monomoy JV field hockey hosts Nauset Regional; Cape Cod RVT faces Monomoy in volleyball.

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