Government · Conservation
Harwich delays Brooks Road home over flood review
Harwich's Conservation Commission continued a Brooks Road home project after an abutter's attorney demanded an outside flood review.
Board
Harwich
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Government · Other Committee
Harwich Water Board Raises Contract Cap to $75,000
Harwich water commissioners raised the superintendent's contract-signing authority from $25,000 to $75,000 and advanced a leak-abatement policy capping bill relief at $1,000 per account. Commissioners Donahue, McManus and Young attended; Judith Underwood was absent for a death in the family.
Government · Select Board
Select Board Disbands Housing Committee, 4-1
Harwich Select Board disbands its Housing Committee in a 4-1 vote after years of vacancies and no funding source for attainable housing.
Obituaries
Obituary notices, week of September 28, 2026 through October 4, 2026
This week's Harwich obituary notices carried one resident: Hastings, Brian Robert, 77, whose arrangements are being handled by Hallett Funeral Home. Both Legacy.com and Echovita listed his notice this week, though neither source provided service details at the time of compilation. Reade…
Morning Brief
Select Board drafts 40A zoning challenge
Harwich selectmen draft legal challenge to state's revised 40A zoning law as 40B exemption looms. From our own coverage: Select Board approves letter opposing state housing law; Conservation board continues Snow Inn hotel hearing to Oct. 21. Also in today's brief (3 items): Monomoy JV s…
Morning Brief
Water board to draft bill relief rules
Harwich Water Commission plans new rules for bill relief after forgiving thousands with no criteria. From our own coverage: Water Commission to draft bill relief rules; Recreation panel pushes Brooks Park splash pad funding. Also in today's brief (3 items): Monomoy soccer faces Mashpee …
Government · Conservation
Conservation board continues Snow Inn hotel hearing
Harwich conservation board delays decision on Snow Inn hotel redevelopment pending revised nitrogen data. Commissioners voted unanimously to continue the notice-of-intent hearing for Witchmere Harbor Real Estate LLC's 72-room hotel, which would replace the 32-room Snow Inn, to October 21.
Government · Select Board
Select Board approves letter opposing state housing law
Harwich Select Board votes unanimously to challenge the state's newly revised 40A zoning law.
Sports
Harwich Recreation and Youth Commission names ball field irrigation its top funding priority.
The Harwich Recreation and Youth Commission's Sept. 22 meeting focused on Community Preservation Act funding: ball field irrigation remains the panel's top priority, with about $136,425 tied to that project and two $48,600 allocations for Potter's Field and Memorial Field. Commissioners…
Obituaries
Obituary notices, week of September 21, 2026 through September 27, 2026
One Harwich obituary appears in this week's roundup: Waugh, Deborah (Potter), 91, of Harwich Port, who died September 23, 2026, at her home. Her obituary, posted by Chapman Funerals & Cremations - Harwich with an additional notice from the Albany Times Union, described her as devoted to…
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