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Truro Opens 2026 Short-Term Rental Registration Online

Truro braces for a lengthy road closure as its short-term rental system moves fully online. The town's News Flash announced a round-the-clock closure of Old County Road at Bound Brook starting the week of July 13, lasting four to six weeks, tied to the Herring River Restoration Project.…

Highfield Drive Resurfacing Set to Begin July 20

Sandwich DPW crews will begin resurfacing Highfield Drive on Monday, July 20, following ongoing work on Christopher Hollow Road that started July 8. Work hours for both projects run 7 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, with full home access restored each evening. The paving push arr…

Highfield Drive Resurfacing Set to Begin July 20

Sandwich DPW crews will begin resurfacing Highfield Drive on Monday, July 20, following ongoing work on Christopher Hollow Road that started July 8. Work hours for both projects run 7 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, with full home access restored each evening. The paving push arr…

Provincetown Theater Announces Auditions for Two Summer Productions

Provincetown Theater opens auditions for two productions as the town's arts scene stays active this summer. The theater is seeking non-binary actors of any race for "Small Mouth Sounds," with auditions set for July 27, and is casting an expansive femme cast for "The Search for Signs of …

Falmouth Shellfish Beds Reopen After Rainfall Closure

Falmouth shellfishing beds reopened Friday after a rainfall-driven closure, even as a new bacteria advisory shut swimming at Wood Neck River and Surf Drive East. The Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries cleared South Coast shellfishing areas effective July 10, following the July 7…

Dennis Posts Wastewater Update, Opens Comprehensive Plan Survey

Dennis posted a fresh wastewater project update and opened its Local Comprehensive Plan community survey this week, giving residents new avenues to weigh in on town infrastructure and long-range planning. The Select Board previously approved moving forward with a proposed design for Car…

Dennis Posts Wastewater Update, Opens Comprehensive Plan Survey

Dennis posted a fresh wastewater project update and opened its Local Comprehensive Plan community survey this week, giving residents new avenues to weigh in on town infrastructure and long-range planning. The Select Board previously approved moving forward with a proposed design for Car…

Bourne Reopens Patuisset Beach, Shifts Traffic Pattern at Key Intersection

Patuisset Beach reopens for swimming as Bourne shifts a key intersection to a four-way stop. The Town of Bourne announced via its News Flash that Patuisset Beach is again open to swimmers, while the Barlows Landing Road and Shore Road intersection became a four-way stop effective Monday…

Box truck fire shuts down Route 6 lanes Friday morning

A box truck fire closed eastbound Route 6 in Barnstable and snarled the Friday morning commute. Massachusetts State Police responded to the blaze, which prompted a temporary shutdown of the eastbound side of the highway, according to "Part of Route 6 closed in Barnstable due to vehicle …

Yarmouth Lands $25 Million Federal Grant for Route 28 Overhaul

Yarmouth landed a $25 million federal BUILD grant Tuesday to help fund the $62.4 million Yarmouth–Barnstable Route 28 Improvements Project, aimed at boosting safety and traffic flow along one of the region's busiest roads. The town's Health Department also issued a cyanobacteria advisor…

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