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Provincetown Theater Opens Auditions for New Production

Provincetown Theater is casting a new production, with auditions scheduled for Aug. 3, a modest but notable addition to the town's summer arts calendar. The notice, for a staging of "The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe," did not specify performance dates, venue deta…

Falmouth Posts No-Swimming Notice After Elevated Bacteria at Megansett

Falmouth posted a no-swimming advisory at Megansett after elevated bacteria turned up in the latest water sample, even as sewer-project closures kept Brick Kiln Road and Maravista Avenue Extension shut on weekdays. The Falmouth Public Library opened a run of summer programs, including a…

Dennis Opens Nominations for Annual Public Service Award

Dennis opened nominations for its annual Public Service Award, honoring standout service by appointed or elected members of town boards, committees and commissions, per a town News Flash notice. The Dennis Public Library laid out a run of summer programs, including a Pop-up Art School f…

Bourne Reopens Patuisset Beach for Swimming

Patuisset Beach reopens for swimming as Bourne moves through peak summer season. The town's News Flash confirmed the beach is again open to swimmers, though officials did not detail the cause of the prior restriction. Looking ahead, Bourne's calendar fills with community programming: Me…

Truro Closes Beach Point Landing to Swimming Over Bacteria

Truro closed Beach Point Landing to swimming this week after bacteria testing exceeded safe levels, one of several Town Hall developments alongside quieter community news. Town Moderator appointed Cass Johnson and Clint Kershaw to three-year Finance Committee terms expiring June 30, 202…

Provincetown Theater Schedules Aug. 3 Auditions for New Production

Provincetown Theater has set an Aug. 3 audition date for its next stage production. A casting notice circulated this week calls for actors to try out at the theater's Provincetown location for a show titled "The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe," though the notice di…

Sewer Crews Keep Brick Kiln, Maravista Roads Closed Through Summer

Falmouth sewer crews kept two roads closed on weekdays this week as Cape Cod wildlife advisories piled up, including a record dolphin stranding. Brick Kiln Road and Maravista Avenue Extension remain shut 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays for sewer construction, while the Falmouth Public Library…

Jellyfish Sightings Surge Along Cape Cod Beaches This Summer

Lion's mane jellyfish are appearing in unusually large numbers on Cape Cod beaches this summer, a harbormaster says. Barnstable Patch reported the trend this week, describing the large stinging jellyfish as an increasingly common sight at Massachusetts beaches, including around Barnstab…

Yarmouth Wins $25 Million Grant for Route 28 Overhaul

Yarmouth secured a $25 million federal BUILD grant toward the roughly $62.4 million Yarmouth–Barnstable Route 28 Improvements Project, town officials announced this week. The Health Department also issued a July 9 water quality advisory for Wing Groves Beach on Long Pond over potential …

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.…

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