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Orleans Hears Four School Restructuring Scenarios in Regional Efficiency Study Debut

ORLEANS -- June 2, 2026, Orleans hosts the first of four Nauset region school study presentations, outlining four restructuring scenarios and $255 million in deferred facility costs. The Orleans Select Board and Orleans School Committee met jointly June 2 to receive the Nauset Regionalization and Efficiency Study, a 300-page report

Eastham Select Board Names Bryan Chair, Seats New Member Cleven

EASTHAM -- June 1, 2026, Eastham Select Board reorganizes under new Chair Suzanne Bryan as wastewater bids beat estimates by $3.5 million. The board unanimously elected Bryan as chair and Bob Bruns, absent due to family travel, as vice chair at its June 1 meeting, and seated newly elected member

Harwich Rejects Penrose Grant Bid, Awards $11.6 Million Sewer Contract

HARWICH -- June 1, 2026, Harwich Select Board unanimously denied a last-minute request from housing developer Penrose to apply for a state Housing Works Infrastructure Program grant on the company's behalf, citing concerns about competing against the town's own future applications. Town Administrator Jay Rademacher and

Barnstable Town Manager Previews FY2027 Budget, Court Win, and Summer Sewer Work

BARNSTABLE -- May 28, 2026, Barnstable Town Manager Mark Ells previewed the FY2027 budget and announced a Supreme Judicial Court win as the town moves toward June 11 budget hearings. The Massachusetts SJC on May 20 affirmed the dismissal of a lawsuit challenging the town's sale of the Jenkins

Harwich Select Board Expresses Skepticism Over Mandatory Fall Town Meeting Proposal

HARWICH -- May 21, 2026, Harwich Select Board pushes back on mandatory fall town meeting and charter compliance panel at joint charter session. The Select Board and the elected Charter Commission met jointly May 21 for a two-and-a-half-hour working session on proposed revisions to the town charter,