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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,

Orleans Select Board Reorganizes Under New Chair Matt Runyon, Hears $2.8 Million DIF Pitch

ORLEANS — May 20, 2026 — Orleans Select Board reorganizes under new chair and receives DIF feasibility report projecting $824,000 in downtown economic development revenues within five years. At Wednesday's meeting, the board unanimously installed Matt Runyon as chair, Michael Hermann as vice chair, Mark Matheson as clerk, Kevin

Eastham Select Board unanimously adopts 83-page Climate Action Plan

EASTHAM — May 18, 2026 — Eastham's Select Board unanimously adopted an 83-page climate action plan Monday and awarded a contested half-acre aquaculture grant in Boat Meadow. The Cape Cod Commission's Steven Tupper, deputy director, told the board the plan's 56 recommendations — narrowed from

Harwich Select Board Unanimously Approves Herring River Aquaculture Moorings and Allen Harbor Dredge

HARWICH — May 18, 2026 — Harwich Select Board approved a Herring River mooring amendment and a $220,092 harbor dredge contract at its May 18 meeting. The board unanimously amended the Harbor Management Plan to add four working moorings for the Aquacultural Research Corporation's floating upweller shellfish system on

Harwich Select Board grants liquor license to new Harwich Port restaurant, dissolves planning body

HARWICH — May 11, 2026 — Harwich Select Board approves liquor license for new Harwich Port restaurant and dissolves its Local Planning Committee. The board voted unanimously Monday to grant a seasonal on-premises all-alcoholic beverages license to Three Harbors Coastal Kitchen LLC at 575 Route 28, a new farm-to-

Orleans Select Board Unanimously Cuts Fire Station Bond Request to $55 Million

ORLEANS — May 6, 2026 — Orleans Select Board votes to lower fire station bond request from $60 million to $55 million ahead of May 11 town meeting. The board voted unanimously Wednesday to replace the $60 million figure printed in the town meeting warrant with a $55 million authorization for Article

Orleans Select Board approves Veterans Memorial Park granite sign design in 3-0 vote

ORLEANS — April 29, 2026 — Orleans Select Board votes 3-0 on Veterans Memorial Park sign and Eldredge Park Way acquisition step. The board, comprising Chair Kevin Galligan and members Andrea Shaw-Reed and Matt Runyon, approved the design for a 33-by-24-inch pink Westerly granite sign at Veterans

Harwich Board Hires New Legal Teams, Ratifies Assistant Town Administrator Appointment

HARWICH — April 27, 2026 — Harwich Select Board approved new legal counsel, ratified an assistant town administrator, and received a stark 25-year financial projection at its April 27 meeting. Finance Director Jen Mince presented a long-term debt model projecting that the town's excluded debt service will more

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