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Truro Honors Two Educators With Over 60 Combined Years at Central School

Truro honored two longtime educators and launched a public planning process on Friday, June 26. The town recognized Nancy Winslow and Alice Rieselbach for more than 60 combined years of service to Truro Central School, calling their commitment foundational to the school community. Separ…

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Falmouth Adds Second Road Closure as Sewer Project Expands Monday

Falmouth's sewer construction project stretches its reach this week, forcing a new weekday closure on Maravista Avenue Extension starting Monday, June 29. The town announced Friday that Maravista Ave Ext will be shut between Route 28 and Mattapan Street, joining the existing closure on …

Select Board Unanimously Backs Carlton Hall Design, Eyes Busy Holiday Weekend

Dennis Select Board votes unanimously to advance the Carlton Hall facility design, signaling broad consensus as summer peaks. The June 25 town announcement came alongside a fresh wastewater project update and detailed Fourth of July public safety plans — including traffic changes and in…

Patuisset Beach Closed; Four-Way Stop Coming to Barlows Landing Road June 29

Patuisset Beach is closed and a new four-way stop arrives Sunday as Bourne enters a busy pre-holiday week. The town shuttered Patuisset Beach for swimming and water activities without specifying a cause, while the intersection of Barlows Landing Road and Shore Road converts to a four-wa…

Sandwich Launches America 250 Weeklong Celebration Starting June 27

Sandwich rings in America 250 with a weeklong celebration while residents face a slate of near-term deadlines. The town's commemorative events — running June 27 through July 4 and anchored by Sunday's "Voices of 1776" at Hoxie House and a June 30 public art unveiling — open against a ba…

Yarmouth Voters Shelve Library Construction as Drought Rules Tighten

Yarmouth's library construction plan is on hold and outdoor water rules are stricter. Voters at the June 24 Special Town Meeting indefinitely postponed the library construction article, leaving the project's path forward unclear, while the Massachusetts Drought Management Taskforce's Le…

Truro Honors Two Educators for 60-Plus Years at Central School

Truro honored two veteran educators and launched a public planning process Friday, capping a busy day at Town Hall. The town recognized Nancy Winslow and Alice Rieselbach for more than 60 years of combined service to Truro Central School, calling their contributions foundational to the …

Sandwich Launches America 250 Weeklong Celebration Starting June 27

Sandwich opens its America 250 weeklong celebration Saturday with fireworks and living history, while two road projects and a permit deadline demand attention. The town's June 27–July 4 lineup includes a Moonlighters Concert and Fireworks Display, a "Voices of 1776" program at Hoxie Hou…

Falmouth Sewer Project to Close Maravista Ave Ext Starting Monday

A new Falmouth road closure expands sewer project disruptions beginning Monday as Maravista Avenue Extension shuts between Route 28 and Mattapan Street, joining the existing Brick Kiln Road closure, both in effect weekdays from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. On the community side, the Falmouth Public…

Dennis Select Board Unanimously Approves Carlton Hall Design Proposal

Dennis Select Board unanimously approves Carlton Hall design, advancing a key community facility project. The board's unanimous vote Thursday cleared the proposed Carlton Hall design to move forward, one of the more consequential local government decisions in recent weeks. Simultaneousl…