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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…

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…

Dennis Select Board advances Carlton Hall design unanimously as town shifts to Fourth of July mode. The board's unanimous vote Thursday to move forward with Carlton Hall's proposed design was the day's headline action at town hall, while a fresh wastewater project status update was also…

Piping plovers are grounding part of West Dennis Beach's parking lot just as the summer season peaks. The town has closed the western portion of the West Dennis Beach parking lot due to active plover nesting, compounding a busy stretch that already has officials planning heightened publ…

Piping plover nesting closes part of West Dennis Beach's western parking lot this summer. The town posted a News Flash confirming the western section of the lot at West Dennis Beach is off-limits due to federally threatened piping plover nesting activity — a restriction first flagged Ju…

Dennis police and town officials announced Fourth of July safety measures, traffic changes, and increased beach enforcement for the upcoming holiday weekend. The June 18 town update confirms preparations are in place for what the town is calling a safe, family-friendly holiday, with det…

Dennis officials are preparing for a busy summer at the beaches, announcing Fourth of July public safety measures, traffic changes, and increased enforcement at town shores while also posting a July 12 partial closure of the West Dennis Beach western parking lot to protect nesting pipin…

Dennis is gearing up for a busy Fourth of July weekend, with town officials announcing coordinated public safety measures, traffic changes, and increased enforcement at local beaches — the clearest signal yet that the holiday stretch will be actively managed this year. The June 15 News …

Piping plover nests are shrinking the parking footprint at West Dennis Beach this summer. The town announced June 11 that the western section of the West Dennis Beach parking lot is closed due to nesting activity by the federally protected shorebird, a seasonal restriction that will aff…

Dennis moves on two environmental fronts Friday as the town invites residents to a Phase 2 shoreline-management grant presentation for southeastern Cape Cod Bay and closes the western section of the West Dennis Beach parking lot to protect a piping plover nest. The wastewater project po…