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David Hardiman, center, surrounded by his team, cuts the ribbon at the grand reopening ceremony for the East Harwich Stop & Shop after a seven-month remodel. MACKENZIE BLUE PHOTOS

East Harwich Stop & Shop Celebrates Grand Reopening

EAST HARWICH – Residents and visitors who frequent the East Harwich Stop & Shop will notice significant changes to the store’s layout, along...

AmeriCorps Cape Cod members, Harwich town staff and a Harwich Conservation Trust (HCT) volunteer clear out the Herring River in Harwich. HCT volunteer herring counters will soon begin work at the herring run near Hinckleys Pond. HARWICH CONSERVATION TRUST PHOTO

Harwich Opens Herring Run To Harvest

HARWICH – A traditional method of fish harvesting is returning to town after more than two decades. The select board Monday night approved...

Newly appointed Town Administrator Jay McGrail is feeling a little heat over the Middleboro budget. FILE PHOTO

McGrail Takes A Hit Over Middleboro Budget Woes

. HARWICH – Transitions can be difficult for town administrators. Harwich’s new town administrator Jay McGrail is learning that as he completes his...

Town Clerk Emily Mitchell. FILE PHOTO

Town Election Nominations Close On Friday

. HARWICH – With nominations for the annual town election closing on Friday, the May 19 annual election ballot currently offers few races. As of...

Harwich's representative to the Barnstable County Assembly of Delegates Elizabeth Harder. FILE PHOTO

Handler Calls For Town’s Assembly Delegate To Step Down

HARWICH – The Home Rule petition narrowly approved by the Barnstable County Assembly of Delegates seeking to establish a real estate transfer tax...

Coach Glenn Rose converses with former Rough Rider John Larivee during a gathering several years ago. COURTESY PHOTO

Remembering Glenn Rose: A Basketball Legend And Student Mentor

HARWICH – Glenn Rose, a basketball legend and longtime youth mentor, passed away peacefully at his home on March 8. He was 83. Mr. Rose dedicated...

The Polar Plunge is hosted locally by the Harwich Police Department, through the Law Enforcement Torch Run. FILE PHOTO

Cops, Friends, Prepare To Plunge For The Special Olympics

SOUTH HARWICH – Maybe there’s no better way to say goodbye to the savage cold of 2025-2026 than to embrace it, one last time. That’s what...

Volunteers from the Family Pantry of Cape Cod show off their new soup bowls at last year’s “Soup Bowls for Hunger” event. FILE PHOTO

‘Soup Bowls For Hunger’ Returns April 8

PLEASANT LAKE – It takes creativity to fight the problem of food insecurity in Barnstable County. Fortunately, the Cape Cod Potters have that in...

Select Board: Harwich Opposes Real Estate Transfer Fee

HARWICH – By the narrowest of margins, the county assembly of delegates passed a measure last month seeking special legislation that would allow...

Blizzard Underscores Need For Community-based Healthcare, Says...

HARWICH PORT – The Blizzard of ‘26 showed that when roads close, power is disrupted and travel becomes dangerous, access to local health care is a...

New Experiences Highlight Annual Celtic Crossroads Concert

SOUTH HARWICH -- As St. Patrick’s Day nears, it’s common for Cape Codders to want to get in the holiday spirit. As such, Lower Cape residents...

Brooks Free Library Director Ginny Hewitt is retiring on Friday. ALAN POLLOCK PHOTO

After 26 Years, Ginny Hewitt Retires From Brooks Free Library

HARWICH – Ginny Hewitt was drawn to town 27 years ago because of the way it invested in community services and its people. For the 26 years she has...

The Natural Resources Department has developed a plan to lift the moratorium on harvesting herring in Harwich. FILE PHOTO

A Plan For Opening The Herring Run To Harvesting

HARWICH – For the first time in decades, it might soon be legal to harvest a limited number of herring from the town’s major herring run. The...

Matt Sutphin filed a petition article for the annual town meeting calling for a town policy on the removal of trees along rights of way in Harwich. FILE PHOTO

Town Meeting Voters To Face A Dozen Petition Articles

HARWICH – If the number of petition articles for the annual town meeting is an indicator, it’s going to be a long legislative session on May 4. A...

Safe Routes To Schools Project Expected To Start

HARWICH – It's been a long time in the planning stages, but the federally funded Safe Routes to Schools sidewalk improvement project on roads...

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