HARWICH – Here's the scoop: Sundae School in Harwich Port and Dennis Port have been sold to people very familiar with the homemade ice cream served at the ice cream parlors for over the past 47 years. The new owners — a couple of former employees, Michael Kelly and Rob DeMarco, and the present manager, Michelle A. White — have a long history with the business and the former owners, Paul and Andrea Endres. ...

PLEASANT LAKE — Not even the gray, overcast and wet conditions outside could dampen the festivities inside Cape Cod Tech Regional High School on Saturday afternoon, when the school celebrated 154 graduating seniors from its 14 shops during a graduation ceremony held inside the school’s new state-of-the-art gymnasium. Smiles, cheers and laughs filled the gymnasium, which saw graduates seated in folding chairs a...

HARWICH – Wychmere Harbor Real Estate, LLC is requesting permission from with the historic district and historical commission (HDHC) to demolish the Snow Inn, located on the Wychmere Beach Resort property along the edge of Wychmere Harbor. Originally constructed in 1855, the inn serves as a hotel, offices, and contains the wastewater treatment plant serving the 12-acre Wychmere Harbor property. According to t...

HARWICH – It is a challenging time for the Harwich Historical Society. Its museum is sitting on braces while a new foundation is installed, allowing only limited access to Brooks Academy. The board of directors numbers are down and museum director Marie Kesten Zahn resigned. But that has not stopped former town clerk Anita Doucette from taking the reins of the society as its new president. As town clerk, Dou...

HARWICH — You can’t judge a young person’s readiness for adulthood by reading test scores, win-loss tallies or acceptance letters. It comes down to character. And together, that’s what the 121 members of Monomoy Regional High School’s Class of 2023 have developed over the last 18 years. That was the message from speaker after speaker at Saturday evening’s commencement ceremony, which drew an overflow crowd of ...

HARWICH — "It has been an honor and a privilege to be able to serve our country as a United States Marine and my community as a police officer for the town of Harwich," Christopher Arrigo told more than 300 people attending the Memorial Day ceremony in Brooks Park Monday morning. "It is a humbling experience for me to be able to speak to you all and represent my era of veterans at this ceremony," said Arrigo,...

HARWICH – It has been well over two years since the affordable housing trust purchased the 13.3-acre Marceline property along Route 124 in Peasant Lake, and there have been a lot of rumblings about the lack of progress on developing affordable housing on the parcel. Last week, the trust began discussing concepts for moving forward with housing on the land. Housing Advocate Brianna Powell told trust members th...

HARWICH – The Children's Center is the longest-running community-based preschool in town, and it will be holding a "30th Birthday Celebration" on June 11 at 204 Sisson, the cultural center.  "We've been around a long time and think we're a gr "Children learn through play," Newberry-West said of the center's philosophy. "We're play-based and get them ready for kindergarten and elementary school." Its m...

HARWICH – The partnership between government and land trusts is essential for the protection of sensitive natural resources. The Harwich Conservation Trust and the Barnstable Land Trust came together May 19 to celebrate that relationship. Representatives from conservation trusts on the Mid and Lower Cape gathered at the Robert F. Smith Cold Brook Preserve along Bank Street to recognize the importance of their...

HARWICH – Affordable housing trust member Judith Underwood tendered her resignation on Friday, four days after she learned the select board had voted to replace her when her term expires on June 30. Underwood served on the trust since 2018. "It has come to my attention by citizens of Harwich, not by the (board of selectmen) that I am to be put off the trust come July 1," Underwood wrote in her resignatio...

HARWICH – The message from the select board Monday night was "find the money" to fix the "hope and go" intersection where Chatham Road meets Route 39, just east of Harwich Center. "Waiting for the next accident is not plausible," said Select Board Chair Michael MacAskill. "Find the money." Traffic safety committee member Linda Cebula said her committee has been talking about the need to address the inters...

HARWICH – Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) is proposing a change in design for the sidewalk to be built along Route 28 from Saquatucket Harbor to Harwich Port. A segment of sidewalk will be added along the north side of the road from Outer Cape Health Services to Gorham Road. MassDOT agreed to the additional section to accommodate pedestrians in response to concerns from residents of the a...