Dave Watkins

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 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 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…