Government · Finance Committee
Finance Committee Reviews Preliminary Five-Year Budget Outlook
Finance Committee reviewed five-year forecast as budget pressure loomed.
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Obituaries
Obituary notices, week of September 21, 2026 through September 27, 2026
Two Dennis obituaries were published this week: Howard, Kirby M. and Galvani, Christine Elizabeth. Howard, 82, was born and raised on Cape Cod and attended Ezra H. Baker Elementary School in Dennis; he died September 21, 2026, with his notice posted through Legacy.com. Galvani died Sept…
Morning Brief
Select Board to interview committee hopefuls
Select Board will interview committee applicants Tuesday before its regular meeting. Also in today's brief (8 items): Board of Water Commissioners meets Thursday; Substance Use Disorder council convenes Thursday; Community Preservation Committee meets Thursday night; Memorial Day panel …
Morning Brief
Historic district panel meets with second revised agenda
Dennis historic district committee returns Wednesday with a second revised agenda amid a busy week of town meetings. Also in today's brief (6 items): Planning Board meets Monday at Town Hall; Housing Authority board meets Tuesday morning; Cemetery Advisory Committee meets Tuesday aftern…
Morning Brief
Dennis Posts Wastewater Project Update, Town Administrator Report
Dennis posted an update to its wastewater project and released the Town Administrator's weekly report this week. The wastewater project page was refreshed on September 17 with a notice pointing residents to the project's information hub for the latest details, part of the town's ongoing…
Government · Zoning Bylaw Study Committee
Zoning Committee Assigns Work on Trees, Housing, Rentals
The Dennis Zoning Bylaw Study Committee assigned members to research bylaws on tree removal, attainable housing, and short-term rentals.
Government · Conservation Commission
Dennis panel approves stormwater projects with federal support
Dennis Conservation Commission approves stormwater projects backed by $2.2 million federal funding. Town Engineer Tom Andrade presented two drainage improvement projects at Old Fish House Road and Cove Road, part of a seven-landing initiative funded by the USDA Natural Resources Conservation
Government · Dennis Port West Dennis Advancement Committee
Dennis Port Committee Hears Noise Complaints on Two Restaurants
Dennis Port committee received public comment on noise complaints from two restaurants. The committee heard concerns September 16 about outdoor music at Love Farms and Backyard by Foley.
Government · Select Board
Select Board approves $5.484 million Sesuit Harbor West design and construction article
Dennis Select Board approves $5.484 million borrowing for Sesuit Harbor West design and construction. The board voted unanimously to support Article 13 for the October 6 special town meeting, with Town Administrator Elizabeth Sullivan noting the bid reflects a $1.5 million state grant already
Obituaries
Obituary notices, week of August 31, 2026 through September 6, 2026
The Dennis town report's obituary column carries one notice this week: Gravelin, Louis J. ("Lou"), 85, of Dennis, MA, who died August 30, 2026, following complications from a stroke. He was born in 1941 in Springfield, MA, the son of the late Eugene "Louis" Gravelin and Blanche (Lapine)…