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…