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Dennis Posts Wastewater Project Update, Details Board Meetings Ahead

Dennis posts a routine wastewater project update as a busy week of civic and library events approaches. The town's News Flash page pointed residents to updated information on the ongoing Wastewater Project July 16, though the notice included no new details. Looking ahead, the Select Boa…

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Government · Finance Committee

Finance Committee appoints Mason, proposes bylaw change

Dennis Finance Committee names Mason to fill vacancy, seeks bylaw shift. The committee unanimously appointed Josh Mason, a construction supervisor with 20 years of executive leadership experience, to a Finance Committee vacancy through May 2027. In a separate unanimous vote, the committee

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Housing Trust Votes to Rescind Rental Subsidy Funding

Dennis Housing Trust votes 3-1 to rescind rental subsidy program funding. Co-Chair Kayla Hilts, Vice Chair Noreen Browne, and member Kate Byron voted in favor, with member Paulo Rodrigues abstaining. The program had been discontinued after the Community Preservation Committee declined to approve

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Dennis Opens Nominations for Annual Public Service Award

Dennis opened nominations for its annual Public Service Award, honoring standout service by appointed or elected members of town boards, committees and commissions, per a town News Flash notice. The Dennis Public Library laid out a run of summer programs, including a Pop-up Art School f…

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Dennis Sees Quiet News Day With No Major Updates

Dennis had an unusually quiet Friday for town news, with no new items posted to Town Hall's News Flash. Neither the Dennis Public Schools district page nor the Dennis Public Library calendar carried fresh announcements in the coverage window, and no qualifying press releases, listserv n…

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Dennis CPC hears three major funding applications

Dennis CPC considers three major applications. The Community Preservation Committee heard presentations on $59,705 from the YD Red Sox for ADA improvements and seating at their field, $154,000 from Friends of Bass River for an engineering study of Indian Lands shoreline erosion, and a $2.8 million

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Dennis Comprehensive Plan Survey Remains Open For Input

Dennis's Local Comprehensive Plan survey remains open for resident input on the town's future. Town Hall posted the online questionnaire and an informational video Wednesday, giving residents an ongoing way to weigh in on priorities for the plan, and the survey has now been open for two…

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Manse committee approves $550 for band at Colonial Day

Josiah Dennis Manse Committee approves $550 for band at August Colonial Day event. Eight committee members, chaired by Dick Roy, approved funding for a seven-piece Revolutionary era band that will perform for 90 minutes during the August 15 celebration. Treasurer Diane Rochelle reported a $300

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