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Harwich Bike Committee Pursues Monthly Column and New Members to Tackle Trail Safety

April 21, 2026

Assessor Places 19.7-Acre Parcel on Harwich Tax Rolls Following Ownership Research

April 17, 2026

Deadlocked Chair Election Forces Housing Committee Reset Following Employee Residency Data Proposal

April 14, 2026
Charter Commission

Wastewater Superintendent Secures Four-Fifths Removal Protection in Proposed Harwich Charter Reforms

April 16, 2026

Ten-Voter Threshold Proposed to Trigger Investigations by New Charter Compliance Commission

April 9, 2026

Two-Meeting Town Mandate Heads to Public Hearing as Charter Commission Splits

March 26, 2026
Conservation Commission

Microplastic and Crab Predation Risks Halt 4 Millpoint Road Seawall Improvements

April 15, 2026

$75 Million Savings Forecast Headlines Citizen Petitions To Limit Fertilizer and Toxic Rodenticides

April 1, 2026

Abandoned Tech School Site Cleanup Dominates Conservation Commission Demand to Town Manager

March 18, 2026
Planning Board

Planning Board Opposes Citizen Petition Seeking To Block Multifamily Projects In Neighborhoods

April 14, 2036

30-Foot Residential Height Caps and Short-Term Rental ADU Bans Lead Spring Warrant

March 24, 2026

2050 Vision Plan Secures Board Approval Ending Quarter-Century Comprehensive Planning Gap

March 10, 2026
Finance Committee

Assessor Places 19.7-Acre Parcel on Harwich Tax Rolls Following Ownership Research

April 17, 2026

Two Accessory Dwelling Unit Bylaws Sidelined Following Zoning Language Concerns

April 9, 2026

$51.7 Million Town Budget Gains Finance Committee Support Amidst Rally for Town Administrator

March 26, 2026
Board of Health

Severe Hoarding and Fire Hazards Trigger Condemnation of Route 28 Property

March 17, 2026

Five Housing Violations Upheld Against 109 Route 28 Owner After Combative Hearing

February 17, 2026

Health Department takes over ADU septic reviews as flu cases hit decade high

January 20, 2026
Planning Board Opposes Citizen Petition Seeking To Block Multifamily Projects In Neighborhoods
Planning Board

Planning Board Opposes Citizen Petition Seeking To Block Multifamily Projects In Neighborhoods

April 14, 2036

The Harwich Planning Board issued a unanimous recommendation against a citizen petition that sought to ban multifamily dwellings across the town’s rural, low, and medium-density residential districts. The proposal, presented as Article 56 by lead petitioner Robert Hundmark, ignited a sharp debate ...

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Select Board

Harwich Bike Committee Pursues Monthly Column and New Members to Tackle Trail Safety

April 21, 2026

$50,000 Blizzard Cleanup and Delayed Irrigation Project Top Harwich Golf Agenda

April 21, 2026

Recent News

Community Preservation Committee Requests $50,000 for Annual Administrative Expenses
Community Preservation Committee

Community Preservation Committee Requests $50,000 for Annual Administrative Expenses

April 17, 2026
Town Prepares to Allocate $810,000 in CPA Revenue Across Core Conservation Categories
Community Preservation Committee

Town Prepares to Allocate $810,000 in CPA Revenue Across Core Conservation Categories

April 17, 2026
Harwich to Vote on Adoption of Three-Year Local Comprehensive Plan

Harwich to Vote on Adoption of Three-Year Local Comprehensive Plan

April 17, 2026

Article 58 Aims to Remove Special Permit Requirement for Finishing Basements

April 17, 2026

Proposed Accessory Dwelling Unit Changes Facing Indefinite Postponement at Town Meeting

April 17, 2026

Harwich Proposes Reducing Multi-Family Building Heights to Protect Neighborhood Character

April 17, 2026
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