Yarmouth Conservation Commission approves nine permits for residential and coastal properties. Chair David Bernstein and Vice Chair Paul Huggins, with Commissioners Elly Tierney and John Frost, unanimously approved determinations and Orders of Conditions for property modifications, seawall
Yarmouth Disability Commission votes unanimously to honor Seafood Sam's South Yarmouth with EMBIA Award. Chairperson Drew Krauss and Vice Chair Jessica Simmons will present the nomination to the business. The Commission approved June 2026 meeting minutes unanimously and discussed establishing
Gray's Beach Boardwalk repairs finally have a start date, the town's defining news this June 30. The town's News Flash confirmed Tuesday that work on the Bass Hole/Gray's Beach Boardwalk is set to begin and reach completion by the end of August — welcome relief for a heavily used summer…
Yarmouth's Golf Enterprise Committee unanimously reelected Ellen Chapman as chair, Ted Deckel as vice chair, and elected Frank Zappulla as secretary for 2026-27. The committee received a presentation from the Department of Public Works on plans to direct 1.8 million gallons daily of treated
Yarmouth residents face a tight window to purchase beach stickers before Town Hall closes for the July 4 holiday. The town posted notice Monday that offices will be shut Friday, July 3, and will not open for special sticker sales on Saturday, July 4 — leaving this week as the last chanc…
Yarmouth faces a potential shift in summer water use after the state raised the stakes. The Massachusetts Drought Management Taskforce declared a Level 2 Significant Drought for the Cape Cod region, prompting the town to post a public advisory on June 25 and putting voluntary conservati…
Yarmouth's library construction plan is on hold and outdoor water rules are stricter. Voters at the June 24 Special Town Meeting indefinitely postponed the library construction article, leaving the project's path forward unclear, while the Massachusetts Drought Management Taskforce's Le…
Yarmouth Zoning Board continues comprehensive permit hearing for six-home affordable housing project. The board held the hearing for Habitat for Humanity's proposal to construct homes at 1121 Route 28 #B and continued the matter to August 13 pending submission of revised materials. The board
Cape Cod hits Level 2 drought status, forcing Yarmouth to tighten outdoor water restrictions immediately. The Massachusetts Drought Management Taskforce's Significant Drought declaration for Cape Cod took effect June 25, requiring the Town of Yarmouth to revise non-essential outdoor wat…
Yarmouth's library construction plans are on ice after Wednesday's Special Town Meeting. The sole article before residents — authorizing library construction — was indefinitely postponed at the June 24 Special Town Meeting, leaving no set timeline for the project to return to voters. Th…