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Friday, October 2, 2026

Harwich selectmen draft legal challenge to state's revised 40A zoning law as 40B exemption looms.

From Harwich News

• Select Board approves letter opposing state housing law. Harwich selectmen weighed a legal challenge to the state's revised 40A zoning law, drafted with a retired land-use attorney, as the board revealed the town secured a two-year reprieve from the 40B affordable-housing mandate despite falling short of the required housing stock.Harwich News
• Conservation board continues Snow Inn hotel hearing to Oct. 21. Harwich conservation commissioners pushed back a decision on Witchmere Harbor Real Estate's 72-room hotel redevelopment of the Snow Inn after a commissioner challenged the applicant's math on how much nitrogen the project would actually keep out of the harbor.Harwich News

Coming up

• Tue, Oct 6: Monomoy JV soccer visits Martha's Vineyard Oct. 6. Monomoy Regional's junior varsity soccer team is scheduled to play Martha's Vineyard Regional in a non-conference match on October 6, according to MaxPreps game scheduling data.MaxPreps

Recent editions

• Wednesday, September 30, 2026 — Harwich Water Commission plans new rules for bill relief after forgiving thousands with no criteria
• Thursday, September 24, 2026 — Harwich Select Board breaks a tie to settle a contested Affordable Housing Trust seat