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Bourne's town-hall calendar fills back in next week after a quiet Tuesday brought no new local developments. The Select Board is set to hold an executive session and an amended regular session on July 21, the same day the ISWM Building Committee, the Trustees of the Veterans Memorial Co…

Patuisset Beach reopens for swimming as Bourne shifts a key intersection to a four-way stop. The Town of Bourne announced via its News Flash that Patuisset Beach is again open to swimmers, while the Barlows Landing Road and Shore Road intersection became a four-way stop effective Monday…

Bourne's deadline to apply for Town Meeting Moderator lands today, July 9, 2026, even as the town reopened Patuisset Beach for swimming and made permanent a new four-way stop at Barlows Landing Road and Shore Road, effective June 29. Bourne Public Schools is processing preschool enrollm…

Bourne's news cycle stayed quiet Wednesday, with the town's calendar pointing to two summer events later this month. No new Select Board, School Committee, or department announcements were posted through the town's official News Flash service for the period. The town's event calendar li…

Bourne reminds drivers that Barlows Landing and Shore roads now operate as a four-way stop after last month's traffic change. The town's official News Flash confirms the new pattern took effect June 29 to manage summer traffic near the Pocasset-area beaches. On the civic calendar, Bourn…

Patuisset Beach reopened for swimming in Bourne on Monday, the day's lone piece of town hall news. The town posted the reopening as a News Flash on its website without detailing the length or cause of the prior closure. No other town hall, school, or committee action was reported for Mo…

Bourne heads into Independence Day weekend with Town Hall closed, Patuisset Beach freshly reopened, and a cooling center running reduced hours. The Bourne Police Department's cooling center at 35 Armory Road — open since June 30 — shifts to holiday hours of 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. today as a h…

Bourne responds to a summer heat emergency while closing a beach and rerouting traffic. The town activated a cooling center at the Bourne Police Department, 35 Armory Road, open June 30 through July 3, as a heat advisory takes hold; Patuisset Beach is simultaneously closed for swimming …

Patuisset Beach is closed and a new four-way stop arrives Sunday as Bourne enters a busy pre-holiday week. The town shuttered Patuisset Beach for swimming and water activities without specifying a cause, while the intersection of Barlows Landing Road and Shore Road converts to a four-wa…

Patuisset Beach is closed to swimmers and a key intersection is changing as Bourne enters peak summer. The town issued three News Flash alerts Thursday: Patuisset Beach is shut to swimming and water activities until further notice; the Barlows Landing Road and Shore Road crossing become…