🌱 How a South Dennis scare sparked a new safety tool for kids
Dennis, Massachusetts Patch AM: a 3 min readCheers Dennis! We’re back, helping you stay up to date with what’s happening. Let's take on the day together! ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- How a South Dennis scare sparked a new safety tool for kids
Also on today's calendar: The Rainmaker — a classic American tale — on stage at Hyannis Arts Hall and 7 more events.
Today's riddle: Why did the cookie go to the Doctor ? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Thursday: Humid with clouds and sun, with a high of 85 and low of 71 degrees.
- Friday: An afternoon thunderstorm, temps: high: 90, low: 73. 🌶 Hot!
- Saturday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 86 and low of 74 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Why Barnstable police have created a database of children with special needs (capecodtimes.com) — A recent missing-child scare in South Dennis has prompted Barnstable police to build a voluntary database of local children with autism, nonverbal kids, and others with special needs to speed searches. Families across the Cape, including Dennis, are urged to share key information so officers can more quickly identify and safely reunite vulnerable children if they wander or go missing. 
📸 Around Dennis
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Upcoming Events in
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★ Featured events ★
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The Rainmaker — a classic American tale — on stage at Hyannis Arts Hall →
Hyannis Arts Hall, 81 Willow Ave, Barnstable
7:00 pm -
Talk Radio Icon HOWIE CARR on Corruption, Crime, & Politics at Hyannis Arts Hall →
81 Willow Ave, Barnstable
4:00 pm
Thursday August 6
Sunday August 16
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Other local events
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South Yarmouth Knitting Group
Yarmouth Town Library South Yarmouth Library
9:00 am -
Yarmouth Select Board Member Mark Forest
Yarmouth Town Library South Yarmouth Library
10:00 am -
Summer Reading Prize Day
Yarmouth Town Library Leonard Room, South Yarmouth Library
11:30 am -
Summer Eats: South Yarmouth Library
Yarmouth Town Library SYL Gazebo, South Yarmouth Library
12:00 pm -
Field Day Fun
Yarmouth Town Library Library Lawn, West Yarmouth Library
11:30 am -
Summer Reading Prize Day
Yarmouth Town Library WYL Children's Area, West Yarmouth Library
12:00 pm -
Summer Eats: West Yarmouth Library
Yarmouth Town Library West Yarmouth Library
12:00 pm -
Meet The Oysters
Yarmouth Town Library Leonard Room, South Yarmouth Library
1:00 pm
Friday August 7
Saturday August 8
Monday August 10
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Outside Storytime
Yarmouth Town Library SYL Gazebo, South Yarmouth Library
9:00 am -
Seaside Summer Playdates →
Seaside Play, 706 Main St, Harwich
9:00 am -
Play, Storytime and Craft
Dennis Public Library DENNIS PUBLIC, 5 Hall Street, Dennis Port, MA, 02639, United
10:30 am -
Yoga on the West Yarmouth Library Lawn
Yarmouth Town Library Library Lawn, West Yarmouth Library
10:30 am
Thursday August 6
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- There is an emergency vehicle on US-6 E reported...
There is an emergency vehicle on US-6 E reported at 4:29 PM. "Emergency Vehicle Use Caution" (Nextdoor ) - Traffic is at a standstill on US-6 W reported at...
Traffic is at a standstill on US-6 W reported at 9:15 PM. (Nextdoor )
- Burger King posted a job opening for Team Member in South Dennis. Apply here.
- CSI International, Inc. posted a job opening for Housekeeping in South Dennis. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Dennis here.
🗞 Nearby News
Harwich
- Through Community Outreach, Family Pantry's Services Spread Far Beyond Harwich Headquarters (capecodchronicle.com)
- 6 Cape Cod Towns That Are Perfect for a Multi-Generational Family Trip (parade.com)
Brewster
- Our View: Stealth (capecodchronicle.com)
- Letters To The Editor: Aug. 6, 2026 (capecodchronicle.com)
- Chatham smacks three homers in win over Yarmouth-Dennis. CCBL ROUNDUP (capecodtimes.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Because he felt CRUMMY ! (Thank you Michelle S. for sending it in!)
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