🌱 Why Route 6 near Harwich turns into a parking lot year‑round

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In today's newsletter:

• Why Route 6 near Harwich turns into a parking lot year‑round
• How Monomoy’s “broccoli pom‑pom” helped fuel a Harwich playoff win

Today's riddle: What did the carpenter ant say when he walked into the bar? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Pleasant with plenty of sun, with a high of 71 and low of 54 degrees.
• Thursday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, temps: high: 74, low: 58.
• Friday: Partly sunny and very warm, with a high of 80 and low of 61 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• The mysterious bottleneck (capeandislands.org) — If you’re crawling on Route 6 by Harwich’s Exit 82 most afternoons, you’re not imagining it—data shows westbound speeds dropping to about 10 mph off‑season. Transportation planners blame a short on‑ramp, heavy commuter traffic, and glare, and say longer ramps could fix the chronic bottleneck if MassDOT acts.
   

• Nature's pom-pom. Monomoy adopts Mississippi State's good luck charm. (capecodtimes.com) — Harwich softball fans just saw Monomoy ace Kinsey Lister dominate Clinton with 13 strikeouts, leading a 6-3 home playoff win to reach the Division 4 Round of 16. The team even borrowed Mississippi State’s quirky “broccoli pom‑pom” good‑luck ritual, planning to bring it along to their next postseason matchup.
   

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📸 Around Harwich

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Harwich

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Wednesday June 3

• Brooks Free Library Board of Trustees Meeting →
  Brooks Free Library Thornton Meeting Room
  7:00 pm

Thursday June 4

• Thursday Story Time!
  Brooks Free Library Brooks Park Gazebo
  10:30 am

Tuesday June 9

• Birding by Ear
  Brooks Free Library Thornton Meeting Room
  1:00 pm

Wednesday June 10

• Tech Help Power Hours
  Brooks Free Library Reference Desk
  1:00 pm

Thursday June 11

• Thursday Story Time!
  Brooks Free Library Brooks Park Gazebo
  10:30 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday June 3

• Cribbage →
  Chatham, MA Calendar Chatham, MA 02633
  1:00 pm
• Tech Help Power Hours
  Brooks Free Library Reference Desk
  1:00 pm
• Brewster Ladies' Library Virtual Speaker Series: The Best State Fair Crafts with the Smithsonian's Mary Savig →
  Brewster Chamber of Commerce, Inc. Zoom
  2:00 pm
• MRHS Theater Company presents Macbeth
  Monomoy Regional School District MRHS Outdoor Amphitheater
  6:00 pm

Thursday June 4

• Grocery & RX Delivery →
  Chatham, MA Calendar Chatham, MA 02633
  9:00 am
• Blood Pressure Clinic →
  Chatham, MA Calendar, 193 Stony Hill Road, Chatham
  9:00 am
• Ryders Cove Respite →
  Chatham, MA Calendar, 193 Stony Hill Road, Chatham
  9:30 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Wequassett Resort and Golf Club posted a job opening for Assistant Server (2026 season) in Harwich. Apply here.
• Frito-Lay, Inc. posted a job opening for Route Sales Representative in Harwich. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Harwich here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Brewster

• Nauset school study going public. What did it find? (capecodtimes.com)
• A piece of space may have landed in Cape Cod Bay — what we know (capecodtimes.com)
• Press Release Healey-Driscoll Administration Announces Accessible Summer Recreation Opportunities (mass.gov)

Dennis

• London Bridge was sold and moved — could Cape Cod spans be next? (capecodtimes.com)
• The Governor Bradford Is Back—and Provincetown Can Exhale (bostonmagazine.com)

Chatham

• 12 Timeless Coastal Towns In Massachusetts That Will Steal Your Heart (takingthekids.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Is the bar tender here? (Thank you W. M. for sending it in!)
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