🌱 How did the Grinch turn Harwich Elementary into a caroling wonderland?

Morning Harwich! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• How did the Grinch turn Harwich Elementary into a caroling wonderland?
• How much working waterfront has Harwich lost in 60 years?
• Which rare winter bird just turned up at a Harwich feeder?

Also on today's calendar: Final Weekend of Falmouth Theatre Guild's Encore Performance of Jonathan Larson's RENT and 6 more events.

Today's riddle: My brother swallowed a box of firecrackers. - Is he all right now? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Times of clouds and sun, with a high of 47 and low of 41 degrees.
• Friday: Very windy; periods of rain, temps: high: 56, low: 32.
• Saturday: Sun, then clouds; cooler, with a high of 41 and low of 34 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• See Monomoy's select choir, Grinch visit to Harwich Elementary School (capecodtimes.com) — Harwich Elementary students got a festive surprise as Monomoy Regional High School’s select choir, led by Rosemarie Richard, filled the school with Christmas carols and a playful visit from “the Grinch.” The singers performed in the office, cafeteria, and hallways before heading on to Chatham Elementary, bringing holiday cheer across the district.
   

• Six decades of change on Cape Cod's working waterfronts (nationalfisherman.com) — Harwich’s once-busy finfish docks have largely given way to shoreline development, even as the town’s lobster fleet continues to hang on. A longtime Cape fisherman traces six decades of change in Harwich, Orleans, and Chatham, warning that gentrification and water-quality problems threaten the future of working waterfronts across Cape Cod.
   

• Western Tanagers and snow birds (capeandislands.org) — A recent snowstorm has birders spotting unusual feeder visitors across the Cape, including a Fox Sparrow right in Harwich. A rare Western Tanager at Wellfleet Bay Sanctuary headlines a week of notable sightings, and residents are urged to watch their backyard feeders closely for surprise winter guests drawn in by the weather.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Harwich

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★ Featured events ★

Friday December 19

• Final Weekend of Falmouth Theatre Guild's Encore Performance of Jonathan Larson's RENT
  58 Highfield Dr, Falmouth
  7:30 pm

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Other local events

Thursday December 18

• Adult Class Drop in
  The 204 Cultural Arts Municipal Building , 204 Sisson Rd , Harwich
  9:00 pm
• Weekly Mat Yoga
  697 Main St , Harwich
  10:00 pm

Friday December 19

• A Taste of Jazz: LIVE at twenty-eight Atlantic
  Wequassett Resort and Golf Club , 2173 MA-28 , Harwich
  5:30 pm

Saturday December 20

• Holiday and Solstice Sound Meditation with Ashley Woodworth for Big Brothers, Big Sisters of Cape Cod & The Islands
  Power Yoga of Cape Cod , 1 Auston Rd , Harwich
  12:30 pm
• A Sweet Holiday Tradition - cookie class
  Wequassett Resort and Golf Club , 2173 MA-28 , Harwich
  2:00 pm
• Trolley to Christmas Town
  Harwich Chamber of Commerce , 1 Schoolhouse Rd , Harwich Port
  4:00 pm
• Annual Trolley to Christmas Town
  Harwich Chamber of Commerce , 1 Schoolhouse Rd , Harwich Port
  4:00 pm
• Jim Robitaille
  Wequassett Resort and Golf Club , 2173 MA-28 , Harwich
  5:30 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday December 18

• Blood Pressure Clinic
  Chatham, MA Calendar Chatham, MA 02633
  9:00 am
• Ryders Cove Respite
  Chatham, MA Calendar Chatham, MA 02633
  9:30 am
• Grocery & RX Delivery
  Chatham, MA Calendar Chatham, MA 02633
  10:00 am
• Babies & Books Storytime
  Brewster Ladies' Library , 1822 Main Street , Brewster
  10:30 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• All clear after police activity in Falmouth, Massachusetts.
  12:31PM on Dec 16: The situation has been de-escalated, and the roads have reopened. Police investigations are ongoing at the scene, per official… (Nextdoor )

• Neptune Retail Solutions posted a job opening for Retail Merchandiser in Harwich. Apply here.
• BJ's Wholesale Club posted a job opening for Produce Clerk Part Time in Harwich. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Harwich here.

🗞 Nearby News

Brewster

• Peter L. Maguire, 76 (duxburyclipper.com)
• Somerville/Medford Remembering Carol A. (McKenna) Antonelli (thesomervillenewsweekly.blog)

Dennis

• James Gunn, Jaylin Roux-Gomes shine in defeats for respective teams (capecodtimes.com)

Chatham

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