Community Corner
🌱 Why rescuers chose West Dennis Beach for these stranded dolphins
Coming up: HOLIDAY MARKET Fri & Sat @ Hyannis Arts Hall • LAST CHANCE holiday gifts on the West Dennis Patch calendar

Hey there, West Dennis! Let's get started with what's happening in and around town. Read on and stay in the loop. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- Why rescuers chose West Dennis Beach for these stranded dolphins
Also on today's calendar: HOLIDAY MARKET Fri & Sat @ Hyannis Arts Hall • LAST CHANCE holiday gifts and 6 more events.
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Today's riddle: What did one tuna say to the other after getting caught stealing files from work? 🤔 (Answer below!)
Find out what's happening in West Dennisfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
- Thursday: Partly sunny; windy, colder, with a high of 40 and low of 22 degrees.
- Friday: Mostly sunny, breezy and cold, temps: high: 34, low: 22.
- Saturday: Mainly cloudy, with a high of 39 and low of 26 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Two dolphins take a wrong turn in Wareham marsh, saved by rescuers (southcoasttoday.com) — Two rescued dolphins that stranded in a Wareham marsh were ultimately released at West Dennis Beach after experts evaluated their health and ocean conditions. The mother-and-calf pair, now tagged with satellite trackers, were placed among other dolphins to boost their chances of survival, highlighting West Dennis’s role as a safe release site for marine rescues on the Cape.
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📸 Around West Dennis
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🗓 Upcoming Events in West Dennis
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★ Featured events ★
- HOLIDAY MARKET Fri & Sat @ Hyannis Arts Hall • LAST CHANCE holiday gifts
81 Willow Ave, Barnstable
10:00 am
Saturday December 13
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Other local events
- Candlelight: Coldplay & Imagine Dragons
Cape Cinema , 35 Hope Ln , Dennis
8:30 pm - Candlelight: A Tribute to Coldplay & Imagine Dragons à Dennis, MA
Cape Cinema , 35 Hope Ln , Dennis
8:30 pm - Johnny Spampinato & The Value Leaders
O'Shea's Olde Inn , 348 Main St , West Dennis
8:30 pm - Dennis Village Holiday Stroll and POP UP SHOP!
Cape Cod Museum of Art , 60 Hope Ln , Dennis
12:00 pm - West Dennis Holiday Stroll
West Dennis Free Public Library , 260 Main St , West Dennis
12:00 pm - Cape Cod Metropolitan Planning Organization
Dennis, MA Calendar , 3195 Main Street, Route 6A , Barnstable
1:00 pm - Board of Health
Town Hall Hearing Room , 1146 Route 28 Lower Level , South Yarmouth
5:00 pm - PAINT NIGHT: New Year Mittens
South Dennis Free Public Library , 389 Main Street , South Dennis
6:00 pm
Thursday December 11
Saturday December 13
Sunday December 14
Monday December 15
📣 West Dennis Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Yarmouth Historical Commission Meeting
Yarmouth Calendar , 1146 Route 28 Upper LevelSouth , Yarmouth
10:00 am - Cape Cod Metropolitan Planning Organization
Dennis, MA Calendar Dennis, MA 02660
2:00 pm - Monthly Pokemon Club
Thornton Meeting Room
3:30 pm - Decoupage Shell Ornaments
Knockout Pizza Cape Cod , 682 Main St , Dennis Port
6:00 pm
Thursday December 11
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Baystate Interpreters posted a job opening for On-site Interpreter in South Yarmouth. Apply here.
- Santander Bank, N. A. posted a job opening for Branch Operations Manager, South Yarmouth, MA in South Yarmouth. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near West Dennis here.
🗞 Nearby News
South Yarmouth
- 21-Year-Old South Yarmouth Man Dies in Fiery Single-Vehicle Crash on Highbank Road (hyannisnews.com)
Dennis
- Hardworking family on Cape Cod got a helping hand from Neighbors Fund (capecodtimes.com)
- Bridgewater home on Grange Park sells for $865K (capecodtimes.com)
- PHOTOS: Group of right whales observed in Cape Cod Bay (capecod.com)
Yarmouth
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-- The Patch AM Team
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