**designates Mass. Criminal Justice Training Council and Massachusetts Maritime Academy Certified Harbormaster
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Residents of Dennis feel a sense of pride in their home by the sea. The quiet little town, incorporated in 1793, was named for Josiah Dennis, a favorite minister. The town was involved in the maritime activities of the 1800's and was full of the amazing tales of clipper ship adventures. As the twentieth century approached and the glory days of sea captains faded, Dennis residents turned to commercial fishing and land-based industries. Dennis comes into its own during the summer months, with special events every week. Home to the nation's oldest summer theater, the Cape Playhouse, Dennis offers varied summer activities, with arts and craft shows, concerts on the village green and Dennis Festival Days, held in August, which celebrate the friendly heritage of this All American New England town.
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Dennis finally has a new harbormaster, and he's a familiar face.
Ed Tierney grew up around the corner from Gray's Beach on Yarmouth's north side. He's spent his life on and around the water, and he can't imagine a more perfect job.
"We always had an eight-foot dinghy with a little motor," he says. "My next door neighbor's dad was a commercial fisherman who took us kids out on his boat. The love of the water is just part of me."
