Early Files: A peek at Cape Cod's past through the Patriot's archives
We learn that a Temperance Lecture will be delivered at the Unitarian Meeting House, in this place , on Wednesday evening, 15th inst., by the Rev. Casneau Palfrey.
View ArticleObituary: Anthony 'Doc' Cabral, of Cotuit, dies at 98
He was preceded death by his parents, three siblings Manuel Cabral, Mary Cabral Leland and Margaret Cabral Taylor, ex-wife Dorothy Dottridge Cabral and grandson William "Bill" Reid. Doc lived on the...
View ArticleCounty Notes 10-9-15
The 7th annual Tribal Health Fair takes place from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe Community and Government Center, 483 Great Neck Road South, Mashpee. The fair's theme, "Stomping the...
View ArticleSandy Neck study offers options to fight erosion
Erosion at Sandy Neck Beach is the focus of a new study unveiled Monday for town officials and community members concerned about the future of the park. Over the years, Sandy Neck Public Beach Park has...
View ArticleBarnstable County sees revenue opportunity in past mistakes
An ongoing examination into the way Barnstable County has handled real estate transactions and other financial management practices over the past quarter century has revealed problems that, once...
View ArticleCounty Beat: Barnstable County Assembly approves tax increase,...
The Barnstable County Assembly of Delegates Wednesday narrowly approved an increase in the deeds excise tax and easily approved a $27.7 million annual operating budget. The budget now returns to the...
View ArticleCounty Beat: Barnstable County Assembly approves tax increase, rejects budget...
The Barnstable County Assembly of Delegates Wednesday narrowly approved an increase in the deeds excise tax and easily approved a $27.7 million annual operating budget. The budget now returns to the...
View ArticleCounty Beat: Three final thoughts on new Barnstable County budget Updated at
The Barnstable County Board of Regional Commissioners Wednesday affirmed the 2017 budget and corresponding deeds tax increase passed last week by the Assembly of Delegates. The vote was more procedural...
View ArticleTriology of talks at Osterville Library recount Cape Cod fact and fiction
Talk about a bad day at work! Peleg Nye of Hyannisport was the first mate of an 18th-century whaler, which meant that it was his job to kill the whale. He got close enough to his quarry to do the deed,...
View ArticleCounty Beat: Time to negotiate in good faith on Hyannis water pollution
As an outsider who has watched this situation unfold almost from the beginning, I'm of the perspective that before commencing litigation, representatives from both sides need to sit down and hammer out...
View ArticleThree Bays Preservation: We are one Cape
It's an uncomfortable conversation everyone should have, even at the dinner table: excess nutrients seeping from septic systems, fertilizers and stormwater runoff overloading our freshwater ponds,...
View ArticleCape Cod Disc Golf Club honored by town for taking care of Marstons Mills park
Because community service remains at the heart of its mission, Cape Cod Disc Golf Club garnered a huge win with the town of Barnstable. The nonprofit organization, which was officially formed in 2010...
View ArticleCounty mulls fee, tax increases Updated at
Should the county increase deeds excise taxes, already the highest in the commonwealth, to soften what many believe is an inevitable drop in revenue? The county's elected officials are a long way from...
View ArticleHistoric intermunicipal agreement to address water quality in Popponesset Bay...
Town Manager Mark Ells has been meeting with Sandwich Town Manager Bud Dunham and Mashpee Selectmen Chairman Andrew Gottlieb on an intermunicipal agreement to manage nitrogen loading in the bay shared...
View ArticleSow's Ear Antique Co. in Cotuit offers eclectic mix
While most folks say you "can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear," Laurie Hayes begs to differ. Hayes, who has owned Sow's Ear Antique Company for 27 years with her husband, Steve Hayes, believes...
View ArticleFirst annual Dance Expo at Cotuit Center for the Arts
Dance lovers on Cape Cod, often an underserved population, can rejoice on Oct. 15, when there's a whole day and evening just for them at Cotuit Center for the Arts. It's billed as the first annual Cape...
View ArticleSt. John Paul ousted in finals, Barnstable readies for undefeated Falmouth
The St. John Paul II football team gave it a valiant effort, but fell before a strong Millis squad in the Div. 4A South final, 28-16.
View ArticleHyannis pro Jesse Schechtman named Cape Cod PGA Professional of the Year...
For as far back as he can recall for his relatively young 34 years, Jesse Schechtman has had a job on a golf course. Whether it was caddying at the age of 13 at Willowbend in Mashpee or a job at the...
View ArticleAbraham Penn Community Award presented in Hyannis
A couple described as “an unstoppable team” received the Abraham Penn Community Award this week at a reception at Puritan Cape Cod's flagship store on Main Street, Hyannis. Rick and Donna Morris,...
View ArticleChildrena s Museum offers free admission to military families
For over 25 years, Cape Cod Children's Museum has been a valuable resource to the Cape Cod community, including military families stationed at Joint Base Cape Cod and USCG Sector Southeastern...
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