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BARNSTABLE — A 24-year-old Barnstable man pleaded not guilty Wednesday in Barnstable District Court to charges that he stabbed and critically injured his 62-year-old father the day before at their Centerville home. Flanked by police, Ygor Barboza, 24, arrived at the courthouse Wednesday morning. He was arraigned on charges of armed...

As expected with the first week of May, striper fishing around Cape Cod and the Islands has really taken off. Tuesday’s new moon saw the start of some widespread worm hatches on the Upper Cape, which will probably fizzle out by the weekend. However, points east and north on the Lower and Outer Cape may still have that to look forward to. If you can afford to spend 30 minutes by the water’s edge at sunset, don’t hesitate to do so. The backwaters are teeming with life. Buzzards Bay is still ablaze with hungry stripers feeding on top in the mornings and evenings, and soon enough, the beaches of Vineyard and Nantucket Sounds will be seeing bigger bass moving in and out of the estuaries as squid set up in the rips.

SOUTH YARMOUTH — A Dennis town meeting vote Tuesday night to allow recreational marijuana shops in town failed by a vote of 130-98, shy of a two-thirds majority required on the citizens' petition warrant article. The 57% favorable vote was short about 20 votes of passing. Dennis resident Kyle...

The on-ramp was closed while crews removed the vehicle, affecting traffic for the morning commute.

A rare piece of American memorabilia tied to the Hyannisport home of John F. Kennedy is now up for grabs to the highest bidder. The item is a mortgage note between JFK and his father, Joseph Kennedy Sr., dating to 1957, the year after JFK just missed winning his party's nomination for vice president under Adlai Stevenson. It was three years before JFK declared his own candidacy, and four years before he was inaugurated. ...

A Stoughton man, wanted on active warrants, is facing nearly a dozen charges after he led police on a high-speed chase through Cape Cod and over the Sagamore Bridge Tuesday afternoon.

A spacious new house located at 67 Capri Lane in Chatham has a new owner. The 2,560-square-foot property, built in 2022, was sold on April 16, 2024, for $3,400,000, or $1,328 per square foot. The layout of this two-story home consists of three bedrooms and three baths. The home's outer design showcases a a hip roof frame, with roofing materials crafted from asphalt. The lot size of the property measures an impressive 0.5-acre.

HARWICH – The affordable housing trust has put out a call for developers to submit proposals to build affordable housing on six acres of the former Marceline property along Queen Anne Road and Pleasant Lake Avenue. The proposal for the property, being called 456 Queen Anne Rd. Housing because...

HARWICH – Town Moderator Michael D. Ford collapsed shortly after the adjournment of Monday night’s annual town meeting. Ford was treated by the fire department and placed in an ambulance. Ford, who is serving in his 49th year as moderator, was communicating with fire officials as he was taken from the community center on a gurney to the ambulance. No further information was available on his condition.

Editor's note: This story was changed May 8 to fix an incorrect date provided to the Cape Cod Times. The free hike through Sandy Neck’s Great Marsh with the Barnstable Land Trust and Sandy Neck Park staff is at 10 a.m. May 15.  Spring has officially sprung. May is here to stay (for another two weeks) and everything is feeling a little less dreary.  ...

CHATHAM – Karl Fehrle, the 102-year-old member of the Chatham Band, will be the grand marshal in this year’s Independence Day parade. The Independence Day parade committee announced the choice this week. Fehrle, who will turn 103 years old in July, was the clear choice of all the nominations, the group said in an announcement. The group noted that he is a World War II veteran, volunteers in town and is known for his long tenure with the Chatham Band, where he plays a regular saxophone solo on “Over the Rainbow” during Friday night band concerts.

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The article adopting a new approach zone map for Chatham Airport, on the warrant of Monday’s annual town meeting in Chatham, seems a logical step in bringing the facility in line with current state and federal regulations and standards. The previous map dates from 1958; the fact that it hasn’t been updated until now is a head scratcher, since the Federal Aviation Administration-approved approach changed years ago. Previous airport commissions obviously fell down on the job. Replacing the map is an administrative correction that won’t change how aircraft take off and land at Chatham Airport, and will not change the types of planes that can use the facility (that’s governed by the length of the runway). The change will technically add about 360 full or partial properties to the approach zone, although those parcels were, as far as the FAA is concerned, there already. Those owners who may have trees on their properties that do or could intrude on airspace have already been notified, according to the commission. Approving the new map won’t change the current plan to remove trees within the vertical glide path; frankly, we’re stunned that anyone would oppose that, since it has a direct bearing on safety on the ground and in the air, which is, ostensibly, the chief concern of airport critics. Town meeting should approve the new map, and critics should bring their concerns about the vegetation removal process to the Cape Cod Commission, which will soon hold a hearing on the town’s referral.