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MassDOT Updates Residents On Bourne, Sagamore Bridges Replacement Project
BOURNE, Mass. (WBZ NewsRadio) — The Massachusetts Department of Transportation held informational meetings on Monday to give updates on the Cape Cod Bridges Program. Work is scheduled to begin in 2026 to replace the Sagamore and Bourne Bridges, and the project is funded by both state and federal governments.
Single-family house in Harwich sells for $1.7 million
A spacious new house located at 127 Church Street in Harwich has new owners. The 2,946-square-foot property, built in 2022, was sold on April 25, 2024. The $1,725,000 purchase price works out to $586 per square foot. The layout of this two-story house consists of three bedrooms and four bathrooms. On the exterior, the home features a gable roof design constructed with asphalt roofing. The property is equipped with forced air heating and a cooling system. Situated on a spacious 0.7-acre lot, the property offers ample outdoor space.
Gabby, Two Wonderful People And Two Special Goats
HARWICH – “Animals ask for nothing and bring so much pleasure — all animals,” said Andrea Cakounes of Cape Farm Supply and Cranberry Company. “I love animals and think they do more than people realize.”. Had Gabby Buckman survived her battle with glioblastoma, she would...
The Wreck of the Whydah Part II: Disaster Near Wellfleet
Black Sam Bellamy was one of history’s most successful pirates — with more than a hundred million dollars in stolen booty — in today’s money — and dozens of ships captured. His most famous capture was a former slave ship called the Whydah. It's the ship on which he lost his life during a fateful storm off the coast of Cape Cod.
Airport charging stations, waterfront plans: What voters said 'no' to in Chatham Monday
CHATHAM — Town meeting voters easily rejected a new Chatham Airport approach map Monday night. The vote count was 158 for the article and 306 opposing it. About 500 voters gathered in the gymnasium at Monomoy Regional Middle School to participate in Monday evening's annual town meeting. All 47 articles on the warrant were decided and a second night is not needed.
Pain D’Avignon Coming To Chatham
CHATHAM – The next incarnation of the former Chatham Bakery on Crowell Road promises to bring quelque chose de spécial to the neighborhood, when the French restaurant and boulangerie Pain D’Avignon opens next month. The new Chatham location, together with a new branch in Osterville and a...
Eight RBIs game and more: Vote for the Cape Cod and Islands Softball Player of the Week
Welcome to our latest Cape Cod and Islands Softball High School Player of the Week Poll. High school sports fans can vote for which softball players they think were standouts during the previous week. ...
School Committee Candidates Make Pitch Harwich Annual Election on Tuesday
HARWICH – Voters will go to the polls on Tuesday for the annual election, and while Select Board member Peter Piekarski will face no challenge, there are races for the Monomoy Regional School Committee, Brooks Free Library trustees, and one incumbent and two write-in candidates for the two seats on the water/wastewater commission.
Orleans town meeting voters passed highest town budget ever. Here's what you need to know.
Orleans town meeting Monday night passed its highest town budget ever at $51 million. The number included $12.9 million for three school budgets, a $9 million reconstruction of Rock Harbor’s commercial wharf, $150,000 for a new library grant application and several articles for expanded housing and future town projects.
Letters To The Editor: May 16, 2024
There is a statue in Woods Hole commemorating Rachel Carson, author of Silent Spring, a historic book exposing the threat of pesticides. Today, have we heeded Dr. Carson’s prescient message?. Harwich certainly has not. At last week’s town meeting, residents voted overwhelmingly to reject a proposed pesticide bylaw, the...
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