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Feeling a little blue? These poems by Cape Codders might help
Though the sun has been shining for days here on the Cape, we find ourselves in the midst of some dark times. Across the sea, Israel wages war on Hamas, disrupting, destroying and displacing the lives of many in Gaza and prompting an outcry for a ceasefire from people across the globe.
Four men guilty of first-degree murder on Cape Cod have chance for parole. Who are they?
A Cape Cod man convicted of first-degree murder in 2001 may have a chance at a new future. Leon Stewart is one of four men, convicted of first-degree murder in a Cape and Islands court, eligible for release on parole because of a recent state Supreme Judicial Court decision. The court decided in January that a sentence of life without the possibility of parole for 18- to 20-year-olds convicted of first-degree murder was deemed “cruel and unusual...
Chatham voters return Select Board incumbents to their seats. Here are the details.
CHATHAM — At Thursday's annual town election, Select Board incumbents Cory John Metters and Dean P. Nicastro won out against Brian Michael Phillips for two seats on the Select Board. Each term lasts for three years. It was the only contested race on the ballot. Metters received 824 votes...
Cotuit elementary school: Voters said 'no' to demolition. Why the question is back.
A recent vote to give the former Cotuit Elementary School a reprieve from demolition will stand, even though the warrant for the Cotuit Fire District's upcoming annual meeting asks voters to consider spending $1.1 million to tear the 69-year-old building down. At a special meeting of the fire district on May 4, which drew what the Cotuit-Santuit Civic Association described as a "record crowd," Cotuit Village residents agreed to hold off on razing the building at 140...
25th Annual MBCC Against The Tide Cape Cod
Kevin Matthews talks with the Executive Director of the Massachusetts Breast Cancer Coalition, Cheryl Osimo about the organization's work in trying to prevent the environmental causes of breast cancer through education and changes to public policy. They'll also talk about their 25th Annual Against The Tide event happening at Nickerson State Park in Brewster on June 8th. Air Date 5-19-24.
Harwich Water Department Announcement
The Water Department office in Harwich will be without electricity and phones for several hours today. The outages will be in effect from around 7 a.m. until noon in preparation for generator replacement. Officials say anyone experiencing a water or sewage problem should call 508-432-0304 and follow the emergency prompt...
Former UConn baseball standout creates SOAR Health App to help student-athletes
NEW YORK — From the outside looking in, everything was falling into place for former UConn baseball star and SOAR Health App founder Bobby Melley. With a powerful swing that could clear fences and a smooth glove at first base, Melley started 240 games for the Huskies from 2013-2016. The Barnstable, Mass. native earned accolades such as New England Player of the Year, First Team All-New England, First Team All-Conference, and made an NCAA Tournament All-Regional Team as a freshman.
Joint Committee To Review Housing Projects
CHATHAM – The select board and the affordable housing trust will jointly review and decide on the proposals to create housing on the town-owned Buckley and Meetinghouse Road properties, according to Town Manager Jill Goldsmith. Two potential developers responded to the town’s invitation to submit proposals to build housing...
Rescuing Breuer: Cape Cod group can now buy famed architect's Wellfleet house - and grave
In August of last year, I received a press release about the Cape Cod Modern House Trust’s mission to save Marcel Breuer’s Wellfleet home from potential demolition. Shocked that a home like this would ever go to market, I hopped on the phone with founder Peter McMahon and asked him how this all came to be. I was enlightened to how often these houses are bulldozed to make way for gargantuan homes and how McMahon was adamant...
Minding Your Business - Chatham Works
“It’s my treat to myself,” said Chatham resident Susie Fishback, when she told me about going to her personal trainer sessions at Chatham Works. From the volume of folks I saw while there last week, I would say there are lots of people in our area treating themselves!
Bridge details: Possible roads, bike paths, and land takings for the new Cape Cod bridges
The public got the change to view the latest plans for the Bourne and Sagamore bridges Monday at an open house hosted by the Massachusetts Department of Transportation. The latest plans for the new Bourne and Sagamore bridges were on view Monday at an open house in Bourne hosted by the Massachusetts Department of Transportation.
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