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Eastham's 2024 Town Meeting warrant calls for education, police staffing overrides
Editor's note: A previous version of this story gave the incorrect date for Eastham's town meeting. Town meeting is May 4 at the Nauset Regional High School athletic field. Eastham’s fiscal 2025 budget of $44,180,055 will be put before voters on May 4 at town meeting whose warrant is light on articles (eight) but heavy on override requests. ...
Local Teams Jockey For Positioning In State’s Power Rankings
After posting a 7-13 record last season, Nauset’s baseball team has been among the biggest surprises this spring. The Warriors are currently ranked No. 16 in the Division 3 power rankings. BRAD JOYAL PHOTOS. The Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association released its first installment of power rankings to determine state...
38th Annual Brewster In Bloom This Weekend
BREWSTER – Daffodils have flowered — maybe a tad early — and Brewster in Bloom will follow suit through the weekend and beyond. “People ask why don’t we have the parade earlier so the daffodils are all in bloom,” said Kyle Hinkle, executive director of the Brewster Chamber of Commerce. “It’s not daffodils in Bloom. It’s Brewster in Bloom. There are still blooms all the time if the daffodils are drooping. The tulips are up. Lilacs are coming out. The azaleas will be blooming and the cherry trees as well.”
Athlete Of The Week: Sienna Reeves
NORTH EASTHAM – The Nauset girls lacrosse team was desperate for a big result, and senior Sienna Reeves was more than willing to answer the call. With the Warriors playing without one of its top scorers, Coral Punch, Reeves helped carry the brunt of the team’s scoring when she netted four goals to help propel the team to an 8-4 victory over Martha’s Vineyard on Saturday in North Eastham.
Select Board Halts Brooks Academy Work
HARWICH – Agreeing that the restoration of historic Brooks Academy needs a better plan because work has been so chaotic, the select board put the brakes on the project until a strategic plan is established. The decision was made last week after it became clear that there are funding...
Three-bedroom home sells in Chatham for $2.3 million
A house located at 10 Mill Hill Lane in Chatham has new owners. The 1,368-square-foot property, built in 2007, was sold on April 12, 2024. The $2,307,500 purchase price works out to $1,687 per square foot. The layout of this two-story home consists of three bedrooms and three baths. The home's external structure has a gable roof design, covered with asphalt roofing. Inside, a fireplace adds character to the home. The property is equipped with forced air heating and a cooling system. The property is situated on a lot spanning 5,450 square feet.
Eastham Town Meeting: Overrides For Police Staffing, Education
Eastham's May 4 Town Meeting will put the 2025 fiscal budget of more than 44-million-dollars before voters. The operating budget, Article 2A, requires a Proposition 2 ½ override of more than one-million-dollars because of increases in the forecasted school budget, student enrollment and special education costs. Around 600-thousand-dollars of...
Forum Puts Spotlight On Library Candidates
ORLEANS – All eyes will be on the Snow Library board of trustees in this month’s annual town election. A forum was hosted by the Friends of Snow Library April 24, where the four candidates vying for three seats on the board answered questions and shared their thoughts on the library’s present and future.
Photo Shoot: Farewell to a maritime friend
Many Cape Codders fall in love with their boats, from kayaks to yachts. I set my sights on 540 feet of sleek steel. Built in 1967, she was in middle age by the time we met back in December 1999. That was when the freighter named Cape Bon arrived at the Massachusetts Maritime Academy to become their training ship. I was smitten. Since then I have been lucky to roam just about every inch of the freighter turned training ship, from shaft alley to the engine room, and cadet berthing to the bridge. ...
Weathering many storms, kids still trying to make world a better place
For over 20 years, teens from across the Cape have been meeting each fall and spring to discuss issues ranging from human rights to community service, and generally improving the environment of the schools they attend. This was originally the brainchild of the Barnstable County Human Rights Advisory Committee and it's called the Human Rights Academy. I was one of the faculty cofounders over 20 years ago and have not missed a meeting since. I am at this point an O.F.E. (Old Fart Emeritus) and the torch has long since passed to the next generation of teachers and mentors.
Injured man in Osterville flown to hospital after boat fell on him. Here's what to know.
Rescuers took an injured man to Rhode Island Hospital Friday afternoon after he was hurt when a 34-foot boat fell on him at Moniz Circle in Osterville, according to the Centerville-Osterville-Marstons Mills Fire Department. The man was trapped between the boat and a boat trailer. The rescue took about 30 minutes, and the man was flown by helicopter to the Providence hospital with traumatic crush injuries, according to the fire department. The fire department did not have...
A 12-point game and more: Vote for the Cape Cod Girls Lacrosse Player of the Week
Welcome to our latest Cape Cod and Islands High School Player of the Week Poll. High school sports fans can vote for which girls lacrosse players they think were standouts during the previous week. The poll will be open from Wednesday through Tuesday. The winner will be announced on Wednesday...
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