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Jack Teixeira, stationed on Cape, may face court-martial for leaking classified documents
Jack Teixeira, the Massachusetts Air National Guardsman stationed on Cape Cod accused of leaking classified Pentagon information on Discord, could face a trial by court-martial. During a Tuesday hearing at Hanscom Air Force Base, Air Force prosecutors urged a military hearing officer to make that recommendation. Teixeira, 22, of North...
Is coastal resiliency about re-building or retreating? Here's what's being considered.
With the consistent breach of the 1.5-degree Celsius threshold to mitigate the effects of climate change, our planet has been experiencing an accelerated rate of warming. Coastal resiliency has moved to the forefront of all conversations, but whether these efforts will be sustainable in the future, is a question that remains unanswered. “The rate at which we need to plan for the future, needs to be sped up, because we are already seeing impacts today,” said Heidi...
FinCom Proposes ‘Social Infrastructure Initiative’ To Provide Modest Financial Support To Local Nonprofits
CHATHAM – Is “social infrastructure,” embodied by non-profit groups like the Chatham Garden Club and Friends of Trees, worth supporting with taxpayer money?. Members of the finance committee think so. In its town meeting budget message, the group proposes a “social infrastructure initiative,” whereby the town would...
Brewster Health Department Issues Reminder For Animal Owners
The Brewster Board of Health is reminding pet owners that dogs, horses and other pets are prohibited from public ponds, landings, beaches and tidal flats from now through September 15th. The ban also includes public parking areas, but transferring an animal on a leash from a vehicle to a watercraft...
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...
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...
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.
Single family residence in Chatham sells for $2 million
A house located at 32 Cranberry Lane in Chatham has new owners. The 1,264-square-foot property, built in 1976, was sold on March 15, 2024, for $2,025,000, or $1,602 per square foot. The layout of this two-story house consists of two bedrooms and three bathrooms. The home's outer structure has a gable roof frame, composed of wood shake roofing / shingles. The property is equipped with forced air heating and a cooling system. The lot size of the property measures an impressive 1.3-acre.
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...
Chatham Rejects Funding For Major Projects; Leaves Transfer Station Upgrade, Bridge St. Work In Limbo
CHATHAM – Two major spending measures were rejected at Monday’s annual town meeting after failing to gain the two-third majority necessary to pass. Voters also narrowly approved money for affordable housing while raising questions about the transparency of the process of choosing a developer for two projects currently in the works. A proposal to restrict homes to year-round occupancy was postponed, and voters endorsed exploration of a regional public swimming pool.
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