New book seeks to help Three Bays Watershed
University of Massachusetts-Amherst Professor Jack Ahern and 10 graduate students -- with financial support from the Barnstable Clean Water Coalition -- have published a collection of site-specific...
View ArticleUpper Cape Towns To Study Use Of Base Facilities For Wastewater Treatment
Upper Cape towns earlier this month received a state grant to jointly pursue the use of existing wastewater facilities at Joint Base Cape Cod. Falmouth , Sandwich, Mashpee and Bourne landed $140,000...
View ArticleCommittee Chair Picks Apart Sandwich Capital Requests
The chairman of the Capital Improvement Planning Committee this week took issue with a few of the carefully vetted items in a proposed capital expenditures budget for next year. Among the items under...
View Article20 QUESTIONS: Saint John Paul II Hockey's Billy Dwyer
There's an old sporting adage that notes, "It's not the size of the dog in the fight… it's the size of the fight in the dog." It's a saying that St. John Paul II hockey player Billy Dwyer was once...
View ArticleBoston Arts Academy Spirituals Ensemble Returns To Sandwich
Boston Arts Academy Spirituals Ensemble returns to Sandwich on February 10 as part of the Village Concert Series sponsored by the Sandwich Arts Alliance. The award-winning group of high school students...
View ArticleYour View: 'Bomb Cyclone' shows SouthCoast needs offshore wind sooner rather...
During the peak of the historic "bomb cyclone" winter storm on Jan. 4, the electricity network that serves Cape Cod, the Islands and other parts of the South Coast faced a significant test. The Pilgrim...
View ArticleAmerican Legion Post 188 Seeks Donations For Vietnam Memorial Ceremony
Ray Tourville, commander of Sandwich American Legion Post 188 in Sandwich, and Sean Walsh, commander of Barnstable American Legion Post 206 pose during a luncheon at American Legion Post 188 on...
View ArticleCannabis Control Commission visits Cape Cod
The state Cannabis Control Commission returned to Barnstable on Bob Marley's birthday to hear what residents have to say about regulating recreational marijuana. About 100 people attended the Feb. 6...
View ArticleFire at Mashpee marijuana dispensary deemed accidental
A fire Friday morning at a medical marijuana dispensary that had been set to open at 29 Echo Road by the end of the month was "electrical and accidental," according to Mashpee Deputy Fire Chief Jack...
View ArticleNRG's Solar Farm Acquired As Construction Begins At Canal Plant
An investment firm specializing in infrastructure companies announced this week that it will acquire NRG's renewable energy operations, which will include a recently built solar farm in Sandwich. The...
View ArticleZoning Bylaw Discussion In Sandwich Turns Edgy
A review of a zoning bylaw amendment erupted into a spirited discussion about political motives behind the proposed change and resulted in the planning board's postponing a vote until a related court...
View ArticlePolitical Roundup: Democrat Plans Run Against Rep. Hunt
Sandwich resident Jack Stanton , a 26-year-old Democrat, will challenge State Representative Randy Hunt , who is seeking a fifth term in the 5th Barnstable District that includes Sandwich, three...
View ArticleSandwich CPC Okays Grant For Affordable Housing Education
The Sandwich Community Preservation Committee voted in support of a $10,000 grant to help sponsor classes about why and how municipalities can encourage affordable housing development. The unanimous...
View ArticleFood | Chef Walter's Flavors + Knowledge: Chunky Lobster Soup
Remove the lobster heads; without shelling the tails, cut the lobster lengthwise, butterfly them, and remove the black intestine. Chop the lobster heads but not the lobster claws.
View ArticleIntermunicipal Agreement Considered For Waquoit Bay
Mashpee Selectman Andrew Gottlieb speaks to the Falmouth Water Quality Management Committee last Thursday about a potential intermunicipal agreement for cleaning up Waquoit Bay. The Falmouth Water...
View ArticleNorman Rockwell Museum appoints Ellen Spear as Nnew Chief Philanthropy Officer
As President and CEO of Heritage Museums & Gardens, Ms. Spear directed a successful effort to create sustainable change.
View ArticleTown Of Mashpee Again Aims To Dodge Eversource Herbicides
In order to keep its transmission lines clear of vegetation, Eversource has submitted a new, five-year management plan that includes the use of herbicides along its rights-of-way on Cape Cod. Mashpee...
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The Norman Rockwell Museum has appointed Ellen Spear, currently president and CEO of Heritage Museums & Gardens in Sandwich, Mass., as the museum's new chief philanthropy officer. Spear will...
View ArticleUkulele Fest Returns To Sandwich
The Unlikey Strummers, based out of An Unlikely Story bookstore in Plainville and featuring ukulele players from across southern Massachusetts, will be among the groups performing in this year's...
View ArticleNorman Rockwell Museum Appoints Chief...
The Norman Rockwell Museum has appointed Ellen Spear, currently president and CEO of Heritage Museums & Gardens in Sandwich, Mass., as the museum's new chief philanthropy officer. Spear will...
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