Legalization Passes, But Charter Expansion Soundly Rejected
According to multiple regional news outlets, a charter school expansion ballot question has failed to pass voters but it appears recreational marijuana will be legalized by December; meanwhile, an...
View ArticleMr. Cummings Retains Post As County Sheriff
Sheriff James M. Cummings of Falmouth won reelection as Barnstable County sheriff, an office he has held since 1999, on Tuesday evening His Democratic challenger, Randy P. Azzato of Falmouth, conceded...
View ArticleCoast Guard suspends search for 3 Massachusetts boaters
The Coast Guard has suspended the search for three men who left a Cape Cod marina on a fishing trip earlier week and never returned. The Coast Guard says it and multiple local agencies searched nearly...
View ArticleOutdoor Classroom In Full Swing At Bournedale Elementary School
Jack Connolly tries out the xylophone at the outdoor classroom at Bournedale Elementary School last week. Jack's mother, Sara L. Connolly, is one of the architects who designed the site.
View ArticleArts Alliance Presents Staged Readings
Cape playwrights Betsy Mangan and Karen McGarr Goershe will present new plays in Sandwich on November 17 as part of the Sandwich Arts Alliance's new series of staged readings, "The Oldest Town with the...
View ArticleNRG Chats With Historic Committee About Expansion
Representatives from NRG met with members of the Sandwich Historic District Committee this week for an informal discussion about the company's expansion plans for the canal plant in Sandwich. The...
View ArticleSale Of NRG's Solar Farm Shares Starts
This photograph of NRG's newly installed solar field just off Route 6A in Sandwich, near the Sagamore Inn, was taken from atop one of the company's fuel nearby storage tanks. This photograph of NRG's...
View ArticleChildren's Author Jan Brett Coming To Sandwich
Sandwich High School is one of the stops on author Jan Brett's 2016 Christmas Tour to promote her newest children's book, "Gingerbread Christmas." Ms. Brett, whose award-winning books have sold more...
View ArticleDecision Expected Soon In Beach Access Court Case
This fence along White Cap Path has been blocking a pathway to Town Neck Beach since the start of the summer. A decision in the case of residents seeking access to Town Neck Beach via a decades-old...
View ArticleHolidays aglow at Heritage Museums & Gardens in Sandwich Updated at
It may sound like a sales pitch, but across the grounds of Heritage Museums & Gardens in Sandwich parents are yelling out this phrase, trying in vain to corral their excited kids at "Gardens...
View ArticleEarly Files 12-2-16: A blast from the Patriot's past
We must have that Rail Road! Such a carting of passengers every day between the Cape and Plymouth must convince the most skeptical that no better stock can be offered them than an interest in any rail...
View ArticleDr. Gould Gets Unanimous Vote For Permanent Post
Members of the Sandwich School Committee stand with their choice for permanent superintendent, Pamela Gould after voting to offer her the position this week. The committee members are James Dever ,...
View Article'Joyful'st Feast' Celebrates Winter Solstice
The Solstice Singers, Ensemble Passacaglia, Les Enfants du Soleil and Vineyard Swordfish will combine forces Saturday and Sunday, December 17 and 18, for "Joyful'st Feast," a performance that will...
View Article'On Deck' Premiers On Mashpee TV
Co-hosts Christine Ernst, Betsy Joseph, Tracy LaBonte, and Annie Hart Cool talk together on the set of "On Deck," which premiered this month on Mashpee TV. Co-hosts Christine Ernst, Betsy Joseph, Tracy...
View ArticleGovernor Cuts Tourism Dollars; NRC Delays Meeting with Plymouth Selectmen
WCAI's Sean Corcoran hosts a roundup of local news stories with several area journalists. His guests this week include Gwenn Friss of the Cape Cod Times; Tim Wood of the Cape Cod Chronicle; Jim...
View ArticleCar Crashes Into Tree; Driver In Critical Condition
The driver of a 1998 Chevrolet Lumina going south on Route 130 drove off the road, into the woods, and struck a large tree in the area of 123 Route 130, according to a Sandwich Police Department press...
View ArticleNorthern Goshawk and Sedge Wren Highlight the First Round of Christmas Bird...
A Northern Goshawk was among the marquee birds sighted at this week's 85th annual Cape Cod Christmas Bird Count. Like the postal carrier in the famous creed, "neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom...
View ArticleChristmas traditions on Cape Cod
An idyllic Cape Cod Christmas is a season spiced with the spray of the ocean, the aroma of bayberry candles and the scent of pitch-pine needles. It is a holiday tasting of cranberry bread, beach plum...
View ArticleZBA Approves Personal Kennel Off Farmersville Road
A woman who lives in an isolated area off Farmersville Road has received approval from the zoning board of appeals to build and operate a personal kennel on her five-acre property. "The applicant has...
View ArticleThis Is Fifth Year For First Night
First Night revelers line Shawme Pond to view fireworks at the culmination of last year's First Night Sandwich activities. This year fireworks will again follow the Revelers Parade, which kicks off at...
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