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How Was Business This Summer?
You might call dining retail. Except that, what we learned about the challenges and possibilities of the Cape Cod retail business in the last of this series, eating out also has all to do about the...
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What Do You Think of Taxpayer-Funded Sex Changes for Inmates?
A convicted murderer will receive a state-funded sex-reassignment surgery because a federal judge has ruled it is the only way to treat her "serious medical need." Massachusetts state prison...
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Preserving Family History for National Grandparents Day
Grandparents are the heart of the family. They are often the keepers of family lore, secrets, recipes, and history. They also have the dirt on your parents! And, if you listen carefully, almost every...
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Red Raiders Steamroll Durfee in Season Opener
Two plays. Two men. Instant victory. In just 19 seconds last night at B.M.C. Durfee High School in Fall River, the Barnstable High School Red Raiders scored all the points they would need to defeat...
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A Hazardous Weather Outlook, Small Craft Advisory and High Surf Advisory...
It’s time to strap your lawn furniture down again as the National Weather Service (NWS) has issued a Hazardous Weather Outlook, a High Surf Advisory and Small Craft Advisory for the Barnstable-Hyannis...
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Preparing for a Disaster: 5 Things to Do, Just in Case
You've heard all the "no-duh" tips before about preparing for a disaster - keep water and non-perishable food on hand, have a flashlight with extra batteries. barnstable Yet this month the federal...
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OMG: PD!
The following information is from police departments in Patch towns. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction. One thousand people partied at Milton Mansion. Hingham...
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How Can I Use Barnstable-Hyannis Patch to My Advantage?
Each day, we receive dozens of inquiries from readers interested in sharing their stories, news and events with Barnstable-Hyannis Patch. Barnstable-Hyannis Patch is your place to get the news, but...
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Sun, Shambles, Spray
1. After a chance of showers this morning, we can expect a sunny day with a high temperature of 69 degrees F. A stiff wind will come over Cape Cod Bay. Get the comforter out for a low of 53...
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Barnstable Police Log September 9: Intoxicating Old Cape Cod
6:01 am - Police responded to a report of a road accident involving a pedestrian in the vicinity of 400 South Street, Hyannis. They placed an adult female in protective custody.7:16 pm - Police...
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When Washashores Turn Into Vineyarders
It doesn’t matter how many whaling captains are stacked up in your Island lineage, nor if your surname dots our ancient cemeteries. What makes us real Islanders, or real Vineyarders (frankly, I have...
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Village Day
The 15th annual Village Day in Marstons Mills featured demonstrations of blacksmithing and wood turning outside the library with products of wood turning inside the library. Vendors sold crafts, honey...
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First West Nile Death in Mass., Three More Diagnosed
The Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH) today announced four additional human cases of West Nile virus (WNV) in Massachusetts residents, one of which has resulted in a death, along with...
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How Was Business This Summer?
Only one indicator of travel and tourism activity this summer remained flat - airport traffic. More on that later.Retail had modest growth, restaurants did very well, but hospitality (hotels and...
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Cape Cod Crafts: Sarah Caruso Ceramics
Sarah Caruso always had a talent for ceramics and metalsmithing, but thought she'd make her living teaching her skills to others, rather than making art herself. “My plan was to teach art,” Caruso,...
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Upload Your Picture of Food or Drink, Weekly Prize
What would our lives be like without food and drink? Breakfast, lunch, dinner, even brunch? Water with fruit slices, soda, hot cider, Navy grog, punch with an umbrella, cocktail or mocktail? Did you...
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MOOC, Mosquitos And That Jersey Guy
1. First, go around the place, look for and empty all spots where water has collected. The mosquitos that carry Triple E propagate in underwater pools of cedar swamps, rare on Cape Cod. But, the...
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Barnstable Police Log September 7: Multiple Car Accidents, Domestic Assaults
Friday September 710:10 am - Police assisted at a motor vehicle accident, with property damage, in the vicinity of 1070 Iyannough Road, Hyannis.12:11 pm - Police responded to a report of a larceny...
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Should Doctors Institute Weight Limits for Patients?
Should doctors be able to institute weight limits for patients as a way of avoiding injuries, or is this discrimination against people who may need help? The question stems from Dr. Helen Carter, a...
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PHOTO GALLERY: Faces of Sept. 11
September 11 touched the lives of many people living on the Cape and Martha's Vineyard. On Martha's Vineyard, a young man from Parwan, Afghanistan recounts what it was like to watch on TV from his...
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