Does Massachusetts Owe You Money? It Might
If you've ever wished for money to (figuratively) fall out of the sky, you may be in luck. The state's treasury office has identified more than $60 million in unclaimed property that is owed to...
View ArticleHow Was Business This Summer?
This report, the last in a series, examines tourism in the shoulder season.People in the local travel and tourism industry will say, the season didn’t end Labor Day. September now extends the...
View ArticleCompany Pulls Potentially Contaminated Cheese
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are warning Massachusetts residents of potentially contaminated ricotta salata cheese sold in the state. Forever Cheese Inc. voluntarily recalled one lot...
View Article"Where My Son Came Home For The Last Time"
The Barnstable Municipal Airport has a new addition - a banner listing the 135 names of military personnel with ties to Cape Cod killed in Iraq and Afghanistan.At its unveiling yesterday afternoon,...
View ArticleBarnstable Police Log September 10: Car Crashes In Good Weather
Monday, September 106:10 am - Police responded to a report of disturbance at 34 Tevyaw Road, Hyanis.6:41 am - Police assisted at a motor vehicle accident in the vicinity of 228 Lake Elizabeth Drive,...
View ArticleTR, Coptics and AB Dom
1. The National Weather Service says to expect a high of 75 degrees. A gentle breeze will blow in from over the Elizabeth Islands. We’ll have a slight chance of showers tonight, with a low of 59...
View ArticleMA Dem Come Out of Conventions on a High: Patch Poll
Massachusetts Democrats got more of a confidence boost out of their party conventions than Republicans did: that's the major finding from Red and Blue Commonwealth surveys sent out to Massachusetts...
View ArticleHouse Hunt: Four Multi-Million Dollar Barnstable Homes For Sale!
Open House and real estate information listed on AOL Real Estate. Barnstable real estate brokers and agents are encouraged to upload their own photos, with credit and real estate information listed in...
View ArticleTell Us: Are You a Member of the Middle Class?
There was a fisherman on the Cape, one of my former neighbors, who lost his uninsured boat in a storm. He ended up losing his house and moved his family in with his father-in-law. This man, once the...
View ArticleGood News For Homeowners
The county has good real estate news. The sales volume in August rose 25.8 percent over the volume of August 2011. The total value of those sales rose 21.5 percent.“It’s been consistent month to month...
View ArticleVote for Your Favorite Picture of Food or Drink
Food, glorious food, hot sausage and mustard. ... "Oliver!" It's time to vote for your favorite photo of food or drink submitted by our readers. We have many great pictures to choose from. Some of the...
View ArticleMan With Cape Cod Ties Convicted In Federal Court for Identity Theft
A former Centerville resident was convicted Friday in federal court of conspiring to use other people’s identities to steal money while he was in a Boston jail, according to a press release from the...
View ArticleSOUND OFF: Where's the Worst Cell Phone Reception?
All this talk about the iPhone 5 has us thinking: sometimes, regardless of how wonderful a new phone may be, it still can't get past dead spots. We all know the areas we avoid when we want to have an...
View ArticleRed Raiders Duplicate Last Week's Defeat, 55-14
Not since the likes of 1995 co-captains Jon Sproul and Mike Duffley has the Barnstable High School football team seen such clear-cut dominance. Not in 17 years has Barnstable seen such a well-attended...
View ArticleOMG PD: Elder Allegedly Beaten With TV Stand and Wall Street Hedge Fund...
Editor's note: The following information is from police departments, courts and state agencies serving Patch towns. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction....
View ArticleCape Cod Crafts: Inspired Jewelry
Chris and Nancy Adamo have always been drawn to artistic expression, but it took some time arrive at their chosen field. “We got started in jewelry about four years ago now,” Chris said. “It actually...
View ArticleBarnstable Police Log September 11 Through 13: Assault And Battery With A Dog
Tuesday, September 112:42 am - Police responded to a report of suspicious activity on Center Street, Hyannis.8:06 am - Police assisted at a motor vehicle accident, with personal injury, on Pitcher’s...
View ArticleStimulate And Relax, Stimulate And Relax
1. The National Weather Service says to expect sunny skies with a high of 70 degrees and a light wind crossing Cape Cod Bay from Plymouth. It’s flannel sheet time, with an overnight low of 49.2. Word...
View ArticleIsland Of Horrors
The first soul to appear in the history of this little island shaped like a ladybug was none other than the Wampanoag god, Moshup, that none-too-gentle giant with the hair-trigger temper. This was way...
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