State House News Service Weekly Roundup: Three's Company
Like pieces of a puzzle that don't quite fit together yet, the Big Three may have been separated at birth, but with each incremental step their destinies seem to grow more intertwined.No, we're not...
View ArticleWANTED: Counterfeiter
Each week, we'll feature a different outstanding criminal case from around the region. Information is courtesy of MassMostWanted.com. If you have any information regarding the case, contact your local...
View ArticleRental Properties Available on Cape Cod
We highlight homes for sale each week on Patch, but let's take a look at the rental properties available on Cape Cod. Click on the homes on the map to explore what's available on Cape Cod now.
View ArticleMan Pulled from Oak Bluffs Harbor, Sportive Thief in Braintree, Senior...
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. Man pulled...
View ArticleShould DUI Alcohol Limit Be Lowered To 0.05 Percent?
One drink could be the standard for drunken driving – at least for some people if the National Transporation Safety Board has its way. On Tuesday, the NTSB recommended states lower the blood-alcohol...
View ArticleCapeFLYER Makes Trial Run
A cheering crowd of residents, business owners, elected officials, and reporters greeted the CapeFLYER passenger train the when it rolled into Hyannis on Saturday afternoon. By all accounts, despite...
View ArticlePope John Paul II Gains Redemption Over Red Raiders
What a difference a couple of weeks can make. Following a 5-4 loss to the Barnstable High Red Raiders (9-6) two weeks ago at McKeon Park, Pope John Paul II (16-1) avenged itself with a decisive 3-0 win...
View ArticleNew Push For August Meals Tax Holiday
The Joint Committee on Revenue in the Massachusetts legislature held a hearing this week on the notion of a potential meals tax holiday for August and one supporting group liking its chances....
View ArticleCourt Report: Yarmouth Man Arraigned for OUI
Court Report: Friday May 17, 2013 ARRAIGNMENTS ALMA, JAIMEE F., 25, 53 Atkins Road, East Sandwich; OUI liquor, negligent operation of a motor vehicle, speeding. Pretrial hearing June 14. DAUPHINAIS,...
View ArticleDisc Golf League Taking Flight in Marston Mills
The 2013 disc golf season is well under way at Burgess Park in Marston Mills (449 Route 149). According to the Cape Cod Disc Golf Club’s Facebook page, for the past ten weeks, club members have...
View ArticlePHOTO CONTEST: Sunrise and Sunset
Editor's note: The contest is now closed to submissions. Please vote in the comments section below. Voting will close Friday, May 24, and a winner will be announced on Saturday, May 25. "Sunrise,...
View ArticleCape Air Named to "Best Small Airlines" List
Cape Air has been named one of eight "Best Small Airlines in North America" by the Smarter Travel website. Smarter Travel writer Ed Perkins praises the Vineyard-serving airline, which also does...
View ArticleCleanup Organizer Sees a Future of Smaller Footprints
Pat Conaway admits he is "kind of a nut" about the environment, so when he retired from teaching in 2008, it didn't take long for him to find a number of productive ways to spend his time. "I wanted...
View ArticlePatch Reads: 2013 Summer Reading List for Ages 4 to 12-Plus
[Editor's note: Author James Patterson's ReadKiddoRead Foundation provided this list of great summer books for kids.] Great Advanced Reads (For tweens and teens, ages 12 and up) The Diviners By...
View ArticleBarnstable High Graduate Continues Career in Theater
By high school, Neil McGarry had already fallen for Shakespeare. He loved the words, the way they tripped off his tongue and sounded in the air. One day in English class, after nearly memorizing...
View ArticleCourt Report: Two Charged with Unarmed Robbery, One with Home Invasion
The Barnstable District Court provided the following. It does not indicate a conviction. Court Report: Monday May 20, 2013 ARRAIGNMENTS ANTRIM, MATTHEW JOSEPH, 23, 194 Knotty Pine Lane, Centerville;...
View ArticleHow to Help Victims of the Oklahoma Tornado
Americans across the country are reacting with shock to the devastation caused by a 2-mile wide Tornado in Oklahoma. Dozens have died, and President Obama has declared the path of the tornado a major...
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