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The Bourne Historical Commission has approved plans for renovations to a historic home, despite concerns expressed over the historic integrity of the proposed changes. Commission members agreed, however, that many

The Bourne Community Preservation Committee gave its approval Wednesday night to nine requests for Community Preservation Act funding, which includes awarding money to move two historic structures—the visitor information booth

Historical photos of Bourne marking the opening of the Cape Cod Canal in 1914 are on display at Town Hall.

Efforts are underway to attach a special plaque to the Town of Bourne archives building on Keene Street in Bourne Village. The plaque commemorates the building’s placement on the National

Bourne’s Special/Annual Town Meeting is Monday, May 2, in the Bourne High School auditorium starting at 7 PM. Residents will vote on a total of 21 articles, including five on

A new town budget, a new sewer budget and a new method for choosing the towns police chief were among the highlights of this weeks Bourne Special/Annual Town Meeting. More than 100 people filled the gymnasium at Bourne Middle School for Town Meeting Monday night, May 3. A total of 115 voting residents were in attendance when Town Meeting commenced, far exceeding the reduced quorum of 15 that town officials had recently approved. It was also more than double the 56 residents who were in attendan...

Word has been received that Julia Warren Tucker of Medford, Oregon, who maintained her ties to Bourne throughout her life, died December 21. She was 87. She was born in Boston, the daughter of Richard Tucker and Shirley Keene Tucker. She grew up in Wellesley and in Bourne, where she and her mother spent time with her grandmother, Betsey D. Keene, who was the author of “History of Bourne 1622–1937.” Through her grandmother she learned the history of the town where the Keene family...