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Since 1937, the Barnstable Police Department has been under civil service. After more than 80 years, the town may be ready to exit.

Barnstable Town Council voted unanimously Thursday to invest another $7.3 million for FY22-25 sewer expansion projects

David Bogan of Osterville on Dec. 2 declined the nomination for council president, saying leadership continuity is especially important.

Town Manager Mark Ells outlined two pages of proposed calendar year fee increases during a Nov. 16 public hearing.

In response to the recent surge in positive COVID-19 cases in Barnstable County, Cape Cod Healthcare (CCH) is running drive-through community testing sites at Cape Cod and Falmouth Hospitals.

Local news and notes from the seven villages of Barnstable

Bronwen Howells Walsh Hyannis is bracing for commotion to rival Memorial Day Weekend lines for Four Seas ice cream and Barnacles fried clams. "We are embarking on a major program that requires all of us to coordinate," Town Manager Mark Ells said, briefing the Barnstable Board of Health Tuesday. "Our Board of Health plays a major role in our moving forward with (sewering). There’s a lot of effort going on right now to begin to face the concerns we all know we’ve been facing for the past 2...

The Barnstable Patriot St. Paddys Weekend Cape Cod Beer has planned a weekend bash March 12-14 featuring a specialty food menu from JPs Twisted BBQ. The taproom menu includes Bangers and Mash, Corned Beef and Cabbage, Irish Stew and Shepherd’s Pie. All COVID rules and regs apply. You do not need to pay in order to sit inside the brewery, but there will be no live music inside. Weather permitting, the Pourmen will play two outdoor sets Saturday from 12:30 to 2 p.m. and 3 to 4:30 p.m. Admis...

COVID, Cape home sales, detours, duties, Town Notes The Barnstable Patriot Major road work near airport MassDOT roadwork is underway on Route 28 near the Yarmouth Town Line. The project location is the railroad crossing near Willow Street and Yarmouth Road. The existing railroad tracks are being replaced and utilities relocated.  The work is scheduled to begin at 7 a.m. and continue 24/7 for three weeks, through March 21. A section of Route 28 will be closed between the airport rotary and Ya...

Cape Cod Times BARNSTABLE – Town officials fired back at the Conservation Law Foundation for a lawsuit filed late Tuesday over the specificity of the towns wastewater plan and permitting for its municipal wastewater treatment plant. The lawsuit claims that the towns wastewater plan lacked specificity in key areas, and that the plant was polluting Lewis Bay and needed a stronger federal permit. “A lot of the things they are saying are baseless,” Department of Public Works Director Daniel S...