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New neighbors, stand out, Food4Vets, Superpowers Stroll, Town Notes The Barnstable Patriot Food4Vets pickup Saturday at BHS Barnstable High School parking lot will serve as the new distribution site for Food4Vets family food pickup on Saturdays going forward.  Having met with Town Manager Mark Ells and BPS Supt. Meg Mayo-Brown, Rep. Kipp Diggs (D-Hyannis) made the announcement by phone Monday, saying volunteers are committed to extending availability of critical emergency food supplies. T...

Silent Spring Institute presented to the Barnstable County Board of Regional Commissioners Wednesday, April 7, about the level of certain potentially toxic chemicals in the water on Cape Cod and its current testing for them. Founded in 1994, Silent Spring Institute is a Massachusetts-based scientific research organization dedicated to uncovering the links between chemicals found in the everyday environment and women’s health, with a focus on breast cancer prevention. Per- and polyfluoroalk...

NewsSportsEntertainmentLifestyleOpinionUSA TODAYObituariesE-EditionLegals Barnstable proposes assessment to equitably distribute sewering costs The average cost of a new residential sewer hookup is $17,000; may be amortized over 30 years Bronwen Howells Walsh "Please look at this. Know the status of your septic system and when were ultimately going to bring sewer down your road," Ells said. Correction:   This updated version includes revised local revenue projections for Barnstables Comprehe...

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...

NewsSportsEntertainmentLifestyleOpinionUSA TODAYObituariesE-EditionLegals Barnstable invites community input on proposed sewer assessment ordinance Ells: Barnstables coastal estuaries and freshwater ponds are severely degragated. Its important that we hear from you on this plan The Barnstable Patriot A $17,000 sewer assessment amortized over 30 years amounts to roughly $2.67 a day for the impacted property owner. The Town of Barnstable is conducting outreach sessions at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. today ...

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...

Black History Month, forums, surveys, sharks, Town Notes The Barnstable Patriot David Kern, a BHS grad who is now a vice president with TripAdvisor in Needham, is calling on private companies to help do their part in helping vaccinate our fellow neighbors and our most vulnerable residents.  "I wanted to share this Boston Globe article and callout TripAdvisor for supporting our local community," Kern emailed the Patriot, citing a Feb. 3 article titled "TripAdvisor opens up its headquarters in ...

Ells: Barnstable unlikely to appeal federal court T-Mobile ruling Centerville Concerned Citizens seeks guidelines for future 5G installations Bronwen Howells Walsh Barnstable is unlikely to appeal a U.S. District Court ruling to allow T-Mobile to operate six cellular antennas inside a church steeple in the village center, but the group known as Centerville Concerned Citizens remains proactive. Town Manager Mark Ells recently announced to the Barnstable Town Council that he is preparing a resp...

Barnstable Town Council sets stage for level-service FY 22 budget Ells says COVID vaccine distribution tentatively scheduled to begin late March or early April Bronwen Howells Walsh Barnstable Town Council President Matthew Levesque of Marstons Mills led the councils Zoom first meeting of 2021 Thursday, keeping the discussion at under two hours before adjourning to a closed executive session. There was no public comment, which is a rarity. Health emergency Town Manager Mark Ells reported tha...