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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 Yarmouth Road/Willow Street, with police details onsite. Drivers should expect delays and reroute. Ve...

Wicked Local The Dennis-Yarmouth Woman's Club has supported the community for 25 years. Members of the club recently donated $1,700 to the Veterans Home in Dennis. In addition, club members donated $450 of kitchen utensils and supplies for their use. As a member of the General Federation of Women's Clubs of Massachusetts, the club is dedicated to community improvement through volunteer service and, with your help, plans to continue its support to Cape Cod and Islands Veterans Outreach. The club has not met for a year yet still provides opportunities for members to support the community duri...

Participants complete ABC Course PHOTO PROVIDED Graduates of the America’s Boating Course, offered by the America’s Boating Club of Sanibel-Captiva, recently gathered on the Sanibel Causeway to celebrate and meet their virtual course instructors. Over 20 students took the two-session course, which covers basic boat operation and safety with an emphasis on boating the waters around the islands. By completing the course, they received their Boating Safety Education ID card from the state, which satisfies the state education requirements for operating boats in Florida waters. The next virtua...

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 Needham to distribute vaccines." "As a former Barnstable High School graduate – it is very importa...

America’s Boating Club to offer boating course By BOATING CLUB - | Jan 6, 2021 America’s Boating Club of Sanibel-Captiva will present the America’s Boating Course in two sessions — Jan. 14 from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. and Jan. 23 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. — at the Sanibel Public Library. The course covers basic boat operation and safety with an emphasis on boating the local waters around Sanibel and Captiva. Among the topics reviewed are required safety equipment, boat handling, docking and anchoring, navigation, right of way rules, VHF radio operation, and handling emergency situations at ...