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Mashpee voters opted for continuity at Saturday's annual town election, as John Cotton and Thomas O'Hara were reelected to new terms on the Board of Selectmen. Cotton, the board's current chairman, led all candidates in the three-way race for two seats on the board with 1,136 votes. O'Hara, the board's vice chairman, received 932 votes. Marie Stone garnered 861 votes in her bid for one of the board's two seats. Voters also passed 1,445-217 the lone question on the ballot Saturday seeking a debt exclusion to fund the first phase of the town's wastewater treatment project. At a cost of $54 mill...

Daniel J. Wroblewski, 71, has been missing since noon on Friday

Heat from chimney believed to be cause of fire

'A rate disaster': Here's why Buzzards Bay sewer users may see a steep rate hike Cape Cod Times (Hyannis, MA) Mar. 3—BUZZARDS BAY — Development stalled by the COVID-19 pandemic could have an expensive trickle-down effect on sewer users in Buzzards Bay. Selectmen, in their role as the town's sewer commissioners, are tasked with finding ways to make up the money lost in anticipated sewer tie-ins — otherwise, those already tied into the system will see hikes in their sewer rates. If a solution is not reached before summer, the close to 1,100 sewer users in Buzzards Bay will be strapped w...

Cape Cod property owners could see huge flood insurance price hike with 'Risk Rating 2.0' Cape Cod Times (Hyannis, MA) Feb. 25—YARMOUTH — Coastal property owners are accustomed to getting a jolt from nature. Nor'easters, the occasional hurricane, even unexpectedly big tides can mean expensive repairs or replacement of an entire structure. In recent years, changes to the insurance policies that cover those damages led to additional sticker shock with the threat of skyrocketing rate increases. In 2013, it was the redrawing of Federal Emergency Management Agency flood plain maps, used to ca...