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Bronwen Howells Walsh Hyannis is bracing for commotion to rival Memorial Day Weekend lines for Four Seas ice cream and Barnacle's 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 20 years." Where things stand with sewering Massachusetts Environmental Protection Agency and Cape ...

The Barnstable Patriot St. Paddy's Weekend Cape Cod Beer has planned a weekend bash March 12-14 featuring a specialty food menu from JP's 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. Admission is $5. Open 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday. Tables will be first-come, first-seated. This month's f...

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...

Cape Cod Times BARNSTABLE – Town officials fired back at the Conservation Law Foundation for a lawsuit filed late Tuesday over the specificity of the town's wastewater plan and permitting for its municipal wastewater treatment plant. The lawsuit claims that the town's 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 Santos said Thursday. Santos said development of Barnstable’s comprehensive wastewater treatment ...