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Archives for 2020
Real Estate Transactions
Real Estate Transactions Recorded at the Barnstable County Registry of Deeds from Aug. 10 to Aug. 14, 2020. PROVINCETOWN Aug. 10. Curtis M. McClay Revocable Trust Dated March 2, 2011 […]
Tide Charts
Know when to hit the flats
Young Voices
A special issue
In our weekly marathon of trying to keep up with what’s going on in town halls and virtual committee meetings about schools and budgets, health and housing, we stop now […]
LEARNING
Nauset PreK-8th Grade Plan: Back in Buildings Sept. 16
Nauset High will try a hybrid of remote and in-person classes
EASTHAM — Nauset Regional High School students will attend school twice a week and stay home for remote learning on the other three days, while the plan for preschool through […]
PANDEMIC WAVES
Covid Infection Patterns Shift
Cape Cod’s July cases look different from last spring’s
PROVINCETOWN — Look closely, and Barnstable County’s graphs of new Covid cases and deaths tell a story. There’s an upward swell of discovered cases that begins a couple weeks after […]
CIVICS
3 Democrats Compete to Unseat Beaty
Andrews, Forest, and Lyons are on Sept. 1 primary ballot
In the Sept. 1 primary election, three Democratic candidates for the Barnstable County Commission are vying for two places on the Nov. 3 ballot. They’re hoping to replace Mary Pat […]
ENVIRONMENT
Withering Heights: Dying Pines Tell a Complex Tale
With heathlands lost, forest die-offs aren’t always a bad thing
TRURO — From her house on a hill near Higgins Hollow and Longnook Beach, Melinda Krasting has a clear view of a patch of pitch pines that are slowly turning […]
COLLEGE WOES
Pandemic Forces Students to Make Difficult Choices
Remote learning doesn’t cost schools any less, so tuition is the same
For local students just about to begin college or preparing to return to university, the pandemic summer of 2020 presents unique and daunting choices. CDC guidelines say the lowest-risk option […]
YOUTH EMPOWERMENT
Young People’s Participation in Politics Is Growing
Allowing 16-year-olds to vote in town elections could boost engagement
The day Nauset High senior Garrison Guzzeau went to take his driver’s test, he left the Registry of Motor Vehicles with both his license and his completed voter preregistration, so […]
FAMILY
Covid Changes Connections Across Generations
Ironically, it’s harder when grandparents and grandchildren live near one another
Every Monday night, Sue Eldredge meets her daughter and granddaughter over Zoom for dinner. In a way, that’s a lot more togetherness than they had before the pandemic, when she […]
RESILIENCE
Nonprofit Groups Adapt and Persevere in a Crisis
Virtual services and fundraising aren’t easy, but there are a few surprising benefits
Updated Aug. 18, 2020. When the lockdowns of mid-March first hit, the Cape’s nonprofits were faced with a series of questions. Organizations like the AIDS Support Group of Cape Cod […]
TRANSITIONS
A Decision Well Beyond Their Years
How Outer Cape eighth graders choose a high school
For Jen Rhodes of Wellfleet, it was obvious where her eighth-grade son, Jack, should attend high school in the fall. She’d sent two daughters to technical schools, and knew that […]
CANDY
The Chocolate Sparrow Flies Away
A beloved store is now a sweet memory
WELLFLEET –– On Main Street, there isn’t much to do if you’re under 10 years old. Sure, there are art galleries, coffee shops, and clothing stores, but those are pretty […]
LOCAL LORE
On Outer Cape Cod, Legends Buzz
A review of three of the most enduring tales
From pirate ships to alien sightings, folklore is part of life on the Outer Cape. The tales have long traveled from person to person, and it’s a tradition to bring […]
