Cotuit News

If the consistently clouded skies of the past two weeks are to break, the Town of Barnstable and those banking on its annual fireworks display hope that it comes on Saturday.

Kathlen Szmit photo TAGGED Cotuit Kettleers shortstop Chris Bisson tags out Jonathan Jones of the Red Sox after an attempted steal of second base.

CHEEK, Marc, 35, 32 Camp St., Hyannis; guilty plea to violating a protective order, April 17 in Barnstable, one year probation, $252 costs and $50 fee; assault and battery, dismissed.

Tumultuous love affairs, arch verbal sparring, a giant hat trimmed in pink ruffle - who needs more for a successful romantic comedy? The first two parts of that formula for "Much Ado About Nothing" at Cotuit Center for the Arts come courtesy of Shakespeare, nimbly interpreted by director/actor Tobey Wilson and his cast.

The promise of federal stimulus money wasn't enough to entice the Barnstable Town Council last night to support a pair of sewer extension projects that would have cost homeowners in the affected neighborhoods tens of thousands of dollars apiece.

A resident of Marstons Mills is giving back to her community in an unusual way. If you are struggling with cancer, she'll walk your dog for you.

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Tears echoed louder than raindrops through the Cotuit Elementary School yesterday as the school prepared to close its doors for the last time.

Want to bring Dad out of his shell Sunday to celebrate Father's Day and the first day of summer? Head to the Cape's very first "Quahog Day," which kicks off at 2 p.m. at the Quahog Republic Waterfront Eatery on Mashnee Island in Bourne.

A former Mashpee police officer was arrested yesterday and accused of stealing a clerk's wallet at Kmart in Hyannis.

"It does not require a majority to prevail, but rather an irate, tireless minority keen to set brush fires in people's minds." - " Samuel Adams Everywhere else except Barnstable, "Haseotes" and "Hardship" is an oxymoron.. Today at 2:30 PM at the Cape Cod Commission Office, a Long Beach Road member of the Haseotes family will get a DCPC "Hardship ...

A block of buildings on the corner that is generally considered the gateway to downtown Hyannis has been sold for $1.2 million to Arthur Pappas, a retired electrical engineer who lives in Cotuit.

PATRIOT FILE PHOTO PA SSING THE BATON Fred Claussen ran a marathon as the county's register of probate, serving nearly four decades.In January, he attended the swearing-in of his successor, Anastasia Welsh-Perrino. Cotuit's Frederic P. Claussen was known to many as Barnstable County's ever-friendly, always frugal, long-serving Register of Probate, ...

It's not yet summer, but the really bad bugs have already come and nearly gone. Travel through Falmouth along Route 151, for instance, and there are areas with stands of trees that have lost 90 percent of their leaves, said Roberta Clark, horticulturist at the county extension service.

Ever have someone give you an excellent bottle of wine that you put away for a very special occasion? Years pass, and there it sits, until no occasion ever quite musters up as being worthy.

Most schooled music fans know James Montgomery and J. Geils as the names at the forefront of their respective bands since the '70s. The two longtime friends get down with the blues for the next show in the 2009 Summer Music Series at 8 p.m. Saturday at Cotuit Center for the Arts, 4404 Falmouth Road .

Two open seats on the town council drew two interested citizens each during Town Clerk Linda Hutchenrider's candidates information night June 2. Expressing interest in succeeding Precinct 8 Town Councilor Harold Tobey were John Alden, who served on the recent charter commission, and Dr.

Todaya s Globe reports that even theological schools are doing it. divinity schools are consolidating in New England to save money on administration, curriculum, and student housing, building, and other costs.

Frederic Claussen worked for almost 40 years as the Barnstable County register of probate, but died just months after his retirement.

Voters in the Cotuit Fire District may not be certain whether their elected officials should get health benefits, but when it comes to funding their fire and water departments, they don't hesitate.