Cotuit News

SCHOOL'S IN, AGAIN! The Barnstable School Committee approved a lease agreement with the Waldorf School of Cape Cod this week.

The ceremony is Nov. 12 at 6 p.m. at the Coonamessett Inn in Falmouth, but the winners of fall grant awards from the Arts Foundation of Cape Cod are already celebrating.

The former Cotuit Elementary School building, vacant since August, could have a new tenant if the Barnstable School Committee agrees tonight to a proposal from the Waldorf School of Cape Cod.

Veterans are invited to wear their uniforms when they attend a special service of recognition and prayer Wednesday, Nov.

At 52, David Brewer was athletic and outgoing, a retired member of the Coast Guard who loved the water and worked as assistant harbor master for the three-bay area of Osterville, Centerville and Cotuit.

While the town council and its sycophants may revel in victory; Joakim and Chirigotisa s wins were hollow, as voters in the western part of town opted not make change piecemeal, but instead toss them all out on their ears.

A Cotuit man pleaded not guilty yesterday to allegations that he threatened his girlfriend and stole her pets.

A man once accused but later acquitted of killing two pit bulls was charged yesterday morning by Barnstable police with stealing a dog and two cats and threatening to kill them, police said.

Everything could change Tuesday. Or everything could stay the same. Nov. 3 is Election Day in the Town of Barnstable, and if elections are supposed to be about choices, this ballot is packed with them.

WHEEL GOOD NEWS A Cotuit lad has gotten his wish! Christian Barclay received enough donations to purchase his own specially modified bicycle.

28. Food-fest to highlight notable Cape fare Can you taste the difference between a Cotuit and East Dennis oyster? How about a Wellfleet and Chatham oyster? Well, here's your chance.

Lower. That's where Barnstable officials should set their sites on available revenues for 2010.

Worcester Central District Court Jury Session Jury-Waived Cases Judge Robert G. Harbour Karen J. Lamson, 40, of 15 Howe Ave., Millbury, charged with driving under the influence of alcohol or .08 percent , found not guilty.

Having buried five classmates in two years, Barnstable High School students are well versed in the lessons of stress and sorrow.

The Visiting Nurse Association is offering seasonal flu vaccine from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. every Friday and Saturday throughout October at Cape Cod Mall, Route 132, Hyannis.

The building that was Cotuit Elementary School may be empty, but if all goes well, the halls may once again ring with the sounds of children.

Darwin with Wilberforce and Huxley / Photo courtesy Cotuit Center for the Arts Only two more weekends to see the Cotuit Center for the Arts production of Crispin Whittell's "Darwin in Malibu" . Directed by Carol McManus, the play takes an ironic and entertaining look at the theory of evolution, the Darwin debates and more.

Even hurricanes have an eye toward job creation. And oddly enough, while recurring major storms in Florida brought abundant work to the building trades there, they also created a different kind of career on faraway Cape Cod for a former airline steward.

Paula Fay of Cotuit suspended her campaign for Barnstable School Committee, citing what she believes are election violations.

MAKING CHANGE Fiona Jensen of Cotuit and Adam Liss, director of Cape Stress Reduction, have combined forces to bring a Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction course to Barnstable High School next spring.