Marstons-Mills News

It's almost impossible to assess the value of a scenic landscape. The view may be across open land that supports rare plants and animals such as the old Cape Cod Airfield in Marstons Mills.

The Marstons Mills Village Association will host a joint meeting and cookout with the West Barnstable Civic Association at the Burgess House, Route 149, Marstons Mills, starting at 6 pm.

Joyce Landscaping of Marstons Mills, MA, is pleased to announce its participation in an upcoming episode of 'Indoors Out' on the DIY Network.

Precinct 10 Town Councilor Jan Barton of Marstons Mills has taken out nomination papers for another term.

Eastern Bank yesterday announced plans to open a new branch on Cape Cod, adding a Hyannis location to its six existing facilities.

Weather continued to cause problems along the shoreline last night in Wellfleet, where two men had to be rescued from their swamped car, and in Osterville, where three people were plucked from Sampsons Island after their boat developed problems.

Massachusetts Maritime Academy Class of 2009 valedictorian Richard Stewart could have given a commencement speech yesterday in which he bragged about his perfect 4.0 grade point average.

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.

ADAMS, Caron, 18, 49 Edlen Lane, Hyannis; assault and battery and malicious destruction of property of a value more than $250 Nov.

On Friday, a 78-year-old Marstons Mills man pleaded not guilty in Barnstable District Court to the February hit-and-run death of another man on Route 28.

What are the odds of Mary Dunn Road's improvement being paid for by betterments from the local property owners? You might say they're 6,350 to 33.

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.

Some descriptions of the 30-plus Cape Cod Pathways Walking Weekend walks sound like come-ons from a carnival barker.

Employees, hours and materials could be at stake at the Hyannis Public Library if town officials proceed with a proposed change to the library funding system, library supporters said this week.

DESIGN FOR LIVING This conceptual design for a housing development of 18 units in three buildings was prepared by Brown Lindquist Fenuccio & Raber Architects, Inc., of Yarmouthport.

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.

The Barnstable Housing Housing authority is moving ahead with plans for 12 units of affordable rental housing at 70 Old Stage Road in Centerville.

A 15-year-old girl was charged with operating without a license and driving to endanger after she struck a telephone pole on Route 28 early yesterday morning.

CALL TO REMEMBER Sean Smith, a 4th grader at Marstons Mills East Horace Mann Charter Public School, sounds Taps during ceremonies at the JFK Memorial in Hyannis May 25 to commemorate the late president's birthday.

In 1993 Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Chief Justice, Paul J. Liacos, in his eloquent decision in McDuffy v Board of Education, wrote; "The responsibility of the Commonwealth had not changed since 1780, when John Adams included these words in the state Constitution: "It shall be the duty of legislatures and magistrates, in all future periods ...