Osterville News

MATTHEWS, Kyle J., 42, 74 Parker Road, Osterville; assault and battery and intimidating a witness, June 22 in Barnstable, dismissed.

FAMILY FUN Shalem, Chris, and Kshevah Peratos of Hyannis prepare for a tractor-drawn hay ride during the 2008 Hyannis Village Stroll.

Someone in Mission, Texas, hasn't heard how warm it's been in these parts. How else to explain the arrival at the Cotuit Post Office of a letter addressed to " Santa Clause , 1234 Main Street, North Pole Antartica 12345?" The good folks in Cotuit say they will "expedite it to the Jolly Man in Red.". John Ciluzzi, managing director of Commercial ...

Sotheby's International Realty has announced the addition of several new agents to its workforce on Cape Cod.

Design Works has opened a new location at 10 North St. in Mashpee Commons. Owners Ann and Margaret Hill have been in business for 25 years with their original location in Yarmouthport.

Helen N. Kossifos and Dino N. Kossifos, owners of By The Sea Guests Bed and Breakfast & Suites in Dennisport, are celebrating the 45th anniversary of their family-owned business.

WE'LL LEAVE THE LIGHT ON Supermodel and Manhattan antiques shop owner Helena Christensen, a former Miss Denmark, was asked by London's The Independent to complete the phrase "My houses are" This was part of her reply: "My dream home would be Edward Gorey's house on Cape Cod" Ever helpful, the Patriot forwarded the news to director/curator Rick ...

Efforts by China to reduce carbon dioxide emissions may soon result in jobs on Cape Cod.

TODAY: Joe Kahn speaks at 10:30 a.m., Jewish Community Center, North Shore, 4 Community Road, Marblehead; for tickets and information, visit jccns.org/jewishbookmonth87.html . . . Ian MacKenzie and Maureen Foley read at 2 p.m., Newtonville Books, 296 Walnut St., Newtonville.

MAKING HIS CASE Now-former town councilor Harold Tobey stands in front of the case at the Zion Union Heritage Museum in Hyannis that holds the gavel he held as council president in 1995-96. It also exhibits his other achievements in Barnstable, as well as those of contemporaries Dorothy Donalson, John Reed, John Rosario and Eugenia Fortes, whose ...

Interior designers Sandy Clarke, from left to right, Linda Lee, Kelly Borden and Robin Perry have recently been hired by Shoreline Interiors in Dennis.

Instruction in piping and drumming is also offered to prospective members of all ages and abilities including beginners.

An Osterville man diagnosed with cancer is one of two soldiers from Massachusetts to sue major military contractors, alleging the companies exposed them to toxic smoke and fumes during their service in Iraq.

STILL A TEAM The former manager of Claire Murray's Osterville store, Bobbi Cox , is working at the Dennis shop on Route 6A while Murray looks for a new location in the village.

A soldier from Salem is one of two Massachusetts Army National Guardsmen who filed a class-action lawsuit this week against Halliburton and KBR alleging they were "poisoned" by burn pits while stationed in Iraq.

My son, born and brought up in the town of Barnstable, will soon be coming home from his second tour of duty in Iraq.

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.

The American Red Cross, Cape Cod and Islands Chapter, is taking nominations for local heroes on Cape Cod and the Islands.

SMILING IN THE RAIN Kris Clark shares a farewell moment with volunteers Frank Thacher, Bud Marston, David Tremblett and Karen Tremblett on her last day at work as the shellfish technician for the Town of Barnstable.

LEGENDARY 1951 Barnstable High School graduate Jack Aylmer celebrates with longtime friend Ed Semprini when Semprini received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Barnstable High School Athletic Hall of Fame in 2006.