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Cape Lobster saved, now a pet instead of dinner

Lenny the Lobster finds safe new home at Mystic Aquarium
Finding a home for a 3 foot long, 100 year-old crustacean not easy

WARREN - If lobsters have feelings, Lenny, a 17 1/2-pounder who nearly became dinner last weekend, is undoubtedly breathing a huge sigh of relief today. The lobster, which was caught off Cape Cod and wound up as a dinner special at the Wharf Tavern restaurant, was saved Friday by a Bristol family who just couldn't stand to see him boiled with butter. Since Sunday, the giant crustacean has been acclimating himself to his new home at the Mystic Aquarium in Mystic, Conn., where the family brought him after buying him from the restaurant.

"He was on special, $150 for him and a bottle of wine," said Bristol resident Keith Maloney (on right with Jennifer Cullinan and Lenny), who rescued the crustacean with his wife Susan and two children after the family went to the Wharf to celebrate his daughter's 32nd birthday.

"They only charged us $130 because we didn't have the wine." The Maloneys were listening to their waitress recite the specials Friday when they learned of Lenny, who had been named by restaurant staff.

"We immediately all kind of went up and wanted to see what a lobster like that looked like," said Mr. Maloney. "I said, 'I'm not going to let that lobster get eaten.'"..."I said, 'I'll buy it but I want you to hold it for me until I can find a place for it,'" said Mr. Maloney...

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Condo owners win, Democracy goes digital, Level 3 offender charged with rape

Mid Cape news, August 31, 2006

Democracy goes digital By Craig Salters/ csalters@cnc.com If, as Thomas Jefferson once said, information is the currency of democracy, then many Cape residents are getting a bit more spending money. Within the past six months, several Cape towns have begun a "live streaming" of their government cable access programs. That means that whatever is playing on a town’s government access channel is now also available on the Internet, usually via that town’s official Web site... [more] Seasonal condo owners win resident beach sticker battle By Nicole Muller/ nmuller@cnc.com People owning seasonal condominiums in Dennis have won their fight for residency status. Tuesday night, Dennis selectmen unveiled revised guideliness that removed the $500 tax-bill requirement from purchasing resident's beach, four-wheel drive and Sesuit Harbor parking stickers... [more] Building family ties By Nicole Muller/ nmuller@cnc.com In technicolor reflection, four sets of twins walk toward their cabins, holding hands. A 14-year-old drapes a neon orange beach towel around the neck of her 9-year-old sister, then cuddles her warmly. Two boys, marked by a familial dimple in their smiling faces, dash after the camp dog. These are just some of the moving scenes that brought 45 adult volunteers to Yarmouth Port last week, when Camp To Belong took over the grounds of Camp Wingate-Kirkland. "We have a 2-to-1 ratio of campers to staff," says Camp To Belong Director Tawni Whitney. "These amazing people take a week off from their paying jobs to advance our summer mission." .. [more]

Long Island wind farm debate mirrors our own By Craig Salters/ csalters@cnc.com At times, Cape Cod can seem like the front line in the battle over offshore wind farms. But there's a second battleground just a few hours drive to the south... [more]

Level 3 offender charged with rape By Joe Burns/ jburns@cnc.com On Saturday, James Lee Pells, a 49-year-old registered Level 3 sex offender living in Hyannis, was arrested by Barnstable police on rape charges at his home at 36 General Patton Drive. The alleged victim in was a woman who had been one of several people who were drinking at Pells' home that evening. According to Barnstable police Sgt. Sean Sweeney, the woman told police that she had passed out from drinking and that Pells had sexual relations with her while she was passed out. Sweeney said that it was Pells who notified police... [more]

Dennis-Yarmouth Regional School District news The following information was supplied by the Dennis-Yarmouth Regional School District Breakfast and lunch prices Superintendent... [more]

School Notes 'Suddenly Military' children focus of special training for educators Massachusetts will host a free, two-day session "Supporting the Children... [more]

Pros outnumber cons at Craigville Beach By Craig Salters/ csalters@cnc.com An unscientific sampling of beachgoers at a spot more famous for its preoccupation with solar power - Craigville Beach in Centerville - show conditions... [more]

Around Dennis $1.4 million coming for Howland buy Rep. Cleon Turner, D-Dennis, announced that $1.4 million in federal aid toward the Howland property purchase... [more]

The deepwater solution By Craig Salters/ csalters@cnc.com Can the United States, the first nation to put a man on the moon, develop deepwater wind turbines capable of harnessing the ocean's vast wind resources? The... [more]

MacArthur School welcomes new principal Peter Crowell By Nicole Muller/ nmuller@cnc.com Readily admitting that he loved each day of his 18 years as a teacher, Peter Crowell already finds a new energy in being a principal. Since July 1,... [more]

Witness for wind power By Joe Burns/ jburns@cnc.com The latest addition to the Greenpeace fleet dropped anchor in Hyannis Harbor this week. The 44-foot cutter-rigged sailing boat Witness, which was... [more]

Start small - think big By Nicole Muller/ nmuller@cnc.com High-school freshmen don't usually make names for themselves outside the sports arena. Even then, it's rare. Alex Gleason's special combination of... [more]

Familiar faces in new places By Nicole Muller/ nmuller@cnc.com When school bells ring and yellow buses reappear on our roads next Thursday, Dennis and Yarmouth children will experience a new beginning - literally. The... [more]

Environmental statement is next step in review By Bill Fonda/ bfonda@cnc.com The review process Aside from the Minerals Management Service, which makes the final decision, 19 agencies are reviewing the proposed Cape Wind project.... [more]

Heritage plans an expanded'Spectacle' By Silene Gordon/ sgordon@cnc.com Heritage Museums & Gardens is planning to make a Spectacle of itself once again this year - and they won't be going it alone. A renewed partnership... [more]

What they said Pro-Cape Wind "We must reduce greenhouse gas emission and foreign energy dependence. The wind farm will not impair in any meaningful way the... [more]

Around Yarmouth Affordable housing topic of Sept. 11 meeting The Yarmouth Affordable Housing Committee will conduct a public meeting Monday, Sept. 11 at 6:30 p.m.... [more]

Yarmouth meetings: Can you hear me now? By Craig Salters/ csalters@cnc.com When it comes to the broadcast of its public meetings, Yarmouth not only seeks feedback, it gives it. The microphones in Yarmouth's main hearing room... [more]

Adults helping foster children * Almost 600,000 of America's youngsters reside in foster homes. Although these are loving, nurturing environments, they do not allow siblings to... [more]

Utility pole work causes South Yarmouth gas break By Craig Salters/ csalters@cnc.com A company installing new utility poles in Yarmouth Tuesday morning struck a gas main with its auger, causing a gas leak at the corner of South and... [more]

Yarmouth officers earn cash, kudos in fitness challenge By Craig Salters/ csalters@cnc.com Three Yarmouth police officers are a little skinnier in the waistline and a little fatter in the wallet after becoming the Northeast region winners... [more]

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