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Policeman wiretapped, Child porn charge, Seals threaten fish stocks, Insurance hikes

RegisterMid Cape news, August 23, 2006

Sturgis aims for greater success in coming year
By Joe Burns/ jburns@cnc.com
A new front and a renewed commitment to its International Baccalaureate curriculum marks the new school year for the Sturgis Charter Public School. Following... [more]

No spread seen of EEE virus
By Nicole Muller/ nmuller@cnc.com
After a scare last week, follow-up testing has found no mosquitoes infected with the Eastern equine encephalitis virus in Dennis. The Massachusetts... [more]

Hearing set in illegal videotaping case
By Silene Gordon/ sgordon@cnc.com
A pretrial hearing for a Sandwich business owner charged with videotaping his massage therapy clients has been set for Sept. 14 in Barnstable Superior... [more]

Sham-Rods cruise through summer
By Silene Gordon/ sgordon@cnc.com
When you think of rods on Cape Cod, the fishing type are the ones that quickly come to mind. But every Tuesday night from the end of May to mid-September,... [more]

School notes
Airborne launches teacher's trust fund Airborne, Inc., a cough and cold herbal supplement company, has established the Airborne Teacher Trust Fund,... [more]

Yarmouth mulls independent action on airport
By Craig Salters/ csalters@cnc.com
The recent friction between Yarmouth and Barnstable over the Barnstable Municipal Airport has at least some Yarmouth selectmen proposing that the... [more]

Cubellis to Bourne: 'CanalSide will be built'
By Paul Gately/ pgately@cnc.com
CanalSide Commons developer Len Cubellis said Tuesday night he will not be deterred from building his project above the Bourne Rotary. CanalSide Commons... [more]

A new year, a new lineup for Barnstable
By Joe Burns/ jburns@cnc.com
A new school superintendent and two new school principals are among the changes within the Barnstable School District this school year. Patricia Grenier,... [more]

Around Barnstable
Land covered by conservation restrictions A conservation restriction will prevent development on a 10-acre piece of land near the tip of Sandy Neck. The... [more]

Artist goes out on a limb
By Joe Burns/ jburns@cnc.com
For lovers of iconic art, Sam Diego's is more than a restaurant. The Hyannis eatery, known for its Mexican menu, is also a place where they can sate... [more]

Around Dennis
Notice of road work Lawrence Lynch Corp. will begin paving Airline Road from Old Chatham Road to the Brewster town line on Tuesday, weather permitting.... [more]

Dennis CPC brings three articles to Town Meeting
By Nicole Muller/ nmuller@cnc.com
The fruits of more than a year of labor by the Community Preservation Committee will be presented at the Sept. 26 special Town Meeting. Totaling just... [more]

Dennis Housing Authority has a new Friend
By Nicole Muller/ nmuller@cnc.com
For the first time in three years, the Dennis Housing Authority will soon have a permanent executive director. A search that began in March after... [more]

About Eastern equine encephalitis
The following information is provided by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health (www.mass.gov/dph/wnv). * EEE is a rare but serious illness... [more]

Insurance hike hits home
By Joe Burns/ jburns@cnc.com
Living on Cape Cod just got more expensive for 43,000 homeowners. The Massachusetts Insurance Commission has given the OK to Massachusetts Fair Plan,... [more]

Harwich festival fireworks definitely doused
By Douglas Karlson/ dkarlson@cnc.com
Concerned that the event might blow up in its face, the Harwich Cranberry Festival's fireworks supplier won't provide pyrotechnics to Harwich. That... [more]

New legislation helps victims of sexual assault
By Bill Fonda/ bfonda@cnc.com
Kathleen Ecker believes people who help sexual assault victims and collect evidence, have been under-paid. "They used to get $2 an hour to... [more]

Locals say seals threaten fish stocks
By Matthew Belson/ mbelson@cnc.com
A great white shark has the power to strike fear into the hearts of, well, pretty much everybody. But for some commercial fishermen the abundant seal... [more]

Coastal Studies reports whale harassments
- Peter Borrelli, executive director, Coastal Studies It's been a banner year for whale watching off Provincetown, but some recreational boaters are... [more]

Community center, land buys on Town Meeting list
By Craig Salters/ csalters@cnc.com
Yarmouth selectmen Tuesday night voted to recommend all six warrant articles brought forward by the town's Community Preservation Committee. The decision,... [more]

Police auction promises a little of everything
By Craig Salters/ csalters@cnc.com
A 1996 Acura with deluxe stereo system ... an outboard motor ... a china cup ... a reversible drill ... and a bowling ball, with bag. No, it's not... [more]

They're the pair for repair
By Craig Salters/ csalters@cnc.com
A "to do" list of maintenance projects at Flax Pond Recreation Area has more than 50 line items but the same word keeps appearing, handwritten,... [more]

Yarmouth looks to its future
By Craig Salters/ csalters@cnc.com
Groundbreakings are more about ceremony than actually moving dirt around, but someone forgot to tell Yarmouth Fire Chief C. Randall Sherman. Sherman,... [more]

Yarmouth police notes
Daytime crash leads to second OUI charge A South Yarmouth man faces drunk driving charges after a weekend crash on Long Pond Drive. According to... [more]

Judge dismisses golf concession lawsuit
By Craig Salters/ csalters@cnc.com
A Barnstable Superior Court judge has dismissed a lawsuit against Yarmouth filed by a man who sought the food concession at the town-owned Bass River... [more]

Child pornography arrest in Yarmouth Port
By Craig Salters/ csalters@cnc.com
A Middleboro man has been charged with possession of child pornography after being arrested Monday in Yarmouth Port. Yarmouth police executed a search... [more]

Custody dispute leads to wiretapping charge
By Craig Salters/ csalters@cnc.com
A Yarmouth Port man faces wiretapping charges after allegedly taping a Yarmouth police officer who had responded to a child custody dispute. Sean... [more]

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