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$50K
sought
to cover
police
overtime
Extra $450K requested
for next year
By David Still II
dstill@barnstablepatriot.com
The Barnstable Police Department
has an overtime problem.
The department islookingfar anaddi-
tional $50,000to cover overtime costsfoi
the rest of the year.But looking ahead tc
next fiscalyear, which begins July 1,the
department isseekinganother $450,000
which would restore cuts to overtime
made over the past four budgets.
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School start compromise sought
By Edward F, Maroney
emaroney@barnstablepatriot.com
Parents of elementary school
children don't want their first
graders jumping off the bus into
the darkness of aJanuary evening,
but they saythey understand that
high school students need more
sleep in the morning to function
better in classes.
Parents of high schoolers see
their junior zombies drag them-
selves out of bed at 5 a.m. to catch
a 6 a.m. bus and worry for their
well-being, but they say they rec-
ognize the need to make sure el-
ementary schoolers aren't burned
out at the end of a long day.
Some want the school commit-
tee to fix a busing schedule that
has high schoolers stumbling
into the building before their
eyes are open , but others insist
that not be at the expense of
their younger children. A large
contingent from both sides
turned out Tuesday to speak
with the committee.
The board is split. Some favor
the status quo as makingthe best
of a bad situation , but at least
one member is pushing against
a taboo.
"Maybe we have to look at
(the situation) and say, 'Do we
spend more money?'" David
Lawler asked. "Maybe we have
to add additional buses to the
routes. I want the (high school)
kids to start late, (but) I don't
want first graders coming home
at 4:30 or 5."
The debate will continue at
Tuesday 's school committee
meeting, set for 7 p.m. at town
hall. More public comments -and
solutions - are welcome.
INSIDE
? UP FRONT ?
Voters gave all green lights at Wednesday's
West Barnstable Fire District annual meet-
ing, except for a $7,000 "fitness" request
from the fire department A:2
All but one request approved in WB
Voters in the Barnstable Fire District will
meet Monday night at the Barnstable-West
Barnstable Elementary School to act on
$3.6 million in requests during for the 2006
annual meeting and another $552,000 in a
four-article special meeting A:3
Barnstable FD meets Monday
The Centerville-Osterville-Marstons Mills Fire
District will meet Tuesday, May 16, to act on just
over $13 million in requests to fund the district's
2007 operation and capitalbudget A:3
COMM meets May 16
When they met, "warm and fuzzy" would
not have been the right description for
relations between neophyte Congressman
Bill Delahunt and an old Washington hand,
Cong. Bob Barr. For one thing, the Georgia
Republican was one of the leaders of the
successful ef A:4
Old foes unite to blast Bush
on civil liberties
? OPINION
Imagine how the American electorate
might have reacted if President Bush had
delegated to Andrew Card, his chief of staff ,
the serious task of delivering the State of
the Union address earlier this year A:7
Paul Gauvin: 'Elected' presenter
would lift state of town address
? BUSINESS ?
Conflicting testimony led the licensing author-
ity to postpone deciding whether entertain-
ment at HannaH's Fusion Bar and Bistro at
615 Main St. in Hyannis is too loud A:8
HannaH's, upstairs condo dweller
asked to work out noise complaint
? SPORTS ?
In spite of top performances by Jill Lyon and
Melissa Doherty, the BHS girls varsity track
team lost to Bndgewater-Raynham (88 to 43)
and New Bedford (85 to 46) Tuesday A:10
Girls track bested at home
After a triumphant start , the BHS girls
varsity lacrosse team simply couldn't find
the net , losing to Martha's Vineyard 4-3 at
Tuesday 's home game A:10
Almost but not quite
The undefeated BHS girls tennis team
racked up two more wins this week, bring-
ing their stats to 7-0 for the season and
3-0 in the league A:10
Girls got game!
? VILLAGES ?
Imagine what it would be like to win $1.7
million on a lottery ticket but couldn't collect
because you lost the ticket. Depressing, to
say the least B:1
Library avoids red, looks to future
? ENTERTAINMENT ?
One quotes Walt Whitman , one Woody Al-
len. One describes his work as relentlessly
revised, the other as never on time. One
calls himself a ham who writes standoffishly
while one says he's sublimely happy but
writes bleakly C:1
New Works nights turn
authors into performers
Arts C:1 Movie Listings C:2
Automotive C:12 Obituaries B2
Blackboard B:4 op-Ed A7
Business A 8-A 9 Patno,puz2|e .. B 5
22? »i p
^ B:3
EfcraS ReaiEs,ate M
Health Report ... B:7 Religious Services. ..B:5
Legals .. 83 . C 8-C 9 Service Directory C11
Letters A7 villages B:1
Mashpee Commons B8 Weather A:12
? INDEX
'Art attack' seen as key to
downtown revitalization
Many changes
planned for
downtown , harbor
this season
By Edward F. Maroney
emaroney@barnstablepatriot.com
DAVID STILL II PHOTO
HERE TODAY, GONE SOON - The lollipop parking meters that have "graced" Bismore Park in Hyannis will lose their
water view this year, to be replaced by pay stations that will accept credit cards or cash and issue receipts to be
placed on dashboards.
A temporary harborside stage
nestled at the back of Asel-
ton Park for "Shakespeare by
the Shore " performances by
Barnstable High School students
and weekly concert s sponsored
by The Arts Foundation of Cape
Cod. Painted buoys on slender
poles waving as high as 21 feet
above the park to signal the new
activity there. Wider sidewalks
leading down to the boats. A
farewell to the Bismore Park
parking meters.
And that' s just the harbor.
Elsewhere the town is planning
to move forward on a park at
the site of the departed Gulf
station at 725 Main St., to
purchase a property next to
the Guyer Barn Gallery for
an artists ' residence , and to
consider turning Zion Union
Church ( after its congregation
moves to new quarters ) into a
museum that celebrates the
community 's diversity.
Youmight call it an "art attack"
designed to draw Cape Codders ,
tourists , and -the big hope -po-
tential residents of new condos
to be built on the second and
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Townwide
business
curfew
sought
All retail would be
closed from 1 to 3 a.m.
By David Still II
dstill@barnstablepatnot.com
Atwo-hournightlyclosingfor allretail
businesses in town was on the town
council'sdocket thisweek,with aformal
public hearing planned for May 4.
The ordinance proposal seeks to
close all retail establishments, includ-
ing those serving food , from 1to 3 a.m.
nightly as a way "of controlling noise
and promoting the public peace and
to protect public safety and nighttime
tranquility... "
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The Cobbs of WestVirginia
visit their ancestors
Family of towns
benefactors welcomed by
historians
By Brad Lynch
news@barnstablepatriot.com
BRAD LYNCH PHOTO
WITH PRIDE IN THE FAMILY -Oatis Cobb of West Virginia paid
his first visit to Barnstable last week. He contributed agrantite
plaque to honor his family, who settled in Barnstable in the
1600s. Perhaps best known is Enoch Cobb, recognized for his
philanthropies and his gift of $4,000 to improve education in
Barnstable. The Cobb Trust now is worth $4 million.
A West Virginia family, proud of its place
in the history of Barnstable , stopped by for
their first visit to the Cape last Thursday.
They placed a granite plaque in the ancient
Lothrop Cemetery memorializing 12 genera-
tions, living and dead , of their family, the first
of whom came to Barnstable from Britain
when Will Shakespeare was a young man. In
the 1700s and 1800s. their branch of the il-
lustrious Cobb family left this area for Nort h
Carolina,Georgia,Kentucky,Missouri, and the
coal mining district of West Virginia.
The earliest Cobbs were leaders of the "First
Comers" to Barnstable from Kent England.
Their earliest roots here date back to settlers
like Henry B. Cobb, who was born during the
1500s in Kent.
Cobbs were here when history happened.
They fought in the French and Indian wars
of the early 1700s and Gershon Cobb was
killed then. More Cobbs than men of any
other name from Barnstable were soldiers
and coast guards in the War of 1812. Cobbs
were warriors in the battles against Indians .
Redcoats, the Civil War South and in all the
nation 's conflicts through world wars in Eu-
rope and Asia.
Patience (Hurst) Cobb was reported to be
the first settler to be buried in the old Calves
Pasture Cemetery. One student of local history
reported last week that there have been four
or five houses of substance that have been
Cobb family homesteads over the years. Cobbs
were prosperous and some gave much of their
wealth away. The leading benefactor of the
Barnstable schools was Enoch Cobb , whose
gift to the town (much of it gained by selling
off firewood lots) is extant and contributing to
the well-being of schools and pupils today.
Those who wish can see a large glass display-
case just installed in the Daniel Davis House,
the newly furbished headquarters (next to
Sturgis Library ) of the village historical so-
ciety that contains artifacts and other possessions of
Cobb family members, including books, travel journal s,
photographs, furniture , documents, toys, sailmaker's
tools and a few relics that are unidentifiable.
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