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INSIDE HyannisFireDistrictwilleye its investments The HyannisFire Districtwilllook into investing money from its piggy bank for a greater return after the possibility was suggested from the floorat thedistrict'sannualmeetingWednesday in Hyannis A:2 No 'smoking gun' ID'd by breast cancer study There is noidentifiablesingle cause of elevated breast cancer levels on Cape Cod, but the cause of fighting the disease with information and activism continues A:3 Rep.Atsalis goes for fifth term His dad was working the door, pasting cam- paignstickers onjackets assupporters arrived 'at the Cape Cod Maritime Museum in Hyannis Monday, His mother was smiling and chatting with friends, and his brothers were circulat- ing A:4 Bushescapes Cape forum impeachment It was billed as a debate on impeachment but strayed into beating around the political Bush as two Cape columnists and two candidates for state and federal offices squared off in a half-full Tilden auditorium at Cape Cod Com- munity College last Friday. A:4 ? UP FRONT j r Councilors can't shift burden of decisions Barnstable'scharter requiresa limitednumber of leaders A:7 ? OPINION EGasp puts 'fun' infundraising Bill Murphy is a man with a plan. It began 15 years ago when he founded The Last Gasp Bike, Boat 'n' Bake fundraising event. .. A:8 ? BUSINESS ? Lady Raiders fall to Somerset In their first game in more than a week, the BHS girls varsity softball team was defeated by Somerset 12-3 Tuesday A:12 Rain,rain,stay away! The recent spate of rainyweather on Cape Cod has thrown local high school sports schedules completely off track A:12 ? SPORTS ? Dollars and dents: Staged car accidents The BarnstableCouncilonAging hosts several events thismonthto celebrateolderAmericans. A Feng Shuipresentationwillbeoffered on May 23 at 5:30 p.m., and on May 25 there will be a flagceremony with aliveradiobroadcast from 8 to 11 a.m. The ann B:4 ? SENIOR SENSE ? Music isRichie's haven George Harrison may have penned the ballad "Here Comes the Sun," but the song belongs to soulful folk artist Richie Havens C:1 A man of the sea paintswhat he knows If you care a lot about ships, the Heritage Museum & Gardens has just the art show for you. "Saving Our Ships: the Sea Paintings of Charles Robert Patterson," continues through late October C:1 ? ENTERTAINMENT ? ? INDEX Arts C:1 Obituaries B:2 Automotive C:10 Op-Ed A:7 BHS Page A:10 Patriot Puzzle B:5 B"1"*88 A**9 People B:2 Classifieds.. fctt-CM Rea|Estat9 M editorials A:B _ . . _ c Events C 3-C 7 ™ ll9IOU8Services B:5 HeaKhRepoct B:7 S^iwSense B3-B4 Legals C:7, C:10-C:11 ServiceDirectory C:13 Letters A;7 \ffl«g» B:1 MainStreet B:8 Weather A14 MovieListings C:2 www.bsrnttsbt6ftttriot.cofn ¦ HEATHER WYSOCKI PHOTO A NEW HOME FOR A FAMOUS CHAIR - TownCouncilor Harold Tobey is part of a group that wants to open a black history museum on North Street. One of the principal objects would be the rocking chair at town hall dedicated exclusively to the use of community advocate Eugenia Fortes. Councilors leads effort to open Cape's first such institution By Heather Wysocki hwysocki@barnstablepatriot ,com Anyone who has entered town hall's main meeting room knows that there are plenty of places to sit and listen. There is one chair, how- ever, that cannot be used by anyone except its owner, no matter how packed the room is. The rocking chair,inscribed with "town watch- dog"and given to Eugenia Fortes of Hyannis, is a seat that , although empty sometimes, carries memories and history. With a proposal to build a black history museum at North Street's Zion Union Church, the chair may become a piece of history for everyone who visits and lives on Cape Cod. On Tuesday, the Community Preservation Committee , a group of town officials and residents appointed to work in part toward preserving historic buildings and areas, heard a presentation on the proposal. "This is an essential part of this town's his- tory...and I think it's being ignored," said Mark Thompson, spokesman for the Lyndon Paul Lorusso Foundation of 2002 , a major contribu- tor to the project. "Our black community needs this." Like Fortes and her chair, Zion Union Church is apiece of history that isn't often mentioned in textbooks or museums. Founded in 1909, Zion Union served as asafe haven for blacks and Cape Verdeans on Cape Cod in atime when the races could not congregate together. CONTINUED ON PAGE A:13 Making a stand for preserving black history Attempt to oust Crocker called off By Edward F. Maroney emaroney@barnstablepatnot.com EDWARD F MARONEY PHOTO PUT IT IN WRITING - Dick Jurkowski of Marstons Mills, foreground , huddles with attorney J. Douglas Murphy at T u e s d a y ' s annual meeting of the Centerville- Osterville-Marstons Mills Fire District. Jurkowski's attempt to scale back raises for department leaders failed. Twohundred and forty-one voters agreed to spend about $13 million (pending a tax reduction) Tuesday night to keep the fire and rescue and water services of the Centerville-Osterville-Marstons Mills district flowing. An even larger turnout (384) showed up for Monday's election, an unexpected outcome given that Jim Crocker of the prudential committee, fire commissioner Jeff Chase and water commissioner Bill Mclntyre were running unopposed along with Charles Sabatt, who was seekingthe seat of departing long-time moderator CONTINUED ON PAGE A:11 Politics not quite as usual as COMM district meets EDWARD F MARONEY PHOTO SEASON OPENER - All that water helps create a splash of color in a Hyannis backyard. Opening day By Edward F. Maroney emaroney@barnstablepatriot.com The Barnstable Municipal Airport terminalreplacement and expansion project is com- inginfor alanding at the Cape Cod Commission. On May 31 at 7 p.m., the land-use agency will hold a public hearing on the devel- opment at 1st District Court House in Barnstable Village. "The Cape is growing," said airport manager Quincy "Doc" Mosby. "It'sbecoming more of adestination. We are sittingin the middle of that growth." Mosby said a new terminal and improved ground services will make the Cape airport, already being eyed by some smallairlines,attractiveto op- erations serving destinations such asNew York,Florida,At- lanta, and Washington, D.C. The commission's release of its hearing notice caused a touch of consternation among town councilors this week. At Tuesday 's agenda-set- ting meeting, President Hank Farnham and town adminis- trators said they'd expected to hear from Mosby and the Barnstable Municipal Airport Commission with a financial plan and other details before the Commission began its formal review. That's still down the line, CONTINUED ON PAGE A:11 Buzz begins as CCC's airport review kicks in Hyannis Access Study needs to move quickly state is told By David Curran news@barnstablepatriot.com A new Route 6interchange between exits 6 and 7 to improve access between the highway and Hyannis has been discussed for four de- cades , so what' s another year? In the wake of decades of frustration , said Cynthia Cole, it's too long. "Why don't we just step it up several notches?" the executive director of the Hyannis Main Street Busi- ness Improvement District asked during the Hyannis Access Study Task Force's kickoffmeetingwiththe state Executive Office of Transpor- tation Friday at Town Hall. EOT has launched a $300,000 study, expected to take a year to complete, to examine how to improve access to Hyannis. Exit 6 1/2 is one of many potential access improvement mea- sures the study willconsider. Others include a "no-build scenario," "traffic demand management"measures that encourage travel during off- peak times, and "intelligent CONTINUED ON PAGE A:13 Backup at Exit 6 1/2 Lawn paving, overcrowding prompt outcry By Edward F. Maroney How bad is the pav- ing of lawns getting in Hyannis? Wouldyou believe some- one's put down stripes? A workshop gathering Wednesday night of town councilors and officials and residents of Bristol Avenue and other village neighborhoods, some of whom probably thought they'd heard everything about the entwinedissues of "overparking"and over- crowding of rentals and single-family homes, took CONTINUED ON PAGE A:13 Paving the way to disaster?