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Handicappingcoastal hazards
Water hazards of another sort - the kind that
can wash away your landand make your home
tumble into the drink - were on tap when the
state Coastal Hazards Commission held a
public forum Tuesday at Barnstable Town
Hall A:2
CCCC GRADUATION: Rite of passage
For most people, May 25 was simply another
Thursday. For 500-plus students in royal blue
caps and gowns it was a milestone: the 44ln
commencement of Cape Cod Community
College, graduation night ai Cape Cod Melody
Tent in Hyannis A:5
? UP FRONT j *
? OPINION
STEW GOODWIN: Duck Soup
A few nights ago I dreamt that I had a con-
versation with Groucho Marx . Well, it wasn't
exactly with Groucho, but with one of his film
characters A:7
? BUSINESS ?
Gone to the dogs
On a quiet country lane in West Barnstable
sits Border Bay Junction Farm where lambs
bleat, organic veggies sprout,and a bevy of
Border Collies frolic happily A:8
from 1to 3 a.m.
As Mel Brooks says, it's good to be the king,
but in Barnstable, it's even better to be the
police chief A:8
Council orders business shutdown
? SPORTS
Windless, foggy Figawi
Early Saturday morning marked the 35'" annual
Figawi sailboat race. The thick fog blanketing
the area was less of a problem than the lack
of winds A:10
The BHS varsity boys lacrosse team was
anything but lax Monday in its Division I East
preliminary match,earning a spot in round one
and leaving Medford stunned A:10
BHS blows 'em away
? VILLAGES
Strawberryhaslonghistory,short cake
We have learned from eminent scientists and
from farmers outstanding in their field that
berries do not grow on straw. So why do we
call them "strawberries?'' B:1
? HEALTHSCAPE
Senior Center offers exercise
from the East
Call them ancient Eastern approaches to
wellness. Tai Chi and Qi Gong, both of which
are offered at the Barnstable Senior Center,
are closely related B.3
? INDEX
Arts C:1
Automotive C:8
Business A:8-A 9
Classifieds C 12-C.M
Editorials A:6
Events C 3-C 9
HealthReport B4
HeathSMpe . B 3-B4
Legate C10-C 11
Letters A7 . B7
ManStreet C:3
MoweListings C:2
Obituaries 8:2
Op-Ed A:7
Patriot Puzzle B:5
People B:1
RealEstate B:6
ReligiousServices B 5
ServiceDirectory C:13
Villages B:1
Weather M2
An interesting alternative
Successes abound at
Southeastern Alternative
School
By Kathleen Szmit Manwaring
kmanwaring@barnBtablepatrlot.com
KATHLEEN SZMIT MANWARING PHOTO
A STRIKING CONTRAST - Paul Mott, 18, stands next to a
pastel piece he created. Mott is a student at the Southeastern
Alternative School in Hyannis where Art Expression is a vital
part ot the curriculum. "I like blending the colors," said Mott.
"I like doina the unexpected. "
High school is no doubt one of the hard-
est parts of a young person's life. It's tough
enough when you're popular and finding
success. Imagine if you march to an alto-
gether different drummer.
While many students are undaunted by
the magnitude of local high schools, there
are those who simply cannot function in
such settings. As a result they act out,
speak out, or threaten to drop out.
Thankfully, there is an alternative. The
Southeast Alternative School is located
in an unassuming building on Commu-
nications Way off Independence Drive in
Hyannis. With locations in Middleboro and
Berkley, SAS is operated by Community
Care Services, Inc based in Taunton.
The local branch came to Hyannis in
1995 as a means of providing students
with an alternative to larger local high
schools where the otherwise at-risk would
struggle.
School director Traci Wyse attributes
the success of SAS to her staff's ability to
view each student as an individual. "There
are no labels here," she said. "I think I
have one of the most caring, supportive
staffs of anyplace I've ever been."
To assist the students with their diverse
needs, which range from behavioral to
academic to social, the SAS staff is a mix
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Tales of Cape Cod
defends charitable
exemption
Town's new
assessor wants
to know more
By Edward F. Maroney
emaroney@barnstablepatnot.com
Lou Cataldo entered the
Old Colonial Court House
carrying a pitchfork.
"Where'sthe revenuers?"
he asked.
Fortunately, Cataldo and
the board of Tales of Cape
Cod didn't have to resort to
violence when the town's
assessor, Jeff Rudziak and
assistant assessor Jason
Streebel, met with the non-
profit group last week to
talk about itstax status asa
charitable organization.
Tales of Cape Cod exists
to preserve the old Court
Houseand one-timeBaptist
church west of the county
complex on Route 6Aaswell
as a Native American bury-
ing ground on the North-
side. Other responsibilities
include maintaining oral
histories of Cape Codders
and makingthese available
to researchers. The group
has an annual lecture series
and conducts an annual
historic tour.
All well and good, but
whether that qualifies the
organizationforacharitable
exemption from taxes will
await the assessor's review
of additional information
presented during and after
the meeting.
Tales of Cape Cod did
not file the required an-
nual statement this year to
maintain its status. In past
years,the formhasbeensent
out bythe town, but it'snot
required to do so. When a
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Critics
make hard
landing
on airport
plan
Noise,traffic ,
pollution,aesthetics
among concerns raised
By Edward F. Maroney
emaroney@barnstablepatnot.com
There 'salovely little book called The
Town That Got Out of Town, in which a
brace of skyscrapers decides to spend
the weekend in the country. Some of
the speakers at a Cape Cod Commis-
sion hearing Wednesday night would
like to see a sequel: The Airp ort That
Got Out of Town.
"We don't need a new terminal that
looks like something out of Star Wars,"
longtime airport critic Richard Hallet
of Hyannis declared. "This airport can-
not support any more noise, any more
traffic. Just one accident could jeop-
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ATLIGHTHOUSE
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ONE GENERATION TO THE NEXT- Five-year-old Johnny Davis of Marstons Mills listens to his grandfather, AI
Makkay of Centerville,deliver the keynote address at Barnstable's Memorial Day ceremonies, held Monday ai
Monument Park inCenterville. Makkay, a veteran of the Korean War, said that "allwars are stupid," but sometimes
necessary. For more Memorial Day coverage,see page B:8.
Attention spans the generations
New chance for 40B alternative
Affordable housing district heads back to council
By David Still II
dstill@barnstablepatnot.com
Barnstable will give a proposed Chapter
40B alternative another go when it brings
back the previously defeated Afford-
able Housing Overlay District later this
month.
The AHOD is intended as a local, faster
alternative for developers to create mixed
affordable and market-rate developments
thanthe state'sChapter 40Bprocess,which
can be timely,costly and often adversarial.
It is also an opportunity for the town to
have more control over the size and scale
of projects.
The ALIOD was defeated by one vote in
early December. The 8-4vote in favor tvled
to carry the necessary two-thirdsmajority
needed for zoning changes. Councilor Jim
Crocker absented himself from the vote
because of a conflict.
Asthe proposal went down to defeat last
year, planning board members suggested
that thetowntrythe 40 percent affordability
requirement. Members argued that if that
percentage didn't work it could always be
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Police census, networking
provide homeless resources
By Heather Wysocki
hwysockl@barnstablepatfiot.com
A survey of the homeless population of
the town by the Barnstable Police Depart-
ment may provide information on how to
ease the continuing struggle of serving
Hyannis residents, said Lieutenant Paul
MacDonald.
The census, begun by the department
Jan. 1, seeks to count the number of
homeless people in Hyannis. When an of-
ficer comes in contact with someone they
believe to be homeless, they ask for name,
date of birth,and town of origin.As of May
22, 160 people had been counted.
Of those,only 22 had named Barnstable
as their town of origin, said MacDonald.
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It can cause serious health problems,behav-
ioral changes, or even death But as serious
as it sounds, there are also ways of keeping
the risk of stroke,or even its occurrence,under
control B:3
Taking steps to suppress stroke