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Fire district study group
gets more work
Council wants
members to
draft a RFP
By David Still II
dstill@barnstabiepatriot.com
The Fire District Study
Preparation Committee
has more work to do in
the eyes of the Barnstable
Town Council.
At last week's meeting,
the council voted to have
the committee meet with
outside consultants on the
recommendations included
in the committee 's report ,
including the preparation
of a request for proposals.
The committee 's report
essentially said that after
examining the issues re-
lating to the fire services
provided by the five fire
districts , it did not have
the expertise to perform
the necessary analysis and
prepare a request for pro-
posals, as outlined in its
original charge.
Members recommended
that a committee be estab-
lished to draft a request
for proposal for firms to
conduct a study of the ef-
fectiveness of the town's
fire district system. It also
suggested that the com-
position of that committee
be inclusive of all stake-
holders.
That recommendation
falls short , however, in
the eyes of councilor Gary
Brown,who authorized the
formation of the commit-
tee when he was council
president.
"They've given us an ex-
cellent report , but I don't
think their work is done.
They haven't had enough
time yet," Brown said.
Councilor Janice Barton
chaired the study commit-
tee and suggested that the
group remain in place and
gather more information.
She supported the idea
of a council workshop on
the matter , bringing in
some experts to answer
questions.
Councilor and study
committee member Ann
Canedy offered a motion
to bring consultants be-
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Pillars of private and public schools retire
Evans and
McDonald make
final visit to the
'old school'
By Edward F. Maroney
emaroney@barnstablepatnot.com
EDWARD F MARONEY PHOTO
PAYING THEIR RESPECTS - Tom Evans,left, is retiring as
headmaster of Cape Cod Academy, while Tom McDonald,
now interim superintendent, is retiring from the Barnstable
Public Schools. Both have fond memories of another
"retiree:" Osterville Bay Elementary.
The building and the two
men who spent many hours
within its walls are all ready
for a change.
Osterville Bay Elementa-
ry School, looking worn yet
comfortable as befits an ac-
complished 91-year-old , may
close next June , a victim of
declining enrollments and
capital needs. A new use is
not out of the question , nor
is demolition
The two men, who were both
58 this year, walked through
the school Monday, perhaps
for the last time. Tom Evans
gave a fond caress to the door
to what was once his head-
master office when Cape Cod
Academy was quartered here
between 1980 and 1985. He
recalled sawing it in half when
he moved in to ensure that
students would hand over, not
walk in with, messages.
Tom McDonald (whose age
odometer turned over to 59
recently) remembered that
room as the location of his
1" grade class in the 1950s.
Barnstable 's interim super-
intendent of schools recalled
his fear when he was called
to the principal' s office af-
ter breaking a window while
trying to ping a rock off the
school's bell.
Evans and McDonal d, nei-
ther of whom had done so be-
fore, got to ring the Osterville
Bay bell during their visit - a
privilege reserved by Principal
L
Donna Lee Forloney dunng
the school year for students
whose names are pulled out
of a hat.
The bells of change are
ringing for the two friends
of this old school. Evans is
stepping down after 26 years
as headmaster of Cape Cod
Academy, now locat ed on a45-
acre campus at the other end
of the village. McDonald, who
was given abattlefield promo-
tion to the town's top school
job two years ago.has come to
the end of his33-year career as
teacher and administrator in
the Barnstable system.
Osterville Bay seemed a
good meeting ground for a
discussion between the two
men who 've devoted their
careers to private or public
education. Both their wives
taught in the school over the
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All road fixes
lead to rotary
Hyannis access
study members
say bottleneck
must be
addressed
By David Still II
dstill@barnstablepatnot com
If $50 million fell out of
the sky and all of the road
improvement projects on
the books in and around
Hyannis were completed ,
the net effect would be
faster trips to the Hyannis
Rotary
That was the assessment
of Paul Niedzwiecki, Barn-
stable'sassistant town man-
ager, at Tuesday morning's
Hyannis Access Study Task
Force meeting. It came
toward the end of the two-
hour session at Barnstable
High School asthe task force
reviewed existingproblems,
projects and direction for
the task force.
"One of the most impor-
tant projects is the one
that isn't designed yet and
that's the airport rotary,"
Niedzwiecki said, gaining
immediate acknowledge-
ment in head nods around
the room.
The taskforce discussedall
ofthistogivestudyteamman-
ager George Gefrich ofTrans
Systemsanideaofthedesired
outcome,whichseemedtobe
amixof improved traffic flow
and maintenance of commu-
nity character.
The HyannisAccessStudy
is a state Executive Office of
Transportation (EOT) or-
ganized and funded effort
to look at traffic issues in
Hyannis "to improve overall
transportation mobility for
residents, businesses, and
visitors, while minimizing
impacts to neighborhoods
and communities. " This
includes an analysis of the
need for a new Route 6 exit
into Independence Park,the
so-called Exit 6 1/2.
The Hour Glass
The rotary sits at what's
increasingly referred to as
the choke point on the
hourglass of Hyannis'straf-
fic system. To stick with the
analogy, each grain of sand
traveling the main corri-
dors through Hyannis must
pass through the naturally
constricting narrow of the
rotary.
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Schools struggle with
achievement gap
Detailed study
shows depth
of difficulty,
resources to
address it
By Edward F. Maroney
emaroney@barnstablepatnot com
Barnstable has a prob-
lem, and just because a lot
of other places have the
same problem doesn't mean
that Barnstable should give
up on fixing it.
A report requested by
the school committee and
administrators notes that
achievement gaps between
they system's white and
Hispanic and white and
black students are sig-
nificant. Only 20 percent
of Hispanic 10th graders
have reached proficiency
in English Language Arts
as opposed to 74 percent of
whites.As early as4lh grade,
there 'san achievement gap
of 19 percentage points
between black students
(42 percent ) and white
students (61 percent).
Grade 4 math scores on
the MCAS show black stu-
dents doing slightly better
than white students, with
Hispanic students close be-
hind. In 6th grade, however,
blacks students are behind
by 9 percentage points and
Hispanic students by 32.
MCAS math testing for
8,h graders shows most stu-
dents with low scores, but
the percentage of black stu-
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OH, BUOY - This temporary art installation alongside the recently completed extension of
the Walkway to the Sea will to draw eyes and visitors to Bismore and Aselton parks this
summer. The temporary stage for this summer 's Shakespeare by the Sea program was also
installed in Aselton Park this week. The continuation of the Walkway to the Sea was funded
by Nantucket Electric as part of its cable project.
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? UP FRONT ?
Sandy Neck Light: Its once
and future glory to return
The Sandy Neck Lighthouse has spent fully
one half of its life as a misnomer. It's had no
light A:3
FathersDayCar Show revs memories
With more than 350 vehicles on display, there
was something for everyone at the Hyannis
Area Chamber of Commerce 's 12'" Annual
Fathers Day Car Show on Main Street. . B:8
INSIDE
Arts C-1
Automotive C:6
Business A 9-A10
Classifieds C 10-C 12
Classroom Rambles A 9
Editorials A:6
Events C 3-C 8
Health Report B:7
Legate B:4
Letters A7
Main Street B:8
Movie Listings C:2
Obituaries B:2
Op-Ed A7
Patnot Puzzle B:5
People B1
Real Estate B:6
ReligiousServices B 5
Service Directory C11
Villages B 1
Weather A14
? INDEX
Library making noise about
silent auction
What is most appropriate for a library fund-
raiser, a "silent auction or a platoon of wailing
bagpipers? B:1
Raising spirits and bids for
Osterville Historical
The Osterville Historical Society's Diamond
Jubilee cocktail party drew 255 for a buffet
dinner, auction and fundraiser to help sustain
the village's heritage B:3
? VILLAGES ?
Perfect pitch
Baseball player Charlie Furbush was just a
tyke when he played for the Dodgers. Now,
at the tender age of 20 . he's playing for the
fvlets.That would be the Hyannis Mets of the
Cape Cod Baseball League A:12
Cotuit crunches Mets
In Game One of the Barnstable Patriot Cup
competition between the Cotuit Kettleers and
the Hyannis Mets, the Kettleers made it ap-
parent that the/ have no plans to relinquish
the trophy without a fight A 12
? SPORTS
All dairy, no cows
On a small road near the Hyannis-Yarmouth
town line sits Cape Dairy You won't find any
cows roaming about but if you're lucky you'll
be able to pick yourself up a pint or two of
premium ice cream A:9
Kendrick's in violation of license,
penalized with 7-day suspension
Right after St. Patrick' s Day weekend next
year, Kendrick's Casual Dining and Lounge
on North Street in Hyannis will be shut down
for a week as a penalty for three license viola-
tions this March.
? BUSINESS ?
PAUL GAUVIN: Doctor 's bedside
manner upstages the technology
Italicize and underscore "gentle" in gentleman
and you are describing Dr. Johrt V. Thomas 's
bedside manner A:7
Jobless,a newnamefor thehomeless
If we are to become better citizens and a bet-
ter community, we need to look at the words
we use as they can help us to see where our
prejudices are and hence, be more able to
work on them A 7
? OPINION