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? UP FRONT ? Former WB chief agrees to $2,000 ethics fine Former West Barnstable Fire Chief John Jen- ( kinswillpaya$2,000finetothe Massachusetts Ethics Commission for violation of the state's conflict of interest law A:2 The finishingtouch It used to be that folks strolling along Main Street in Hyannis in search of Sturgis Charter Public School would walk on by, not realizing that the grim two-story structure across from Artifacts was, in fact, the school A:3 Wastewater remains moving target InthePeanutsstrip, Lucyalways snatches the football just before Charlie Brown can kick it. When itcomes to wastewater planning, it's the goalposts that keep being moved A:4 ? OPINION ? GAUVIN: Boston hospital doctors shut doors: 'How here?' A man tells his doctor he wants a vasectomy. "That'saseriousdecision to make byyourself," says the doctor. "Have you talked it over with your wife and children?" A:7 ? BUSINESS __ ?_ Biz indifference to jobs loss stuns workers Employees of the Verizon call center at 46 North St. have gone public with their views of the company's plan to relocate their good paying jobs from Hyannis to Taunton, more than 50 miles away A:8 ? SPORTS ?_ Volleyballready to write another record It used to be that only two things were certain in life: death and taxes. A BHS girls' varsity team is out to add a third: their reign in the high school volleyball world A:10 Football frenzy!! Thanksgiving day 2005 dawned chilly and damp. It was a raw day, especially for anyone involved inoutdoor sports A:10 ? VILLAGES ? Keepingthe USS Bennington's past present Joseph L. Pires of Osterville is a busy man. Evenings and weekends, he spends limitless hours "Keeping Bennington's past -present," a phrase he coined in reference to the ship he once called home B:1 ? SENIOR SENSE ? Season of givingat Senior Center The Barnstable Senior Center is enjoying the abundance of autumn this month, receiving two donations, one anticipated and one that came as a pleasant surprise B:3 ? INDEX ? Arts C:1 Obituaries 8:2 Automotive B:6 Op-Ed A7 Business A8-A:9 PatriotPuzzle B:5 ! Ctassi,ieds c w::9 RealEstate C:10 g j" g g ReligiousServices B:5 HealthReport: . B:5-B: 6 ServiceDirectory C:9 Legate B:6*7 S**> *10 *11 MainStreet B:8 V®*** B:1 MovieListings C:2 WMth"' A:12 hi _ INSIDE Nothing more than 'feelings' CHARTER REVIEW Work to be done, but broad concepts forming By David Still II dstill@barnstablepatriot.com The council-appointed charter review committee is taking its time to develop a direction on council membership, but the broad strokes are starting to take shape. The focus of this Tuesday's meeting was the composition, term and election of the coun- cil, which Osterville Councilor Jim Crocker described is "an interesting section that may need quite a bit of work" before a majority can form an opinion on how to change it. Asit remains early in the com- mittee'swork,there wasaneffort not to identify the thoughts of members as "positions"just yet, and Crocker was asked to use thelessformal "feelings."He did, with occasional lapses. To summarize the "feelings" of the committee, members are looking at acouncil of anywhere CONTINUED ON PAGE A:11 WWII sailor saw flag rise over IwoJima Underscores role of the Coast Guard presence By Paul Gauvin pgauvin@barnstablepatnot.com PAUL GAUVIN PHOTC FLAK GALORE - Maynard Nelsonshows a D-Day photoof tracei rounds from ships' guns filling the sky. The photo was taken from his attack transport flagship, the USS Bayfield, off Utah Beach during WW II Normandy invasion. At right is a model ol an invasion landing craft,one of 28 similar landing craft carried on the Bayfield. There is a scene in Clint Eastwood's currently playing movieFlags of Our Fathers that depicts Marines atop Iwo Jima's 550-foot high Mt. Suribachigetting a breathtaking bird's eye view of the large invasion fleet below. Among the 900 or so vessels there pound- ing the island with heavy guns or unload- ing a 70,000-strong Marine expeditionary force and supplies to the beachhead, was the group flagship USS Bayfield, a 500-foot attack transport manned by the Coast Guard and outfitted to carry 2,000 troops, 28 landing craft and a flagship command and communications center. As it happens, an exhibit of that ship's commander, Capt. Lyndon Spencer, was on display at the Coast Guard Heritage Museum at Trayser over the summer. On board was Fireman (FN) Maynard Nel- son, now of Ebenezer Lane, Osterville, and former Dennis Thomas Post VFW command- er who was participating in his ship's third major invasion in two Oceans, includingD- Day at Normandy, the invasion of southern France, Iwo Jima and lastly,Okinawa. "I was there to see the flag raised on Mt. Suribachi,"Nelson, nearinghis 86th birthday,recounted last week sitting at the kitchen table. "We were at the foot of Mt. Suribachi, about 2,000 yards offshore, when I saw the first flag go up. I didn't think any- thingof it." Shortly thereafter, as the significance of the event took hold, shipswhistles, horns and bells filled the air along with the scent of gunpowder. At the time of the interview, Nelson said he had not seen Eastwood'smovie (a son CONTINUED ON PAGE A.12 6 1/2, half a dozen of the other Hyannis Access Study taking broad look at solutions By Edward F. Maroney emaroney@barnstablepatriot.com "There are eight millionstoriesinthe naked city," the announcer of the 1960s TV drama declared. It's a good bet most of those New Yorkers took the subway to work. On Tuesday, the Hyannis Access Study Task Force heard that there are 12,000 people in the study area, and that 85 percent rely on a car to get to work. Understanding how those vehicles move (and sit still) will be a prerequisite for going forward with another exit from Route 6, or solving traffic problems in other ways. There were some at the table in the basement of the Heritage House Hotel - Councilor Harold Tobey for one - who thought too much talk CONTINUED ON PAGE A:5 Tax policy vote now Dec. 21 Preliminary 3rd quarter tax bills to be issued next month By David Still II dstill@barnstablepatriot.com The Barnstable TownCouncil'staxclas- sification workshop was held Thursday night asplanned, but the vote on thisyear's tax policy was moved to Dec. 21. The town has yet to receive state cer- tification of its revaluation of property. Barnstable Director of FinanceMarkMilne said that certification is expected, but the Dec. 7timelinewould be cuttingthingstoo short. The town council needs to consider the effect on actual rates before making its decision. Barnstable does need to get the next round of property tax bills in the mail by Dec. 31 or risk forgoing tax collections CONTINUED ON PAGE A:S Holiday with strings EDWARD F MARONEY PHOTO BRANCH MANAGERS - Vincent Ciliberto (below) and RJ. Kelliher of the Department of Public Works string holiday lights on the Hyannis town green yesterday. They'd already brightened the bulkhead at Hyannis Inner Harbor. 'Green design' housing/retail proposed for Main Street Would be largest downtown mixed project By Paul Gauvin pgauvin@barnstablepatriot.com A futuristic and challenging housing/ retail complex with vegetated rooftops proposed for Main Street Hyannis, one of the largest downtownprojects yet with 123 bedrooms in 63 apartments on a narrow 1.47-acre lot, was unveiled at an informal hearing of the Site Plan Review Commit- tee yesterday. The proposal by HyannisMain Develop- ment, LLC, Jim Bailey,principal, callsfor razing the 83-room America's Best Value Inn and Suites at 206 Main St., adjacent to the Town Hall Annex, for the four-story building that would house Main Street re- tail outlets and an open-air parkinggarage on the first level and garden apartments on the three upper levels connected by canopied walkways spiced with elevator towers. The motel utilizing 43,936 square feet would be replaced by the new project at CONTINUED ON PAGE A:2 A^EUGHTtiQUSE s f This Week ln A&E... / kmi cast is rigging a ^^shipshape^ M^irctes www.b4rntt1btefMrtriot.co1n ¦