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the Barnstable police facility
was also recommended.
Snowfall turns to
windfall for car
buyer
They saythat Aprilshowers
bring May flowers. In the case
of Dick Beard Chevrolet and
Beard Subaru, March snows
brought Maymoney to quite a
few satisfied customers.
In February,the Hyanniscar
dealer ran a rather ingenious
ad campaign that stated "Five
Inches Gets You $5,000!" If it
snowed five inches or more on
March 2,those who purchased
vehiclesbetweenFeb.13and20
would receive $5,000 back.
Accordingto Beard'sgeneral
manager, Glenn Barkley, the
official certification came
through from Weather Watch
in Florida. The certification
acknowledged that more than
five inches of snow did indeed
fall at Barnstable Municipal
Airport on March 2, therefore
making almost 50 Beard
customers very happy.
How will Congress
tilt on windmills?
M a r k R o d g e r s ,
communications director of
Cape Wind, said it's "almost a
sleazy way of trying to enact
policy."
Charles Vinick, president
and CEO of the Alliance to
ProtectNantucket Sound,said
there was "no reason to think
that thiskills Cape Wind."
The matter in question was
an amendment advanced
in a Washington conference
committee by U.S. Rep. Don
Young of Alaska that would
prohibit construction of wind
farms within 1.5nautical miles
of ferry or shipping routes.
Young was seeking to attach
the provision to the Coast
Guard Reauthorization Act.
That was the part that
particularly irritated
Rodgers.
"Itwasn'tconsideredorpassed
bytheHouseorSenate,"hesaid.
"There was no opportunity for
hearings. Rep. Youngonly met
with the other side. He refuses
to meet with us."
"This was drawn with us in
mind," Rodgers said. Overall,
said Rodgers, the restriction
"would render the project not
economicallyviableto develop
as a commercial project."
The proposal went
nowhere.
Hirst 'thrilled' to be
back at HyWest
Jonathan Hirst was named
the new principalfor Hyannis
West Elementary School ,
where he once taught for 10
years.
Hirst was selected over
HyWest interim Principal
Michael O'Toole, the other
finalist.
Hirst started his teaching
career in Barnstable, spending
eightyearsat Cotuit Elementary
before taking "a couple years
off."When hereturned,it wasfor
adecade atHyannisWest,where
he worked closely with now-re-
tired principalFred Scully,with
whom he remains friends.
Hundreds in
Brazilian community
seek answers from
police
More than 300 people from
theCape'sBraziliancommunity
-all ages and all circumstances
-squeezed into every available
space in a room at the Hyannis
buildingofCapeCodCommunity
College to hear reassurances
from police that officers arenot
making random traffic stops
of Brazilians and Americans
of Brazilian ancestry. But they
also heard from a Greater
Boston Legal Services lawyer
that anever-tighteningnooseof
restrictivelawsand regulations
threatens their status in this
country.
Those able to find a place to
stand or sit in the meetingroom
(many were turned away for
lack of space) heard Barnstable
Deputy Chief Craig Tamash
declare , "We know the vast
majorityofthecommunitywants
todo onething-providefor their
families. I wish I had a magic
wand to giveyou all licenses."
The immediate applause
indicated that at least half the
audience had no need to wait
for the translation.
If drivers aren't speeding,
running red lights , or
committing other motor
vehicleinfractions,Barnstable
Lt.PaulMacDonald promised,
"you will never get stopped by
the police department."
Anyone breaking such
rules, the police stressed, is
subject to being pulled over,
regardless of their heritage.
When that happens, the driver
has to present a license and
registration. ABrazilianlicense
is OK for a year after someone
has come to the Cape, officers
said, but if he or she begins
"gainful employment" during
that period, a Massachusetts
license must be obtained right
away.ThatholdsforLithuanians
,
Greeks,Russiansand everyone
else, Tamashsaid.
Crocker previews
campaign for rep
Former radio news reporter
WillCrocker said Monday that
the 2nd Barnstable District ,
represented for years by
Democrat Demetrius Atsalis,
is "underserved. I don't think
that residentsorbusinessesare
getting what they pay for. Lots
ofissuesarenot beinghandled,
or mishandled."
Study of fire districts
to be recommended
A study of the town's five
fire districts was among the
recommendationsto the town
council from the ad-hoc fire
district study committee
that's met for the past year.
The report wasbeingdrafted
by a subcommittee and was
forwarded to the full council
in April.
Marstons Mills Councilor
Janice Barton organized the
committeeandservedasitschair.
She said the report to be sent to
the councilwould recommend a
study of the districts.
Just what that study will
include had yet to be fleshed
out. Barton said that the
recommendation would
include the establishment of
a committee to draft a request
for proposals, similar to ones
created to draft RFPs for the
airport in Marstons Mills and
the former Grade 5 building.
Much of the committee 's
attention focused on fire and
emergency services, leaving
water departments out of the
discussion.
Five-year deep-clean
cycle proposed for
schools
Barnstable's public school
buildings will get scrubbed
from basement to cupola every
fiveyearsunder aplan aimed at
eliminating health issues.
Themovewasacontinuation
of the school department's
response to poor air quality
at Hyannis East Elementary
School , which caused the
relocation of the principal
for health reasons and the
demolition of one of its aging
portable classrooms.
The cleaning would entail
a full scrubbing of all heating
and ventilation units, duct
work, carpetsandprettymuch
everything else to remove
possible sources of mold and
other allergens that make for
"sick" buildings.
Piping music,
programming into
buses considered
Music by the busload is
what a company has in mind
for school transport ation in
Barnstable and beyond.
Bus Radio, a new Needham-
basedcompany.islookingtoline
up schooldistrictsfor aserviceit
plans to launch in the fall.
There would be no charge to
either the district or the bus
operator to install or maintain
the equipment. The captive
audience the transportation
service system provides would
be reward enough.
Stephen Shulman, school
coordinator for the company,
said that one of the things
that attracted the Bus Radio
to Barnstable was its efficient
use of buses, which means a
consistently high number of
students on each bus.
The school committee later
chose not to participate.
Change at Cape Cod
Coop means more of
the same
Cape Cod Cooperative Bank
islooking to change the struc-
ture of its company to help it
remain the same.
That's the message that
bank president Joel Crowell
wants to come across as the
bank seeks to create a mutual
holdingcompanythat would be
the sole owner of the current
bank and its assets.
In a March 20 letter to
depositors, the bank's board
of directors explains in detail
what the change would mean.
The idea is to continue the
takeover protections enjoyed
by mutual banks , but to
provide greater latitude to
makecapitalacquisitions,such
as additional bank locations, if
such opportunities arise.
Asamutualholdingcompany,
the institution would have
greater access to capital if
and when it chose to expand ,
according to Crowell.
The change was approved by
shareholders in April.
Commission foes
throw a high, hard one
The president of the
Barnstable Town Council
wants to declaw the Cape Cod
Commission,strippingtheland-
use agency ofits abilityto digin
and shape development.
But the region needs those
claws-read regulatorypowers
-to defend its resources ,
accordingto the Commission's
executive director.
President Hank Farnham
said he accepted an invitation
to a meeting of like-minded
critics of the Commission
that was held in the Rectrix
Aerodrome at Barnstable
Municipal Airport. He said
former state represent ative
candidate Larry Wheatley
of Cotuit, a member of the
Barnstable Municipal Airport
Commission, was one of the
organizers.
"It wasjust a bunch of people
discussing the issues regarding
the Cape Cod Commission,
where we might all have some
common concerns, and what
might be recommendations to
moveforward andgetrid ofthem
or have Barnstable withdraw,"
Farnham said.
Let there be light
If you improve it, they will
come. That was the hope of
the Cape Cod Baseball League
in regards to McKeon Field in
Hyannis.
The League received a
grant of $150,000 from the
Yawkey Foundation to be
used for field improvements
at McKeon. "This is the cor-
nerstone of the foreseeable
future of the Hyannis Mets ,
McKeon field and those who
use the field ," said Mets
President Tino DiGiovanni.
"It's a major component
across the board. "
Home to the Mets as well
as a variety of community
baseball leagues , McKeon
Field will benefit greatly from
a makeover. With the Mets
havingsecured matchinggrant
moneyfrom numerous donors,
including the new Pope John
Paul II High School, which will
share the Mets' field , several
improvement projects were
in the works. "It's going to
be a first-class place," said
DiGiovanni.
Auger retires as BHS
baseball coach
Dr. Peter Auger announced
his retirement as head coach
of the Barnstable High School
baseball program after a 32-
year career.
"It's just been a real privi-
lege to teach and coach in the
Barnstable school system,"
Auger said. "It's really been a
great ride."
Auger, 55, retired from his
teaching position at the high
school at the end of the school
year. For 12 years, he also has
been on the faculty of the bi-
ology department at Boston
College, and he said he will be
taking on more responsibilities
there. He said he is looking
forward to continuing the col-
laboration he built between the
high school and B.C. which has
led to unique educational expe-
riences for BHS students.
Auger, who played baseball
at BHS from 1966 to 1969,
capped his coaching career
with a 19-3 season in 2005,when
the Boston Globe named him
Division 1 Coach of the Year.
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Ice Gator
DAVID STILL II PHOTO
WINTER'S BITE -Lurking just off shore in Hatha way s Pond in the waning hours of light was a creature
formed of ice and a receding pond. After small plates of ice formed at the base of near-shore shrubs,
the pond level fell away about an inch, leaving small stalactites to reflect in the still water below.
Gunshots, health
violations wound
Kendrick's
The manager of Kendrick's
said she believed the shots
fired inside the North Street
nightclub in Hyannis this
month had nothingto do with
her paying customers.
"I had an artist here, and
I think he didn 't want to
perform," said Kim Mooney.
"I think he staged the whole
thing."
Mooney said the shots,
which were reportedly fired
into the ceiling, came shortly
after she had pressed the
performer manager about the
evening's entertainment.
On March 20, Barnstable
Police Sgt.Sean Sweeney said
Sgt.John Murphy wason duty
outside the club when the
shotswere fired. When Murphy
went inside , Sweeney said,
he saw a scene "looking like
the O.K. Corral, with people
scrambling under tables." No
weapon was found.
"Thisestablishment'srecord
israther poor,"licensingagent
TomGeilertold the board. "We
may be headed for something
that doesn't hit the ceiling.
We've had about every type of
imaginable incident and some
unimaginable."
This set the tone for what
would be a troubled year for
the restaurant in front of the
licensing board.
Naked Oyster to
change owners
Rick Angelini wasn't a re-
luctant seller, but admits
the planned new owner of
the Naked Oyster was more
interested in buying than he
was in selling.
It'snotthat theNakedOyster,
located onIndependenceDrive
inHyannis,wasn't for sale,but
Angelini said that it was not
marketed too aggressively.
Since openingin June 2000. he
said he'd been approached to
open rest aurants onboth sides
ofthe bridges and received any
number of offers to sell the
Hyannis restaurant .
As he and his wife, Angela,
looked at their "fife picture,"
Angelini said, they began
thinking of "deloading."
The new owner will be
Florence Lowell, who came to
Cape Cod with her husband,
Dr. David M. Lowell, the new
medical director at RHCI in
Sandwich.
Since arriving on Cape Cod,
the Lowells have become
steady customers at the
restaurant . Angelini said.
the
bUSii]eSSsecnon
Barnstable figures in
Nosurprises.'Barnstable's
housing market is tough
for those looking to make
ends meet. Two recent
compilations of national
statistics bear that out.
In the recent edition
of AARP The Magazine,
Barnstable was noted as a
"bubble" community, with
properties overvalued by
some 48 percent.
Ifthat'strue,thenperhaps
there's hope Barnstable's
other mention will be
short-lived, although the
ramifications of that could
be frightening.
Moody 's, the financial
house whose opinion of
a community determines
its bond rating, ranks
Barnstable just outside
its top 10 least affordable
housing markets. This
comes as "affordability "
nationally hit a 14-year
low.
The merging signals of
these two reports points to
some tougher times for the
landed, but perhaps easier
times for those looking to
join that club.
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