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black students (42 percent) and white
students (61 percent).
Grade4mathscoresontheMCASshow
black students doing slightly better than
white students, with Hispanic students
closebehind.Insixthgrade,however,black
studentsarebehindby9percentagepoints
and Hispanic students by 32.
MCAS math testing for eighth graders
showsmost studentswithlow scores,but
the percentage of black students scoring
as proficient has dropped to 9 percent.
All students , interim Supt. Tom
McDonald told the school committee,
"must be challenged to the best of their
ability and supported to the best of our
ability."
A report by the New England Equity
Assistance Center in Providence notes
that "the academic difficulties of these
students begin when they leave their
elementary schools." Surveys and focus
group interviews found a perception that
the comfort level of allstudents decreases
at that point, but particularly that of
children of color.
By high school, the report found, this
has resulted in "racial and economic
segregation of the academic tracks."
The report'srecommendations include
training for staff in understanding the
achievement gap; work on anew district-
wide policy on bullying,harassment, and
hate crime;abeefed-up EnglishLanguage
Learners program; and increased
communication with and involvement
of parents.
Private group to replace
Sandy Neck lantern room
The Sandy Neck Lighthouse has spent
fully one half of its life as a misnomer.
It's had no light.
That will change with the planned
restoration of the lantern room with a
spot-on cast iron replica. TheBarnstable
Old King's Highway Historic District
Committeeapproved plansto replacethe
lantern,providingthelastapprovalbefore
a buildingpermit could be issued.
As restoration committee chairman
Ron Janssontold the OKH,theprojectis
only to return alantern to the top of the
tower, but to preserve the lighthouse.
The restoration groupwantsthe workto
be completed intimefor nextyear's150th
anniversary of the Sandy Neck light.
By year's end, Jansson reported that
work had been delayed by atitle problem
on the property that has since been
resolved. Castings for the lantern house
have been ordered.
Wind power resolution splits
Compact
For a motion that never was formally
made, Fred Fenlon's resolution that
the governing board of the Cape Light
Compact support wind power on-shore
and off certainly generated a lot of heat.
A proposal to discuss the resolution
passed 9 to 8, but lacked the required
two-thirds majority.A subsequent action
postponed a decision until the board's
September meeting.
Eastham resident Fenlon's resolution
said the Compact "supports the
development of renewable energy in
the form of wind energy turbines on-
shore and in the waters off Cape Cod...
in reasonable locations and numbers."
Another sentence warned that the
statement "isnot to be construed asthe
Compact supporting anyparticularwind
farm development."
But Barnstable's Audrey Loughnane
saw it as just that. "I think it's a thinly-
veiled statement,"shesaid,that amounts
to support of Cape Wind.
Youth center plans
progressing, scaled back
Talkoficeinthe summerusuallymeans
something for the cooler or a beverage,
but the Hyannis Youth and Community
Center's building committeeis till about
it in sheet form.
The committee toured other ice and
youth facilities in the state with project
architectBargmannHendrie+ Archetype
ofBoston. "Alot of the anxietyof what we
canandcan'tdohasgoneaway,"saidJohn
Juros, project coordinator for the town.
Reducing that anxiety has been the
committee'sworkscalingbacktheproject
tokeep the overalleffort inthe $16million
range of available funds.
Concepts such as the 5,000-seat rink
quickly became unrealistic under the
tightened scenario and some formerly
dedicated prograrnming spaces will be
shared.
Tax-exempt land owners
consider their fair share
Thetransformationofthetown'sPILOT
(Payment In Lieu Of Taxes) committee
into what may be called the Barnstable
Foundationis continuing.
Responding to a committee request,
Town Manager John Klimm presented
a list of potential areas to which owners
of the town's tax-exempt properties
could contribute. He cited programming
funds for the planned Hyannis Youth
& Community Center, the expanded
senior center, and the Barnstable Youth
Commission as potential targets.
Also mentioned by Klimm was the
Barnstable Police Department's desire
to create a Police Athletic League.
Community events in the seven villages
and making contributions to reduce
busing fees charged by the Barnstable
Public Schools rounded out the list of
options proposed for discussion.
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Boch family, performance
center board part company
When Cape Cod gets a major-league
performance center, it won't be called
TheBochCenterfor thePerformingArts.
Nor will it be known as the Cape Cod
PerformingArtsCenter,whichisthenew
and temporary namejust announced.
"We are in contact with some people
who we think are takingup the naming
opportunity,"saidSteveBerish,chairman
of the Center's board. "We hope to be
able in the next or so to announce we
have that."
Whatwasannouncedwasthe"mutually
satisfactory resolution" of the board's
disputewiththe family of the late Ernie
Boch, Sr., the automobile kingpin who
donated$3.1milliontowardconstruction
of the Boch Center in Mashpee.
"It ends an era when we tried to build
a performing arts center in Mashpee,
which we weren't able to accomplish
because ofroadblocks put inour wayby
Mashpee Commons," Berish said. The
town-within-a-town had reduced the
acreage available to the Center.
"The Boch family always wanted the
performing arts center to be built in
Mashpee,but nowwe believewe have to
move to Barnstable," said Berish.
Bob Wakeby,chief financial officer of
Subaru of New England, now run by
Boch's son, said the Center will turn
over $1.75million of the gift to the Boch
Family Foundation, doing business as
Music Drives Us.
At year's end, the Center announced
it was dissolving, passing along the
majority of its assets to the Cape Cod
SymphonyOrchestra.That ended alsoa
performanceseriesthathadbroughttop
jazz,classical,dance and other artiststo
the Cape for more than a decade.
Airport consultant says
ponds provide good filter
Upper GatesandLewisponds,both on
Barnstable Municipal Airport property,
havebeentherecipients of more than 50
years worth of storm water outfall from
an on-site collection system, taking in
waterflushed offthetarmacandparking
areas.
Some have hoped that the current
airport terminal reconstruction and
expansion project would provide
an opportunity to reverse whatever
accumulated environmental damage
those outfalls have caused, but that
may be the worst thing for surrounding
groundwater and nearby public supply
wells.
In testimony given to the Cape Cod
Commission subcommittee reviewing
the project, Mark Nelson of Horsley
Witten said that the sediments at the
bottom of the pond serve asan effective
filter for contaminants , especially
hydrocarbons.
Nelson said that changing the system,
"especially when there's no evidence of
contamination of wells in the 50 years"
since it was installed, did not seem
advisable.
Most plastics now
recyclable at transfer
station
It'sbeen no secret that not allplastics
could be recycled at the Barnstable
Transfer Station in Marstons Mills.
"Basically, there was no market for
(numbers 3 through 7)," said station
supervisor Glenn Santos. "Now there's
a new vendor, and he wants it all."
As of July 1, individual bins for plastic
milk cartons, No. 1 plastics, No. 2
plastics and tin cans and aluminum foil
disappeared, replaced with two large
containers at either end of the recycling
area that can take it all.
Attherecyclables'destination,Santos
said, magnets separate the tin cans.
Then aningenious system of air blowers
separates the plastics, which vary by
weight.
Newspapers, magazines, office paper
and cardboard cannowgoinasinglebin,
according to Santos.
Fire alliance rails over study
panel's tactics
The town's dormant Fire District
Alliance woke up from a two-year nap
to vent its frustration over the town's
newestandumpteenthfire districtstudy
committee.
The study panel was censured every
whichwayfor what criticssawasserious
failures -some of which study chair Jan
Barton conceded and others she tried
to explain - concerning the filing of
reports,lackofpublicinputandapparent
secrecy.
Nestor Silva of the Centerville-
Osterville-Marstons Mills Prudential
Committee, who chaired the Alliance
meeting,saidhepreferredmoreopenness
and allowing the public to speak at the
panel's meetings.
Barton countered that the meetings
arecoveredbythepressandinvitedSilva
to attend the next one.
Easing spot reversals of acre
zoning under study
Aneffortto dilutezoninglawinspecial
cases may be forthcoming if the town's
new growth management department
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Main Street venues, new
homes sometimes in conflict
What does downtown Hyannis want
to be when it grows up? A quiet little
seaside strand where residents can tuck
themselves in to the sounds of halyards
beating gently against masts? A lively
host for a wide range of nighttime
entertainment, including some that's a
trifle raucous?
The need to decide is pressing, as
investmentinthe areaisgrowing.Peaceful
cornersofMainStreetthat sawnaryasoul
for many winter months are due to give
way to multi-use buildings of residences,
stores or restaurants, and offices. Your
desire to go to sleep at 10 p.m. in your
expensive third-floor condo may come
into conflict with the nearby eatery's
desireto draw clients up to midnightwith
a flashy band.
A nexus for the conflict is the licensing
authority, which is starting to see
homeownerspush back when businesses
want to expand their ability to entertain
customers.
Permitting starts for Hyannis
Circuit City store
RepresentativesforCircuitCity,thehome
entertainmentandappliancechain,appeared
beforethesiteplanreviewcommitteewitha
23,500-square-foot proposal for the former
StarCityGrillandcurrentRogersandGray
InsuranceCompanylocationsonRoute 132
in Hyannis.
The two lots would be joined into one
2.35-acre site that will meet most, if not
all, setback and parking requirements,
according to attorney Pat Butler.
The developer, Berkshire Development
LLC, will seek a limited Development of
Regional Impact review by the Cape Cod
Commissionunder what Butler called the
"knockdown/rebuild"provision.Hepointed
to the decrease in water usage from a full
restaurant operation to aretail store.
Traffic at the site a stone's throw from
the airport willbe a major issue.
At year's end, the Commission had
scheduled a hearing on the request for
limited review for Jan. 16 at 6:30 p.m. in
rooms 11 and 12 of Barnstable Superior
Court House in Barnstable village.
Towntakes a shot at
Kendrick's
The Barnstable Licensing Authority
ordered that Kendrick's Casual Dining
and Lounge on North Street in Hyannis
would be shut down for a week after the
St.Patrick'sDayweekendasapenaltyfor
three license violations this March.
Followinglengthytestimony and cross-
examination, the authority said it found
sufficient evidencethatKendrick'shadnot
ensured"ahighdegree ofsupervisionover
theconduct ofthelicensedestablishment"
March19,whenBarnstablepolicereported
hearingtwo gunshotscomingfrom inside
the club.
Members found also that the incident
constituted a disturbance that affected
the health and welfare ofresidents in the
area, and that Kendrick's had allowed
entertainment to continue after the 12:30
a.m. cutoff.
Later,Kendrick'sattorneyJohnSlattery
appealed the rulingto the state Alcoholic
Beverages Control Commission, which
reversed the local board.
the businesssection
Donnelly sisters are aces on
BHS team
Two sisters at Barnstable High School
are making quite a racquet on the tennis
courts. Lauren and Kate Donnelly are by
far two of the most intimidating players
on the girlsteam, though they are hardly
carbon copies.
"Lauren is a more crafty player, very
dedicated," said BHS girls tennis head
coach Hedley smith,whohasknownthem
for manyyears."Kateisthe fastest woman
athlete I've ever coached."
The team finished with a stellar 21-
1 record , losing only in its last game,
to Needham in the Division I South
Sectionals.
Cotuit crunches Mets
In Game One of the Barnstable Patriot
Cup competition between the Cotuit
Kettleers and the Hyannis Mets, the
Kettleers made it apparent that they
have no plans to relinquish the trophy
without a fight.
Inthebeginning,the CapeCodBaseball
League contest belonged to the Mets,
who scored runs in each of the first two
innings.Hyanniscouldn'tholdtothelead,
however.
"We were fortunate," said Kettleers
field manager Mike Roberts. "They gave
us a lot of opportunities because of base
on balls."
SPORTS"
Don't stay the
course, correct it
While G.W. and "5-
deferment Cheney" keep
accusing the Democrats of
proposing a "cut and run"
strategy for Iran, evidence
is mounting that many
Democratsin Congressare
finally understandingwhat
mostAmericansconcluded
some time ago.
Particularlyin the House
of Representatives, the
majority of Democrats
have come , kicking
and screaming, to the
inescapable view that
the Iraq war, founded on
lies, exaggeration and
mismanagement, cannot
and must not continue.
(Richard Elrick)
The moonbats'
June swoon
The destruction of al-
Qaeda head-chopper Abu
Musab al-Zarqawi was a
major blow to the Left,
simply because if was a
successforGeorgeW.Bush's
war against radical Islam.
Even more demoralizing
to the moonbats was a
document found amidst
Zarqawi's body parts. The
paper, writtenby Zarqawi,
can be summed up thusly:
the US is winning, and
the terrorists are losing.
It shouldn't have been
much of asurprise that the
major media didn't givethe
document much coverage.
(Steve Tefft)
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