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Police looking for public’s help after Massachusetts real estate agent disappears
A Massachusetts realtor has disappeared, and police are looking for the public’s help. The Worcester Police Department is looking to locate sixty-year-old Amanda Pearce. She’s 5’4” and was last seen on Friday, June 28, 2024, wearing black pants, a black shirt and a black baseball cap.
‘Tis The (Shark) Season: Predations Outpacing Shark Sightings So Far This Summer
ORLEANS – “It’s shark season.”. Those few words from Nate Sears to the select board last week said it all. As summer officially gets underway this Fourth of July weekend, the region’s focus on white shark activity in local waters continues to ramp up. In Orleans,...
Award-Winning Circus Smirkus Is Coming To Harwich
HARWICH – The circus is coming to town. Circus Smirkus, that is. The award-winning youth circus group’s mission is to promote the skills, culture and traditions of the traveling circus, inspiring youth to engage in life-changing adventures in the circus arts. Four shows are scheduled by the nonprofit...
Cape Cod Jazz and Arts Festival kicks off 20th year with Tony Award winner Alan Cumming
HARWICH - Summer nights, incredible views, and unforgettable music are all part of the Cape Cod Jazz and Arts Festival, now celebrating its 20th year. Now, live musicians will be performing every Tuesday and Wednesday during July and August.Tony Award Winner Alan Cumming Two decades ago, the former owners of the Wequassett Resort and Golf Club in Harwich wanted to come up with a way to lure more guests during the week. So, they decided to start bringing in live musicians for entertainment.This year, Tony-award-winning performer Alan Cumming will kick off the festival. "I'll try and be a bit swingy, but...
Harwich Cultural Center Establishes Vendor Market
HARWICH – The decision earlier this spring by the Harwich Historical Society not to hold a farmers market at Brooks Academy based on limited responses from vendors opened the door for a wider market opportunity at 204 Sisson, the cultural center. “We saw the scuttlebutt on social media over...
Health Department Creates Programs To Combat Food Insecurity
HARWICH – Residents may have noticed the refrigerator placed outside the community center. It is the service center for “The People’s Fridge” program, which began Monday and will make food accessible 24 hours a day. “The goal of the community fridge is to aid in food...
Athlete Of The Week: Mike Mancini
ORLEANS – Although the Orleans Firebirds have gotten off to a slow start in the Cape League season, a few members of the team have showcased their talent with strong individual results. James Madison University second baseman Mike Mancini has done his part. The Endwell, N.Y. native ranks second...
‘May The Fourth Be With You’ - Orleans Readies Annual July 4 Parade
ORLEANS – The town’s Fourth of July committee once again put the task of picking out its annual parade theme in the hands of students at Orleans Elementary School. And once again, they delivered. Students chose “May the Fourth Be With You” as the theme of this year’s...
Barnstable, Avangrid forge 'side agreement' that lays path forward for offshore wind plan
Barnstable has forged a deal with Avangrid Renewables that provides money and other concessions to the town and lifts a hold on granting easements allowing the company to move forward on its planned 791-megawatt New England Wind 1 project, formerly called Park City Wind. The additional terms included as a...
2024 Hyannis HyArts Artist Shanties AND Summer Spotlight – Hyannis HyArts Cultural District
From artist shanties, Shakespeare Under the Stars and ukulele concerts to West African Drum Circles, Tai Chi, Zumba, live music, museums, baseball games under the lights and strolling the mile long Main Street with over 40 restaurants and plenty of shopping, there is something to satisfy everyone’s interests and tastes in the downtown Hyannis HyArts Cultural District this summer.
51 graduate from MMA-Suffolk leadership program
Fifty-one graduates received their certificates in Local Government Leadership and Management this spring as the MMA-Suffolk program completed its 21st and 22nd classes. More than 500 municipal officials have completed the Certificate in Local Government Leadership and Management program since its inception in 2011. The MMA and Suffolk University program...
WORK HARD, PLAY HARD… [HN PHOTOS]
HYANNIS, MASSACHUSETTS – [HN PHOTO NOTES] – A number of lovely Hyannis families took to an asphalt cancha de fútbol in the parking lot of the Hyannis Youth and Community Center early last evening. The young jugadores took advantage of the cooler temps, for a little fun and exercise at the end of a long workday. They were playing a type of fútbol called Fútbol sala (or Futsal), with reglas diferentes, played on a hard surface, with a smaller pelota. The asphalt, boards, and netting create quicker action with lots of contact. To me, it was like taking traditional fútbol and sprinkling it with a dash of old-school ice hockey, making things more “rough and tumble,” more interesting, with the boards and netting just about always keeping the pelota in play. Wives and girlfriends cheered from the sidelines, encouraging the intensity, while the youngsters set up cones nearby to make their own futsal court. Everyone was having a wonderful time without drugs and booze. These people work hard and play hard. It’s refreshing to see. Above HN photo: Barnstable Police are investigating a two-vehicle crash that happened on Rte. 28 in Centerville last evening. The momentum of the crash sent both vehicles, a pickup truck and a sedan, careening off the roadway, and down an embankment before striking and damaging a parked vehicle. The occupants were not badly injured. The Barnstable County Sheriff’s Office assisted on scene with photographs… Above HN photos: A man was arrested for drug possession early this morning during a traffic stop. The stop was for motor vehicle offenses, but upon further investigation, officers reportedly found drug paraphernalia and “a rock.” P.S. – Today’s Hytown Vignette is a brought to you by Leon Redbone… [CLICK IT/CRANK IT! HEADPHONES ABSOLUTELY OBLIGATORY!]
Vineyard Falls to Barnstable in Little League World Series
Little League World Series competition came to a close for the Vineyard on Monday after the under-twelves team lost 10–0 to Barnstable at home at Penn Field. “We play baseball, some you win, some you lose,” Coach Ernie Chaves said after the game. “Some go well, some don’t go so well, and this one didn’t go so well.”
First Sidewalk Art Show of 2024 on July 6
Artists Association of Nantucket (AAN) is pleased to invite the public to its annual Sidewalk Art Show, Saturday, July 6, 9 am to 2 pm in the dappled summer sun of the Nantucket Atheneum Garden on India Street. This is the first of three shows to be held this year. More than twenty AAN artist members will display their work, and the outdoor art show is free and open to the public.
We Could All Use a Lot More Laughter
The annual Nantucket Comedy Festival, which brings top comedic talent to Nantucket Island opens Thursday, July 11 at 7 pm with Ladies of Laughter, featuring nationally headlining female comedians, including Marina Franklin, Casey Balsham, Emma Willmann, and Jessica Casciano. This event is for both ladies and gentlemen, so make it a date night or bring your friends. Don’t miss this rousing night of comedy with these very funny women!
Women+Wellness to Empower Women
In 2017 a trio of dynamic women on Nantucket—Meryl Bralower, Melanie Sablehaus, and Jeanine Borthwick—engaged with Nantucket Cottage Hospital to spearhead an effort to empower women on the island, visitors and residents, to take charge of their healthcare. “Did you know that 80% of all healthcare decisions are...
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