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Tick-Borne Alpha-Gal Syndrome Continues to Soar
A new support group on the Island hopes to offer community and medical support to the growing population of Islanders diagnosed with alpha-gal syndrome, a tick-borne allergy that leaves people unable to digest red meat. The alpha-gal support group met for the first time last Wednesday, July 17 at the...
EEE found in Barnstable mosquitoes. It's the second case in Mass. this summer.
Barnstable residents are being advised to beware of outdoor activities at times of day when mosquitoes are active after eastern equine encephalitis was detected in the town. On Thursday, the state Department of Public Health issued an advisory about a mosquito sample collected on July 23 that tested positive for the virus. ...
Barnstable agrees to buy land for $1.1 million clearing way for marina expansion
Boaters will have more access to the water at Prince Cove Marina after Barnstable Town Council’s near unanimous approval on July 18 to spend $1.1 million to buy the property next door, town officials said. The purchase of the property at 211 Cedar Tree Neck Road in Marstons Mills will be paid for...
Dartmouth officials announce West Nile virus found in mosquito sample
(WJAR) — Dartmouth officials announced on Tuesday that the West Nile Virus had been found in a collected mosquito sample. The Board of Health for the Town of Dartmouth that this was the first find of WNV in 2024. The mosquitos carrying the virus were found in the Northeast...
Court Report: Week Ending July 19
The following cases were heard in Edgartown district court. Eric Neuhoff, 66, of Edgartown, was arraigned on July 8 charges in Edgartown of assault and battery on a police officer, resisting arrest and disorderly conduct. He was released on personal recognizance and has a pretrial hearing on August 1. July...
Empire Ford of New Bedford’s “Veteran of the Month”: George Church, WWII Veteran, Benefactor
During the month of July, the 58th Lights for Peace flag to fly at the Fort Taber – Fort Rodman Military Museum honors the memory of George E. Church of Rochester, a veteran of the United States Army Air Corps who served during WWII. The month of July is the 10th anniversary of his passing.
The proposed New Bedford business improvement district retracted — and found to be illegal
NEW BEDFORD — The proposal to create a "BID" or "business improvement district" in downtown New Bedford did not meet state legal requirements, city officials have found. The findings were announced at Monday's City Council Committee on Finance meeting, where BID detractors — many of whom have come to be loosely organized under the name "No BID New Bedford" — had been rallying on the steps outside City Hall. "We had been working on determining whether the...
Legal Notice Mass DEP Fairhaven
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION WATERWAYS REGULATION PROGRAM. Notice of License Application Pursuant to M. G. L. Chapter 91 Waterways License Application Number 24-WW01-0102-APP, Eric M. Berg. NOTIFICATION DATE: July 26, 2024. Public notice is hereby given of the Waterways application by Eric M. Berg to repair and maintain an existing...
The Unknown History of Cape Cod’s Modernist Movement
When one thinks of epicenters of American modernist movement in the immediate post-WWII era, Southern California, with its Los Angeles Case Study homes and Palm Springs vacation pads, is top of mind. But in that same era, another influential enclave was being developed in a far less hospitable environment: the far end of Cape Cod, on Massachusetts’s Atlantic Coast. And this year marks the 75th anniversary of one of the earliest and most significant of these local structures, a lakeside house in Wellfleet built in 1949 by famed Bauhaus designer Marcel Breuer.
Boston Light by Sally Snowman
Mon., 7/29, 6 p.m., at the Acushnet Public Library, 232 Middle Rd. Join us for a power point presentation of Boston Lights’ 307 years of history and a few anecdotes of Sally’s experiences as a 21st Century Keeper. Boston Light, the first established light station in colonial America,...
Things to do: Week of July 25
Get ready for the annual jam under the stars — this year to the tunes of Bon Jovi — with the Dartmouth Police Relief Association. The concert will be held on Saturday, July 27 from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. at the UMass Dartmouth amphitheater and will feature kids activities, food trucks, beer and wine cash bars and Bon Jovi songs performed by Livin’ On A Bad Name.
Edgartown Council on Aging: August 2024
The Anchors at 10 Daggett St. Please visit edgartowncoa.com for more information on programs and services. All are welcome to attend. You must register for programs in advance by calling 508-627-4368. Tuesday and Friday lunch information: The meal is served at 12 pm. Feel free to come anytime after 11...
Edgartown Town Column: July 26
I think we are all thankful that the heat and humidity finally let up. I love to open my windows. I did it one day and then it took me many days to dry out the furniture and rug. So, yes, I will run the air conditioner for a while longer.
Oak Bluffs Town Column: July 26
Family, friends, neighbors and colleagues came to Chilmark this past Saturday afternoon to celebrate the 90th birthday of Connie Williams. Friends from their home in Belmont, colleagues from her days in academia at Boston University, Boston College and Brandeis University, and Chilmark neighbors joined in a champagne toast to this wonderful woman who has touched many in her decades of service to community and campuses.
Fairhaven sets Special Town Meeting date
The Town of Fairhaven will hold a special Town Meeting on November 19. Pursuant to Chapter 50, Section 2 of the Town of Fairhaven By-Laws, all citizen petition articles for the November 19, 2024 Special Town Meeting, must be submitted in writing with the signatures of not less than 100 voters to the Town Clerk Office, Fairhaven Town Hall, 40 Center Street, Fairhaven, MA by Friday, August 23, 2024 at 4:00 p.m.
Legal Notice Fairhaven SB Pole
This is to inform you that the Fairhaven Select Board will hold two public hearings at its meeting on Monday, August 19, 2024, in the Town Hall located at 40 Center Street, Fairhaven. The hearings are as follows:. • At 6:30p.m. Petition #15242818 from NSTAR Electric Company d/b/a Eversource. To Relocate...
Oak Bluffs Considers New Taxi Rules
Changes could be coming to transportation in Oak Bluffs. The town’s select board this week continued discussions over potential changes to the town’s taxicab regulations after complaints from cabbies earlier this year. The select board began to review taxi regulations when Jacqueline McGillicuddy, the owner of MV Harbor...
A look at Cordage Park in Plymouth: A 40R District
In light of Fairhaven’s upcoming public hearing to create a 40R overlay district (see legal notice on page 21), the Neighb News traveled to Plymouth, to take a look at Cordage Park, an approximately 55-acre district on the waterfront in North Plymouth at the site of a former rope factory, the Plymouth Cordage Company. The project is largely considered a success in the overall 40R story in Massachusetts. The area was run down with a lot of empty buildings, but now is an active space with residences and businesses.
New Bedford Research & Robotics to elevate City’s innovation efforts
“NEW BEDFORD – Many have held the City’s ceremonial gold scissors at ribbon-cutting events over the years to celebrate the opening of businesses, parks, and schools. But for the first time in the City’s long and storied history, a robot did the honor of cutting the ribbon Thursday morning to celebrate the opening of New Bedford Research & Robotics on Purchase Street.
Consider New Bedford freight proposal
There are many advantages to 41 North’s proposal for developing a marine freight highway between New Bedford and the Vineyard. Diversification of the Island’s freight route should be a safety priority for Vineyard leaders. Is the two- to three-day breakdown of Vineyard boats out of Woods Hole in 2018 that distant a memory?
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