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Rescue dog from Cape Cod earns perfect score at Westminster Dog Show qualifying round
Linda Valente and her dog Tess brought home a qualifying ribbon to Cape Cod from the Westminster Dog Show Masters Agility Championships in Flushing, New York last weekend. Valente said Tess aced the Saturday morning qualifying round with a perfect score. ...
Feeling a little blue? These poems by Cape Codders might help
Though the sun has been shining for days here on the Cape, we find ourselves in the midst of some dark times. Across the sea, Israel wages war on Hamas, disrupting, destroying and displacing the lives of many in Gaza and prompting an outcry for a ceasefire from people across the globe.
Airport charging stations, waterfront plans: What voters said 'no' to in Chatham Monday
CHATHAM — Town meeting voters easily rejected a new Chatham Airport approach map Monday night. The vote count was 158 for the article and 306 opposing it. About 500 voters gathered in the gymnasium at Monomoy Regional Middle School to participate in Monday evening's annual town meeting. All 47 articles on the warrant were decided and a second night is not needed.
New England Aquarium Warning of Great White Shark Presence Along Massachusetts Coastline
Just in time for the Holiday weekend, the New England Aquarium is warning of Great White Shark presence off the coast of Massachusetts. A fishing boat discovered a dead whale off the coast of Chatham, Massachusetts. Also, a scientist from the Aquarium took pictures of a seal with fresh bite marks in Plymouth, Massachusetts.
'You can't get tired of it.' Hyannis artist shanties open for summer soon. What to know.
Editor's note: This story was changed May 14 to correct information supplied to the Cape Cod Times: parking is available at the South Street lot and the shanties will be open daily come summer. The Hyannis HyArts Artist Shanties are reopening for the summer season on May 17, inviting a new cohort of local artists to the colorful Hyannis Harbor shacks all summer long. ...
Funny lady Christine Ernst to help shape Cultural Center's new outreach classes
Christine Ernst, an arts educator and a storyteller ― best known for multiple one-woman shows about appreciating life’s idiosyncrasies ― is the new director of learning at the Cultural Center of Cape Cod. Ernst spoke of her first week on the job in her regular video blog (from her writer's shed in Forestdale), describing the steady stream of artists bringing gifts and good wishes to her predecessor, Diane Giardi, who is retiring. ...
'Something a little different.' Prom brings out the preen in Cape Cod shoppers
Every spring, high school students all over the country get ready for that big event of the senior, and sometimes junior, year — the prom. While off-Cape dress and tuxedo stores might attract some prom-goers, and others may shop online, business is still very good for a number of businesses on Cape Cod.
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