Recently added articles from Cape Cod Times (Hyannis, MA):
Massachusetts official wants lower rates for state's home insurer.
Oct 10, 2007 ... Byline: Sarah Shemkus Oct. 10--Attorney General Martha Coakley has recommended a 29 percent decrease in the cost of insurance for Cape homeowners covered by the FAIR Plan. Her announcement yesterday comes as state Insurance Commissioner Nonnie Burnes weighs a request ...
Doctors' suspensions leave shortage in Cape Cod, Mass.
Sep 30, 2007 ... Byline: Cynthia McCormick Sep. 30--When Dr. Alfredo Gonzalez of Falmouth gave up his license to practice medicine after being arrested on marijuana charges earlier this month, he wasn't alone. Within the past year, the state Board of Registration in Medicine has ...
In election, voters retain selectmen despite casino furor.
Sep 30, 2007 ... Sep. 30--MIDDLEBORO -- Voters dealt a blow to casino opponents yesterday. Many casino foes had cast yesterday's selectmen recall election as a referendum on the Indian casino pact the town signed with the Mashpee Wampanoag in July. Voters retained all three selectmen ...
Homeland Security error frustrates woman's attempts to get new job.
Sep 29, 2007 ... Byline: Doug Fraser Sep. 29--MASHPEE -- Deborah Saldana needed to supplement her earnings as a special-needs teaching assistant at Mashpee High School and thought a part-time job at Dunkin' Donuts would fit the bill. But even though she'd been born in Boston 58 years ...
Cape Cod, Mass., train contract given to new company.
Sep 29, 2007 ... Byline: Patrick Cassidy Sep. 29--HYANNIS -- Cape Cod's railroad has a new conductor. Massachusetts Coastal Railroad LLC will take over the Cape tracks at the beginning of 2008, replacing Bay Colony Railroad Corp., the company that has run the state-owned rail line for ...
Lawmakers want to limit U.S. investments in Sudan.
Sep 29, 2007 ... Byline: Sarah Shemkus Sep. 29--As violence continues in the African nation of Sudan, state and federal lawmakers are pushing legislation that aims to prevent American investment dollars from supporting what many are calling a genocidal regime. The bills at both ...
Hyannis, Mass., council votes to support airport renovation project.
Sep 28, 2007 ... Byline: Robert Gold Sep. 28--HYANNIS -- Barnstable Municipal Airport officials received critical support from the town council last night for their $32 million airport renovation project. Councilors voted 11-2 to support the plan. In one of the final ...
Cape Cod, Mass., radio station's 3-song playlist bewilders listeners.
Sep 28, 2007 ... Byline: Sarah Shemkus Sep. 28--There is no content on the radio station's Web site. There are no details forthcoming from the owner. There are only the three songs -- a classic rock tune, a country anthem and a swing standard -- playing on the radio station in a ...
Cape Cod real-estate market in August beats state, national trends.
Sep 26, 2007 ... Byline: Sarah Shemkus Sep. 26--The Cape Cod real-estate market outperformed state and national averages in August, according to reports released over the past week. On the Cape, the number of single-family and condominium home sales grew by 13.5 percent, from 318 ...
Massachusetts business owners fret over new insurance reform.
Sep 25, 2007 ... Byline: Sarah Shemkus Sep. 25--There is no need to panic, said Commonwealth Connector associate Eric Dahlberg. Speaking in West Yarmouth at a seminar about the state's health insurance reform efforts last week, Dahlberg assured a group of more than 60 area ...
Wildfowl decoys sell for $1.13 million each.
Sep 22, 2007 ... Byline: Robin Lord Sep. 22--Jane Walker remembers, "like it was yesterday," standing behind A. Elmer Crowell as a young girl and watching him carve his now famous duck decoys in an old East Harwich chicken shed. When she thinks of Crowell, the look of his stubby fingers and the ...
Cape Cod autumn real estate activity up from last year.
Sep 22, 2007 ... Byline: Sarah Shemkus Sep. 22--August was a hot month for real estate in the region, according to numbers issued this week by the Cape Cod and Islands Multiple Listing Service. "Comparing this fall's activity to last fall's activity, after going through a year when ...
Insurance regulator seeks to allow competition among auto insurers.
Sep 21, 2007 ... Byline: Sarah Shemkus Sep. 21--BOSTON -- State Insurance Commissioner Nonnie Burnes wasn't sure yesterday how much she pays to insure her car. And, because Massachusetts currently has a non-competitive auto insurance market, she's also not sure whether she's getting a ...
Snow's Home and Garden plans to expand.
Sep 20, 2007 ... Byline: Susan Milton Sep. 20--ORLEANS -- Snow's Home and Garden on Main Street wants to stick around for at least another 100 years. Yesterday company president Sidney "Sid" Snow outlined plans to add a warehouse for storage and additional parking sometime next year ....
Massachusetts gives grant to Cape Cod chamber.
Sep 19, 2007 ... Byline: Sarah Shemkus Sep. 19--The Massachusetts Office of Travel and Tourism and the administration of Gov. Deval Patrick this week announced a grant of $763,831 to the Cape Cod Chamber of Commerce. The funds are part of a total $8,462,500 that was awarded to the 13 ...
Cape Cod, Mass.-area inns' Halloween-weekend collaboration quickly sells out.
Sep 18, 2007 ... Byline: Sarah Shemkus Sep. 18--When 17 inns along Route 6A from Sandwich to Brewster decided to collaborate on a Halloween murder mystery weekend, they thought the event might help boost their offseason business. They did not, however, expect to sell out all 128 ...
Mashpee tribe's advantage in casino deal dwindling.
Sep 17, 2007 ... Byline: Stephanie Vosk Sep. 17--The governor's reported plan to pursue commercial casinos could be good news for the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head, and not-so-good news for the Mashpee tribe. Gov. Deval Patrick is expected to announce his support for three commercial ...
Otis air base 'secure'.
Sep 17, 2007 ... Byline: Amanda Lehmert Sep. 17--OTIS AIR BASE -- The Air Force will establish a new air operations center on the Cape, Gov. Deval Patrick announced yesterday. The new mission for Otis Air Base allows the Air Force to make good on its promise to replace all 505 jobs ...
Creditors say physicians seek to delay making court-ordered payments.
Sep 16, 2007 ... Byline: Cynthia McCormick Sep. 16--HYANNIS -- The legal and financial woes of an embattled physician practice have entered a new chapter -- in federal bankruptcy court. Drs. Rahul and Neena Chaturvedi have filed for personal and professional bankruptcy under Chapter ...
Massachusetts panel extends deadline for new building code.
Sep 15, 2007 ... Byline: Sarah Shemkus Sep. 15--Members of the state's Board of Building Regulations and Standards this week gave themselves a little more time to perfect the new building code. The seventh edition of the state building code, which was scheduled to become mandatory on ...