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Barnstable educators challenged with new programEven though it was only 8:30 in the morning, the enthusiastic president of a national program designed to drive education reform challenged almost 40 school leaders from all levels of the Barnstable and Mashpee schools to think about their challenges as educators in a changing world. — Wicked Local Mashpee A new era begins: Women in majority on Barnstable Town CouncilFor the first time in Barnstable’s history, women make up the majority on the Town Council, 7 to 6, as a result of the recent town election. Three newly elected women joined four female incumbents when they were sworn into office on Monday. Some of the new and veteran councilors shared their thoughts last week on what the new majority might mean for the town. — Wicked Local Barnstable Barnstable to offer full-time post to LynchHyannis — Barnstable Town Council is expected to vote tonight to offer Acting Town Manager Thomas Lynch a contract to be the full-time town manager for the next two years. — Cape Cod Times Barnstable educators receive grantsThe Barnstable Education Foundation presented grant awards recently totaling more than $8,000 to 37 Barnstable educators from proceeds raised during this past year's fundraisers. — Wicked Local Barnstable Two time capsules buried at Barnstable Town HallMore than 100 second- and third-graders from the Horace Mann Charter School in Hyannis learned some history, made history and witnessed history Thursday afternoon while watching some of the items they wrote being buried in the walls of Barnstable Town Hall. — Wicked Local Barnstable Killer tells court how he took Frances Carriere's lifeMinutes into his questioning in Barnstable Superior Court on Wednesday, Cape and Islands First Assistant District Attorney Brian Glenny cut to the chase. — Cape Cod Times Barnstable Town Council has election shake upThree Town Council incumbents who had voted to shorten and buy out former Town Manager John Klimm’s contract in June were defeated in Tuesday’s town election. They were James H. Crocker Jr., James F. Munafo Jr. and Henry C. Farnham. Ann Canedy was the only councilor who survived among the six who voted for the controversial buyout. — Wicked Local Cape Cod
Mass. Unemployment Rate Drops To 6.3%New figures on Thursday show the state's jobless rate stood at 6.3 percent in April, down from 6.5 percent in March. — CBS Boston Thursday, May 17, 2012 9:58 AM
Mass. rape suspect indicted for alleged threatA Martha's Vineyard man already facing child rape charges has been indicted for allegedly trying to hire someone to kill a prosecutor and his alleged victim. — The Boston Globe Thursday, May 17, 2012 8:38 AM
Mass. still below nation's jobless rateState officials say Massachusetts added about 30,000 new jobs over the first three months of 2012 and they are hoping that trend continue will continue with the release of the April jobs report. — The Boston Channel Thursday, May 17, 2012 1:33 PM
Gorman On Toucher & Rich: Philadelphia Has No Answer For GarnettCeltics play-by-play man Mike Gorman joined 98.5 The Sports Hub's Toucher & Rich Thursday morning to talk about the C's Game 3 win, including the performances of Paul Pierce and Kevin Garnett. — CBS Boston Thursday, May 17, 2012 9:35 AM
Yarmouth restaurant entertainment license delayedThe Yarmouth Board of Selectmen postponed approval of entertainment and pool table licenses for O.C.’s Café on Route 28 in West Yarmouth because of concerns about the structural capacity of the second floor of the old building for dancing. — Wicked Local Yarmouth More News
