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BEECH TREE CANTINA
There are several theories regarding the planting of this magnificent English Weeping Beech tree. The most plausible one is based on historical fact:?
Most people believe that the American Revolution started with “the shot heard round the world” in Concord. 1775.
In fact, the seeds of the Revolution were sown 14 years earlier by a fiery West Barnstable patriot named James Otis. As a representative of Massachusetts to the provincial General Court in 1761, Otis proposed a meeting of representatives of all the Colonies. This led to the assembly of The Stamp Act Congress of 1765 which eliminated the taxes on stamps and other goods. John Adams credited Otis with igniting “… the spark by which the child Independence was born.” Three years later, the British retaliated with the Townshend Act which would tax many goods shipped in from England that America needed but had little of.
Once again, James Otis spoke up: “Let Great Britain rescind her measures, or the colonies are lost forever.” Within a year, he was attacked by British revenue officers and sustained a head wound that “… caused him to lose his mind.” This was an obvious message to the upstarts of Barnstable.
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| LISTEN: Tiger sharks and hammerheads are returning faces for the Cape, says scientists Thursday July 24, 2025 |
| capecodcom · Tiger sharks and hammerheads, new old faces for Cape Cod BARNSTABLE ? A number of seemingly new faces have shown up among the shark populations of Cape Cod, but scientists say they have just been under the radar. A tiger shark was recently caught by a fisherman off Mashpee and a hammerhead was [?]
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| *** WATCH *** MAN ACCUSED OF THREATENING HYANNIS STORE CLERK W/ KNIFE PROFESSES ?NO INCIDENT, BRO!? Thursday July 24, 2025 |
| HYANNIS, MASSACHUSETTS ? [HN VIDEO NOTES] ? As you will see and hear in the following HN Video, a man arrested in downtown Hyannis for allegedly threatening a store clerk with a knife last evening, angrily professed his innocence, saying, ?there was no incident, bro!? But a store clerk alleges differently, according to sources. And a police officer at the scene of the arrest indicated the defendant will have a difficult time explaining away store video footage?
? nonetheless, the man seen apparently resisting officers while being taken into custody maintained his innocence throughout the entire video? and unlike other countries, in United States of America all defendants are presumed to be innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.
As the story goes, last evening at around 10:15 p.m., a Barnstable Police patrolman was dispatched to the Speedway convenient store and gas station at the corner of North Street and High School Road for a report of a possible assault with a knife. According to radio transmissions, dispatch told responding officers that the clerk stated being threatened with a knife by a male who had just peddled away on a bicycle. The fleeing male was said to have gold teeth. The patrolman who took the initial report from the store clerk put out a BOLO for a ?black male, skinny, approximately 5'10? to 6 feet, with gold grillz.? Additional squad cars began checking the downtown area, looking for decorative dental appliances.
About 15 to 20 minutes later, the possible suspect was spotted on Center Street. Part of the following HN Video captures the moments when officers were attempting to detain the possible suspect. The alleged suspect appeared to angrily resist being taken into custody, professing his innocence the entire time, and telling one officer who just told the suspect to let go of his handcuffs, ?I'm not going to let go of your cuffs, bro? you can kill me right-the-[expletive]-now? I don't give a [expletive], you gotta kill me right-the-[expletive]-now!?
At one point the alleged suspect appears to address HN, saying, ?Video it? video it? assault and battery police officers? assault and battery police officers??
Despite repeatedly telling officers ?You're arresting me for [bull-bleep], you're arresting me for [bull-bleep], bro!? officers were not swayed into changing their minds. The male was arrested and reportedly charged with Assault with a Dangerous Weapon (knife).
While being driven away in the back of a Barnstable Police cruiser, the alleged suspect could be heard declaring, ?I'll be out tomorrow. HOPE YOU VIDEO ALL THAT!? ending with something completely indiscernible, that sounded vaguely like 'fek yeah' or 'fek at it,' whatever that means? and I hope I didn't misquote the gentleman. HN will provide clarifications as they become available.
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| LISTEN: Former Ambassador Alan Leventhal talks Greenland, youth civics crisis, and more Thursday at Willowbend Wednesday July 23, 2025 |
| capecodcom · Former Ambassador Alan Leventhal talks Greenland, youth civics crisis, and more Thursday at Willowbend MASHPEE ? Former United States Ambassador to Denmark Alan Leventhal will discuss international concern over Greenland, youth involvement in civics, and more this Thursday at Willowbend in Mashpee. Best selling author and Barnstable High School graduate Casey Sherman will [?]
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| Barnstable Municipal Water Supply Board 07-22-2025 Wednesday July 23, 2025 |
| Barnstable Municipal Water Supply Board 07-22-2025 |
| 2025 Town of Barnstable Unity Day Promo Video Wednesday July 23, 2025 |
| 2025 Town of Barnstable Unity Day Promo Video |
| Traffic crash in front of Centerville-Osterville-Marstons Mills fire station on Route 28 Tuesday July 22, 2025 |
| CENTERVILLE ? Three vehicles collided in front of the Centerville-Osterville-Marstons Mills fire station on Falmouth Road (Route 28) about 1:45 PM Tuesday. Several people were evaluated for possible injuries. Traffic was detoured around the scene until it was cleared. The crash is under investigation by Barnstable Police.
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| Three vehicles collide at West Barnstable intersection Tuesday July 22, 2025 |
| WEST BARNSTABLE ? Three vehicle collided in West Barnstable sometime after 10:30 AM Tuesday. The crash happened at Route 149 and Ostervile/West Barnstable Road. A Centerville-Osterville-Marstons Mills ambulance responded to assist in evaluating victims. Barnstable Police are investigating the crash which tied up traffic until the scene was cleared.
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