Engineers with the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (commonly known as MassDOT) have been making progress with their plans to replace the two highway bridges crossing the canal. So far, they
Bourne planners have long advocated extension of commuter rail service to Buzzards Bay as a catalyst for new development in our downtown, and the state has wanted it to reduce
Is there anything in life more viscerally thrilling than watching a live fireworks show? The first one I saw was rather modest. I had gathered with my parents and cousins
This has been a strong year for Bourne businesses. Visitor traffic broke records, downtown Main Street saw several new eateries and shops open, and both the national and local economies
By ROBERT J. DWYER
Wesley J. Ewellâs Bourne Musings column in the January 8 Bourne Enterprise supporting the relocation of the outfall for the Wareham wastewater treatment plant into the Cape Cod Canal at Taylor Point deserves extended comment. I agree that eliminating the wastewater overload to the Agawam River (the location of the existing outfall) and nearby Southside water bodiesâand expanding its service area to connect the many unsewered homes and businesses in Bourne, Wareham and Marionâare sorely needed improvements.
However, Mr. Ewellâs extolling the apparent virtues of the large amount of dilution afforded by the high flow through the canal misses a major important pointâthis dilution is not the limiting factor on the capacity of the Buzzards Bay system to handle the remaining nitrogen and perhaps suspended solids and other pollutants in the effluent. It is the assimilative capacity of the whole bay ecosystem, perhaps down as far as Cuttyhunk and