HYANNIS Just a short time after Gov. Charlie Baker announced Thursday that live music would again be allowed at restaurants Monday, general manager Jon Bercume started to contact drummer Bart Weisman to let him know his band was welcome back next week at the Cape Codder Resort & Spa.
Weisman had already emailed him first. And by 4 p.m., Weisman had let the media know that his Bart Weisman Jazz Group wearing masks and distanced from diners would again be playing at the resort’s Grand Cru Restaurant every Friday night as of March 5. And he also set up his regular Sunday Smooth Jazz Brunch at the West End restaurant for next weekend.
Strict COVID-19 precautions will likely remain a priority until some point in 2022. That was the word this week from the nation’s most recognized physician-scientist, Dr. Anthony Fauci.
Marshall Slocum
The comments and opinions of 367 Brewster residents have been making their way to town hall lately. Hopefully they’ll be heard and result in an improved design for the Millstone Road project. That would be good news.
It’s a controversy that has garnered much attention. The bad news is this debacle could happen again and again in Brewster and other Cape towns, unless we are diligent, and pay attention.
Why? Because of a little known MassDOT program called Complete Streets that calls for sidewalks, bike paths and mass transit elements to be included in all road projects. Repeat, all projects. Towns that adopt this policy will be eligible to apply to MassDOT for $400,000 each year. Funding is competitive. Brewster is on board and motivated.
Wicked Local
BREWSTER The Nauset Regional School Committee is defending its plan to hold a district-wide vote March 30, seeking approval from voters in Brewster, Eastham, Orleans and Wellfleet for its $132 million plan to renovate and expand Nauset high school.
In a presentation before the Brewster Select Board Monday, school committee chairman Chris Easley said there are concerns that separate spring town meeting votes cannot be done in time to secure a $36.6 million grant from the Massachusetts School Building Authority.
The grant offer is valid until May 31, and if spring town meetings are delayed due to the pandemic, the grant could be lost, the committee has said.
Yale grad Kristen Clothier chosen to lead CCYP
The Barnstable Patriot
BARNSTABLE – Cape Cod Young Professionals (CCYP) is pleased to announce the hiring of Kristen Vose Clothier of Chatham as the organization’s new CEO.
Clothier will work closely with CCYP’s volunteer leadership, committees, and community partners to develop new initiatives and continue the growth of programs that help connect, engage, and advance Cape Cod’s young workforce and leaders.
“I could not be more excited to take on this new role,” Clothier said Wednesday in a statement. “CCYP is an organization that is a key part of the community here on Cape Cod, helping to foster the growth of our region’s emerging business and community leaders, and ensuring that the Cape has a vibrant, diverse workforce.