150 Years Ago: July 1871
July 1st Vineyard Sound Telegraph Cable - Hon. James Buffinton received an official letter on Friday from Secretary Boutwell at Washington, saying, Instructions have been forwarded to the commanding officer of the revenue steamer Moccasin to render such assistance as is necessary in relaying the Vineyard Sound telegraph cable.
July 8th Attacked by Bull - Mr. Joshua S. Bowman, of West Falmouth, was attacked by a bull and seriously injured Thursday. Mr. Bowman had driven his cattle into the yard for the purpose of yoking a pair of oxen, and without any apparent cause the bull went for him, pitched him over with his horns and gored him once or twice, breaking two of his ribs, and badly bruising him. It is feared fatally.
Pave paradise? Put up a housing plat?
Bronwen Howells Walsh
At press time Thursday, the Barnstable Town Council was scheduled to talk 2021 priorities with Kristy Senatori, executive director of the Cape Cod Commission and keeper of the Cape s roadmap for growth.
The commission is scheduled to hold a virtual hearing on Thursday, Feb. 25 at 3 p.m. about whether a residential development planned for what is now Twin Brooks Golf Course, 35 Scudder Ave., Hyannis, qualifies as a Development of Regional Impact.
Located in the heart of Hyannis at the Resort & Conference Center across from the Melody Tent, Twin Brooks is an 18-hole, par 3 public course designed by Geoffrey Cornish and opened in the mid-1960s. Zoned residential, the property is part of a District of Critical Planning Concern designed to protect natural resources.
By Janet Milkman and Mark Robinson
COURTESY PHOTOS
Underfunded historical societies, some even at the village level, might consider a network to share expertise as the Cape land trusts do
As Cape Codders, we love our peninsula: the pull of the land, the gray-shingled houses, the colors of pine and sandy soil, and the ocean in all seasons is strong.
Over the last 50 years, land conservation organizations have figured out how to protect the landscapes and vistas by building an infrastructure of community organizations. Nearly every town has a small nonprofit land conservation organization working to leverage local public funds with private donations and state and federal grants. The Compact of Cape Cod Conservation Trusts supports all these groups with deep technical knowledge and relationships built over decades.