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On Aug. 28, 1918, an outbreak of influenza was detected aboard a receiving ship at Boston s Commonwealth Pier. Unless precautions are taken, wrote Dr. John S. Hitchcock of the Massachusetts Department of Health, the disease in all probability will spread to the civilian population of the city. Despite the department s swift actions to contain the disease, it spread like wildfire, first through the maritime population and, by mid-September, to civilians.
In an effort to minimize the spread of the disease, state and city officials enacted measures that would be all too familiar to us today. Theaters, movie houses, saloons, and dance halls were closed. Public gatherings were prohibited. Citizens were advised to avoid unnecessary travel on streetcars, subways, and trains. Still, Boston hospitals overflowed with patients, and the situation became more desperate as the city s doctors and nurses themselves became infe
Spring dig, car wash, cut bait, songwriters, poets, Town Notes
The Barnstable Patriot
The 1717 Meetinghouse Foundation Trustees have been working to remedy the lack of available emergency water in West Barnstable, one of the few communities on the Cape without fire hydrants.
Seventy years ago, the efforts to restore the 1717 Meetinghouse cost approximately $1 million in today’s dollars.The end result will be 60,000 gallons of water buried underground to be used in case of fire, standing ready to preserve the building s history and memories.
The Barnstable High School Class of 2021 will be holding a Car Wash Fundraiser this weekend, Saturday and Sunday May 1 and 2, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Change of location: Moving from BIS to Steve & Sue s Par-Tee Freeze on West Main St.
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The Town of Dennis annual Town Meeting is scheduled for Saturday, May 8, at 1 p.m. at the Wixon Middle School, 901 Route 134 in S. Dennis.
There are 30 articles on the Town Meeting warrant. The biggest allocation would appropriate $67.2 million to the Dennis-Yarmouth Regional School District, including $17.6 million through tax assessments and $600,000 through debt service, for a total assessment of $18.2 million.
The Dennis Finance Committee is also recommending a $39.4 million FY 22 operating budget, plus supplemental appropriations to the FY 21 budget for the Dennis Fire Depeartment ($268,000) and for snow and ice removal ($62,000).
Residents of Bourne and the Upper Cape are being cautioned about the upcoming distribution of oral rabies vaccine baits north and west of the Cape Cod Canal. The Cape Cod and Southeast Massachusetts Rabies Task Force announced it will resume distribution of vaccine baits beginning Monday, May 3, through Friday, June 4.
Distribution of approximately 12,000 vaccine baits south and east of the canal will begin May 10. The baits will be distributed from the Cape Cod Canal through Route 151 in Falmouth, and routes 28 and 149 in Barnstable. The aim is to boost wildlife rabies vaccination rates and prevent the reemergence of raccoon rabies.
Beginning May 10, baits will be distributed in areas of Capeside Bourne and Sandwich, Falmouth and Barnstable. Baits will be distributed by vehicles, train and bait stations. Approximately 5,500 will be distributed by bait stations in selected areas. A majority of the baits will be distributed by town, county and USDA officials utilizing vehicles and h
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