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Partisan politics leaks down to local Cape Cod races, fuels interest

BOSTON As towns on the Cape gear up for a spring of municipal elections, with seats on the ballot ranging from school committee to town moderator, several local political activists say some of these races while nonpartisan on paper have become framed in part by national politics. Organizers on both sides of the political spectrum agreed the region’s politics can be divisive, though they disagreed on who was responsible. Still, this new focus on local contests could help bolster civic engagement, they said, regardless of which candidates ultimately get elected. “I do think it’s coming right down to this level now,” Paula Miller, a Brewster resident and member of United Cape Patriots, said of the partisanship. “I think the intensity is really being brought to bear.”

Cape homicides bring attention to severe domestic violence cases during pandemic

Danielle Taylor. , allegedly by people they knew well intimate partners, family members or relatives. Their deaths shook not only their families, but also members of their larger communities who watched as those homicides occurred one after the other since spring 2020.  The deaths paint a picture of violent acts against women, an epidemic all its own that is not new and could  be on the rise.  Women who are facing domestic or intimate partner violence face an already challenging path to safety and/or justice, often having to recount their traumatic experiences over and over to police, victim-witness and social service advocates, prosecutors, judges and juries. 

Cape Cod reacts to Derek Chauvin guilty verdict in murder of George Floyd

The Rev. Will Mebane, rector of Saint Barnabas Memorial Episcopal Church in Falmouth, said the conviction Tuesday of former police officer Derek Chauvin in the murder of George Floyd was no cause for celebration. “I don’t feel like celebrating, he said. I don’t feel like cheering. I’m very sad. I, of course, continue to be sad not only for the lynching of George Floyd, but of Daunte Wright, Ahmaud Arbery, Trayvon Martin, Tamir Rice and the whole list of others who were killed and justice was not served.”  Black and Brown men and women are just as much at risk after the verdict as they were before, Mebane said. The verdict does not end the systemic racism that permeates through the country’s law enforcement agencies, he said. 

Cape Cod: Here s were to get help if you are behind on your rent, mortgage

Cape Cod eviction cases are on the rise spurred by the COVID-19 pandemic and a real estate market that saw prices soar. Housing assistance experts advise people who are falling behind on their rent or mortgage to seek help immediately, even if they do not think they are eligible for financial assistance. Financial help is often capped at a certain amount. State and federal moratoriums have protected many renters from losing their homes but not every tenant is covered. Who is covered by the moratorium The federal moratorium was recently extended to April by the Biden administration and there have been talks about pushing it out further. The Biden administration extended a ban on home foreclosures for homeowners with federally backed mortgages and expanded a mortgage relief program.

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