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Bourne Youngster Lends Helping Hand To Helping Paw

Posted in: Bourne News
BOURNE- The economic slowdown has been difficult for everyone, pets included.
“It’s tough when you’re trying to feed your family and you look down and Fluffy wants to eat, too,” said Lauren A. Biagiotti, manager of A Helping Paw animal shelter in East Wareham.

11 Town Businesses Fail Liquor Sales Compliance Check

Posted in: Bourne News
BOURNE- A law enforcement effort that was characterized as an “investigation,” not a “sting,” resulted in the sale of alcohol to a minor in 11 out of the 19 Bourne establishments that were visited.

Landfill Odor Attracts Attention Of DEP

Posted in: Top Stories, Bourne News
BOURNE- The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection is expected to issue an enforcement order in the wake of the odor emanating from the Bourne landfill last weekend.

ConCom Approves Boating Group’s Plans

Posted in: Bourne News, Top Stories
BOURNE- Bourne Community Boating received a unanimous go-ahead from the Bourne Conservation Commission last night.

Mooring Fee Increase Likely

Posted in: Bourne News, Front Page Stories
BOURNE- Bourne residents will be asked to approve higher mooring fees at the Spring Town Meeting.

Eelgrass Latest Delay To Narrows Dredging

Posted in: Bourne News
BOURNE- A recent study of the Cohasset Narrows Channel by the Army Corps of Engineers shows that a bonanza of underwater eelgrass may pose yet another roadblock to a long-delayed dredging of the waterway.

Countdown To Christmas Begins Next Week

Posted in: Bourne News, Front Page Stories
BOURNE- Bourne residents will be kicking off the Christmas season next week, providing people with a number of activities to put them into the holiday spirit.

Moving Freight By Rail A Growing Business

Posted in: Bourne News, Top Stories
BOURNE- The clickety-clack tells you you are on the Falmouth line, said locomotive engineer Patrick Doyle as he sat in a MassCoastal Energy Train cab, keeping an eye on both his controls and the track.

Mass Coastal Energy Train

Posted in: Top Stories, Bourne News

Police Investigating Dunkin’ Donuts Robbery

Posted in: Bourne News
BOURNE- A man armed with a small black handgun made off with more than $800 from the Dunkin’ Donuts at Main Street in Buzzards Bay Monday night.

Police Say To Weldon Park Speeders, ‘Watch Out’

Posted in: Bourne News
BOURNE- Speeders in Weldon Park be warned: Bourne selectmen have invoked a provision of state law that allows police to enforce all traffic laws on the development’s private ways.

Cumberland Farms Hopes To Sidestep Denial

Posted in: Bourne News, Front Page Stories
BOURNE- Cumberland Farms’ efforts to add gasoline pumps to its Buzzards Bay location are not over, in spite of last week’s denial of a special permit by the Bourne Planning Board.

Next Steps For Main Street

Posted in: Bourne News, Top Stories
BOURNE- Creating a Growth Incentive Zone, along with some more immediate steps that need to be taken to move Bourne’s plans for its downtown forward, were on the agenda for discussion at Wednesday’s gathering of the Cape Cod Canal Region Chamber of Commerce’s Bourne Committee.

Board Wants Answers On Sprinkler Delay

Posted in: Bourne News, Top Stories
BOURNE- The owner of the Parrot Bar and Grille building on Route 28A in Cataumet is expected to come before selectmen on Tuesday to explain why the structure is not as yet compliant with the state’s fire sprinkler law.

High School Thespians Ready To Perform

Posted in: Bourne News, Top Stories
BOURNE- The opening night of the Bourne High School Drama Club’s performance of “Once On This Island” is still two weeks away, but on Tuesday afternoon, the cast appeared ready for an audience.