check out the senior center this friday!!
June 11, 2009 at 9:24 pm | In barnstable, barnstable town council, cape cod, janet joakim, janet swain joakim, town council, town of barnstable | Leave a CommentTags: barnstable, barnstable senior center, dixieland, janet joakim, janet swain joakim, larry swain, senior, senior center, town of barnstable
Barnstable Senior Center Annual Open House & Community Awareness Day Cook Out
Friday, June 12th
12:00 pm – 3:00 pm
At the Barnstable Senior Center
825 Falmouth Rd., Hyannis
HYANNIS – The Barnstable Senior Center will host our Annual Open House & Community Awareness Day Cook Out, on Friday, June 12th starting at noon.
The BSC celebrates community by awarding the Boston Post Cane Award, bestowed to the oldest resident of the Town of Barnstable, The Spirit of Ruth Rusher Award, presented to a senior who embodies the spirit and dignity in aging exemplified by the late Ruth Rusher and the Legacy Award, given to a local business or organization that has positively impacted the lives of Barnstable’s senior citizens.
Please take this opportunity to tour your Senior Center and learn about all the progressive, as well as, affordable programs we have to offer. The Barnstable Senior Center is not just for Seniors, don’t let the name fool you!
Free hot dogs and burgers on the grill will be served by the Break Away Grill and Larry Swain will perform live Dixieland music. This is a free event and open to the public.
For more information, Continue reading check out the senior center this friday!!…
hyannis public library funding
June 1, 2009 at 6:43 pm | In hyannis | Leave a CommentTags: barnstable town council, hyannis, hyannis library, janet joakim
Like towns all over Massachusetts and across the country, Barnstable is making deep cuts throughout all departments and funding this year.
The town provides funding to the libraries each year that is distrubed via a formula set by the Library Committee, a town-wide committee made up of trustees from each library. The formula is developed by the library committee without oversight or input from the town council or the town manager.
This year the town has had to cut the overall library funding budget by 4% – similar to the cuts made in all town departments. Additionally, it appears that the library committee has made a change to the formula. All of this has resulted in a more significant loss of 
Continue reading hyannis public library funding…
h1n1 virus (swine flu) update
May 1, 2009 at 10:48 pm | In barnstable, janet joakim, janet swain joakim | Leave a CommentTags: h1n1 flu, swine flu
H1N1 (Swine Flu) Update: May 1, 7:00 p.m — from the Mass Department of Public Health
UPDATE ON CASES: This evening DPH confirmed 4 additional cases in Massachusetts, which brings the total case count to 6. We expect that we will see more cases in the coming days and weeks, and as new cases are confirmed, we will update this blog.
The CDC has confirmed 141 cases of swine flu 19 states in the U.S., including the death Continue reading h1n1 virus (swine flu) update…
rt 28 and lumbert mill road traffic light intersection
April 30, 2009 at 2:52 pm | In barnstable, centerville, route 28, rt. 28 | Leave a CommentTags: barnstable, barnstable town council, intersection, janet joakim, lumbert mill, precinct 6, rt. r8, traffic light
There have been several issues recently that need clarification and updating. Over the next few days I will update you on these issues.
First is the plans for a traffic light on Rt. 28 and Lumbert Rd, further down I have provided a direct link to MHD records of this project.
The concerns from residents have been that the state will cut this project as budgets tighten in all areas of the Commonwealth.
At this point the project is on track for this coming fall. Mass Highway has held several public hearings asking for input that included testimony from local residents and town councilors. The designs have been approved, permits have been issued and Continue reading rt 28 and lumbert mill road traffic light intersection…
how does this happen?
January 31, 2009 at 6:36 am | In Governor Patrick, barnstable town council, buy forclosure, buy foreclosure, cape cod, cape cod living, centerville, cost of living, councilor, exxon, foreclosure, hyannis, janet joakim, janet swain joakim, muncipal government, municpal politics, seven villages | Leave a CommentTags: bankruptcies, cuts, cuts in aid, exxon, exxonmobile, forclosure, foreclosure, GNP, janet swain joakim, janetjo, unemployment
The NY Times has a story yesterday (posted below) about Exxon’s record breaking profits … (again?)
Of course we are also Continue reading how does this happen?…
story in yesterday’s boston globe
January 13, 2009 at 5:29 am | In barnstable town council, hyannis, janet, janet joakim, janet swain joakim | Leave a CommentTags: barnstable, barnstable town council, cape cod, hyannis, janet joakim, janet swain joakim, janetjoakim, mary lyons, seven villages
A short life in the Cape’s underside
Death of 16-year-old closes a grim family cycle
By Keith O’Brien, Globe Staff | January 12, 2009
HYANNIS – Long before he was shot, stabbed, dumped into a shallow hole, and set afire last month in Hyannis, Jordan Mendes, an alleged drug dealer at 16 years old, was just a boy, watching police storm into his grandmother’s home.
It was April 21, 2000, just before 10 p.m. Barnstable Police, along with other agencies, had spent a year investigating a cocaine distribution ring organized by Jordan’s father, Manuel Mendes, and now they were moving in, entering through an unlocked door, guns drawn.
Inside, police seized cocaine, marijuana, and bundles of cash, including $70,000 stashed away in the attic and another $10,000 in a closet. The drug ring – considered to be one of the largest on the Cape at the time – was busted. Manuel Mendes was sitting handcuffed on the couch, bound for prison, while his son, Jordan, then just 8, made a simple request of Continue reading story in yesterday’s boston globe…
happy new year!!
January 1, 2009 at 1:50 am | In All America City, Barnstable Town Councilor, barnstable, cape cod, happy new year | Leave a CommentTags: barnstable, happy new year, janet joakim, janet swain joakim, town of barnstable
Wishing everyone PEACE in 2009.
I have never seen so many people ready to welcome a new year! 2008 is in one we will all be happy to see in the rear view mirror.
We still have tough times ahead, but 2009 is this generation’s year of hope.
Happy New Year!
don’t forget – centerville christmas stroll today!
December 14, 2008 at 5:06 am | In Christmas Stroll, Christmas activities, barnstable, barnstable high school, barnstable town council, cape cod, cape cod christmas, centerville, christmas, council president janet joakim, holiday, hyannis, janet swain joakim, marstons mills, municpal politics | 1 CommentTags: cape cod, centerville, centerville christmas stroll, christmas
The Centerville Civic Association is ready for the Annual Centerville Christmas Stroll — the weather is going to be JUST RIGHT for an evening on Main Street in Centerville…
Sunday, December 14 from 4PM to 7PM.
It is anticipated that this will be Continue reading don’t forget – centerville christmas stroll today!…
a cape cod christmas in hyannis
December 5, 2008 at 6:54 pm | In All America City, Barnstable Town Councilor, Christmas Stroll, Christmas activities, barnstable town council, cape cod, cape cod christmas, christmas, holiday, hyannis | Leave a CommentTags: barnstable town council, boat parade, BREAKFAST WITH SANTA, cape cod, cape cod christmas, christmas, Christmas Stroll, Harbor Lighting, holiday, hyannis, hyannis main street
SPECTACLE OF TREES — BREAKFAST WITH SANTA — HARBOR LIGHTING AND BOAT PARADE — CAPE COD MARITIME MUSEUM OPEN HOUSE — HYANNIS MAIN STREET STROLL — RESTAURANT SPECIALS
The Hyannis Christmas Stroll is all day and evening this Saturday. It is going to be new and different and fabulous this year so please join us. You can even get your Country Garden Christmas tree in front of the JFK Museum, visit the Spectacle of Trees, go to open house events all along Main Street, shop, stroll, lots of stuff for the kiddies, go for a hayride, go to the harbor lighting and on and on. Please see below for all the details:
SPECTACLE OF TREES
Thursday, December 4th 10am-4pm; Friday, December 5th 10am-8pm;
Saturday, December 6th 10am-7:30pm
Presented by Cape Cod Charitable FunRaisers at the JFK Hyannis Museum, 397 Main Street
Seventeen Cape Cod nonprofit organizations have decorated 20 trees, each with unique themes using decorations, presents, tickets, gift certificates, and more.
The trees can be viewed and bid on Thursday, Friday and Saturday.
The winners for each tree will be announced by Continue reading a cape cod christmas in hyannis…
christmas activities in hyannis this weekend
December 4, 2008 at 12:59 pm | In barnstable, barnstable town council, hyannis, janet joakim, janet swain joakim | Leave a CommentTags: christmas, Christmas activities, Christmas Stroll, holiday, holiday activities, hyannis
For those of you who may be looking for something to do this weekend, check out the Hyannis Holiday “ARTtivities” on Pearl Street!
Friday night (December 5th) from 6:30PM-9PM is the Pearl Street Holiday Art Show and Guyer Barn Opening Reception.
Enjoy the colorful street walk and visit the strand of galleries down Pearl. Sarah Holl’s Artspace, the artist workspace at Shirley Blair Flynn Center for the Arts, the Pottery Shed, The Gallery at 20 Pearl, Breakdown Lane and the Guyer Barn are all participating in the evening event.
You can mingle with the artists and Continue reading christmas activities in hyannis this weekend…
veteran’s day
November 11, 2008 at 2:32 pm | In barnstable, barnstable town council, centerville, janet joakim, janet swain joakim | Leave a CommentTags: janet joakim, parade, veteran, veteran's day, veteran's services, veterans, viet nam
I wrote this speech to read at today’s event. We read the CC Times a little while ago and from what appears on the editorial page, it seems there is a common theme. Ask a veteran to tell you a story – and pass that story along.
Let’s thank Sid Chase again for putting together today’s event and so many others.
Welcome, veterans and those of us who come together here to appreciate, honor, recognize, celebrate, and thank the veterans among us here at home and those who are serving this country in places far from home that many of us will never visit.
Just as we gather here, so do communities across the country, at a time when our nation is experiencing some of the most difficult circumstances in years, but also at a time of fresh optimism about our future.
Our care and respect for veterans and their families has been a part of a national discussion throughout this recent political season. As veterans who served in past wars are growing older, we have a new influx of younger men and women returning from a war that continues. And regardless of your political positions, Continue reading veteran’s day…
political signs are personal property
October 25, 2008 at 2:33 pm | In barnstable town council | 8 CommentsSunday – Last night two signs were stolen from our yard and the property across the side street. Signs on the neighborhood triangles were stolen a few nights before. Those islands, or as we call them, the triangles, are NOT public property. The owners have approved those signs. As of today we have new measures in place to try to catch this — tall as one witness described her – person. If you see anyone removing signs, please let us know or call the police. This is a crime – it is considered stealing personal property.
This year our yard signs cost us, with the wires – a more than $6 a sign.
The amount of signs that have been stolen is creeping into the hundreds of dollars.
This is sad.
It is also a crime.
Signs are personal property. If you steal a sign, you are stealing personal property.
There are claims by the people behind this recall, that people on this side, the vote no side of this campaign, are also stealing signs.
I only know of constituents who have contacted me, who found signs in their yards that were not invited.
No one has “stolen” signs that we know of, but there seems to be wide reaching level of support that I am only just becoming aware of and I am asking that any who is against this recall who feels inclined to steal or damage signs belonging to the others side, please don’t.
Lots of great people have stepped forward with donations, some of whom I know have more important places they need to put this money. Out of respect for them, I am asking for decency from the other side: stop stealing signs.
We have added a level of security to several of our signs that we are changing from sign to sign daily and in some cases a couple of times a day.
We have already had interesting results that we will share after the election. Additionally, signs that were found on property where the owner’s of the homes found them placed w/out permission reveal some interesting handiwork that might explain where some of my signs, and Demetrius’s Atsalisis’s signs, are going.
If you have one of the other side’s signs because it was somewhere it shouldn’t be, please leave it out in public someplace, but get in touch with me first. We need you to take a close look.
If you would like a sign in your yard, we have a list and will be putting them out in the next few days as well as replacing signs that were stolen.
If you would like to help with the campaign, we still have a lot to do, so please get in touch.
I am very busy and come home to loads of messages each day, but I WILL get back to you.
Thanks for all of the support.
Janet Joakim
508-420-2153 janetjoakim@aol.com
(I had intended to give positions on this blog regarding the petition etc… but the reasons for this recall keep changing, despite what is on the petition, I am done posting and providing fodder for the unscrupulous. This campaign, along with my own family and work responsiblities, don’t allow enough hours in the day to post right now.)
a question of accuracy — part one
October 17, 2008 at 1:17 pm | In barnstable, barnstable town council, centerville, council president janet joakim, janet joakim, janet swain joakim, marstons mills | Leave a CommentTags: janet joakim, recall, split tax, town council, town councilor
RECALL PETITION – THE SPLIT TAX
This past summer the group behind the recall circulated three different affidavits and two different petitions before finally getting the signatures they needed in the time allotted.
The final petition gave two reasons for a recall.
The first reason for a recall stated on the petition states that I voted against the split tax three times after it was on a ballot as a non-binding question –
This is not true.
After the tax classification issues were on the ballot as non-binding questions in 2005 and passed I voted on the issue when it came before the council as my constituents had voted:
– In 2005 I voted FOR the split tax – the council majority voted to shift the tax to businesses by 1.15.
– I also voted FOR the residential exemption — something never mentioned in any of the stories or letters about this issue – this saves the people in my precinct between $450 and $650 each year, varying only by the value of the home.
Here in Barnstable our Continue reading a question of accuracy — part one…
are you ready for christmas? mark your calendars!
September 27, 2008 at 8:44 pm | In barnstable, barnstable town council, cape cod, centerville, christmas, janet joakim, janet swain joakim | 2 CommentsTags: barnstable, centerville, centerville civic association, christmas, Christmas Stroll, janet joakim
The Centerville Civic Association has announced the date for the Annual Centerville Christmas Stroll:
Sunday, December 14 from 4PM to 7PM.
Planning for all the Continue reading are you ready for christmas? mark your calendars!…
september column
September 23, 2008 at 10:33 pm | In barnstable, barnstable town council, cape cod, centerville, council president janet joakim, hyannis, janet joakim, janet swain joakim, marstons mills, municpal politics | Leave a CommentTags: barnstable, barnstable town council, janet joakim, janet swain joakim, town council
http://www.barnstablepatriot.com/home2/index.php? tion=com_content&task=view&id=16017&Itemid=50
another great weekend outdoor event – cape cod pathways!
September 17, 2008 at 9:59 pm | In barnstable, barnstable town council, cape cod, cape cod pathways, centerville, council president janet joakim, hyannis, janet joakim, janet swain joakim | Leave a CommentTags: barnstable town council, cape cod pathways, janet joakim, seven villages
Mark your calendars!
15th Annual Cape Cod Pathways Walking Weekend ; October 10–13, 2008
BARNSTABLE COUNTY, MA — The 15th annual fall Walking Weekend sponsored by Barnstable County’s Cape Cod Pathways program will take place Friday, October 10, through Monday, October 13, 2008, at walking trails across the Cape. More than 25 walks or hikes are Continue reading another great weekend outdoor event – cape cod pathways!…
reminder – mark your calendars for this saturday at the beach!
September 15, 2008 at 8:50 pm | In barnstable, barnstable town council, cape cod, centerville, council president janet joakim, hyannis, janet joakim, janet swain joakim, seven villages | Leave a CommentTags: Add new tag, centerville, craigville, craigville beach, craigville beach road, janet joakim, seven villages, sevenvillages
COASTSWEEP 2008: HELP KEEP OUR BEACHES CLEAN!
Now is your chance to give back to the special place you treasure and protect marine life from Continue reading reminder – mark your calendars for this saturday at the beach!…
recall election
September 14, 2008 at 11:00 pm | In barnstable, barnstable town council, cape cod, capeCOG, centerville, council president janet joakim, hyannis, janet joakim, janet swain joakim, municpal politics, recall | 16 CommentsTags: barnstable, janet joakim, janet swain joakim, janetjoakim, recall, recall election, seven villages, sevenvillages, sevenvillagesblog, town council, town council president
After careful consideration and discussion with family and friends I have decided that I will fight the recall attempt.
Throughout the past few weeks I have heard from so many people who are concerned about who is behind this recall effort and the vendetta that drives it, and what this means to our town.
The reasons for the recall as presented on the petition misrepresent my record and place blame and responsibility for the decisions of others at my feet.
According to several people who were met at their doors by someone asking them to sign a petition, my record, motives, and reputation were misrepresented in those discussions.
Taryn Thoman, who initiated this petition drive and collected signatures, and the group calling itself COG, have been relentlessly Continue reading recall election…
one of the community preservation victories on craigville beach
September 13, 2008 at 8:11 am | In barnstable, barnstable town council, cape cod, centerville, council president janet joakim, hyannis, janet joakim, janet swain joakim | 4 CommentsTags: barnstable, barstable town council, cape cod, centerville, centerville river, community preservation act, craigville, craigville beach, craigville beach road, land bank
The Community Preservation Act is what replaced the Land Bank a few years ago. This was something that was approved by voters at the polls. The Act provides that 3% of the town tax be added to our tax bills and the money is put into a fund. The state provides additional matching funds from the Community Preservation Trust as percentage – this amount changes each year.
The town has an appointed committee that accepts applications for distribution of these funds, holds public hearings and makes recommendations for funds distribution in one of three general categories – conservation, historic preservation, and housing.
In the past when the town had land bank funds set aside, those funds were used to buy mostly Continue reading one of the community preservation victories on craigville beach…
update regarding recall decisions and statement
September 11, 2008 at 4:32 pm | In barnstable, barnstable town council, cape cod, centerville, hyannis, janet joakim, janet swain joakim, marstons mills, municpal politics | 4 CommentsTags: barnstable, centerville, janet joakim, janet swain joakim, janetjoakim, precinct 6, recall, recall petition, town
There have been a lot of inquiries about the timing of decisions and discussions and votes… thus the following.
The Charter of the Town of Barnstable with regards to steps during the recall petition process states as follows:
Recall Election
(in our charter, five days means five business days)
If the petition shall Continue reading update regarding recall decisions and statement…
coastsweep – barnstable beaches annual cleanup
September 10, 2008 at 2:01 pm | In barnstable, barnstable town council, centerville, covell, craigville, craigville beach, janet joakim, janet swain joakim | Leave a CommentTags: barnstable town council, centerville, centerville beach, covell, covells beach, craigville beach, janet joakim, janet swain joakim, janetjoakim, Nantucket Sound, nantucket soundkeeper, town council
The annual beach clean-up day known as CoastSweep is coming to your favorite beach this month!
The event is explained on the Continue reading coastsweep – barnstable beaches annual cleanup…
difficult decisions
September 10, 2008 at 11:30 am | In barnstable, barnstable town council, cape cod, capeCOG, centerville, council president janet joakim, janet joakim, janet swain joakim, municpal politics, recall | 9 CommentsTags: barnstable, barnstable town council, capeCOG, cog, janet joakim, janet swain joakim, recall, seven villages, town councilor janet joakim, town of barnstable
Thank You.
Thanks to everyone who has taken the time to stop me in public, or call me at home, or send me an email.
Your support is important as we wrestle with difficult decisions.
I am taking it all in and discussing it with family and friends.
Unfortunately, the ugliness continues.
There have been over 90 message left for me on this blog – most likely from the same person or persons – in the past few months, many Continue reading difficult decisions…
smoking ban … on the beach?
September 5, 2008 at 11:52 pm | In barnstable, barnstable town council, cape cod, cigarette, cigarette filter, janet joakim, janet swain joakim, smoking, smoking ban | 6 CommentsTags: cigarette, cigarette filter, smoking, smoking ban, smoking on the beach
There have been several newspaper articles and discussions in different venues about town about whether Barnstable should consider Continue reading smoking ban … on the beach?…
the rumors of barnstable’s (aaa) demise are greatly exaggerated!!
August 29, 2008 at 6:15 pm | In barnstable, barnstable town council, cape cod, centerville, council president janet joakim, hyannis, janet joakim, janet swain joakim | 21 CommentsTags: AAA, AAA bond, AAA bond rating, barnstable, bond, janet swain joakim, standard and poor's, town of barnstable
UPDATE: Massachusetts Muncipal Association has updated the article on their website to include Barnstable:
http://www.mma.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3035&Itemid=92
A story posted on the MMA website seems to have generated a little flurry of concern among those who pay attention to these things …
The MMA story was Continue reading the rumors of barnstable’s (aaa) demise are greatly exaggerated!!…
bring gifts for the needy when you go to the beach!
August 23, 2008 at 7:54 pm | In barnstable, barnstable town council, cape cod, centerville, council president janet joakim, craigville, craigville beach, donate, help homeless, homeless, hyannis, janet joakim, janet swain joakim, municpal politics | 6 CommentsTags: centerville, champ house, craigville, craigville beach, donate, help homeless, homeless shelter
The Tabernacle Worship Committee is leading a
Craigville-wide collection for Continue reading bring gifts for the needy when you go to the beach!...
opportunity to give input regarding design of three rt. 28 intersections – lumbert mill, south county, and rt. 149
August 18, 2008 at 10:46 pm | In barnstable, barnstable town council, centerville, council president janet joakim, janet joakim, janet swain joakim, marstons mills | 8 CommentsTags: barnstable, centerville, dangerous intersection, intersection, lumbert mill, lumberts mill, mass highway, route 28, rt. 28, traffic lights
The meeting last week with Mass Highway was productive and informative. We were presented with the plans for the three intersections with Rt. 28 and invited to give input.
Lumbert Mill and Rt 28 (!!!)
South County and Rt 28
Rt. 149 and Rt. 28
There were lot of questions about sightlines – about whether people will be able to see the stoplights before the Continue reading opportunity to give input regarding design of three rt. 28 intersections – lumbert mill, south county, and rt. 149…
another recall attempt in precinct 6 – which precinct will it be tomorrow?
August 16, 2008 at 12:17 pm | In barnstable, barnstable town council, cape cod, capeCOG, centerville, council president janet joakim, hyannis, janet joakim, janet swain joakim, municpal politics | 20 CommentsTags: barnstable, barnstable town council, capeCOG, capecog.com, centerville, cog, gary lopez, janet, janet joakim, janet swain joakim, joakim, recall, recall petition, taryn thoman, town of barnstable
August 15, 2008
It is discouraging and disheartening after seven years of dedicated service to our town to be living through yet another recall attempt initiated by someone who doesn’t live in my precinct, who has a personal grudge and vendetta against me, my children, my husband and family — and is someone whom I have never met.
In addition to the woman who initiated the recall, the effort is being organized, conducted and managed via a website/blog that operates solely on the assumption that every aspect of our town government is corrupt and most who are associated with any of its successes or failures are also corrupt.
I was recently contacted by someone who pointed out several instances of racial, ethnic, anti-Semitic and sexist slurs that are used constantly by the author of this website/blog, who is also the leader of the group known as COG, to incite its base.
This group seems to operate on the fuel of hate, distrust and a darkness that is in some ways sad and in other ways frightening. And, for two years they have had their sights on me, and, for over a year they have had their sights on my daughters, my husband, my brother and others in my family.
The latest recall petition that is being carried on clipboards from door to door in my neighborhood gives two Continue reading another recall attempt in precinct 6 – which precinct will it be tomorrow?…
tonight! – mass highway hearing re: rt 28 and lumberts mill road, south county and rt 149
August 13, 2008 at 10:14 am | In barnstable town council, centerville, janet joakim, janet swain joakim | 2 CommentsTags: janet, janet joakim, janet swain joakim, joakim
THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS MASSACHUSETTS HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT
NOTICE OF A PUBLIC HEARING
A Design Public Hearing will be held by MassHighway to discuss the proposed Signal & Intersection Improvements on Route 28 at 3 Locations Project in Barnstable, MA.
WHERE: Barnstable Town Hall
Town Council Meeting Room, 2nd Floor
367 Main Street
Hyannis, MA 02601
WHEN: Wednesday, August 13th, 2008 @ 7:00 pm
PURPOSE: The purpose of this hearing is to provide the public with the opportunity to become fully acquainted with the proposed Signal & Intersection Improvements On Route 28 at 3 Locations Project. All views and comments made at the hearing will be reviewed and considered to the maximum extent possible.
PROPOSAL: The proposed project consists of signal and intersection improvements on Route 28 at three locations: Lumbert Mill Road, South County Road and Route 149.
A secure right-of-way is necessary for this project. Acquisitions in fee and permanent or temporary easements may be required. The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is responsible for acquiring all needed rights in private or public lands. MassHighway’s policy concerning land acquisitions will be discussed at this hearing.
Written views received by MassHighway subsequent to the date of this notice and up to five (5) days prior to the date of the hearing shall be displayed for public inspection and copying at the time and date listed above. Plans will be on display one-half hour before the hearing begins, with an engineer in attendance to answer questions regarding this project. A project handout is available on the MassHighway website listed below.
Written statements and other exhibits in place of, or in addition to, oral statements made at the Public Hearing regarding the proposed undertaking are to be submitted to Frank A. Tramontozzi, P.E., Chief Engineer, Massachusetts Highway Department, 10 Park Plaza, Boston, MA 02116. Such submissions will also be accepted at the hearing. Mailed statements and exhibits intended for inclusion in the public hearing transcript must be postmarked within ten (10) business days of this Public Hearing.
The community has declared that this facility is accessible to all in compliance with the ADA / Title II. However, persons in need of ADA / Title II accommodations should contact Angela Rudikoff by phone at (617) 973-7005 or email angela.rudikoff@eot.state.ma.us. Requests must be made at least 10 days prior to the date of the public hearing.
In case of inclement weather, hearing cancellation announcements will be posted on the MassHighway website http://www.mass.gov/mhd.
LUISA PAIEWONSKY FRANK A. TRAMONTOZZI, P.E.
COMMISSIONER CHIEF ENGINEER
Boston, Massachusetts
west nile virus confirmed in a dead bird from barnstable
August 12, 2008 at 6:53 pm | In barnstable, barnstable town council, centerville, janet joakim, janet swain joakim, west nile virus | 2 CommentsTags: barnstable, janet joakim, mosquitoes, standing water, west nile, west nile virus
DATE: August 12, 2008 CONTACT: David Stanton
TOWN: Barnstable TELEPHONE: (508 ) 862-4644
The Public Health Division announced this afternoon the first West Nile virus (WNV) positive bird of 2008 in the Town of Barnstable, Cummaquid area. In 2007, 3059 dead birds were reported to MDPH and forty-three tested positive for WNV. No birds submitted from the Town of Barnstable were positive for WNV in 2007.
Cape Cod Mosquito Control was contacted. They will treat catch basins with larvicides in the area tomorrow morning.
While WNV can infect people of all ages, people over the age of 50 are at higher risk for Continue reading west nile virus confirmed in a dead bird from barnstable…
update! governor’s town meeting moved to high school
August 11, 2008 at 4:17 pm | In barnstable town council | Leave a CommentThe governor’s town meeting will be held indoors at the Knight auditorium 6:00
reminder – important meetings! governor is coming – mass highway is coming – please be there!
August 11, 2008 at 9:52 am | In barnstable town council | Leave a Commentgovernor patrick is coming to hyannis for a town hall meeting
Governor Deval Patrick’s Summer Town Hall Meeting Tour
Monday, August 11, 2008 — 6:00 to 7:30 pm
Village Green Bandstand, Hyannis
HYANNIS, MA – Town Manager John Klimm and Town Council President Janet Joakim are pleased to welcome Governor Deval Patrick to Continue reading governor patrick is coming to hyannis for a town hall meeting…
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important reminder – mass highway hearing regarding rt 28 and lumberts mill road
THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS MASSACHUSETTS HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT
NOTICE OF A PUBLIC HEARING
A Design Public Hearing will be held by MassHighway to discuss the proposed Signal & Intersection Improvements on Route 28 at Continue reading
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please make your voices heard regarding the massachusetts clean water act!
Below is a message from Senator O’Leary regarding a piece of legislation that effects all of us as we consider the options facing us regarding Cape Cod’s waste-water management.
Please consider the news story in Continue reading please make your voices heard regarding the massachusetts clean water act!…
irony? contradiction? lopez and his recall reasons…. whatever works .. today
August 7, 2008 at 11:34 pm | In barnstable, barnstable town council, blanchards, centerville, hyannis, janet joakim, recall, zba | 6 CommentsTags: accident, blanchards, gary lopez, janet joakim, recall, rt. 28, traffic, traffic accident, zba
(updated! Just got a message from another friend who read this post and right away sent another interesting post from Lopez’s blog … added to the end of this post)
I am going to do something here that I have not done for a while. This post will give Lopez and his followers some new material to work with I am sure, but I just found something that I need to share with people who read his posts with any inkling of trust.
As my family and I deal with recall attempt number 4 or 5, I have lost track, I was doing some cleaning out of old email files and found an email from a friend with a copy of one of Lopez’s posts. Admid the name calling and conspiracy theories she found a post that she knew would confuse me – it almost had me agreeing with him. Continue reading irony? contradiction? lopez and his recall reasons…. whatever works .. today…
governor patrick is coming to hyannis for a town hall meeting
August 7, 2008 at 1:11 pm | In barnstable town council | 6 CommentsGovernor Deval Patrick’s Summer Town Hall Meeting Tour
Monday, August 11, 2008 — 6:00 to 7:30 pm
Village Green Bandstand, Hyannis
HYANNIS, MA – Town Manager John Klimm and Town Council President Janet Joakim are pleased to welcome Governor Deval Patrick to Continue reading governor patrick is coming to hyannis for a town hall meeting…
please make your voices heard regarding the massachusetts clean water act!
August 1, 2008 at 1:35 pm | In Nantucket Sound, barnstable, barnstable town council, cape cod, cape cod bay, centerville, clean water act, janet, janet joakim, joakim, massachusetts, muncipal government, municpal politics, swain | 4 CommentsTags: cape cod, clean water act, janet, janet joakim, janet swain joakim, rob o'leary, senator o'leary, waste-water, wastewater, wastewater management
Below is a message from Senator O’Leary regarding a piece of legislation that effects all of us as we consider the options facing us regarding Cape Cod’s waste-water management.
Please consider the news story in Continue reading please make your voices heard regarding the massachusetts clean water act!…
important reminder – mass highway hearing regarding rt 28 and lumberts mill road
July 29, 2008 at 8:14 pm | In Barnstable DPW, Barnstable Town Councilor, barnstable town council, centerville, council, lumberts mill, massachusetts, route 28, rt. 28 | 3 CommentsTags: accident, centerville, lights, lumbert mill, lumberts mill rd, marstons mills, mass highway, osterville, rt. 28, traffic accident, traffic lights
THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS MASSACHUSETTS HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT
NOTICE OF A PUBLIC HEARING
A Design Public Hearing will be held by MassHighway to discuss the proposed Signal & Intersection Improvements on Route 28 at Continue reading important reminder – mass highway hearing regarding rt 28 and lumberts mill road…
the zba issue in black and white
July 25, 2008 at 9:30 am | In barnstable, barnstable town council, centerville, council president janet joakim, hyannis, janet joakim, janet swain joakim, municpal politics | 14 CommentsTags: barnstable, barnstable town council, janet joakim, zba
Despite what you read in the local weekly, and for some, what you read blogs, this town is doing well considering the times we live in. We remain financially healthy enough to maintain the status of an AAA bond rating. Our downtown growth incentive zone is a model for other Cape Towns. The relationship between our school department and town has allowed us to combine departments – something that has set an example that what some towns see as impossible is possible. The town departments and staff receive a constant stream of awards, recognitions and most important, grants. With all of this and more there are some who spend their days looking for the flaws and reporting on speculations of corruption that just doesn’t exist. I am proud of this town and of the work I have done in the past seven years.
Recent news stories, columns, and letters in the Patriot about the resignation of members of our Zoning Board of Appeals have included misleading and sensational or completely inaccurate details and although they might add color to a story, the reader is led away from the facts.
Contrary to these stories:
• I have no financial or family interest in Continue reading the zba issue in black and white…
cape cod bay – no discharge zone announcement
July 13, 2008 at 11:11 pm | In barnstable town council, cape cod, cape cod bay, janet joakim, no discharge zone | 3 CommentsTags: cape cod, cape cod bay, EPA, no discharge
EPA, State & Local Officials to Celebrate “No Discharge” Designation for Cape Cod Bay
Event Monday, July 14 – 11:00 a.m. at Sesuit Harbor master’s Office
(Boston, Mass. – July 11, 2008 ) – Join EPA, along with the towns surrounding Cape Cod Bay and the Massachusetts Coastal Zone Management Office to Continue reading cape cod bay – no discharge zone announcement…
free family friendly outdoor shakespeare performances!!
July 7, 2008 at 1:09 pm | In barnstable town council, council president janet joakim, free performance, hyannis, janet joakim, shakespeare | Leave a CommentTags: aselton park, harbor your arts, hyannis, hyannis harbor, main street hyannis, merry wives of windsor, performance, shakespeare, south street
Shakespeare by the Sea
FREE family friendly outdoor Shakespeare performances
Don’t miss these Continue reading free family friendly outdoor shakespeare performances!!…
kaitlin m. silk scholarship fund carwash
July 7, 2008 at 12:15 am | In barnstable, centerville, hyannis, janet joakim, janet swain joakim, marstons mills | Leave a CommentTags: centerville, fund raiser, kaitlin, kaitlin m. silk, kaitlin silk, scholarship, silk
Kaitlin M. Silk Memorial Scholarship Fund
6th Annual Car Wash – Saturday, July 26th -9am-1pm
Our Lady of Victory Church Centerville
The Kaitlin M. Silk Scholarship was established Continue reading kaitlin m. silk scholarship fund carwash…
fireworks update!
July 5, 2008 at 9:27 am | In Cotuit, barnstable, barnstable town council, cape cod, centerville, craigville, fireworks, fourth of july, hyannis, janet joakim, july 4, july 4th, main street, main street hyannis, marstons mills, osterville, parade, town of barnstable | Leave a CommentTags: barnstable, barnstable village, cape cod, centerville, Cotuit, fireworks, fireworks cape cod, fourth of july, hyannis, hyannis fireworks, hyannis harbor fireworks, hyannisport, july 4th, marstons mills, osterville, parade, rain, rain date, town of barnstable, west barnstable
fireworks and weather in barnstable
July 3, 2008 at 8:14 pm | In Cotuit, barnstable, barnstable town council, cape cod, cape cod symphony, centerville, fireworks, fourth of july, hyannis, janet joakim, janet swain joakim, july 4, july 4th, marstons mills, osterville, parade, seven villages, town of barnstable | 1 CommentTags: barnstable, barnstable village, cape cod, centerville, Cotuit, fireworks, fireworks cape cod, fourth of july, hyannis, hyannis fireworks, hyannis harbor fireworks, hyannisport, july 4th, marstons mills, osterville, parade, rain, rain date, town of barnstable, west barnstable
I have had lots of email and comments about the fireworks display in Hyannis scheduled for Saturday night, July 5 along with the Cape Cod Symphony. What happens if it rains? What about fog or Continue reading fireworks and weather in barnstable…
are you interested in your town’s government? we need you to get involved!
June 30, 2008 at 8:02 pm | In barnstable, barnstable town council, centerville, hyannis, janet joakim, janet swain joakim, municpal politics, town of barnstable | 12 CommentsTags: appointment, barnstable, board, cfac, commission, committee, comprehensive financial advisory committee, disability commission, planning board, public works commission, volunteer, zba, zoning board of appeals
The past several months I have been working as a member of the appointments committee. We have a hard working group who each bring a different perspective to the table. Our task is to Continue reading are you interested in your town’s government? we need you to get involved!…
an exhibit honoring dick warren and four seas ice cream
June 26, 2008 at 7:53 pm | In barnstable, barnstable town council, centerville, janet swain joakim | Leave a CommentTags: centerville, centerville historic museum, craigville, dick warren, four seas, four seas ice cream
Legendary Dick Warren & Four Seas Ice Cream
June 27 – August 16
Opening Reception: Friday, June 27, 5-7 PM
Four Seas Ice Cream has been an important part of the history of Centerville and is nearing it’s 75th Anniversary. Friday, June 27 the Centerville Historical Museum will have an Continue reading an exhibit honoring dick warren and four seas ice cream…
important hearing with mass highway regarding rt 28 and lumbert mill rd
June 23, 2008 at 8:03 pm | In barnstable, barnstable town council, centerville, janet joakim, janet swain joakim, lumberts mill, marstons mills, osterville, route 28, rt. 28 | 1 CommentTags: accident, centerville, lights, lumbert mill, lumberts mill rd, marstons mills, mass highway, osterville, rt. 28, traffic accident, traffic lights
THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS MASSACHUSETTS HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT
NOTICE OF A PUBLIC HEARING
A Design Public Hearing will be held by MassHighway to Continue reading important hearing with mass highway regarding rt 28 and lumbert mill rd…
tim russert on fatherhood
June 15, 2008 at 5:17 am | In janet swain joakim, meet the press, tim russert | 5 CommentsTags: big russ, meet the press, tim russert, wisdom of our fathers
The two books Tim Russert had recently published, Big Russ and Wisdom of our Fathers are both gone from the shelves at the local book stores, on this Father’s day. Russert tells many stories about how he came to recognize that his father worked his fingers to the bone so that Tim and his sisters could have the opportunities he didn’t have. Tim speak openly about how devasting it was to not have his father in the stands watching his ball games, but in looking back he knew why his father couldn’t be there as he was working.
Here is an excerpt from Russert’s found in full on Border’s website:
Wisdom of Our Fathers
by Tim Russert
Introduction
In the spring of 2004, I published a book about my father—about the lessons I have learned from him, the ways he has influenced me, and my enormous love and respect for this steady, hardworking, and modest man. Big Russ & Me came out in May, and my publisher sent me on a publicity tour in the hope that people around the country would see the book as an ideal Father’s Day gift.
Early in the tour I was in Chicago, where, to my great relief, customers were lining up to buy the book and have me autograph it. What happened next really surprised me.
“Make it out to Big Mike,” somebody told me, which was followed in rapid succession by: Continue reading tim russert on fatherhood…
father’s day car show and boat show – hyannis
June 14, 2008 at 5:15 pm | In barnstable town council, car show, father's day, hyannis, main street, main street hyannis | Leave a CommentTags: boat show, cape cod, car show, hyannis, main street
Main Street Father’s Day Car Show
a loss for journalism, politics, and a huge loss for all of us
June 14, 2008 at 2:12 pm | In meet the press, tim russert | Leave a CommentTags: big russ, meet the press, tim russert
Tim Russert – 1950-2008
As we are only half way through one of the most exciting political campaigns in recent history, the country has lost one of the last political journalists who still followed the rules of Continue reading a loss for journalism, politics, and a huge loss for all of us…
fourth of july in the town of barnstable
June 13, 2008 at 6:04 pm | In All America City, Cotuit, barnstable, barnstable town council, cape cod, centerville, council, fireworks, fourth of july, hyannis, janet joakim, janet swain joakim, marstons mills, osterville, parade | 1 CommentTags: barnstable, centerville, Cotuit, fireworks, fireworks cape cod, fourth of july, hyannis, hyannis fireworks, hyannis harbor fireworks, hyannisport, july 4, july 4th, marstons mills, osterville, town of barnstable, west barnstable
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE — June 13, 2008 — MEDIA ADVISORY
Town of Barnstable 4th of July Activities
HYANNIS, MA – The following is a calendar of events in the Town of Barnstable for the 4th of July and surrounding dates as compiled by the Community Services Department and based on information submitted to this office as of June 12, 2008.
The Town’s fireworks are being shot Continue reading fourth of july in the town of barnstable…
busy busy busy
June 13, 2008 at 3:32 pm | In barnstable town council | 4 CommentsIn the past few days I have run into several different people who have asked why I haven’t had anything new posted on this blog and sent out via emails for a while.
Busy Busy Busy!!!
With kids and family and council issues that will be discussed in the near future.
I was pleased to hear that the information was missed, however.
Keep checking – more to come!
honoring those who fight for our freedom
May 26, 2008 at 10:41 pm | In barnstable, barnstable town council, centerville, janet joakim, janet swain joakim, memorial day, navy, parade | 5 CommentsTags: alexander fuller, beechwood cemetery, memorial day, parade, service, sid chase, soldier, steve luciani
Today was a beautiful day for a parade and a celebration of life, honoring of service and offers of gratitude for sacrifice.
The Memorial day parade was well-organized, and yet again, a success.
There are people working behind the scenes every year who deserve appreciation.
Specifically, Steve Luciani should be commemorated for taking over the monument project when we lost Jim Childs. Steve’s dogged efforts to Continue reading honoring those who fight for our freedom…
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