West-Barnstable News

While explaining to my cat why she couldn't go outside in the yard by herself, I read her James Cote's May 30 letter to the Times regarding the wild black bear spotted in West Barnstable.

Retire your grand old flag the right way at the West Barnstable Flag Day Celebration June 14 at 5:30 p.m. at Meetinghouse Farm, right across from the fire station on Route 149.

A young male black bear has come to Cape Cod, apparently swimming across the Cape Cod Canal and making its way east across the peninsula.

A SHOW OF HANDS FOR A SECRET BALLOT On a paper ballot, voters in the Cotuit Fire District voted to request special legislation to end health benefits for elected officials, 57-22. Prior to that, a 50-27 vote to authorize the paper ballot gave a good indication of where people stood.

The recreation commission continues its tour of the town's assets June 4, leaving the Hyannis Youth & Community Center at 5:30 p.m. to visit West Barnstable , Barnstable , and Hyannis .

OK, blame me. All I wanted to do was take a Cape Cod Pathways walk, but the calendar I had in my den was out of date and I got here a little early.

It all started over Memorial Day Weekend, with reported sightings of a young black bear roaming around Sandwich and Barnstable.

's quote: "The vacation mecca of Cape Cod has long attracted America's moneyed set with its grey clapboard houses, waterfront shopping areas and craggy beaches.

Liam Crivellaro, 13, of West Barnstable shot video of the Cape black bear climbing down a tree Monday night on Church Street.

West Barnstable -- 05/29/12 -- A painted turtle puts his best foot forward on a quick transit of Maple Street in West Barnstable heading for a nearby pond.

OK, blame me. All I wanted to do was take a Cape Cod Pathways walk, but the calendar I had in my den was out of date and I got here a little early.

Editor's Note: This is a file photo. The black bear spotted in West Barnstable - and still moving about the cabin freely - most likely swam across the Cape Cod Canal to get to the Cape, a representative from the Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and Wildlife said.

A runner's rare and possibly precedent-setting encounter with a black bear in West Barnstable on Sunday prompted police to send out automated calls through the neighborhood to alert residents to the animal's presence.

Sightings of a black bear on Cape Cod stand to make Memorial Day 2012 a little more memorable than most.

Cape Cod Community College President Kathleen Schatzberg, left, listens to student Sviatlana Rose of West Dennis as she rehearses for her graduation speech.

Community Preservation Committee chairman Lindsey Counsell detailed three renovation-repair projects totalling $382,772 for historic sites in town at Thursday's Barnstable Town Council Meeting.

Judy Scarafile, president of the Cape Cod Baseball League for more than 12 years, has been named as the 11th annual Mercy Otis Warren Cape Cod Woman of the Year.

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The man who drove the car that killed Michael J. "Mic" Flick two years ago has been sentenced to two years pretrial probation and 100 hours of community service.

You spoke. We heard. Now we know Luke's Love Boundless Playground in West Barnstable and Hyannis Whale Watcher Cruises in Hyannis are tied for the best place to take the family during a staycation.A Both the playground and the whale watch cruises came in with 27 percent of the vote.