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What to expect from the Sandwich High hockey team hockey this season

Sandwich boys ice hockey head coach Jordan Mohre and the Blue Knights enter the 2022-23 season as Div. 4 champs.
Sandwich boys ice hockey head coach Jordan Mohre and the Blue Knights enter the 2022-23 season as Div. 4 champs.

Head coach Jordan Mohre and the Sandwich Blue Knights seek to defend their Division 4 state championship.

More:Sandwich High boys hockey team is hoping to defend its Division 4 state title

Photo Shoot: Holiday rituals bring the season alive

YARMOUTHPORT 11/22/22 Five year old Ronan Reed keeps a gentle grip on his prized baked goods in the check out line after a pie shopping adventure with his grandmother Andrea at the Friday Club in Yarmouthport's annual Thanksgiving bake sale on Tuesday morning. Cape Cod Times/Steve Heaslip
YARMOUTHPORT 11/22/22 Five year old Ronan Reed keeps a gentle grip on his prized baked goods in the check out line after a pie shopping adventure with his grandmother Andrea at the Friday Club in Yarmouthport's annual Thanksgiving bake sale on Tuesday morning. Cape Cod Times/Steve Heaslip

CCT photographer Steve Heaslip bakes his way to happiness to keep up with holiday rituals and recommends we do the same.

More:Photo Shoot: Holiday rituals bring the season alive

Are you Cape Cod curious? Let us satisfy you with some secrets of the region

NORTH TRURO--In this January 1993 photo, Highland Light is located perilously close to the cliff's edge. In 1996, the lighthouse was moved 450 feet back from this spot.
NORTH TRURO--In this January 1993 photo, Highland Light is located perilously close to the cliff's edge. In 1996, the lighthouse was moved 450 feet back from this spot.

Hi folks — Eric Williams from the Cape Cod Times here, the chief dreamer and schemer behind our weekly Curious Cape Cod feature. I roam around the Cape with my trusty Curious Prius, seeking out cool hikes, giant rocks, storm damage and odd nuggets of history. Sometimes I touch on vital issues like when to turn off the outdoor shower and where to get the best beef jerky.

Read the full story:Are you Cape Cod curious? Let us satisfy you with some secrets of the region

Hiking reward: Mysterious trail leads to awesome ocean vista in Truro

I started working my way east on the Truro trails and eventually arrived at a spectacular overlook on the Atlantic Ocean, high above the beach.
I started working my way east on the Truro trails and eventually arrived at a spectacular overlook on the Atlantic Ocean, high above the beach.

TRURO — I was checking out the damage from a sneaky frost that rolled in before dawn. Sure, I should have been crunching weather data the night before, but I got sucked into the "Great British Baking Show" and hypnotized by the eggy goodness of Custard Week.

Read the full story:Hiking reward -- Mysterious trail leads to awesome ocean vista in Truro

A man without a tribe: The true story of Squanto

A statue of Massasoit stands on Cole's Hill, in Plymouth.
A statue of Massasoit stands on Cole's Hill, in Plymouth.

Tisquantum, known commonly as Squanto, spoke fluent English after he was kidnapped and taken to Europe. He lived with the Pilgrims.

His is such a seminal backstory to Plimoth Colony that the lack of historical reference to it is conspicuous. While Squanto avoided the Great Dying — an epidemic from 1616 to 1619 that wiped out tens of thousands of Natives from Maine to Cape Cod — his life was nonetheless tragic.

Read the full story:A man without a tribe: The true story of Squanto

Buckley win sets new direction for Barnstable County Sheriff's Office

Newly elected Cape and Islands District Attorney Robert Galibois gives newly elected Barnstable County Sheriff Donna Buckley a hug as she speaks to the gathering at the Cape Codder Resort & Spa.
Newly elected Cape and Islands District Attorney Robert Galibois gives newly elected Barnstable County Sheriff Donna Buckley a hug as she speaks to the gathering at the Cape Codder Resort & Spa.

At her victory speech at the Cape Codder Resort & Spa Tuesday night, Barnstable County Sheriff-elect Donna Buckley said she had never held her breath longer than while waiting for election results to come in.

Read the full story:Buckley win sets new direction for Barnstable County Sheriff's Office

Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission is staffing up

The process to opening a recreational cannabis shop in Cambridge has proven to be quite difficult, even without considering pandemic holdups.
The process to opening a recreational cannabis shop in Cambridge has proven to be quite difficult, even without considering pandemic holdups.

Over the last month, at least eight open positions have been advertised at the state government office that implements and enforces the laws and regulations of both the adult-use and medical marijuana markets. The commission oversees everything from stores, to cultivators, to delivery businesses, as well as equity programs aimed at ensuring industry participation by communities disproportionately harmed by marijuana law enforcement.

Read the full story:Mass. Cannabis Control Commission is staffing up

It's out there: Top 5 odd things in the Cape Cod woods

There’s a wicked long tunnel--at least 100 feet--running under Route 25 in Bourne. I made it through in 2014. Seems the tunnel was put in place to provide a passageway under the highway for wildlife.
There’s a wicked long tunnel--at least 100 feet--running under Route 25 in Bourne. I made it through in 2014. Seems the tunnel was put in place to provide a passageway under the highway for wildlife.

I can't stay out of the woods. It's been that way since I was a little kid, building forts and searching for giant rocks. Even finding an old beer bottle was a thrill, as I imagined people of yore slugging down suds and perhaps planning to battle werewolves or Bigfoot. Anything was possible out there!

Read the full storyIt's out there --Top 5 odd things in the Cape Cod woods

Provincetown cold case 'Lady of the Dunes' identified

Ruth Marie Terry has been identified as the Lady of the Dunes, a homicide victim found in the Provincetown dunes in July 1974. This photo was taken in the 1960s. Courtesy FBI
Ruth Marie Terry has been identified as the Lady of the Dunes, a homicide victim found in the Provincetown dunes in July 1974. This photo was taken in the 1960s. Courtesy FBI

The Provincetown cold case of the "Lady of the Dunes" reaches a milestone with the identification of who she was.

More:Ruth Marie Terry of Tennessee ID'd as 'Lady of the Dunes': New info in 1974 MA cold case

Investigating the paranormal: Ghost hunter shares haunted tales of Cape Cod

BARNSTABLE — Latches lifting, knobs turning, and doors opening and closing by themselves. Footsteps on creaking floors polished smooth from centuries of use. Unseen fingers teasing your hair, tugging at your clothes, brushing the nape of your neck. Misty apparitions drifting across a road, or congealing from the fog on a beach. Shifting patches of darkness within the dark of night, and disembodied voices whispering, calling out, issuing warnings.

Read the full story:Investigating the paranormal: Ghost hunter shares haunted tales of Cape Cod

Check out the Cape's spookiest Halloween decorations, if you dare

FALMOUTH 10/24/22 Town center of Falmouth is adorned with scare crow type decorations for Halloween
FALMOUTH 10/24/22 Town center of Falmouth is adorned with scare crow type decorations for Halloween

As Halloween approaches, Times photographer Ron Schloerb zeroed in on some of his favorite haunts from Falmouth to Provincetown to catch up on the spookiest decorations created by Cape residents. You'll find a photo gallery, of skeletons, ghosts, witches, scary pumpkins and more at capecodtimes.com. Take a look too at the Cape Cod Times roundup of things to do for the Halloween weekend. Have fun out there!

See the full story:Check out the Cape's spookiest Halloween decorations, if you dare

'No one has ever seen one on Cape Cod': Rare bird sighting a sensation for nature fans

BREWSTER -- 10/25/22 -- A vermilion flycatcher has been putting on a show around a Brewster beach. To see more photos, go to www.capecodtimes.com/news/photo-galleries. Merrily Cassidy/Cape Cod Times
BREWSTER -- 10/25/22 -- A vermilion flycatcher has been putting on a show around a Brewster beach. To see more photos, go to www.capecodtimes.com/news/photo-galleries. Merrily Cassidy/Cape Cod Times

A far-from-home bird has been seen on Cape Cod for the first time, and birders are flocking to get a glimpse of it.

Read the full story:'No one has ever seen one on Cape Cod.' Rare bird sighting a sensation for nature fans

🔒 First varsity goal and more: Vote for the Cape Cod H.S. Girls Soccer Player of the Week

Welcome to our latest Cape Cod and Islands High School Girls Soccer Players of the Week Poll. High school sports fans can vote for which girls soccer athletes they think were standouts during the previous week.

Read the full story: First varsity goal and more -- Vote for the Cape Cod H.S. Girls Soccer Player of the Week

🔒 Close-game heroics and more: Vote for the Cape Cod High School Football Player of the Week

NORTH EASTHAM 09/30/22 Collin Govoni of Falmouth is brought down by Kieran Handville of Nauset.
NORTH EASTHAM 09/30/22 Collin Govoni of Falmouth is brought down by Kieran Handville of Nauset.

Welcome to our latest Cape Cod and Islands high school football Players of the Week Poll! High school sports fans can vote for which football athletes they think were standouts during the previous week.

Read the full story: Close-game heroics and more: Vote for the Cape Cod High School Football Player of the Week

Saltmarsh sparrows, bobolinks at a 'tipping point.' The status of New England's birds.

Noah Perlut removes a male Bobolink from a bird net in Shelburne, Vt. in 2019.
Noah Perlut removes a male Bobolink from a bird net in Shelburne, Vt. in 2019.

A new report cites "immediate science and conservation actions" are required to turn around declines in 70 bird species headed toward extinction.

Read the full story: Saltmarsh sparrows, bobolinks at a 'tipping point.' The status of New England's birds.

Read the full story: Are you Cape Cod curious? Let us satisfy you with some secrets of the region

🔒 When should you turn off your outdoor shower on Cape Cod? A plumber pipes in

Eric Williams: Curious Cape Cod

I was leafing through the latest issue of "Today's Loofah," the magazine for stylish exfoliators, when a raven landed on the windowsill and ominously asked, "When do you turn off your outdoor shower?"

"Nevermore," I replied. "I'm going to run that puppy all year long. I will rinse and repeat through blizzards and nor'easters. I will shower outside on Christmas Eve and New Year's Day. It's my happy place!"

The raven flew away, cackling something that sounded like "frozen pipes, frozen pipes."

Read the full story: When should you turn off your outdoor shower on Cape Cod? A plumber pipes in

🔒 CJ and André predict the winner of every Week 6 Cape Cod high school football game

In Week 6, we have four Cape vs. Cape matchups. The one that will be the game to watch will be Sandwich (3-2) going on the road to face off against Dennis-Yarmouth (2-3). Another game to be on the lookout for is Barnstable (winners of two in a row) at home against a powerhouse team in Mansfield (three-game win streak).

Read the full story: CJ and André predict the winner of every Week 6 Cape Cod high school football game

Lower Cape theater premieres: Family drama, blood-drinkers and a haunted house

Playing a family gathering for a Thanksgiving celebration in the Tony Award-winning "The Humans" at Provincetown Theater are, from clockwise from upper left, Nathan Butera, Danica Jensen, Ken Lockwood, Jadah Carroll, Laura Scribner and Dian Hamilton.
Playing a family gathering for a Thanksgiving celebration in the Tony Award-winning "The Humans" at Provincetown Theater are, from clockwise from upper left, Nathan Butera, Danica Jensen, Ken Lockwood, Jadah Carroll, Laura Scribner and Dian Hamilton.

Theatergoers have two choices for fall holidays to enjoy with the plays opening this week at Lower Cape theaters. At the Academy Playhouse in Orleans, it's all Halloween with the start of just four performances of the world premiere of local writer Bragan Thomas' "The Vourdalak," based on a long-ago story. And the set turns into the theater's haunted house.

Read the full story: Lower Cape theater premieres-- Family drama, blood-drinkers and a haunted house

🔒 Barnstable still on top; new teams enter: Cape Cod high school girls volleyball rankings

HYANNIS 08/31/22 Lindsay Jones of Barnstable sets up a shot against Old Rochester in a scrimmage. volleyball
HYANNIS 08/31/22 Lindsay Jones of Barnstable sets up a shot against Old Rochester in a scrimmage. volleyball

We're approaching the business end of the 2022 Cape and Islands League volleyball season.  In addition to jockeying for position in the league, teams are also turning their gaze toward the postseason. There have been plenty of stellar teams looking to replicate, or build on, last  year's success.

Read the full story: Barnstable still on top; new teams enter -- Cape Cod high school girls volleyball rankings

🔒 A new No. 1 sits on the throne: Cape Cod high school football rankings after Week 5

HYANNIS 10/03/22 Barnstable football assistant coach Katie Falkowski joins her team to look at the play during practice Monday afternoon.
HYANNIS 10/03/22 Barnstable football assistant coach Katie Falkowski joins her team to look at the play during practice Monday afternoon.

We are halfway through the Cape Cod high school football season. October is the most important month of high school football because it determines who makes the playoffs, the seeding for the MIAA tournament and league titles.

Read the full story: A new No. 1 sits on the throne: Cape Cod high school football rankings after Week 5

🔒 Defensive TDs and more: Vote for the Cape Cod High School Football Player of the Week

Monomoy's Dillon Chapman, right, moves past Cape Tech's William Fisler as he reaches out to attempt a tackle on a second quarter play in this Sept. 10 action. Cape Cod Regional Technical High School hosted Monomoy beat Cape Tech 29-16.
Monomoy's Dillon Chapman, right, moves past Cape Tech's William Fisler as he reaches out to attempt a tackle on a second quarter play in this Sept. 10 action. Cape Cod Regional Technical High School hosted Monomoy beat Cape Tech 29-16.

High school sports fans can vote for which football athletes they think were standouts during the previous week. The poll will be open from Monday through Sunday. The winners will be announced every Monday along with the new poll.

Read the full story: Defensive TDs and more -- Vote for the Cape Cod High School Football Player of the Week

🔒 'My happy place': Linger Longer by the Sea in Brewster is for sale

BREWSTER -- 10/06/22 -- After more than 60 years, the Delahanty family has decided to sell Linger Longer by the Sea at the end of Linnell Landing Road. Merrily Cassidy/Cape Cod Times
BREWSTER -- 10/06/22 -- After more than 60 years, the Delahanty family has decided to sell Linger Longer by the Sea at the end of Linnell Landing Road. Merrily Cassidy/Cape Cod Times

BREWSTER — Anne Smith-White, 51, calls Linger Longer by the Sea "my happy place."  "When I’m trying to go to sleep at night and I‘m worrying about something, that’s always the place that I go to," Smith-White, who lives in Duxbury, said.

Read the full story: 'My happy place.' ... Linger Longer by the Sea in Brewster is for sale

🔒 CJ and André predict the winner of every Week 5 Cape Cod high school football game

This week we have nine games on the schedule, with four games having two Cape teams face off. The game of the week will be on Saturday morning when unbeaten Mashpee travels on the road to take on unbeaten Hull. Another matchup to keep an eye on will be Friday will be D-Y going up against Falmouth.

Read the full story: CJ and André predict the winner of every Week 5 Cape Cod high school football game

Second wind turbine razed marking end of Falmouth renewable energy project. Here's why

FALMOUTH 10/05/22 Demolition crews rip apart the Falmouth Wind 1 turbine which was toppled last week as it's twin Wind 2 was brought to the ground exactly at 10 am on Wednesday. The wind turbine in the background is located on Joint Base Cape Cod and is not one of Falmouth's. Cape Cod Times/Steve Heaslip
FALMOUTH 10/05/22 Demolition crews rip apart the Falmouth Wind 1 turbine which was toppled last week as it's twin Wind 2 was brought to the ground exactly at 10 am on Wednesday. The wind turbine in the background is located on Joint Base Cape Cod and is not one of Falmouth's. Cape Cod Times/Steve Heaslip

WEST FALMOUTH —  The second Falmouth wind turbine came crashing down on Wednesday morning. The boom from the crash sounded like thunder.

Read the full story: Second wind turbine razed marking end of Falmouth renewable energy project. Here's why

Dillon Chapman scores winning TD for Monomoy football over SJP II

Monomoy High football team defeats Saint John Paul II with late TD

More: Dillon Chapman refused to let an injury sideline. So he found a cast and now he's starring

Antique Dennis home for sale is a fixer upper

HOUSE DETAILS Address: 194 Main Street, South Dennis Price: $649,000 Rooms: three bedrooms, one full bathroom Square feet: 1,164 Lot size: 1.67 acres Year built: 1880 MLS#: 73008534 Additional features: outbuildings, lot abuts conservation land Contact: Ron Nelson, Gibson Sotheby’s International Realty, 508-667-4769
HOUSE DETAILS Address: 194 Main Street, South Dennis Price: $649,000 Rooms: three bedrooms, one full bathroom Square feet: 1,164 Lot size: 1.67 acres Year built: 1880 MLS#: 73008534 Additional features: outbuildings, lot abuts conservation land Contact: Ron Nelson, Gibson Sotheby’s International Realty, 508-667-4769

This charming South Dennis home, built in 1880, needs a little love, but it is located on a splendid 1.67-acre lot that abuts conservation land.

More: Dennis home for sale: Charming antique on 1.67 acres at $649K, needs TLC

Climate change and the ocean threaten to unearth centuries-old graves

Rising sea levels may not have impacted them in life, but inhabitants of a New England coastal cemetery were slipping underwater in death.

More: Boston Tea Party rebels and shipwrecked souls rest here. The ocean had other ideas, though.

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