🌱 How will Barnstable Town Hall visits change during elevator replacement?
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In today's newsletter:
- How will Barnstable Town Hall visits change during elevator replacement?
- How scammers used a Barnstable Bitcoin ATM to steal $30,000
- Why Barnstable’s airport is suddenly searching for new top leadership
Today's riddle: What did the tree say when Spring arrived? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Friday: Couple of thunderstorms, with a high of 83 and low of 66 degrees.
- Saturday: Periods of sun; less humid, temps: high: 75, low: 62.
- Sunday: Sunshine; breezy in the p.m., with a high of 84 and low of 68 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
1. Town Hall Elevator Upgrades (barnstableenews.com) — Access to Barnstable Town Hall will change this fall as the building’s only elevator is replaced from September 8 through late December, taking it out of service. The town will staff greeter stations on both accessible entrances, shift most board and committee meetings to Zoom, keep Town Council hybrid, and offer ADA accommodations through Deputy HR Director Tammy Cunningham. 
2. Scammers stole $30,000 from Cape Cod residents through Bitcoin ATM scheme (capecodtimes.com) — Barnstable Police are warning residents after scammers coerced victims into sending about $30,000 through a local Bitcoin ATM, falsely claiming to be from the Barnstable County Sheriff’s Office. Officers stress they will never demand cryptocurrency to clear a warrant and urge anyone receiving such calls to hang up and contact police immediately.
3. Cape Cod airport manager Mike Nelson resigns amid leadership turnover (capecodtimes.com) — Cape Cod Gateway Airport, owned by the Town of Barnstable, is undergoing major leadership changes as manager Mike Nelson resigns and two airport commissioners depart. The town has posted the manager job with a six-figure salary range, and the Barnstable Municipal Airport Commission plans to review applications and select new leadership in September.
4. The Barnstable County Sheriff's Office is piloting a pizza rollout as part of its Community Cooking Initiative (capecod.com) — Barnstable County residents facing food insecurity may soon see locally made frozen pizzas added to food pantry shelves, alongside the bread already produced through the Sheriff’s Community Cooking Program. Incarcerated individuals at the Barnstable County Correctional Facility are learning baking and kitchen skills while preparing bread and pizzas distributed from Falmouth to Truro with local partners’ support.
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🗓 Events Nearby
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South Yarmouth Knitting Group
Yarmouth Town Library South Yarmouth Library
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What's Happening At This Time: A Discussion Group
Sturgis Library Route 6A, Barnstable, MA 02630
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Fun Friday Storytime
Cotuit Public Library Children's Room
10:00 am -
Author Talk with Gil Newton: "Discovering the Cape Cod Seashore"
Cotuit Public Library Kirkman Room
11:00 am -
Summer Eats: South Yarmouth Library
Yarmouth Town Library SYL Gazebo, South Yarmouth Library
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Summer Eats: West Yarmouth Library
Yarmouth Town Library West Yarmouth Library
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Sunset S'mores Sing-Along Campfire at the Lighthouse Inn! →
Lighthouse Inn, 1 Rd, West Dennis
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Gypsy Sol Sessions: Lily Mae Harrington →
Uncommoner Hotel by Reverie Boutique Collection, 135 MA-28, West Yarmouth
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Music and Movement
Cotuit Public Library Children's Room
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Yoga with Lindsay
Yarmouth Town Library Leonard Room, South Yarmouth Library
10:15 am
Friday August 28
Saturday August 29
Sunday August 30
Monday August 31
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- Whole Foods Market, Inc. posted a job opening for Prepared Foods Team Member (Deli Service Counter & Culinary Venues) - Full Time in Barnstable. Apply here.
- Barnstable High School posted a job opening for R 2562 Softball Head Coach-JV BHS in Barnstable. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Barnstable here.
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: What a re-leaf! (Thank you Flo G. for sending it in!)
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