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🌱 How Brewster plans $2M in Sea Camps upgrades without raising taxes

Brewster, Massachusetts Patch AM: a 4 min read

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In today's newsletter:

  • How Brewster plans $2M in Sea Camps upgrades without raising taxes
  • How to reserve your spot for Brewster’s free cholesterol screening
  • Community reflects on the life and legacy of Mark A. Ripa

Also on today's calendar: Cape Breton Celtic Invasion: Troy MacGillivray, Katie McNally & Neil Pearlman and 10 more events.

Today's riddle: How long is a minute? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

  • Friday: Partly sunny and breezy, with a high of 51 and low of 39 degrees.
  • Saturday: Plenty of sunshine, temps: high: 56, low: 40.
  • Sunday: Pleasant with sunshine, with a high of 62 and low of 45 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Town Meeting Asked To OK $2 Million For Sea Camps Improvements (newsbreak.com) — Brewster voters will decide at the Nov. 16 special town meeting whether to approve more than $2 million in Sea Camps bay property upgrades, all without raising property taxes. Plans include new tennis courts, athletic field work, water main replacement, dune restoration, building demolitions, and support for a future nature center, funded through grants, free cash, CPA funds, and partner contributions.
   

• Cholesterol Basics: Free CardioCheck Screening in Brewster on November 4 (einpresswire.com) — A free cholesterol education session and CardioCheck screening is coming to Brewster’s Ladies Library on Wednesday, November 4, from 2 to 3:30 p.m. Residents must register in advance and are encouraged to attend the brief presentation before getting a simple, non-fasting finger-stick test that provides total cholesterol, HDL, and risk ratio results.
   

• Mark A. Ripa (capecodchronicle.com) — Family and friends in Brewster may note that Mark A. Ripa’s brother Mathew lives in town, as they mourn Mark’s passing at 67 after a long illness. The obituary highlights his masonry craftsmanship, devotion to friends and family, and details for a November 6 funeral Mass in Chatham, along with suggested memorial donations.
   

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  • Wingate Healthcare, Inc. posted a job opening for Dining Server in Brewster. Apply here.
  • YMCA Cape Cod posted a job opening for School Age Child Care Group Leader in Harwich. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Brewster here.

🗞 Nearby News

Harwich

  • Minding Your Business- Harwich Chamber of Commerce (newsbreak.com)
  • A Final Harvest At The Thacher Bogs (newsbreak.com)
  • 10 Cozy New England Boutique Hotels for a Late Fall Leaf-Peeping Escape (latimes.com)

Orleans

  • ‘Looksmaxxing' influencer Clavicular pleads not guilty to rape charge in Massachusetts (ksro.com)
  • ‘Looksmaxxing' streamer known as Clavicular pleads not guilty to rape charge (wgbh.org)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "How long is a minute?" — It depends what side of the door you are on. (Thank you Richard E. for sending it in!)
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