🌱 JFK Jr. search commander brings firsthand account to South Yarmouth
South Yarmouth, Massachusetts Patch AM: a 4 min readGreetings South Yarmouth! Your go-to source for what's happening in town is here. Stay in the loop and read on. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- JFK Jr. search commander brings firsthand account to South Yarmouth
- Remembering Beverly Gonsalves, a caregiver raised in South Yarmouth
Also on today's calendar: Cape Community Orchestra: Celebrating American Composers and 9 more events.
Today's riddle: What is easy to get in to but hard to get out of? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Saturday: Rain in the morning, with a high of 62 and low of 47 degrees.
- Sunday: Breezy; a shower in the a.m., temps: high: 60, low: 46.
- Monday: Sunshine with a stray shower, with a high of 57 and low of 40 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Coast Guard Commander to share untold story of JFK Jr. search mission (capecod.com) — The Coast Guard commander who led the search after John F. Kennedy Jr.'s fatal plane crash will speak at Thirwood Place in South Yarmouth on November 12 at 1 p.m. Captain Russ Webster and coauthor Theresa Mitchell Webster will discuss their book about the operation at a free public presentation and signing. 
• Remembering Beverly Gonsalves, 69, of Groton (fingerlakes1.com) — Beverly Gonsalves, who grew up in South Yarmouth and later welcomed older adults into her home through a private care business, died October 6 at 69. Her family remembered her generosity, birthday cakes and Christmas Eve gatherings. The Groton resident also enjoyed returning to Cape Cod to visit relatives.
📸 Around South Yarmouth
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Upcoming Events in
South Yarmouth
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★ Featured events ★
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Alex Torres & His Latin Orchestra at the Cultural Center of Cape Cod Nov. 12 →
Cultural Center of Cape Cod, South Yarmouth
Thursday November 12
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Other local events
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Community Housing Committee →
Yarmouth Calendar, 1146 Route 28 Lower Level, South Yarmouth
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Golf Enterprise Committee Meeting - November 9, 2026 →
Yarmouth Calendar, 635 West Yarmouth Road Bayberry Hills Golf Course - Maintenance BuildingWest, Yarmouth
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Old King's Highway Historic District Committee Hearing →
Yarmouth Calendar, 1146 Route 28 Lower Level, South Yarmouth
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November 10, 2026 Yarmouth Select Board Workshop Meeting →
Yarmouth Calendar, Lower Level 1146 Route 28, South Yarmouth
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November 10, 2026 Finance Committee Meeting - Joint with Select Board and Capital Budget Committee →
Yarmouth Calendar, Hearing Room 1146 Route 28, Lower Level, South Yarmouth
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Capital Budget Committee Meeting - Joint Meeting with the Finance Committee and Select Board →
Yarmouth Calendar, 1146 Route 28 Lower Level, South Yarmouth
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Veterans Day →
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Yarmouth Historical Commission Meeting →
Yarmouth Calendar, 1146 Route 28 Upper Level, South Yarmouth
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Tinkering →
Cultural Center of Cape Cod, 307 Old Main Street, South Yarmouth
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Waterways & Shellfish Advisory Committee Meeting →
Yarmouth Calendar, 424 Route 28West, Yarmouth
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Cape Community Orchestra: Celebrating American Composers →
Dennis Yarmouth Intermediate Middle School, 286 Station Ave, Yarmouth
3:00 pm
Monday November 9
Tuesday November 10
Wednesday November 11
Thursday November 12
Sunday November 22
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- VONS posted a job opening for Deli Clerk in South Yarmouth. Apply here.
- Comcast posted a job opening for Xfinity Retail Sales Consultant in South Yarmouth. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near South Yarmouth here.
🗞 Nearby News
Yarmouth
- Don't want to cook Thanksgiving dinner? 11 Cape Cod restaurants open for the holiday (capecodtimes.com)
- Investigation launched into complaints against planning chief in this Mass. town (masslive.com)
- 2026 WBBA Hall of Fame inductee Ryan Rohlinger (washingtoncountyinsider.com)
West Yarmouth
- After a Year-Long Break, Seashore Advisory Commission Reconvenes (provincetownindependent.org)
Dennis
- It's Easy to Drive Past This Massachusetts Seafood Shack With Lobster Rolls and Harbor Sunsets (newsbreak.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What is easy to get in to but hard to get out of?" — Trouble (Thank you Candice H. for sending it in!)
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