Board Approves Septic Upgrade, Splits 4-1 on Grease Trap

Barnstable Board of Health splits 4-1 on hotel grease trap, flags a gap in tattoo licensing rules. The board approved a nitrogen-reducing septic upgrade for the Helen H.

Planning Board continues two Hyannis land-use items to September 14

Barnstable Planning Board postpones two Hyannis hearings after failing to reach a quorum.

Rose Clancy's Fiddle Concert Series Returns to Barnstable This Week

Rose Clancy's Tuesday Night Fiddle Concert series returns to Barnstable on Tuesday, Aug. 25, per a Patch listing. "Rose Clancy's Tuesday Night Fiddle Concerts ~ All Summer Long!" is how Barnstable, MA Patch headlined the event, describing it as one of Cape Cod's most popular summer conc…

Barnstable School Committee hears state graduation overhaul proposal

Barnstable schools brief on looming graduation overhaul as summer building work tops $7.6 million.

Barnstable Conservation Board Agrees to Raise Mitigation Fee to $25

Barnstable Conservation Commission agrees to raise its wetland mitigation fee sevenfold, from $3.50 to $25 a square foot. Conservation Administrator Ed Hoops said the rate hadn't changed since roughly 2006; a consulting wetland scientist told the board other commissions charge $25 to $30.

Obituary notices, week of August 10, 2026 through August 16, 2026

Barnstable's obituary notices this week include a single entry: Primavera, Marjorie, age 91, of Barnstable, who died August 11, 2026. Her death was reported by Chapman Family Funeral Homes of South Yarmouth, as listed on Echovita.com; no additional biographical detail, service informati…

Barnstable Zoning Panel Drops Site Plan Review From Home Occupation Draft

Barnstable's zoning committee advances a two-tier home occupation permit framework, dropping a proposed site plan review step.

Barnstable Conservation Commission Issues Seven Enforcement Orders at August Meeting

Barnstable Conservation Commission issues seven enforcement orders and continues contested pond herbicide application to September 8.

Barnstable Planning Board Rejects Downtown Hyannis Remap, Backs Two Other Zoning Changes

Barnstable Planning Board recommends two downtown Hyannis zoning amendments and rejects a proposed 29-parcel map rezone near Stewart's Creek.

Obituary notices, week of August 3 through August 9

This week's Barnstable obituary notices column lists two records: DeNisi, Richard John Sr., 80, who died Aug. 3, 2026, and Burman, Eugene, 96, who died Aug. 6, 2026. Both listings identify Barnstable, Massachusetts as their place of residence. No additional biographical detail, includin…

Barnstable Conservation Commission Approves All Four Projects in Unanimous August 4 Session

Barnstable Conservation Commission unanimously cleared four resource-area applications and three compliance certificates at its August 4 remote meeting.

Barnstable zoning panel advances home occupation rewrite, adds August meetings

Barnstable's zoning panel advances a home occupation ordinance overhaul and weighs how to handle commercial vehicles at residential businesses.

Barnstable Board of Health Approves Body Art Licenses and Septic Repairs, Defers Grease Trap Vote

Barnstable Board of Health approves body art licenses and septic repairs, defers hotel grease trap decision.

Barnstable Recreation Department wins approval to expand beach-accessibility matting to three town beaches.

The Barnstable Conservation Commission on July 21 unanimously approved three Recreation Department requests to install seasonal beach-accessibility mats at Craigville Beach, Covell's Beach and Veterans Beach. The mats, staked into the sand each spring and removed in the fall, are meant …