Government · Planning Board
Barnstable Planning Board approves special permit for Hyannis plaza
Barnstable Planning Board unanimously backs special permit and lot merger for Hyannis plaza.
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Government · Conservation
Barnstable panel sends $25-per-square-foot wetland fee to hearing
Barnstable conservation board debates sevenfold wetland fee hike, approves contested pond herbicide plan.
Sports
Barnstable sports roundup, Aug. 31 to Sept. 6
Barnstable's Craigville Beach lifeguards finished their season over Labor Day weekend, town officials said, while the Recreation Department has rolled out new signage, noise mitigation and adjusted operating hours for the popular pickleball courts at Marstons Mills. Under the new rules,…
Government · Board of Health
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.
Government · Planning Board
Planning Board continues two Hyannis land-use items to September 14
Barnstable Planning Board postpones two Hyannis hearings after failing to reach a quorum.
Morning Brief
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…
Government · Select Board
Barnstable Halts Shelter Construction Amid ZBA Fight
Barnstable's building commissioner ordered a cease-and-desist on construction at a proposed Hyannis homeless shelter after the Zoning Board of Appeals overturned its permit.
Schools · School Committee
Barnstable School Committee hears state graduation overhaul proposal
Barnstable schools brief on looming graduation overhaul as summer building work tops $7.6 million.
Government · Conservation
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.
Obituaries
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…