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There are several theories regarding the planting of this magnificent English Weeping Beech tree. The most plausible one is based on historical fact:?
Most people believe that the American Revolution started with “the shot heard round the world” in Concord. 1775.
In fact, the seeds of the Revolution were sown 14 years earlier by a fiery West Barnstable patriot named James Otis. As a representative of Massachusetts to the provincial General Court in 1761, Otis proposed a meeting of representatives of all the Colonies. This led to the assembly of The Stamp Act Congress of 1765 which eliminated the taxes on stamps and other goods. John Adams credited Otis with igniting “… the spark by which the child Independence was born.” Three years later, the British retaliated with the Townshend Act which would tax many goods shipped in from England that America needed but had little of.
Once again, James Otis spoke up: “Let Great Britain rescind her measures, or the colonies are lost forever.” Within a year, he was attacked by British revenue officers and sustained a head wound that “… caused him to lose his mind.” This was an obvious message to the upstarts of Barnstable.
There are several theories regarding the planting of this magnificent English Weeping Beech tree. The most plausible one is based on historical fact:?
Most people believe that the American Revolution started with “the shot heard round the world” in Concord. 1775.
In fact, the seeds of the Revolution were sown 14 years earlier by a fiery West Barnstable patriot named James Otis. As a representative of Massachusetts to the provincial General Court in 1761, Otis proposed a meeting of representatives of all the Colonies. This led to the assembly of The Stamp Act Congress of 1765 which eliminated the taxes on stamps and other goods. John Adams credited Otis with igniting “… the spark by which the child Independence was born.” Three years later, the British retaliated with the Townshend Act which would tax many goods shipped in from England that America needed but had little of.
Once again, James Otis spoke up: “Let Great Britain rescind her measures, or the colonies are lost forever.” Within a year, he was attacked by British revenue officers and sustained a head wound that “… caused him to lose his mind.” This was an obvious message to the upstarts of Barnstable.
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| PLYMOUTH – Operators at Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station reduced the reactor’s power to 80 percent of its maximum at 7 p.m. Wednesday due to rising ocean water temperatures.The temperature of the seawater used to cool the reactor cannot exceed 75 degrees under standards set by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission.“We took action when it reached 71 degrees to ensure we did not challenge the limit,” Patrick O’Brien, spokesman for Entergy, [...] |
| Pirates Ball Returns to Cape Cod Maritime Museum |
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HYANNIS ?After a 5 year hiatus the Cape Cod Maritime Museum is bringing back their popular Pirates Ball, which is set for Friday, October 13. This? |
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| Barnstable voters OK debt exclusion override for proposed new Cape Cod Tech HS |
| Voters in the Town of Barnstable approved a Proposition 2½ debt exclusion override in a special election Tuesday, deciding how to fund the town’s share of a proposed new Cape Cod Regional Technical High School building in Harwich, provided the project is approved in a districtwide vote next month.?The debt exclusion passed 1,749 to 890,? Town Clerk Ann Quirk said in an interview Wednesday. In other words, ?we have a way of paying for the school if it passes. [...] |
| Weekly Quick Poll: Later start times for Cape schools? |
| Officials at Monomoy Regional School District have reported positive results from a later start time for middle and high school students this school year. Should other districts adopt this? |
| Annie Proulx to receive honorary National Book Award |
| NEW YORK — Annie Proulx (Proo), whose works range from ?Brokeback Mountain? to the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel ?The Shipping News,? will receive a National Book Award for lifetime achievement.The National Book Foundation told The Associated Press on Thursday that Proulx will receive the Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters during the National Book Award ceremony in New York in November.Proulx, 82, is known for her stories about rural [...] |
| Falmouth Police Arrest Attleboro Man on Multiple Charges |
| Deck: Kicked officer several times during arrest?Towns: FalmouthTopic: Police and Fire NewsHub Category: Police and FireAuthor: CapeCodToday StaffTeaser: Kicked officer several times during arrest?Main Image: Thumbnail Image: Body:
From the Falmouth Police Department:
Attleboro Man Arrested After a Crash for Drunk Driving and Resisting Arrest.
Police reported that Andrew Smyth, a 29-year-old from Attleboro, was arrested after a crash? |
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