Month: October 2018
Calling all Dog Owners!
BARNSTABLE DOG PARK OFFICIAL RIBBON CUTTING
Wednesday, October 31, 2018 at 3:00 PM
1431 Phinney’s Lane, Barnstable, MA on site of Hathaway’s Pond
The Town of Barnstable is pleased to announce the official ribbon cutting for the “Barnstable Dog Park.” Thanks to funding from the Stanton Foundation for design and construction of the Dog Park, as well as contributions and provisions for maintenance from the Friends of Barnstable Dog Parks, the Town of Barnstable’s Dog Park, a first class, no fee dog park is now open to the public.
View Draft Regulations HERE
View webpage for Friends of Barnstable Dog Park HERE
Coffee with a Cop Comes to Cotuit
Upcoming Precinct 7 & Town Council Meetings November 2018
Town Council Asset Management Advisory Committee – Thursday November 1, 6pm, Town Hall
Town Council Meeting – Thursday November 1, 7pm, Town Hall
Voting Day – Tuesday November 6, 7am – 8pm, Freedom Hall
Cotuit Fire Commissioner’s Meeting – Tuesday November 13, 5:30pm, Freedom Hall
Precinct 7 Monthly Open Meeting – Wednesday November 14, 3-5pm, Cotuit Library
Cotuit Water Commissioner’s Meeting – Wednesday November 14, 5:30pm, Freedom Hall
Town Council Zoning & Regulation Review Committee – Thursday November 15, 6pm, Town Hall
Town Council Meeting – Thursday November 15, 7pm, Town Hall
Town Council Appointments Committee – Tuesday November 20, 5:30pm, Town Hall
Town Council Committee to Assess Homelessness – Tuesday November 20, 6pm, Town Hall Cancelled
Cotuit Prudential Committee Meeting – Monday November 26, 5pm, Freedom Hall
Cotuit Fire District By-Laws Committee – Wednesday November 28, 5:30pm, Freedom Hall
Cotuit Prudential Committee Meeting Today
eWeekly October 26, 2018
View Barnstable eWeekly HERE
Town to Hold Proposed Fee Change Hearing
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
A public hearing on changes to various, permits and program fees that will take effect January 1, 2019 for FY 2019 within the Town of Barnstable will be held on Thursday November 8, 2018 at 10:00 a.m., Town Hall Hearing Room, 2nd Floor, 367 Main Street, Hyannis, MA.
View Proposed Fees HERE
Cotuit Water Commissioner’s Meeting Today
Cotuit Fire District Board of Water Commissioners
Wednesday October 24, 5:30pm, Freedom Hall
View Agenda HERE
Early Voting Begins
Early voting times and locations for BARNSTABLE |
| Day | Date | Time | Location | Address |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monday | October 22 | 8:30 AM – 4:30 PM | TOWN CLERK’S OFFICE | 367 MAIN STREET, FLOOR 1 HYANNIS, MA 02601 |
| Tuesday | October 23 | 8:30 AM – 8:00 PM | TOWN CLERK’S OFFICE | 367 MAIN STREET, FLOOR 1 HYANNIS, MA 02601 |
| Wednesday | October 24 | 8:30 AM – 4:30 PM | TOWN CLERK’S OFFICE | 367 MAIN STREET, FLOOR 1 HYANNIS, MA 02601 |
| Thursday | October 25 | 8:30 AM – 4:30 PM | TOWN CLERK’S OFFICE | 367 MAIN STREET, FLOOR 1 HYANNIS, MA 02601 |
| Friday | October 26 | 8:30 AM – 4:30 PM | TOWN CLERK’S OFFICE | 367 MAIN STREET, FLOOR 1 HYANNIS, MA 02601 |
| Saturday | October 27 | 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM | TOWN CLERK’S OFFICE | 367 MAIN STREET, FLOOR 1 HYANNIS, MA 02601 |
| Monday | October 29 | 8:30 AM – 4:30 PM | TOWN CLERK’S OFFICE | 367 MAIN STREET, FLOOR 1 HYANNIS, MA 02601 |
| Tuesday | October 30 | 8:30 AM – 8:00 PM | TOWN CLERK’S OFFICE | 367 MAIN STREET, FLOOR 1 HYANNIS, MA 02601 |
| Wednesday | October 31 | 8:30 AM – 4:30 PM | TOWN CLERK’S OFFICE | 367 MAIN STREET, FLOOR 1 HYANNIS, MA 02601 |
| Thursday | November 1 | 8:30 AM – 4:30 PM | TOWN CLERK’S OFFICE | 367 MAIN STREET, FLOOR 1 HYANNIS, MA 02601 |
| Friday | November 2 | 8:30 AM – 4:30 PM | TOWN CLERK’S OFFICE | 367 MAIN STREET, FLOOR 1 HYANNIS, MA 02601 |
| Contact the Town Clerk HERE for more information on Early Voting |
eWeekly October 19, 2018
View Barnstable eWeekly HERE
2018 State & Local Election Information
The Town Clerk’s Office is sending out absentee ballots daily, so please stop by and you can vote right now in the office, your ballot will be taken to the polling locations to be counted on Election Day, November 6th. If you are requesting an Early Voting Ballot by mail, the Town Clerk’s Office will start mailing those ballots out on October 22nd (the first day of early voting). Then you will have to return them no later than November 2nd to be counted.
Early Voting at the Town Clerk’s Office will take place during regular business hours (8:30 AM to 4:30 PM) Monday through Friday, starting on October 22nd. Expanded Early Voting hours will take place on Tuesday, October 23, 2018 and October 30, 2018 until 8:00 PM and Saturday, October 27th from 8:00 AM to 12:00 Noon. Early Voting ends on Friday, November 2, 2018 at 4:30 PM.
The Town Clerk’s Office will be the centralized tabulation facility for early voting ballots. Early voting information will be published in the Cape Cod Times. Questions? Please call the Town Clerk’s Office at 508-862-4044.

Early Voting HERE
Town of Barnstable Election Information HERE
State Primary & Election Calendar HERE
View Questions 1, 2 & 3 HERE
October 18, 2018 Town Council Meeting Tonight
eWeekly October 12, 2018
View Barnstable eWeekly HERE
Shellfishing Reopens Sunrise Saturday
Monthly Meeting Today!
Cotuit Fire District Policy Advisory Committee Meeting Today
Cotuit Fire District Policy Advisory Committee Meeting
Wednesday October 10, 5pm, Freedom Hall
View Agenda HERE
Cotuit Fire Commissioner’s Meeting Today
Cotuit Fire District Fire Commissioner’s Meeting
Tuesday October 9, 5:30pm, Freedom Hall
View Agenda HERE
eWeekly October 5, 2018
View Barnstable eWeekly HERE
October 4, 2018 Town Council Meeting
October Barnstable Bulletin
View HERE
Octoberfest
During the Festival, there will be a Community Tent Sale. The Museum Shop will be selling some inventory at signifcant discounted prices, along with items donated by members and the community. If you are cleaning out your closets, (gently used items in all sizes, please provide hangers) or household items and small furniture (in excellent condition) and find you have items you just dont use or need anymore, consider donating them to the HSSC Tent Sale and make them “history” DROP OFF: Drop off donations at the HSSC office, 1148 Main St., Cotuit, October 1 – 5 from 12 noon to 4 PM
Any items not sold the day of the tent sale will be donated to the Epilepsy Foundation. If you would like your items back, you must pick them up after 3pm Saturday October 6.
PIES, PIES, PIES!
We will be holding our “Pies For Programs” fundraiser again. Delicious homemade pies baked by our local pie mavens will be for sale .
Buy them by the slice to eat right away and enjoy, or whole to take home! Nothing beats a good piece of pie! By the slice: $5 Whole pies $20.
DONUTS, CIDER AND COFFEE
Warm, scrumptious cider donuts from Cape Cod Donuts, fresh apple cider and coffee will be available. Donations appreciated!
OPEN HEARTH COOKING DEMO
Come see Joan and her crew as they prepare a meal over the hearth in the Homestead. You can participate in the workshop or just observe how cooking was done in yesteryear.















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