☀ Wider, higher & better

Good morning Cape Cod. This is The Cape Coddah, the weekly newsletter that’s the answer to your friends’ question: “How do you always know what’s going on?”

In this week’s Cape Coddah:

• Teens injured in crash

• Sea Camps get funded

• Events and live music

  
  Let’s get to it.

CAPE DIGEST

🚧 Wider, higher & better

The Massachusetts Department of Transportation hosted an open house Monday at the Bourne Veterans Memorial Center to share initial designs for the Cape Cod bridge replacements. Plans show the Sagamore Bridge will be replaced by two 54-foot-wide spans west of the current bridge, each with three lanes including a dedicated exit lane, and one span will include a pedestrian/bike path.

The new bridges will be built 3.3 feet higher to accommodate sea level rise, with piers on the canal's edge rather than in the water. The project will impact twelve businesses and homes near the bridge, including a strip mall near Market Basket, though property owners haven't yet been notified. Construction could begin in 2028 after environmental permits are secured, with the Sagamore Bridge replacement proceeding first since funding is already in the bag. Read the full story.

🚑 Crash sends five Cape teens to hospital

Five teenagers were hospitalized after a high-speed crash in Harwich Monday night when their car veered off Queen Anne Road, crashed through a guardrail, and caught fire. Police officers, who had spotted the car accelerating from 60 to over 80 mph moments before the crash, rescued one girl trapped in the burning vehicle and applied a tourniquet to her leg.

Two 17-year-old girls were airlifted to Mass General Hospital with serious injuries including broken bones, while three 18-year-old males were taken to Cape Cod Hospital. The 18-year-old driver from Brewster faces charges, though police note that while speed was a factor, alcohol was not involved. Police Chief Kevin Considine praised the quick actions of Officers Griffiths and Ferreira, saying their bravery likely prevented at least one fatality. Read the full story. 

🗳️ Second times the charm for Sea Camps

Brewster's special town meeting ended with the dramatic approval of an $11.4M Sea Camps Comprehensive Plan funding article, but only after an initial defeat and successful reconsideration vote. The article, which required a two-thirds majority, initially failed by just two votes before passing on the second attempt with 239 in favor and 109 against, despite concerns about rising property taxes and the town's debt load.

Voters also approved several other measures, including $4.2M in capital expenditures, Community Preservation Act funding for various projects, and zoning changes for the Bay Property Overlay District. The Sea Camps funding still requires approval at a special town election on December 3. Read the full story.

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🐬 54 dolphins, 8 beaches, 1 busy week

IFAW's marine mammal rescue team faced an extraordinary week of dolphin strandings on Cape Cod, responding to 54 dolphins across multiple beaches, with 41 successfully released back to deeper waters. The team, which has handled 342 live dolphins in 2024 (five times their annual average), marked its 500th rescue of the year during this surge.

The mass stranding began November 9th, with 19 common dolphins found across eight locations in five Cape towns, complicated by rough winds and challenging surf conditions. Cape Cod's unique coastline makes it a global hotspot for dolphin strandings, though this year's numbers have reached historic highs. IFAW has been sharing their 27 years of rescue expertise globally, from training programs in Kenya to helping with Amazon river dolphin rescues. Read the full story.

LOCAL BUSINESS

🍷 The Dennis resident behind Josh Cellars

Joseph Carr, co-founder of Josh Cellars wines and Dennis resident, has turned his company's success into a platform for supporting Cape Cod's arts community. Named after his lumberjack father's nickname, Josh Cellars has grown from selling 5,000 bottles in 2009 to becoming the country's most popular wine over $10, selling 6.2 million cases in 2023 and recently going viral on social media.

While Carr partnered with Deutsch Family Wine & Spirits in 2011 to handle production and marketing, he remains the brand's ambassador and focuses on philanthropy, hosting fundraisers at his Scargo Lake home and donating wine to numerous local causes. His support has helped raise over $140,000 for the Cape Playhouse alone, while also benefiting the Cape Cod Museum of Art, Arts Foundation of Cape Cod, and other organizations. Read the full story.

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CIVIL NEWS

⚖️ Mashpee man gets 6.5 years in drug case

Terrance Cardoza, a 28-year-old Mashpee resident, has been sentenced to 6.5 years in the slammer followed by four years of supervised release for multiple drug distribution charges. Cardoza pleaded guilty to distributing fentanyl and cocaine, following four drug sales to a confidential source in Falmouth and East Falmouth between June and November 2023.

When arrested in January 2024, authorities found over 750 grams of cocaine in his vehicle. The case, prosecuted as part of an Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces operation, involved cooperation between federal agencies and local police departments in Falmouth, Mashpee, and Yarmouth. Read the full story.

PET OF THE WEEK

👋 Meet: Peggy
🐾 Podengo Portugueso Pequeno
🎂 3 years old
♀︎ Female
Available to adopt at MSCPA-Cape Cod

WHAT’S HAPPENIN’

FRIDAY

• Holidays at Highfield @ Highfield Hall, Falmouth (10 AM)

• Winter Market @ Cultural Center of CC, S. Yarmouth (10 AM) (Fri & Sat)

• Winter Exhibit @ Mary Heaton Vorse House, P-town (11 AM)

• Thanksgiving Pop-Up @ Hillside Farms, Truro (1 PM) (Fri-Sun)

• Autumn Leaf Paint Night @ CC Coffee, Mashpee (5:30 PM)

• The Horseshoe Crab @ MBL Falmouth Forum (7:30 PM)

• RENT @ Highfield Theater, Falmouth (7:30 PM)

SATURDAY

• Annual Greens Sale Fundraiser @ Centerville Public Library (9 AM)

• Gills Club @ Atlantic White Shark Conservancy, Chatham (9 AM)

• Eastham Turnip Festival @ Eastham Public Library (10:30 AM)

• Celebration of Crafts @ Upper CC Tech HS, Bourne (10 AM) (Sat & Sun)

• All Things Holiday Market @ Scenic Roots, E. Sandwich (10 AM)

• Community Pickleball Tournament @ Falmouth Academy (11 AM)

• Sea Glass X-mas Tree Workshop @ American Legion Post 188, Sandwich (1 PM)

• Underwater Turkey Hunt @ Electric Ave Beach, Buzzards Bay (1:45 PM)

• Lighting of the Lobster Pot Tree @ Lopes Square, P-town (5:30 PM)

• PintWood Derby @ CC Beer, Hyannis (6 PM)

• CC Comedy Weekend @ CC Irish Village, Barnstable (8:30 PM)

SUNDAY

• Wellfleet Harvest Market @ Wellfleet Preservation Hall (9 AM)

• Oyster Sunday Annual Food Drive @ Mant’s Landing Brewster (10:45 AM)

• Winter Wreath Making @ Osterville Village Library (1 PM)

• RENT @ Highfield Theater, Falmouth (2 PM)

LIVE MUSIC 🎸

FRIDAY

• Dan Felix @ CC Beer, Hyannis (5 PM)

• Josh Ayala @ Red River BBQ, Harwich Port (6 PM)

• Quinn Sullivan @ The Music Room, W. Yarmouth (7 PM)

• Grab Brothers @ The Lanyard, Harwich (7 PM)

• SummerTown @ O’Shea’s Olde Inne, W. Dennis (8:30 PM)

• Walk of Shame @ Lanes Bowl & Bistro, Mashpee (8:30 PM)

• The Jones’ @ The Barley Neck, E. Orleans (9 PM)

SATURDAY

• Liam & Jonny @ CC Winery, E. Falmouth (1 PM)

• Cape Community Orchestra @ Monomy Regional HS (3 PM) (Sat & Sun)

• Moondance @ The Music Room, W. Yarmouth (7 PM)

• The Oxford Drive Band @ Wellfleet Preservation Hall (7 PM)

• Grab Brothers @ Loft Restaurant, W. Yarmouth (8 PM)

• HeyDay @ The Barley Neck, E. Orleans (9 PM)

• Just Like That @ Oliver’s and Planck’s, Yarmouth Port (9 PM)

• Pumpkin Head Ted @ Grumpy’s Pub, Falmouth (9:30 PM)

SUNDAY

• Jennifer Kreisberg @ Cotuit Center for the Arts (2 PM)

• Pernambuco Chamber Ensemble @ W. Falmouth Library (4 PM)

• Only the Lonely @ The Music Room, W. Yarmouth (7 PM)

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WEATHER

Friday

54 🌡️ 42 | 🌧️ | 💧85% | 💨 SSE 10 mph

Saturday

46 🌡️ 40 | 🌧️ | 💧 81% | 💨 WNW 23 mph

Sunday

50 🌡️ 36 | 🌤️ | 💧 1% | 💨 WNW 23 mph

💧🌡️ Water temperature = 50ºF

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