CBS – Erosion is a bitter enemy to many residents along the coast of New England. But in the Cape Cod town of Sandwich, erosion has taken on the role of archaeologist.

“It’s bittersweet,” says Sandwich Historical Commission member Lisa Hassler, “Because we’re losing land, but at the same time, we’ve just found a very significant historical site.”

The erosion has exposed the old Sandwich brickyard. Red bricks can now be seen buried in clay and sand – it’s a mystery solved. The location of the brickyard has been unknown for at least a hundred years. And the brickyard played a prominent role in the War of 1812.

original article HERE by George Brennan

The location has been unknown for at least a hundred years huh? I’ve got news for the historical commission and these reporters. There’s at least one person that has known EXACTLY where that brickyard was for a while now. Namely, the guy that excavated the hole for that house that’s sitting right on top of it.

That dude and half of his friends probably have sweet brick fire pits in their yards that were built out of pieces of Sandwich history that he dug up. Little do they know that they’ve been drinking beers next to two hundred year old Cape Cod relics all this time.

I’m going out on a limb and guessing that the excavator guy didn’t realize he found the brickyard that saved Sandwich from invasion during the war of 1812. Does anyone that’s not a historian know anything about the war of 1812?

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BPD Facebook – The Bourne Police Department is looking for information regarding the identity of the male in the attached surveillance images. These images were taken this morning at Gallo Ice Arena on Sandwich Rd.

The male in the video is suspected of entering the ice area, removing car keys from multiple lockers and proceeding to the parking lot where he used the keys to gain entry into the vehicles and steal items from them. The male is then seen leaving the area in what appears to be a new model dark colored Honda Civic Coupe.

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GR – An offshore wind farm that could be the nation’s first has gotten its final lease and permits from state coastal regulators.

The Coastal Resources Management Council last week unanimously approved the paperwork for Deepwater Wind’s project off Block Island.

The five-turbine project is three miles off Block Island and is competing with the larger Cape Wind off Cape Cod to become the nation’s first offshore wind farm.

Deepwater Wind CEO Jeff Grybowski (grih-BOW’-skee) tells Rhode Island Public Radio that the company now has all the leases and permits it needs for the project, and they can start construction next year.

He says more than 20 local, state and federal government agencies had to approve the project.

Agree or disagree with Cape Wind, the bottom line is that the writing is on the wall and it’s going to happen. Now all sides should just band together and pass everything to get it started. I don’t even care about the electricity at this point, we just can’t lose a race to Rhode Island. That’s like getting beat up by your little brother.

These people elect felons to public office. We are talking about a state that gave $75 million to Curt Schilling. Let me repeat that a different way, they gave a baseball player that doesn’t believe in evolution seven-tee-frickin’-five-MILLION dollars to make a video game!

Now they will forever be known as the birthplace of wind farms in The United States. Even though Cape Cod has been working on it for 67 years, they are going to jump in and beat us to it at the last second. Remember that chick that won the Boston Marathon but really only ran like the last few miles? That’s Rhode Island, they are the Rosie Ruiz of wind farms.

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If you’ve never heard of Homeless for the Holidays it is a fantastic charity event. Firefighters from around the Cape camp outside for days and people are urged to stop by anytime and bring donations of toys, food, or money. There are local bands that play, the atmosphere is festive and the mood is giving.

We will be keeping you informed of all of the towns schedules (see below) along the way for this great event starting with tonight.

There will be a kick-off party for the 2014 Bourne Homeless for the Holidays on November 20th at 6:00pm at the Mezza Luna Restaurant. Bring a new unwrapped toy or non-perishable food and enjoy a free buffet dinner. Entertainment will include The Boston Police Gaelic Column of Pipes and Drums, The Halligans and HollowTree. Our old pal and all around awesome guy Matty B from Pixy 103 will be on hand, The Marines and Santa Claus will make an appearance as well. There will be a silent auction and a 50/50 raffle to benefit the Bourne Food Pantry.

Follow the Bourne HFTH Facebook page HERE

Follow the Falmouth HFTH Facebook page HERE

Follow the Mashpee HTFH Facebook page HERE

Follow the Cotuit HTFH Facebook page HERE

Follow the Yarmouth HTFH Facebook page HERE

If we missed any towns please let us know!

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CCT – It will be smooth sailing across the Sagamore next week for the Thanksgiving holiday. According to a US Army Corps. of Engineers release all lanes on both the Sagamore Bridge and the Bourne Bridge will be open to motorists from Wednesday, November 26 through Sunday, November 30.

Travel lane restrictions will be back in effect on the Sagamore on Monday, December 1.

Smooth Sailing? People of Cape Cod rejoice!

Isn’t it such a nice treat for us to actually have two whole lanes onto Cape Cod on the busiest travel days of the year? I don’t know about you, but I feel truly blessed by this holiday miracle. It almost took my mind off of the fact that it’s taking them longer to paint this bridge in the year 2014 than it did for them to build it in the 1930’s.

So yeah, thanks for being so gracious and allowing taxpayers to actually use their bridge for a few days, we’d get you a cookie or something but we’re kinda broke from living in Taxachusetts.

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NJ.com – On the lakeside slopes of the Kittatinny Mountains, wild garlic blooms. The flowers are tiny, pink and purple in spring, white as fall approaches. You have to know precisely where to look — the delicate flowers need moisture and sunlight to flourish.

Elsewhere at Latour, someone is stopping by the kitchen at 2 a.m. to add the next batch of mushrooms to a sauce (infusions every six hours produce the best flavor), and another kitchen expert (or maybe the same guy) is peeling, by hand, each kernel of fresh corn, a job that’s a day’s work for about a dozen ears. And once a week, a marine biologist delivers 5 gallons of seawater from Cape Cod; the chef cooks vegetables in it, plus oysters and Dungeness crab.

Jersey for the win! I don’t know about you folks, but when I think New Jersey, I think class. It’s no wonder this restaurant would go to such great lengths to make sure they have the absolute cream of the crop when it comes to seawater for cooking. Anyone who doesn’t know that Cape Cod seawater tastes 38 times better than any other seawater is an uncultured hick.

Seriously though? Does anyone on Cape Cod even cook their veggies in Cape Cod seawater? The marine biologist that delivers these buckets must have a hard time not laughing in their faces when they actually hand him money for a pail full of water he scooped up in the freakin’ ocean.

I love great food as much as anyone, but these over the top pretentious food people are hilarious, what’s next? Mars Dust Encrusted Three Eyed Pilgrim Nuclear Halibut with a side of Braised Eucalyptus regurgitated by a Kobe Koala?

P.S. That photo is of an actual dish from Restaurant Latour. It looks like a bridesmaid got too drunk, ate her corsage, and puked it up in the morning. Seriously, is that baby’s breath?

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WL – Upper Cape Cod Regional Technical High School of Bourne is dismissing all its students today at 11:30 a.m. According to Superintendent Robert Dutch, a water main break has temporarily disrupted all water service in the building, requiring its closure.

I know this isn’t exactly cutting edge news, but I couldn’t stop thinking about something after reading it. How great of a feeling is it to be a high school student when out of nowhere they suddenly tell you that school’s over for the day? Such a glorious gift from the gods when you least expect it.

Is there anything you can compare that feeling to as an adult? A water main break at work just isn’t the same. When you are a kid you know that you are absolutely stuck at school. You can’t leave, there’s simply no way out. You go from being completely trapped to total freedom in a split second. Too bad we can’t bottle that feeling and sell it, we’d be millionaires.

I don’t know about you, but a water main break induced school cancellation out of nowhere when I was in high school meant you immediately got a case of Natty Light, hit the woods and started living. I’m talking about L-I-V-I-N. Drink some brews, smoke some butts, make fun of your friends, make out with someone, drink some more brews and do something stupid. What a country!

Maybe we should have a high school water main break themed party where we all drink cheap beer during the day and pretend that the biggest stress we have in life is not getting the clap from our prom date.

P.S. High school’s over Hippie, get over it.

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