Clinic brings in knowledge of former Major Leaguers Oct 31, 2009
"This is a joy," said Woodward, a Hammock Dunes resident and owner of his own World Series ring. "I get to see guys I haven't seen in years and get to watch young ballplayers.". (Daytona Beach News Journal -- Local)
Rachel Carson's Bay State days Oct 26, 2009
They stayed at an inn in Newburyport and made daily expeditions to Plum Island with the refuge manager, traveling by car and on foot through the dunes. They were engaged mainly in observations of birds and habitat improvements underway there. (Boston Globe)
Looking Up: Clouds come and go, but stars shine on Oct 17, 2009
Wind and rain creates rivers, lakes and sand dunes, but the rain is liquid methane. It s a cold rain. (Belmont Citizen Herald, MA)
Grant to grow beach grass in Barnstable Oct 13, 2009
The nursery will be used to cultivate native plants to be used to replenish beach dunes and practice sustainable land management. It will be located at the former Suni Sands Motel on Craigville Beach Road. (Cape Codder, MA)
Letters to the Magazine Editor Oct 11, 2009
A story about how the public has trashed dunes and beaches, or how back barrier environments have been turned into public parking would be more appropriate -- these public uses cause more damage than the sea, and across a broader area. John Thompson / Medfield. (Boston Globe)
Breaking the news about breast cancer Oct 9, 2009
A watercolor of sunlight on a beach path through some sand dunes hangs on a wall. She has other artwork on the walls of her office that was given or sold to her by her patients. (Arlington Advocate, MA)
Supply limited, demand eternal, graveyards fill up Oct 1, 2009
With its majestic dunes and shimmering sunsets, Provincetown is a ceaseless draw for vacationers and summertime residents. So it may be little surprise that the outer-Cape retreat also ranks as a coveted final resting place, where retirees have snatched up plots at the town cemetery like summer cottages with ocean views. (Boston Globe)
Surrender the sand? Sep 20, 2009
It s responsible for carving out and maintaining many of our natural features, including those dunes and bays where we ve built a thriving economy and an emotional connection ... Instead of allowing the coast to naturally readjust by erosion and sand deposits, we ve built homes and barriers at the foot of dunes, assuming that we ll enjoy sparkling views for the life of the mortgage. (Boston Globe)
In a pilot project, new sonar equipment will map the coastal areas of Cape Cod Bay Sep 15, 2009
The USGS will use Lidar (light detection and ranging) data from a plane to map the actual shoreline, dunes and exposed tidal flats. Borrelli will combine his data with theirs in the spring to paint a complete picture. (Harwich Oracle, MA)
Georgetown Ironworks renovates historic North Light Sep 9, 2009
North Light Commission co-chairman Rob Gilpin estimated 30,000 to 40,000 people a year walk the rocky beach and through the dunes to the lighthouse. Thousands more see it when approaching the island by boat. (Georgetown Record, MA)
Harbormaster talks dredging, safety on patrol Sep 4, 2009
It s hard to get to Humarock and the sand dunes quick. That s why we have a lot of mutual aid agreements, he said, adding that both Marshfield and Scituate authorities work closely in patrolling and responding to distress calls in the area. (Marshfield Mariner, MA)
Rheebo.com hosting new contests Sep 4, 2009
A beautiful sunset, children playing, wind howling over the dunes, ominous stormy weather, dad buried up to his neck in sand. if you have an interesting beach themed photo, submit it. (Georgetown Record, MA)
Peak Foliage in Southern New Englan... Sep 2, 2009
Along the coast, the brilliant combination of foliage with ocean water is a highlight, and the dunes along the Cape Cod National Seashore are festooned with bright orange and red shrubbery. Crowds are gone, the beaches are all but deserted, and the villages glow with autumn color. (Suite101.com)
Click to read:At Least 1 Dead from Rouge Hurricane Wave Aug 24, 2009
He said the waves came up to the top of the dunes at South Beach during high tide, and included "good-size rollers. "It overwhelmed the beach," he said. "It reformed the beach. It's not destroyed a lot, but it's going to reshape the beach. (CBS News)
‘Nantucket Reader’ and ‘Place Apart’ dip into New England’s ample literary heritage Aug 23, 2009
And Merton recalls a train trip with his father as a boy: the long, long journey through the sand dunes, stopping at every station, while I sat, weary and entranced. turning over in my mind the names of places. (Boston Globe)
Tropical Storm Warning Issued for Mass. Coastline Aug 23, 2009
Despite warning signs at Bermuda's beaches, tourists gathered to watch waves pummel the sand and wash up to the dunes at Horseshoe Bay. "We've never experienced a hurricane before, so it's very interesting. The children are loving it," said Kevin James, 54, a pharmaceutical company executive from London, who watched with his wife and two young children. (Newsmax)
Barnstable Public Schools Bus Routes for 2009/2010 Aug 21, 2009
Seq Time Stop Description 1 8:07 A.M. CRNR MAIN STREET CE & PINEY POINT DRIVE 2 8:12 A.M. CRNR ELLIOTT ROAD & BROKEN DIKE WAY 3 8:14 A.M. 290 ELLIOTT ROAD 4 8:18 A.M. CRNR OLD CRAIGVILLE ROAD & FARM HILL ROAD 5 8:19 A.M. CRNR OLD CRAIGVILLE ROAD & HARBOR HILLS ROAD 6 8:20 A.M. CRNR OLD CRAIGVILLE ROAD & RED LILY POND ROAD 7 8:20 A.M. CRNR OLD CRAIGVILLE ROAD & RAYMOND STREET 8 8:22 A.M. CRNR CRAIGVILLE BEACH ROAD & GREEN DUNES DRIVE 9 8:23 A.M. CRNR STRAWBERRY HILL ROAD & CHADWICK AVENUE 10 8:24... (Yarmouth Register, MA)
Barnstable plans nursery for damaged dunes Aug 14, 2009
Nearly every year, reports of wind-damaged dunes along the shores and washed-over barrier beaches lead to restorative efforts by towns to bring the Cape s top attraction back to form ... Once the plants are in the ground it will take some time for them to mature enough to be ready to restore damaged dunes and beaches. (Yarmouth Register, MA)
HINGHAM TRIBUTE: Jim Overbecks scientific life Aug 14, 2009
Among Overbeck s other designs were a flight-worthy scanning laser-radar system to prevent collisions between helicopters and sand dunes during night operations a project he completed from start to finish in three months. He held several patents for his inventions, and frequently wrote for scientific publications. (Hingham Journal, MA)
Rediscovering Modernist homes on Cape Aug 13, 2009
Nestled by thick scrub pines, overlooking salt ponds, inlets, and sand dunes are more than 80 homes designed by prominent architects of Modernism including Marcel Breuer, Serge Chermayeff, Paul Krueger, Nathaniel Saltonstall, Paul Weidlinger, and Charles Zehnder. On Aug. 23, the Cape Cod Modern House Tour will offer the public the rare opportunity to venture inside some of the innovative cottages that were under the radar for decades. (Boston Globe)
Amesbury nurse participates in first PMC, and plans to do it all over again to fight cancer Aug 9, 2009
I can t say that I was not tired the last few miles going through the sand dunes. Along the way, there were so many people cheering you on, it was amazing thank you signs, balloons, water, hoses spraying us. (Amesbury News, MA)
MARSHFIELD NATURE, HUMAN AND OTHERWISE: Saquish and the Gurnet Aug 6, 2009
You will also see grassy sand dunes, the pebbly bay shore, yellow spikes of mullein and strands of sumac and cedar. This year, a rainy spring, the bright greens in the landscape sparkled like emeralds. (Marshfield Mariner, MA)
PMC Cyclist: Beverly resident Bill Mead Aug 1, 2009
The last 20 miles into Provincetown are the toughest, first riding into a routinely strong sea breeze along Route 6 polluted with cars, then heading up into the hilly dunes just outside Provincetown. My 56-year-old body is weary, my 70-year-old back is stiff and my 90-year-old knees are crunching. (Beverly Citizen, MA)
Burliss: Dear Diary Jul 30, 2009
I thought sitting here up in these dunes away from my family would make it easier to write. I thought coming to Nantucket would help me escape my bordered world. (Boxford Tri Town Transcript, MA)
This week I salute our neighbor to the south Jul 28, 2009
Webb State Park was a great place for a quiet walk and my friend Janet Clinkscale and I found a secluded stretch of beach there that was accessible by a man-made path worn through some seriously deep brush; we felt like rich people in the Hamptons with our own private beach behind the dunes and reeds. Saturday nights I worked at Towers Liquor Store with my friend Eddie Yappa Giblin and the locals paraded in and out like characters in a sit-com. (Weymouth News, MA)
BASKING SHARK PICTURE: Giant Stranded on Long Island Jul 16, 2009
After that, it will be buried in nearby sand dunes on the beach. Basking sharks are common in the waters off Long Island. (National Geographic)
Twitter just the ticket for Web-based travel service Jul 15, 2009
BrilliantTrips clients are travel companies, like G.A.P. Adventures, a Canadian-based adventure-travel company that leads trips to such faraway places as the rainforests of Costa Rica to the sand dunes of Namibia. Whitaker advertises such companies on the BrilliantTrips Web site, and can get paid through Web links, mouse clicks or bookings. (Marblehead Reporter, MA)
10 North Shore sights to target this summer Jul 12, 2009
Many rooms come with views of salt marsh, dunes, and ocean. The porch, rocking chairs provided, makes a good perch for passing a summer evening. (Boston Globe)
Three North Beach camps to be demolished, one is moved and one remains Jul 3, 2009
Given the impacts to the resource areas protected under the Wetlands Protection Act and the town bylaw mainly the beach, dunes and land under water a question exists as to whether the commission should continue to allow further impacts in this piecemeal approach or intervene with an enforcement order to remove all the buildings. The commission hasn t decided on that one yet, noted Andres. (Harwich Oracle, MA)
Mashnee group appeals DEP ruling again Jul 2, 2009
He said in his appeal notice the DEP superseding order of conditions does not adequately identify resource areas, does not conform to the performance standards for work in coastal dunes and does not adequately protect his clients and their property from storm damage likely to be caused from the proposed structures when inundated by wave-driven surf. Community Boating President Ken Legg said the DEP order that sheds and toilets be taken out of the island tract prior to hurricanes is not a... (Upper Cape Codder, MA)
Clean Beach Council Releases Annual List of Clean and Healthy Beaches National Clean Beaches Week Promotes "Family Beach Safety" Jul 1, 2009
Indiana Kemil Beach, Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore Lake View Beach, Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore Mount Baldy Beach, Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore West Beach, Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore ... Michigan Pere Marquette Beach Esch Beach, Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore South Manitou Island, Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore Sand Pont Beach, Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore ... Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore. (Yahoo News -- Press Releases)
Americas favorite beach towns Jun 29, 2009
It was designed to meander above the sand dunes, providing terrific ocean views. On the peninsula, its all about unobstructed natureat Cape Disappointment State Park you can stand on a high cliff and see the waves of the Pacific Ocean crashing below you. (MSNBC -- Travel)
New Bishop Heelan High School campaign underway Jun 28, 2009
who lives in Dakota Dunes, S.D., was born and raised in Martha's Vineyard, Mass. After leaving teaching in 1974, he worked for Ford Motor Co. for eight years and shifted gears and went into the computer business. (Sioux City Journal)
Yoga at the Rivers Edge returns Jun 20, 2009
Classes on July 11, Aug. 1, Aug. 15, and Sept. 5 will be held in the Rexhame Dunes at Rexhame Beach in Marshfield. The Aug. 8 class will be held at the Driftway Conservation Area in Scituate with Mary Norton. (Marshfield Mariner, MA)
One-tank escapes for seven cities Jun 17, 2009
Wooden walkways wind through protected dunes, tidal flats and marshlands on Plum Island, an 11-mile-long barrier island off the northern coast of Massachusetts that sits at the mouth of the Merrimack River. Highlights: A variety of shorebirds make their summer homes at the. (CNN -- Travel)
Meet the teacher: Jeff Dunn Jun 3, 2009
My family and I like to explore the beach, the dunes and the woods. No matter the season, I like hiking, running, kayaking and riding my bike. (Marshfield Mariner, MA)
MARSHFIELD REED'S ARK: Lighthouses have special place May 22, 2009
South of Hingham with its Minot Light, ships pass the line between New England s stern and rock-bound coast and the sand dunes of the South Shore ... The Sandy Neck light reminds captains of the entrance to Barnstable Harbor, with its winding approach past the sand dunes and salt marsh. (Marshfield Mariner, MA)
#36 MARTHA'S VINEYARD, MASSACHUSETTS May 15, 2009
MUST DO There are cliffs, coves, dunes and salt marshes; inland, you'll find rolling hills dotted with working farms. Plus, much of the island has been set aside as a state forest. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
Looking Up: Thirsty? Astronomers look to the moon May 9, 2009
Imagine a world that is bone dry, so devoid of water that the Sahara s sand dunes seem like a wetland in comparison. That barren world is the moon, less than a quarter million miles from Earth, where oceans cover 70 percent of the surface. (Belmont Citizen Herald, MA)
Please allow me to introduce myself Apr 28, 2009
I get out to Crane s to do my Saturday long runs around the castle, up the beach and around the dunes. On hot mornings, I go for a swim. (Ipswich Chronicle, MA)
Keeping score around New England Apr 16, 2009
Pebble Beach ranked first, followed by Pacific Dunes. The rankings, in the May issue on newsstands now, can also be found at. (Boston Globe)
America on two wheels, Pt. 3: Ipswich siblings cycle on into the Lone Star state Mar 27, 2009
The next day the three of us decided to rent a car and rode out to White Sands National Monument, which is a large (581 square kilometers) park filled with gypsum dunes. The dunes were spectacular to see and fun to slide down. (Ipswich Chronicle, MA)
Four-week loan for library art collection Mar 15, 2009
The print features a dog and a reclining boy holding a kite string, on the dunes ... Dorris Clapp painted Cape Cod Dunes in 1982. (Harwich Oracle, MA)
The View From 129- Why we stay Mar 14, 2009
The rocky coast of Maine, the sandy dunes of the Cape, the mountains of New Hampshire. Skiing, camping, hiking, apple picking. (Billerica Minuteman, MA)
Concom weighs use of Mashnee tract Mar 7, 2009
Members say the tract needs protection afforded coastal dunes in Massachusetts and that Community Boating s logistical structures should be moved on the tract, not banned from it. The sailing group rejected that idea last month. (Upper Cape Codder, MA)
Nature, Human and Otherwise -- Cabin fever Feb 25, 2009
Climbing over the dunes, I am surprised to see snow. Even on the beach, there are patches of hard, dirty snow. (Marshfield Mariner, MA)
Bagging bargains in Cape Town, South Africa Feb 24, 2009
At 4 o'clock in the afternoon, with a pale sun shining weakly through an overcast sky, a friend and I followed a trail on horseback through dunes and wetlands leading to the coast ... Penguins waddle across white-sand beaches, elands roam the dunes, hungry baboons swoop down from their shrinking forest habitat on unsuspecting suburbanites, ripping apart their cupboards and closets in a desperate search for sustenance. (International Herald Tribune)
Burliss: A shore thing Feb 17, 2009
Not a whisper from these silent dunes. Tired, stiff, brown tufts replace the lush swishing green of summer. (Boxford Tri Town Transcript, MA)
Senior Travel Feb 13, 2009
Bus departs at 7:45 a.m. You will have time to stroll the streets and enjoy lunch (on your own) before a one-hour narrated tour of the dunes and shoreline aboard a comfortable mini-van. Cost: $62/$64 (Brush Hill). (Danvers Herald, MA)
Price tag to secure seawall at Beach Bluff Park: $20,000 Feb 10, 2009
With the long-awaited protective and attractive new seawall, Beach Bluff Park will be renovated and further developed to include gentle dunes and meandering walkways surrounded by native plantings, designer Lauren Lautner explained. The Sun Circle, a beautiful artistic and scientific granite sculpture, will inform visitors about the sun s rise and set, as well as its position on the horizon throughout the year. (Marblehead Reporter, MA)
Hopes and dreams for 2009 Feb 8, 2009
Dear Editor: My biggest hope for 2009 is that no new houses will be built on the sand dunes on Gray Farm Road. Those sand dunes are where I bike ride ... I do not want to see any houses built where the sand dunes are and I am sure that many other kids feel the same way. (Littleton Independent, MA)
