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Barnstable

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Barnstable (bärn`stəbəl), town (1990 pop. 40,949), seat of Barnstable co., SE Mass.; inc. 1639. It is a resort town on Cape Cod. Industries are tourism, fishing, and cranberry farming. Barnstable comprises seven villages, including Hyannis. Points of interest include the home of the Revolutionary War patriot James Otis Otis, James, 1725–83, American colonial political leader, b. Barnstable co., Mass. A lawyer first in Plymouth and then in Boston, he won great distinction and served (1756–61) as advocate general of the vice admiralty court.
..... Click the link for more information. , in West Barnstable; the John F. Kennedy Memorial, in Hyannis; and several 18th-century buildings. From colonial times until the middle of the 19th cent., Barnstable had a prosperous coastal and overseas shipping trade.
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INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2009 M2 COMMUNICATIONS US mobile network operator Verizon Wireless has announced it has activated a new cell site in Barnstable County, Massachusetts.
Verizon Wireless announces 3G network expansion in Barnstable County by Internet Business News
BARNSTABLE - A 17-year-old Southboro teen has been ordered held without bail in the death of his uncle on Cape Cod.
17-year-old is accused in uncle's death in Hyannis by Telegram & Gazette (Worcester, MA)
We the People was a key partner in creating the Cape Care resolution campaign, and many WHIPF members continue to provide organizing energy and leadership for this effort to create the first single payer system in the nation--and for the creation two years ago of the Barnstable County Human Rights Commission.
Corporations v. Democracy issue Committee by Zepernik, Mary; Allison, Jim; Allison, Tomi / Peace and Freedom
 
 
 
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