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Cape Cod Beer sold, lobster rolls, Homeland Security, principal retires: Top stories
Welcome back to another edition of our Cape Cod Times news roundup, where you can find the most popular stories on the Cape Cod Times website from the past week. Currently on the site we have a photo gallery of strawberry season at Tony Andrews Farm, a look at the new Staples Rock, high school graduation photo galleries, and much more. There is plenty going on over on the Cape Cod Times sports page, too, as playoff season heats up. There is coverage of local tennis and baseball, plus lots more that you won't want to miss. Here's a look at the top five most popular stories on the Cape Cod Times website from the past week. Lobster roll, anyone? recently asked its readers to rank their favorite places for lobster rolls and eight of the winners were on Cape Cod. The lobster roll could be Connecticut-style − served warm, featuring 'lobster meat drizzled (or soaked!) in melted butter" − or Maine-style − "served cold, with lobster lightly tossed in mayonnaise, sometimes with a dash of lemon or a sprinkle of celery,' told readers. Which Cape spots made it on the list? Click the story link to find out. Lobster rolls: 8 Cape Cod restaurants chosen by tourist site's readers as best of 2025 Cape Cod Beer has signed a purchase agreement with Triton Beverage Group, a newly formed entity comprising Hog Island Beer Company and Mayflower Brewing Company. Owners Beth and Todd Marcus, who started Cape Cod Beer, decided to sell their Hyannis brewery after two decades of running it. 'While we weren't actively trying to sell, this came along and I have an almost 27-year-old child working overseas and I want to be able to visit,' Beth Marcus said Wednesday, June 4, in sharing the retirement news with the Cape Cod Times. What does this mean for the future of the local favorite beer, and how do the new owners plan to expand it? Read the story for all the details. Cape Cod Beer being sold: Buyer is Cape-based brewery group that includes Hog Island, Mayflower The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has removed from its website a list of cities, states, and counties that it said deliberately defy federal immigration laws, including a Cape Cod town and Barnstable County. A press release without the list remained on the website Monday, June 2. Orleans was the only Cape Cod town named on the list, and Barnstable, Dukes, and Nantucket counties were among the counties in Massachusetts singled out, as well as the state as a whole, according to a MassLive report on May 30. "We have not adopted any policy that would identify us as a sanctuary city and our local law enforcement staff work closely with our federal partners on all matters consistent with the law,' said Orleans Select Board Chairman Kevin Galligan. Barnstable County Sheriff Donna Buckley called the list a political stunt and stated the county remains committed to cooperating with law enforcement within Massachusetts law. What other Massachusetts towns and cities were on the list? Click the story link to read more. Sanctuary jurisdictions? Homeland Security calls Cape Cod 'sanctuary' county. That's a surprise to Cape officials. Ezra H. Baker Elementary School Principal Kevin Depin is riding off into the sunset as he prepares to retire on June 13. Depin taught second grade at the school until November 1993 and had just moved to teaching third grade when he was hired as assistant principal. He became principal in February 1996 to replace the retiring principal. Depin doesn't have to retire, but said in an interview at the school May 28, 'I wanted to leave while I still loved it. I'm so blessed that I've had a career I've loved. I've had a job I was meant to have.' Click the story link to learn more about the innovations Depin helped make at the Ezra H. Baker Elementary School during this time there. Ezra Baker principal Kevin Depin: After 39 years at Dennis elementary school, principal retires. 'Solving problems' Thanks to our subscribers, who help make this coverage possible. If you are not a subscriber, please consider supporting quality local journalism with a Cape Cod Times subscription. Here are our subscription plans. This article originally appeared on Cape Cod Times: Cape Cod Times top stories: Lobster roll winners, Cape Cod Beer sold
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02-06-2025
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‘It's difficult': Local farmers explain why this year's strawberry season has been unlike any other
FAIRPORT, N.Y. (WROC) – Strawberry season in upstate New York is just around the corner, with prime picking conditions expected in the next week. However, due to frequent rain showers, preparing for the season has not been easy for many farmers. Co-Manager at Chase Farms Market in Fairport, Christine McGough, explained a major challenge they're facing this season. 'Once the berries are ready, we have to be able to harvest them,' McGough said. 'So, if we're experiencing constant rain and weather that make people not want to come out, or we're not even able to get our crew out because it's that rainy, it's difficult.' She explained that strawberries typically cannot be picked in the rain, as the conditions present a risk for disease to spread among the fruit plants. It also presents other product quality concerns. Aside from this, McGough pointed out the business's dependence on their self-pick strawberry option. 'Pick-your-own is a huge part of our business. Everyone loves to come out and pick strawberries, not so much if it's a downpouring,' McGough said. there is one positive that has come from the unusual spring weather conditions, as Co-Manager Don Chase explained. 'Strawberries are a crop that likes the colder weather,' Chase said. 'So they're coming along very nice.' Now, the team at Chase Farms Market, along with many other strawberry farmers in the Rochester area, is keeping their fingers crossed for optimal picking conditions as the berries become ready for harvest. 'What I'm hoping for is that these rain showers move out and we get more summer-like weather.' Chase and McGough say Chase Farms Market will open for strawberry season in around a week and a half, while planning to harvest ready-to-eat berries any opportunity they get leading up to it. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
