airport

On a split vote, the Barnstable Town Council has agreed to ask Mass Development to examine the possibility of creating a combined commercial and military airport at Joint Base Cape Cod on the Upper Cape. Some worry that it could be the first move toward closure of the town-owned Cape Cod Gateway Airport in Hyannis.

Firefighters cycled through different stations to practice their skills. Stations included medical triage, a simulated fuselage, a real fire, and smashed vehicles for practicing extrication.