Bourne

The first four of the 13 homes slated to be taken by eminent domain for the Sagamore Bridge reconstruction have been transferred to state ownership.

The rebuilt bridges, and especially the Bourne Bridge, will encroach on existing recreation areas. To compensate, the state is moving the amenities farther from the bridges.

The first four property owners to have their land, home, or business taken for the new Sagamore Bridge will see their deeds transferred to the state in just a few weeks’ time.

One recognizes a hometown winner of the Pulitzer Prize. Another welcomes all to the Cape, on behalf of local 4-H clubs. A collection of community-oriented signs gives drivers stuck in bridge traffic something to read. Each one tells a story.

Kratom and its synthetic derivative 7-OH are sold at gas stations and convenience stores across the country. Some say it helps with pain. Others say it's addictive.

The Town of Bourne requested the change, which extends the path beyond the Upper Cape Tech high school, according to a state official.

State Sen. Dylan Fernandes said a major rehabilitation of either bridge — which is due, for safety reasons, in the next several years — would involve completely shutting down the bridge for nine months.

In the proposed state budget, the House of Representatives has allocated $50,000 to open up two additional beds in the 16-bed psychiatric facility.

Route 28 improvements in Chatham, Dennis, Harwich, and Yarmouth — plus a big change to a Provincetown street and intersection — are among more than 15 priorities in a draft of Cape Cod’s five-year capital plan for federal transportation spending.

Sagamore Bridge neighbors who stand to lose their homes for the replacement bridge, or who will end up living directly next to the bridge, spoke directly to the state’s head of the project at a public forum last night in Bourne.