With the Cape Cod Times who needs Facebook?

Good Day Readers:

Came upon the Cape Cod Times (http://capecodonline.com) recently on our internet travels - what a delightful newspaper (serving The Cape, Martha's Vineward and the Nantucket area - circulation approximately 60,000). It's online version is packed with information and exceptionally well designed. Reminds us a little of Kingston, Ontario's Whig Standard of bygone days which was an outstanding publication for a town its size - excellent writers. Have lost contact with it so can't comment on the present quality.

Seems to us newspapers such as the Winnipeg Free Press and Winnipeg Sun could learn much from studying the CCT.

One feature that caught our attention was its Court Reports covering thee Judicial Districts (Orleans, Barnstable and Falmouth). With coverage like this who needs Facebook, MySpace or Twitter to find out the latest on their "friends?"

Now why couldn't the WFP or WS with significantly larger circulations do the same?

Sincerely,

Clare L. Pieuk

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Barnstable District Court
April 29, 2009

In court Friday:

DISPOSITIONS

ARCHAMBEAULT, Dawn M., 25, 13 Bayview Road, Sandwich; guilty of operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol (OUI) for the second time, Jan. 26 in Yarmouth, 90 days (suspended) Barnstable County Correctional Facility, 14-day inpatient treatment program, two-year license loss, two years probation, $1,560 costs and $300 fees; not responsible for another traffic violation.

MACK, Robert P., 58, 45 Spring St., Hyannis; guilty plea to OUI for the second time, March 8 in Barnstable, 90 days (suspended) county correctional facility, 14-day in patient treatment program, two-year license loss, two years probation, $1,032 costs and $50 fee.

ARRAIGNMENTS (The following pleaded not guilty)

BISHOP, George, 38, Brockton; larceny of a value more than $250 by single scheme, Nov. 18 in Barnstable. Pretrial hearing May 15.

EVANS, Janet L., 58, 96 John Ewer Road, Sandwich; possession of heroin with intent to distribute and possession of Hydrocodone as a subsequent offense, Thursday in Sandwich. Pretrial hearing May 19.

EVANS, Ross M., 22, Plymouth; possession of heroin with intent to distribute, Thursday in Sandwich. Pretrial hearing May 19.

JACKSON, Stacey A., 44, Quincy; larceny of a value more than $250 by single scheme, Nov. 18 in Barnstable. Pretrial hearing May 15.

JOHNSON, Sterlistick, 22, 44 Yarmouth Road, Hyannis; assault and battery, Thursday in Barnstable. Pretrial hearing May 15.

LAROSEE, Arthur J., 60, 96 John Ewer Road, Sandwich; possession of heroin with intent to distribute, Thursday in Sandwich. Pretrial hearing May 19.

LONGOBARDI, Nicholas A. Jr., 21, 2 Taylor Road, Yarmouth; receiving stolen property of a value more than $250, March 22 in Yarmouth. Pretrial hearing May 22.

QUINDLEY, Amanda J., 18, 23 Jody Lane, Forestdale; breaking and entering in the nighttime to commit a felony, larceny of a value more than $250 and vandalism, Feb. 23 in Yarmouth. Pretrial hearing Friday.

TURNER, Carrie M., 26, 12 Spring St., Hyannis; assault and battery with a dangerous weapon (shod foot) and assault and battery, Thursday in Barnstable. Pretrial hearing May 15.