Bourne Morning Brief, Oct. 28: Select Board presses tech school over enrollment error

From Bourne News

• Planning Board forms subcommittee on data center zoning The Bourne Planning Board weighed draft zoning rules for battery storage and data centers, taking no votes but forming a subcommittee after a member called a proposed moratorium "entirely too long" and questioned a Bourndale Road site's nearness to the town's drinking water aquifer.Bourne News
• Select Board digs into UCT enrollment discrepancy Bourne's Select Board examined a discrepancy in Upper Cape Cod Regional Technical School's enrollment figures that may have overcharged the town, with Town Administrator Marlene McCollem unable to explain the gap and members pushing for historical data and legal options.Bourne News
• BYSA posts updated Halloween-day schedule Bourne Youth Soccer Association posted an updated fall recreational schedule on Oct. 24, listing numerous Halloween-day matchups across multiple divisions at Bourne Middle School fields, with games starting at 8 a.m. on Oct. 31.Bourne News

Happening Wed, Oct 28

• 7:50 a.m.: BMS School Council meets Wednesday morning Bourne Middle School's School Council meets Wednesday at 7:50 a.m.Bourne Public Schools
• 9:30 a.m.: Joint Base Cape Cod play group meets Wednesday The library hosts a play group for military families Wednesday from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. at the C-Side Rec Center on Joint Base Cape Cod.Bourne Public Library
• 9:30 a.m.: Fiber Friends craft group meets Wednesday Fiber Friends meets Wednesday from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. in the library's Community Room for knitting, crochet and other fiber crafts.Bourne Public Library
• 3:30 p.m.: Recreation Authority meets Wednesday afternoon The Bourne Recreation Authority meets Wednesday at 3:30 p.m.Town of Bourne
• 5:30 p.m.: Board of Health holds hybrid meeting Bourne's Board of Health holds a hybrid meeting Wednesday at 5:30 p.m.Town of Bourne
• 11 a.m.: Cape View Way play group meets Wednesday The library runs a Community Play Group Wednesday from 11 a.m. to noon at the Cape View Way Community Room.Bourne Public Library

Yesterday in Bourne (Tue, Oct 27)

• Coalition opposed to gun range invites public comment A coalition of environmental, faith, civic and social justice groups is inviting public testimony on a reopened proposal for a large machine gun range on Cape Cod, Cape News reports.Cape News

Coming up

• Thu, Oct 29, 10 a.m.: Pre-school autumn program held at Bournedale The library's Pre-School Autumn Adventures program meets Thursday from 10 to 11 a.m. at Bournedale Elementary School.Bourne Public Library
• Thu, Oct 29, 1 p.m.: Drop-in Play offered Thursday afternoon Drop-in Play for young children runs Thursday from 1 to 2 p.m. in the library's Community Room.Bourne Public Library
• Thu, Oct 29, 6:30 p.m.: Thursday Night Knitters gather in library's Main Area Thursday Night Knitters meets from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. in the library's Main Area.Bourne Public Library
• Fri, Oct 30, 10 a.m.: StoryWalk opens at Aptucxet museum A StoryWalk event takes place Friday from 10 to 11 a.m. at the Aptucxet Trading Post museum.Bourne Public Library
• Fri, Oct 30, 1 p.m.: Mahjong Open Play held Friday afternoon Mahjong Open Play runs Friday from 1 to 3 p.m. in the library's Community Room.Bourne Public Library
• Sat, Oct 31, 1 p.m.: Richard Amir performs patriotic songs at library Richard Amir performs patriotic songs Saturday from 1 to 2:15 p.m. in the library's Community Room.Bourne Public Library
• Mon, Nov 2, 10:30 a.m.: Terrific Toddlers meets at library Monday Terrific Toddlers meets Monday from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. in the library's Community Room.Bourne Public Library
• Mon, Nov 2, 9:30 a.m.: Babies and Books program meets Monday Babies and Books meets Monday from 9:30 to 10:15 a.m. in the library's Community Room.Bourne Public Library
• Tue, Nov 3, 10:30 a.m.: Intergenerational Story Hour held Tuesday Intergenerational Story Hour meets Tuesday from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. in the library's Community Room.Bourne Public Library

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