At Large : R.I.P. - Douglas Higham, 92, a craftsman and more

At Large : R.I.P. - Douglas Higham, 92, a craftsman and more
We learned this week that Doug Higham died in January. Ninety-two years old, he died in Somerset, where he moved in retirement from Vineyard Haven. But, retirement is certainly the wrong word.
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Stepping Into the Future
At New York's 60th annual Israel Folk Dance Festival, held in April, a few dozen dancers at the opening session circled to their favorite Hebrew songs, those that recalled a time when Israel was a vibrant new nation. With plenty of gray heads and bottle brunettes among them, the middle-aged and older crowd didn't bode well for a festival meant to convey the youth, vitality and creativity of ...
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Job Center Criticized For Passing Out Capes
ORLANDO, Fla. -- Florida officials are investigating an unemployment agency that spent public money to give 6,000 superhero capes to the jobless. Workforce Central Florida spent more than $ 14,000 on the red capes as part of its "Cape-A-Bility Challenge" public relations campaign.
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Native plants are best for pollinators
Cape Cod isn't a hotbed for fruit growing, except for cranberries, but everything from apples to blueberries, beach plums and melons can be grown here – but they all require one thing, someone to pollinate them.
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