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Bourne Morning Brief, Oct. 22: Preschool enrollment opens for 2026-27

Bourne Public Schools opens preschool enrollment for the 2026-2027 school year. Also in today's brief (15 items): Multiple pole hearings set for Oct. 27; Preschool enrollment opens for 2026-27 school year; Bourne schools hold district-wide STEM Week; All-Star auditions run Friday and Saturday.

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Hearing set on new liquor license

Bourne schedules public hearing on proposal for new year-round package store liquor license. Also in today's brief (17 items): Hearing set on new liquor license; Planning Board cancels Thursday meeting; Fall paving continues through November 20; Sierra Club presses scrutiny of Cape pipeline plan.

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Sports

Bourne Youth Soccer Sets Spring Travel Tryout Date for Oct. 30

Bourne Youth Soccer Association has set its Spring Travel Tryouts for Oct. 30, running 4:30 to 6 p.m. at Bourne Middle School fields and open to boys in grades 5, 6 and 7. The organization also posted its latest fall recreational Week 6 schedule update, wishing families a good long weekend.

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Government · Select Board

Select Board Seeks Legal Options On UCT Error

Bourne's Select Board uncovered a school enrollment error that may have overcharged the town roughly $350,000. Town Administrator Marlene McCollem said the fiscal 2026 assessment from Upper Cape Cod Regional Technical School used 215 students when verified records show only 203, a gap of 12.

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Morning Brief

Fall paving brings weeks of delays

Fall paving across Bourne roads kicks off six weeks of traffic delays through November 20. Also in today's brief (15 items): Fall paving begins on Bourne roads; Bourne football posts highlights from Oct. 8 game; Recreation Authority meets Wednesday; Shore and Harbor Committee meets at middle school.

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Sports

Alumni donation restores Bourne High's Canalmen gym mural

Bourne High School's gymnasium got a boost ahead of winter sports season after alumnus Vinny Boccolini and his family's business, Cotty Johnson HVAC, donated the labor and materials to restore the "Home of the Canalmen" athletic mural, a gift recognized at the Oct. 7 School Committee meeting.

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