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Focus Locally
Now that national, and even state level, politics have become a blood sport, there is much more reason to invest your time and energy in local affairs. Effective local governance relies on the dedication of a relatively small number of people and that means your time...
WCAI: Without a shot fired: how the long battle to build a Cape Cod machine gun range ended
For more than a dozen years, the Massachusetts Army National Guard has been fighting to build a machine gun range on Joint Base Cape Cod. But in the past month, the project seems to have collapsed. So how did that happen, is it really over – and what happens next?...
Showing Up Matters
If you want your opinion to matter, show up, participate in civic life and vote. The last year has taught me a lot, but has mostly reaffirmed the importance of involvement in achieving good outcomes that serve the needs of the people. No time has commanded the need...
Plymouth Independent: The state has denied Holtec permission to dump radioactive water into the ocean, but the company’s opponents aren’t letting up
The Association to Preserve Cape Cod and the Cape Cod Commercial Fishermen’s Alliance, along with state Rep. Dylan Fernandes, held a press conference at Plymouth Rock Wednesday to announce their opposition to the release of 1.1 million gallons of treated radioactive...
WCAI: Opponents seek expedited handling of Pilgrim Nuclear water-discharge case
Parties seeking to intervene in a state appeals case over the fate of radioactive water inside the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station held a press conference Wednesday near Plymouth Rock Full Article
Boston.com: Healey nixes proposed machine gun range on Cape Cod
Gov. Maura Healey halted the proposed multi-purpose machine gun range on Camp Edwards at Joint Base Cape Cod on Monday by announcing that she would not approve the construction contract for the project. Full Article
WCAI: Gov. Healey rejects contract for controversial Cape machine gun range
In a much anticipated move, Governor Maura Healey has blocked the Massachusetts Army National Guard from signing a building contract for the proposed machine gun range at Joint Base Cape Cod because the project is still undergoing state review. Full Article
Remain in the Game
The Healey-Driscoll administration announced Monday that no construction contract would be awarded for the proposed multipurpose machine gun range (MPMGR) at Joint Base Cape Cod. The 2020 funding authorization has expired. APCC has long considered that the...
Court Update
APCC returned to court on September 20th to continue to press our claim that the Massachusetts National Guard illegally denied our request for public documents related to the multipurpose machine gun range. In the hearing, APCC brought an unusual emergency motion for...
The Enterprise: Battle Over Machine Gun Range Returns To Court
The Association to Preserve Cape Cod was expected to be back in Suffolk Superior Court today Friday, September 20, to argue that the Massachusetts National Guard should make public its latest plans for a machine gun range at the military base. Full Article