Whenever you sell property in Massachusetts, the state makes you pay an excise tax. On a $500,000 home, that comes out to just under $2,300. But now Gov. Charlie Baker has proposed increasing that tax to raise another $137 million each year, for the purpose of strengthening the state’s defenses against climate change. “It’s pretty…
T he cruise ship Europa 2 passes under the iconic Cape Cod Canal Railroad Bridge on Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2016. Anne Brennan/Cape Cod Times 1. The vertical clearance above mean high water: 135 feet2. Total height above mean sea level: 271 feet3. Number of Tracks: 14. The bridge is kept in the raised position until a train needs to cross5. Time to Lower: 2.5 minutes6. Length of Center Span: 544…
YR400 – A masterpiece! This custom built Year Round Rental home is now ready for a professional family or couple who loves the best of everything. Three bedroom upstairs with a gas fireplace in the master bedroom suite=walk in closets {his and hers} a master bathroom with a large walk in glass surround shower that…
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written by:Kathi Scrizzi Driscoll all credit belongs to Kathi and The Cape Cod Times published June 29, 2021 Thank you Kathi Scrizzi Driscoll..This is certain to assist visitors and locals as well…!!!! Atmosphere can add another level to any meal, and few things on Cape Cod in the summer can beat a water view.…
Article and photos by Gregory Bryant Cape Cod Times Published April 6, 2021 I officially washed away my winter boo-hoos recently. Whilst standing outside. With a chill in the air. In my backyard. Naked as the day I was born. Just me and my spankin’ new bars of soap. As puffy clouds moving like an…
RV Road Trip Best Things to do in Massachusetts by Your RV Lifestyle Staff 41,465 Views The state of Massachusetts is named after the tribe who once lived in the area. The capital city is Boston, with over 80% of the population living there. Plymouth was the site of the first colony in New England.…
Details on the New Massachusetts Short-Term Rental Law Governor Baker signed into law a bill regulating and taxing short-term rentals. The timeline for implementation of the law will pose significant challenges for Realtors® conducting short-term rentals in 2019. We have assembled a detailed chart highlighting the components of the law as well as some Frequently…
FACT: many Cape homeowners could be underwater & under-insured, the prospect of a hurricane tearing up the East Coast through Long Island and Connecticut, hitting Cape Cod and heading up to Maine “is an event that keeps insurance people awake at night.” BARNSTABLE — The prospect of a hurricane tearing up the East Coast through…
It wasn’t easy hitting all of Cape Cod’s Best beach bars and doing “research” for this article, but somebody had to do it. We sought out the best we could find—and lived to tell about it. Some are classics, like the Wellfleet Beachcomber, and some are new, like the Sandbar at Jetties Beach on Nantucket.…
Come and Enjoy Cape Cod’s National Seashore Trails and bring home some wonderful Memories! For overall guide click here. –Atlantic White Cedar Swamp Trail (End of Marconi Station Road, South Wellfleet). The trail is about a mile loop down into a magical boardwalk world of a moist white cedar forest. Kids love it! The up and down hill…
