The Conservation Law Foundation and federal Environmental Protection Agency have asked for another 45 days to continue mediation talks regarding two related lawsuits, both aimed at managing the Cape’s wastewater.

Given the season, one could be forgiven for thinking the red and white pole at the intersection of Old Stage Road and Oak Street in Centerville has a Kringle connection, but it’s something far more academic.

Sitting in the chamber occupied by the county’s elected Legislature, the Special Commission on County Governance heard calls Nov. 30 for an elected executive who could rally Cape Codders around the flag of regionalism.

The Cape Cod Commission and Cape Cod Water Protection Collaborative have withdrawn from mediation discussions between the Conservation Law Foundation and the Environmental Protection Agency regarding CLF’s lawsuit against the EPA over nitrogen limits for Cape embayments.

Festive trees, right jolly old elves, and children with gleeful eyes aglow with excitement. Not only are each of these part of numerous holiday songs, but they are also integral aspects of the myriad holiday happenings across the Town of Barnstable.