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Cape Town Officials Want Shark Barrier Between Ocean and Inland Bay

Matthew McDonald

It's like a scene out of Jaws II:  A great white shark enters an inland bay through a channel and attacks children having fun in what looks like a safe area.

That's what town officials in Chatham are fearing this coming summer, and it's why they want a barrier between Nantucket Sound and Children's Beach at the eastern end of Oyster Pond, where seals have become prevalent in recent years, according to The Cape Cod Times.

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Amateur Theater Group Has To Yank Play Because It’s Within 25 Miles of Boston – Even Though Broadway Version Is Playing in New York

Matthew McDonald

An amateur theater group in Marblehead has cancelled its planned performances of a play based on Harper Lee's 1960 book To Kill A Mockingbird after a lawyer threatened to sue the group for copyright infringement for $150,000.

Mugford Street Players purchased a license to stage an amateur version of the show for $1,200 for 12 performances, according to the Salem News.

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