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DIED. EDWARD GOREY, 75, author and illustrator of more than 100 morbidly funny books; of a heart attack; in Yarmouth Port, Mass. A former book-jacket designer, he created such macabre classics as The Gashlycrumb Tinies, an alphabet book in which A stands for "Amy who fell down the stairs." Though not a recluse, Gorey avoided the limelight (he declined a 1980 Tony Award for his gothic Dracula set design). Despite plaudits from critics such as Edmund Wilson, Gorey said that to take his work seriously would be "the height of folly...
...much as I dislike Newt, he deserves better than being a scapegoat for the incompetence of the entire Republican Party." MARK ASCH North Yarmouth, Maine...
...Plantation provides an interesting collection of mini-museums and gardens, and the Sandwich Boardwalk promises a beautiful walk along the sandy dunes. If you're feeling lazy, Old King's Highway (Route 6a) provides a scenic drive through some of the best-preserved New England towns, including Chatham and Yarmouth. Use Sandwich as a base and explore the entire hook of the Cape. Biking is also a popular means of transporta- tion, and there are a plethora of paths...
Indeed, State Rep. Thomas George (R-Yarmouth), the one Cape legislator who opposed the measure, also says he believes in land banks...
...three surviving independents say they don't mind Loewen's presence because Loewen boosts its prices so high that any customers with the emotional stomach to shop around will come to them. Faith Hallett, co-owner with her sister Fran of the Hallett Funeral Home in South Yarmouth, Massachusetts, estimates that her funeral prices run $600 to $1,200 lower than those of the surrounding Loewen homes and adds, "The Loewen Group hasn't hurt us in the least." Says a former Loewen executive, interviewed on condition of anonymity: "The best thing that can happen to a local funeral home...