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BARNSTABLE — A 23-year-old woman was taken to Rhode Island Hospital by a MedFlight helicopter after falling off a horse on Sandy Neck Beach on Friday night, the fire department said.

WEST HARWICH — Main Street between the intersection with Sisson Road and South Street was closed Friday after a single car crash that sent a woman and her 3-year-old daughter to the hospital, according to police.

PROVINCETOWN — Police searched for four hours by land and air Friday afternoon when a missing Barnstable woman's car was found in the Beech Forest parking lot, but they did not locate her, police said.

WOODS HOLE — The students gathered around the television screen weren't there to catch the latest viral video. They were on a boat, taking a live look at sea life on the bottom of Vineyard Sound.

CAMP EDWARDS — An international training exercise at Joint Base Cape Cod that set off an international incident earlier this week has ended, but questions linger about the trickle of information to police, community leaders and the public.

EASTHAM — Human remains estimated to be about 600 years old were uncovered Wednesday when workers were digging the septic system in the Eastham Town Hall parking lot for the triple-wide trailer that will be the temporary public library.

MASHPEE — A vote this week to move to a pay-as-you-throw trash program has drawn the ire of Mashpee residents, one of whom has filed a complaint that the Board of Selectmen broke state law by not giving proper notice they were discussing the topic.

SANDWICH — Neighbors upset with an aerial adventure park planned for Heritage Museums & Gardens will take their fight to the Zoning Board of Appeals.

BARNSTABLE — Two men accused of misleading police about the Sept. 4 death of a man outside of a Falmouth restaurant had their bails reduced by a Barnstable Superior Court judge on Friday.

SANDWICH — A Barnstable County Grand Jury has indicted a former youth soccer treasurer accused of stealing money from the league.