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SANDWICH — By the end of June, the building that once housed all of the town's schoolchildren will close its doors and be turned back to the town.

By E. Vernon Laux

WEST YARMOUTH — A West Yarmouth man was arrested early Friday after police executed a search warrant at a motel room and allegedly found heroin and other drugs.

Like the AIDS epidemic, the Ebola outbreak in West Africa is highlighting the contrast between the haves and have-nots in terms of geography, poverty and health care.

DENNIS PORT — The annual Dennis Port Block Party will kick off at 11 a.m. today with the Haunted Hounds Parade, starting at the Village Green. Prizes will be awarded for top dog costumes.

U.S. Rep. William Keating, D-Mass., and John Chapman may not agree on much. But the incumbent Democrat and his Republican challenger often use the same word to describe the 9th Congressional District: "coastal."

DENNIS — A 27-year-old South Dennis man was arraigned Thursday in Orleans District Court on eight charges, including attempted murder and strangulation or suffocation, stemming from an alleged domestic violence incident that occurred earlier in the...

Because of a reporting error, a story on Page 4 of Friday's CapeWeek magazine misidentified singer Elisabeth von Trapp. She is the granddaughter of the Baron and Maria von Trapp, made famous in "The Sound of Music."

FALMOUTH — A 31-year-old Centerville woman pleaded not guilty Friday in Falmouth District Court to a charge of drunken driving.

Voters at Monday's special town meeting will be asked to consider $2.2 million in capital improvements, to be paid by property tax increases under the state's Proposition 2 1/2 statute.