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Coast to coast, voters cast ballots with an audible harrumph today — many of them unhappy with their choices and doubtful things will get better no matter who wins.

Republicans made a final push Tuesday for at least six new Senate seats, banking on voter discontent with President Barack Obama to hand them the Senate majority for the first time in eight years.

The special town meeting on Nov. 17 has 18 articles, but it’s likely only one will dominate the night: Article 10, which would change a zoning district from “village business” to “commercial high-density.”

Cape voters have a lot of decisions to make Tuesday as they go to the polls to choose a new governor, congressman, state and county legislators and face an array of referendum questions.

HYANNIS — Many birds fly south for the winter — but in a plane?

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SOUTH YARMOUTH — No one was injured after a dryer fire caused minor damage at a home Monday, Yarmouth fire Capt. Roupen Baker said.

FALMOUTH — Those who spoke at a community forum Monday night to discuss a later high school start time didn't oppose the idea outright, but they had plenty of concerns about how it would affect everything from sports schedules to their elementary...

BARNSTABLE — A local couple is facing abuse charges after a state child welfare official was called to a local elementary school Friday.

SANDWICH — A 43-year run selling seafood on the Sandwich waterfront came to an end Monday.