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TISBURY — The Martha's Vineyard Drug Task Force allegedly seized 13.5 grams of suspected cocaine from a Vineyard Haven man after a traffic stop Monday, Oaks Bluff police said in a statement.

SOUTH YARMOUTH — A South Yarmouth man was arrested Tuesday morning after police tracked him through the woods when he allegedly threatened another man with a handgun.

ORLEANS — No one was injured after a car drove through a wall of the Lost Dog Pub on Route 28 Monday, Orleans fire Capt. Tim Gula said.

BREWSTER — A Brazilian man accused of raping a 16-year-old girl was ordered held on $50,000 bail after a hearing Tuesday in Orleans District Court.

After 16 months on the job, Barnstable resident Cheryl Bartlett announced Tuesday she is resigning as commissioner of the state Department of Public Health to spearhead a new Cape program aimed at preventing opiate addiction through education and...

HARWICH — Construction on the Muddy Creek bridge will cost more after the state recently imposed changes to the bridge design to accommodate bicyclists and pedestrians that raised the price tag by $825,000.

The deadline to register to vote for the Nov. 4 general election is 8 p.m. today.

BARNSTABLE — The operator of a farm stand at 2412 Meetinghouse Way in West Barnstable has agreed to stop selling toxic horse chestnuts but wants permission to remove a sign warning customers who previously bought them.

Because of a reporting error, a story on Page A1 of Sunday's Times incorrectly characterized Jake Kritzer's position.

ORLEANS — A summit on Lower Cape affordable housing issues will be held from 4 to 6 p.m. Thursday at Nauset Regional Middle School, 70 Route 28.