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MASHPEE — George K. (Ken) Buchanan, 92,

SAGAMORE BEACH — While protesters on a nearby street corner elicited honks of support from passing motorists, state transportation officials met Tuesday morning with local lawmakers to deliver a qualified mea culpa for extensive clearing of trees...

BUZZARDS BAY — The Massachusetts Maritime Academy website was hacked twice Monday in a cyberattack that appeared to stem from an Islamic extremist group, campus officials said.

SOUTH YARMOUTH — Yarmouth Police Chief Frank Frederickson will be available for coffee and conversation with the public from 8 to 10 a.m. Oct. 24 at the Olympia Fish House, 1341 Route 28.

Because of a writer's error, a "My View" guest column on Page A8 of Saturday's Times incorrectly stated the maximum draft of ships traveling through the Cape Cod Canal.

HYANNIS — In an attempt to increase vaccination rates among its workers, Cape Cod Healthcare is requiring all employees and volunteers to get a flu shot — or wear a face mask around patients during flu season.

WELLFLEET — Katharine, a 14-foot, 2,300-pound great white shark pinged off Duck Creek, near Wellfleet Harbor around 5:45 p.m. Tuesday, according to Ocearch, a nonprofit group that tracks sharks.

BOSTON — Joe's Lobster Mart is alive and kicking like one of the crustaceans in his tanks.

PROVINCETOWN — State legislators joined local leaders in the fields of arts, humanities and science at the Provincetown Art Association and Museum on Tuesday to celebrate new or increased grants for arts programs.

PROVINCETOWN — The outermost town will get a second chance to become the first town on Cape Cod to ban single-use plastic bags.