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SOUTH DENNIS — Dennis Union Church, in collaboration with Project Gaia, has planned a series of events this weekend to raise awareness of sustainability initiatives in developing countries.

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

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.

Today on CapeCast: Did you know that at very low tide, you can see remnants of a huge target ship that has been in Cape Cod Bay since the 1940s? It was named the SS James Longstreet.

HYANNIS — Ignore the pile of dirt out front and construction equipment out back and the new Calvary Baptist Church on Lincoln Road looks as if it is well on its way to opening its doors to parishioners more than two years after the original church...

SOUTH YARMOUTH — Yarmouth officials have an unusual proposal they believe could help the town cover recent, dramatic hikes in its regional school assessments.

FALMOUTH — A Buzzards Bay man was released on $750 bail Monday after pleading not guilty to throwing a boot at a woman's head, according to Falmouth District Court records.

WEST BARNSTABLE — Candidates in the races to succeed Senate President Therese Murray, D-Plymouth, and retiring state Rep.

Because of an editing error, a story about two historic houses in Orleans on Page A1 of Monday's Times misidentified the property that was scheduled to be discussed by the Orleans Historical Commission on Monday.

EASTHAM — A 44-year-old man was arrested on breaking-and-entering charges after police found him at an Ocean View Drive house Sunday night.