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WEST DENNIS — A garden club that's possibly the oldest on Cape Cod will celebrate its 90th birthday next week, dedicating a granite meditation bench and Kousa dogwood tree at the club's meeting place, the West Dennis Graded Schoolhouse.

HYANNIS — A 34-year-old Hyannis man suffered serious injuries early Monday morning after being attacked with a knife and then pushed through the railing of his second-story apartment's balcony, Barnstable police said.

SOUTH YARMOUTH — Yarmouth police arrested a man on a domestic violence charge after he called Sunday to report a woman had thrown a beer bottle at his head.

FALMOUTH — A 35-year-old Sagamore Beach man was ordered held in lieu of $5,000 bail Monday after pleading not guilty in Falmouth District Court to charges he ran into a stop sign and fled the scene, leading Bourne police on a chase that ended with...

FALMOUTH — A Buzzards Bay man was ordered held in lieu of $2,500 bail Monday after pleading not guilty in Falmouth District Court to charges he was driving drunk Saturday when he nearly hit a police officer's parked cruiser.

The clean-energy industry is booming in Southeastern Massachusetts and on Cape Cod, according to a new report released by the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center.

BARNSTABLE — Two men are scheduled for a probable cause hearing October 30 in Barnstable District Court on charges they robbed a man in Hyannis of cash and a cellphone after threatening him with their flip knives.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Jamaal Charles proved he is back to full speed for the Kansas City Chiefs.

Cape Cod Community College has received $2.5 million in federal funding to launch its aviation maintenance program, according to the White House.

MASHPEE — The chairman of the Mashpee Board of Selectmen will ask the board to rescind a vote on the pay-as-you-throw trash program so residents can speak their minds on how they'll dispose of rubbish.