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Because of a reporter's error, an article on Page A3 of Friday's Times had Lois Fournier's hometown incorrect.

HYANNIS – In Sandwich, the parade, colorful laser show, festivals and military re-enactments in celebration of the town's 375th anniversary drew quite a bit of attention and spectators from far beyond the Cape town's borders.

Most Cape and Islands schools scored higher than the state average on the latest MCAS tests, but some districts face big challenges based on test results released by state education officials Thursday.

EAST FALMOUTH – For seven years, Nadine Strahs has made the annual pilgrimage to Cape Cod for the sweet scallops that taste fresher than anything she can find in her hometown of Ludlow.

For seven years, Nadine Strahs has made the annual pilgrimage to Cape Cod for the sweet scallops that taste fresher than anything she can find in her hometown of Ludlow.

Evening in the park

On today's CapeCast: Dixie is the tiniest diamondback hatchling ever weighed at Mass. Audubon's Wellfleet sanctuary--out of 15,000 turtles over the past decade! Can it survive in the wild?

Results of the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System released today show the overwhelming majority of Cape high school students have mastered their core subjects.

FALMOUTH — A 30-year-old Mashpee man pleaded not guilty Thursday in Falmouth District Court to a charge of assault and battery and intimidation of a witness.

A 35-year-old East Falmouth man who led police on an hourlong high-speed pursuit from Mashpee to New Bedford in June was sentenced to one year in the Barnstable County Correctional Facility under the terms of a guilty plea in Falmouth District Court.