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The soon-to-be bishop of the Fall River Diocese, Edgar da Cunha, says he believes the Catholic Church could be well served by getting back to basics.

Lessons learned from their unsuccessful campaigns in 2010 will serve Martha Coakley and Charlie Baker well as they vie for the governor's office, according to two political strategists very familiar with Beacon Hill.

As Donald Howell was considering a run for Assembly of Delegates he got a call from Leo Cakounes, the town's current representative to the county's legislative board who is leaving the seat to run for county commissioner.

A miniature golf course tucked behind a strip mall off Lower County Road is this year's winner of the Village Garden Club of Dennis' Golden Trowel, awarded to a local business "which has enhanced its landscaping beauty through outstanding creative...

The public will have a chance to see some of the major improvements at the Flax Pond Recreation Area during an open house from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Sept. 25 hosted by the town's Parks and Recreation Department.

The town of Harwich will hold a ribbon-cutting ceremony Thursday at the town landfill for its solar program.

The Chase Library has been approved by the Massachusetts Historical Commission for a nomination in the National Register of Historic Places. The application is now headed to the National Park Service for consideration.

Now in its 27th year, the statewide CoastSweep program encourages members of the public to volunteer to help clean up their local beaches.

Because of an editing error, a headline that appeared on Page A1 in Sunday's Times was incorrect. Volunteers at the Housing Assistance Corp.'s "Big Fix" project Saturday worked on homes in Yarmouth.

FALMOUTH - A century ago, they were society's unwanted. Left to die in the town poorhouse, they were interred in the Methodist Society Burying Ground in unmarked graves, their names forgotten to time.