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MASHPEE — A 47-year-old man was arrested Wednesday after threatening to "shoot up" a middle school then head to a forest in Maine to commit suicide, Mashpee Police Chief Rodney Collins said.

OSTERVILLE — Police are still searching for a man who robbed the TD Bank on Main Street on Thursday night, police said.

SOUTH DENNIS — A car accident just before noon Friday closed a portion Route 134 for about three hours and tied up traffic in the area throughout the afternoon.

FALMOUTH — A 43-year-old East Falmouth man pleaded not guilty Thursday in Falmouth District Court to a drunken-driving charge.

Because of incorrect information provided to the Times, a caption in the "Behind the Scenes" column on Page 12 of Friday's CapeWeek magazine misspelled the name of one of the actresses in "33 Variations" at Cotuit Center for the Arts.

It's showtime in the natural world. The equinox has passed and for birds of every description — from loons, sea ducks, and large great blue herons to minute warblers and sparrows — it is all going on.

WOODS HOLE - The students gathered around the television screen weren't there to catch the latest viral video: They were on a boat, taking a live look at sea life on the bottom of Vineyard Sound.

OSTERVILLE — Police are investigating a bank robbery in Osterville.

BARNSTABLE — A 37-year-old Hyannis resident was found guilty in Barnstable District Court on Wednesday of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon and will spend 30 days in the Barnstable County Correctional Facility.

FALMOUTH — A 22-year-old East Falmouth man is facing a dangerousness hearing after he was charged with assault and battery with a dangerous weapon in connection with a stabbing near Teaticket School.