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HARWICH — It looked like business as usual as marine mechanic shop owner Brian Ackell talked about engine ignition systems with Bruno Miranda, 17, on a recent late summer afternoon.

CHATHAM — Voters at Monday's special town meeting quickly OK'd spending $300,000 to fight the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service's draft comprehensive management plan, which claims ownership of 717 acres of South Beach.

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BARNSTABLE — A South Dennis man was arraigned in Barnstable District Court Monday on a charge of drunken driving, third offense.

HYANNIS — A woman who escaped from a police cruiser in handcuffs with help from her girlfriend in August has been sentenced to 59 days in the Barnstable County Correctional Facility.

BOURNE — A 55-year-old Kingston man was taken into custody after he allegedly fled the scene of a two-car crash on Sandwich Road around 5:30 p.m., state police Trooper Reid Bagley said.

CENTERVILLE — The Centerville Public Library will host a representative from the Better Business Bureau on Thursday to help the community avoid scams and fraud.

COTUIT — Town officials and the Cotuit-Santuit Civic Association will host a discussion tonight about pedestrian safety in the village.

On today's CapeCast: Join us on a quest to find the mighty Moonakis River in Falmouth, a hidden gem you may never have heard of!

A 50-year-old Boston man was taken to the hospital after being struck by a car Saturday night at the intersection of Bradford Street and Shankpainter Road in Provincetown.