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The tiny one-room schoolhouse in a West African village is a world away from Barnstable Intermediate School, but the two schools are linked by Mission to Liberia.

Supporters of a Centerville businessman who was told a week ago by state officials that he must take down a popular roadside display have made their virtual voices heard through social media and an online petition.

Memorial dedication

CHATHAM — Beginning Wednesday, Bridge Street in the vicinity of the Mitchell River Bridge will be closed to all traffic while the Mass Department of Transportation replaces the drawbridge.

ORLEANS — The State Police Bomb Squad responded to 30 Locust Road Saturday after an unexploded military ordnance was found in a shed, according to the state fire marshal's office.

SANDWICH — Rescuers took a man to the hospital Saturday afternoon after he fell from a roof, according to the Fire Department.

BOSTON — A suspected large oil sheen reported Friday in Buzzards Bay was an area of jellyfish, according to the U.S. Coast Guard.

SANDWICH — While getting to and from Sandwich's 375th anniversary parade Saturday was a time-consuming process, most people didn't let the difficult travels spoil their fun.

Eight of the 15 communities in Barnstable County and a handful of regional government agencies have adopted a three-year-old provision in the state's Open Meeting Law that allows members of local boards to participate in meetings, under certain...

YARMOUTH PORT — Louis Morea moved to Cape Cod from Cambridge after he came home from the war because he couldn't stand the explosive sounds of the city.