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FALMOUTH — A Marion man was sentenced Friday to six months in the Barnstable County Correctional Facility after pleading guilty to driving with cocaine and prescription painkillers in his car, according to Falmouth District Court records.

FALMOUTH — A 23-year-old New Bedford man was sentenced Friday to two years in the Barnstable County Correctional Facility, with six months to serve, after pleading guilty to breaking into a house in Mashpee four years ago and stealing jewelry and...

EDGARTOWN — Biology professors and graduate students at University of Massachusetts Boston are working to prevent future outbreaks of a foodborne illness like the one that caused oyster beds in Edgartown's Katama Bay to close last week.

SANDWICH — Independent candidate for governor Evan Falchuk will speak in Sandwich on Monday as part of the town Chamber of Commerce's Gubernatorial Candidate Speaker Series.

EASTHAM — The groundbreaking party for construction of the new Eastham Public Library is from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. today at the current library, 190 Samoset Road. The public is encouraged to attend.

FALMOUTH — Volunteers are needed for the ninth annual On the Water StriperFest, billed as the "biggest fishing party in the Northeast," which will be held from noon to 6 p.m. Sept. 27 at Falmouth Marine Park on Scranton Avenue.

BUZZARDS BAY — Queen Sewell Pond was reopened Friday after being closed for more than a month because of high levels of algae, according to the state Department of Public Health.

Because of an editing error, the Music & Nightlife section on pages 5-8 in Friday's CapeWeek magazine listed events for last week. Highlights of the correct week's music listings can be found elsewhere on this page, and full listings can be found at www.

SANDWICH — Rose quickly wiggled her way to the water's edge through the sand. Barclay was more apprehensive.

HYANNIS — Calling it the Silver Tsunami, treatment specialists are predicting that elder addiction to alcohol and medication is becoming a vast health and medical expense issue.