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MASHPEE — The Cape will get another memory care community next year when EPOCH Senior Living opens a new facility designed to provide a comfortable, homey setting to those suffering from dementia.

The Whalers scored on their first three possessions and built a 37-0 halftime lead en route to a 44-0 shutout over Monomoy Friday evening, spoiling the Sharks home opener outside of the newly built school.

NANTUCKET — While Nantucket Elementary School fifth-grade teacher Joseph Minella instructs his charges in the life cycle of the butterfly, the school itself is going through a rapid transformation.

While Nantucket Elementary School fifth-grade teacher Joseph Minella instructs his charges in the life cycle of the butterfly, the school itself is going through a rapid transformation.

On today's CapeCast: What if a dog with a camera visited the 2014 Cranberry Cluster Dog Shows in East Falmouth--well, take a look at this "ruff" video from a dog's perspective!

A week ago, we looked at how money is being raised and spent in the 1st Barnstable District race. Here's a roundup of fundraising in contested races elsewhere on Cape Cod:

DENNIS — A bicyclist suffered serious injuries when struck by a motorcycle Wednesday night on Route 134.

ORLEANS — A 34-year-old Monson man was arraigned Thursday in Orleans District Court on multiple kidnapping and assault charges after he allegedly terrorized a New York family during a road rage incident in Eastham.

NORTH EASTHAM — A father and son from Montreal were rescued Tuesday afternoon about 1.5 miles off Cooks Brook Beach after their catamaran began to sink, according to Wellfleet town officials.

Because of incorrect information provided to the Times, an item on Page A5 on Thursday about an accident on Great Neck Road North in Mashpee contained an error about the extent of injuries.