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PROVINCETOWN — A leatherback sea turtle entangled in fishing gear outside Provincetown Harbor on Wednesday afternoon was freed by the Provincetown Center for Coastal Studies.

SANDWICH — The parade theme is "Our Sandwich Journey" and on Saturday that trip will be a little more difficult if you're going anywhere but the parade to celebrate the town's 375th anniversary.

Drivers should be prepared for detours throughout downtown Harwich on Saturday because of the Harwich Fire Association's annual 5K road race, police said.

Because of incorrect information provided to the Times, the type of treatment received by Sandwich police Officer Daniel Perkins was incorrect in a story that appeared on Page A3 in Thursday's paper.

Cape Cod and the Islands were not spared from the 9/11 terrorist attacks: At least 22 of those who died had ties to this region, either through family or homes or other connections.

On today's CapeCast: Call it the Eighth Wonder of the Beach--the new tram at White Cliffs Country Club in Plymouth that takes passengers on a smooth ride down a big cliff to the water and back again!

The victims of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks were remembered today in 13th anniversary ceremonies across Cape Cod.

A 28-year-old Bridgewater woman who escaped serious injury in a fiery crash in July pleaded not guilty Wednesday in Falmouth District Court to a charge of operating under the influence of alcohol.

An Eastham man faces charges of kidnapping and strangulation after two alleged incidents against a woman.

Barnstable police and Hyannis Fire Department rescue workers revived a man after he suffered a heart attack Tuesday and crashed his truck, police and fire officials said.