East Dennis News

Joan Harrison, author of "The Colorful World of Hydrangeas: A Handbook for the Home Gardener," will sign copies of the book from 12:30 to 3:30 p.m. today at Hyannis Country Garden, 380 Main St., Hyannis.

RiseUp Publications LLC, the short-lived magazine on race, religion and ethnicity that sought bankruptcy protection in June, owes creditors nearly $6 million while claiming assets of just $6,900.The company filed documents Monday listing 48 unsecured creditors, including The Kansas City Star, Chicago Sun-Times, St.

Rockland Trust recently hosted a food drive at its South Yarmouth branch to support the St.

Summer is here. Time to unwind. Take a day to shed that starched suit jacket or those painful pumps.

A routine traffic stop Tuesday night led to the recovery of a checkbook stolen from a Cape visitor earlier in the day, the police said.

The Sandwich Chamber of Commerce is holding a raffle with a $10,000 grand prize as part of the SandwichFest Street Fair.

The monthly A Book in the Hand author event will showcase authors Richard Fordyce and Jack Sheedy from 7 to 8:30 p.m. tomorrow at the Jacob Sears Memorial Library, 23 Center St., East Dennis.

Dear Write to Know: I am a very proud 50-year-old single mother of four and have always increased my efforts when times became tough, and trusted God and the people who loved me to rise from the despair that always enveloped me.

Bank of America branches in Barnstable, East Dennis, Falmouth and Woods Hole are slated to close in September, bank spokeswoman Anne Pace said today.

In response to a May 17 Viewpoints article "Turning on energy savings," a reader recently recommended that television set-top converter boxes be powered off when not in use in order to reduce the "vampire" energy load.

A South Yarmouth man faces a dangerousness hearing in Orleans District Court tomorrow following his arrest for a May 10 stabbing.

Q. I recently noticed a big rock had fallen out of the fieldstone foundation under the porch of my 100-year-old house.

Police are investigating a stabbing last night in East Dennis. Members of the Dennis Fire Department were called to the scene around 10:30 p.m. and took the victim by ambulance to Cape Cod Hospital.

The monthly A Book in the Hand event will feature Ted Shrady and Pat Reck from 7 to 8:30 p.m. tomorrow at Jacob Sears Memorial Library, 23 Center St., East Dennis.

The separation of church and state has always been a gray area. The dollar bill carries the phrase "In God We Trust." And the Pledge of Allegiance pronounces America "one nation under God." But a piece of Legislation filed by one Cape Cod lawmaker seeks to erase religion from public documents by striking the phrase "In the Year of Our Lord " from ...

On Saturday, May 9, at 10 a.m. at the Hyannis Village Green there will be a call to mothers to "arise in the name of motherhood and humanity to promote the alliance of different nationalities, the amicable settlement of international questions and great and general interests of peace" . We honor Julia Ward Howe who originated Mother's Day as an ...

The town of Dennis has a great opportunity to elect an extremely qualified candidate for selectman in the name of Alan Tuttle.

Ron Dow just doesn't get it! The reasons the Second Amendment was the second show the wisdom of our founders.

A Book in the Hand will host writers Jim Coogan and Adam Gamble from 7 to 8:30 p.m. tomorrow at Jacob Sears Memorial Library 23 Center St., East Dennis.

The driver of a Chevy Nova was cited for speeding and other moving violations yesterday following in an early morning, single-car crash on Route 134 just south of Route 6A, police said.