Falmouth News

Let's see, Massachusetts has some of the highest nursing home costs in the country and Barnstable County has one of the oldest populations in the country.

On the morning nine years ago when her sister was found dead in the garage of her home at 657 East Falmouth Highway, Loretta Gilfoy went to the scene, pounded on doors and screamed for answers.

Falmouth Village will become O'Falmouth Village from Friday through Monday at various locations with merchants rolling out the green carpet from the Queen's Buyway and continuing down Main Street.

A 15-year-old boy was transported to Falmouth Hospital late Friday afternoon after being struck by a car while crossing in a crosswalk.

A plan to close Falmouth Center this May comes on the heels of at least five other nursing home closures or planned closures in Massachusetts since the fall.

Debi Boucher Stetson, still remembered for her "Bay Ramblings" column in the Brewster Oracle , is writing for The Cape Codder again.

Well, the folks on Beacon Hill are hoping that it will fund a five-year transportation plan designed to shore up and expand the commonwealth's infrastructure.

With no lab reports, videos or outside witnesses to rely on, the criminal case against Justin Mustafa came down to how much a six-person jury would believe the word of his accuser.

A bill before our Legislature, S.1626, coming up for a vote probably March 19, would limit the amount of torture allowed to be used on elephants in Massachusetts.

In just a few days, it will be St. Patrick's Day. Or, as most people from New England call it - Monday.

Falmouth made BuzzFeed's list of "24 Small New England Towns You Absolutely Need to Visit."

Three people were arrested Tuesday as a result of a three-month investigation into heroin distribution at a home on Mohawk Road.

Harwich Conservation Trust will offer a free guided walk in search of snowy owls from 1 to 2 p.m., with a spotting scope available.

A skilled nursing and rehabilitation center in Falmouth, located on Jones Road next door to the Morse Pond School, is planning to close its doors, a company spokesman confirmed this morning.

Last September, I was driving past Cedar Pond off Route 6 in Orleans. Roosting contentedly on the overhead electric wires were dozens of cormorants.

Selectman Kevin Murphy has decided not to run for re-election, ensuring that two new faces will be joining the board later this year.

The University of Massachusetts Police Department has released the names of three students the department arrested during the Barney Blowout this weekend.

Tony Camerio wanted some order and substance to dog hearings in Falmouth. There's nothing wrong with that.

Death is the great equalizer to life: It's the one constant everyone faces no matter their background, their fortune or their race.

A 27-year-old Falmouth woman is accused of stealing as much as $670 from customers paying cash for their rooms at the Holiday Inn on Jones Road, court records show.