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Ten members of the Cape-based watchdog group that has long called for the closure of the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station in Plymouth were arrested Sunday and arraigned in Plymouth District Court on Monday for trespassing onto power plant property after a rally outside the gate.

The culture and traditions of the Wampanoag tribe will be on display at Cape Cod National Seashore on June 1 at the Salt Pond Visitor Center.

Another man connected to the 2011 "Operation: Buzzards Prey" drug bust has been sentenced for his role in the Cape Cod-based drug-dealing operation.

This young killdeer, one of two surviving chicks from a nest in a Nantucket beach parking lot, is less than 2 weeks old and will not be able to fly until it has grown its flight feathers, which will take about another 20 days.

Why look, there's Kirk and Bones being chased through a red forest by the Papier-Mache People! Now Spock is smack dab in the middle of a volcano, and it's gonna blow! Wait a minute! Who's this mystery guy named John Harrison, and why is he playing laser tag with a bunch of Klingons? Where: Entertainment Cinemas in Falmouth and South Dennis, ... (more)

Dissatisfied with a proposed schedule that could lead to the award of a commercial casino license in Southeastern Massachusetts by the end of 2014, state gaming commissioners decided Thursday to look into ways to shave months off that timetable.

Kate Simon is the Travel Correspondent of The Independent and The Independent on Sunday.

The grand opening of Cupcake Charlie's at Patriot Place on Saturday, May 18 th is sure to be a family event with cupcake giveaways, face painting, a photo booth and a DJ.

The Mashpee man was injured along 360 Woods Hole Road just after 1 p.m., according to Falmouth Fire Capt.

The state's gambling commission has voted to allow failed applicants for casino licenses in eastern or western Massachusetts the opportunity to compete for the sole license in southeastern Massachusetts.

BROWN, Daniel M., 41, 255 Old Town House Road, West Yarmouth; violating abuse prevention order, Jan.

Legislators deciding whether a gaming compact goes before the full House and Senate were worried Wednesday about how much it cost when the first agreement between the Mashpee Wampanoag and the governor was rejected by the federal government.

On the eve of a key legislative hearing, the Mashpee Wampanoag tribe unveiled a new design on Tuesday for the $500 million resort casino it hopes to build if the tribe succeeds in getting state and federal approvals for the project.

One of the leaders of a massive drug operation on the Upper Cape has been sentenced to 25 years in federal prison.

During the first quarter of the eighteenth century-1700 to 1725-the English colonies in Massachusetts sought to strengthen their dominance of the Indian nations of the regions.

Local police departments and at least one resident are succeeding where some politicians have failed: they are making the streets of our communities safer.

The Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe will try to make the case this week that it is still the player to beat for a Southeastern Massachusetts casino.

The judge in a federal lawsuit objecting to the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe's exclusive rights to a Southeastern Massachusetts casino is seeking legal arguments on whether that case is now moot, according to an order filed this morning in U.S. District Court in Boston.

"Threats to sue our Tribe, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and the Department of the Interior will not deter us from building a first class destination resort casino in Taunton," Cromwell said.

From the pothole-riddled street, you can hear the ocean roaring below, and see half a dozen homes sitting close to the edge of a steep cliff.