West Dennis News

A necropsy was being performed this morning on a female bottlenose dolphin, one of two dolphins saved Monday evening by rescuers on the northside of Dennis but were found dead yesterday.

Angelina Jolie's announcement on Tuesday, in an eloquent New York Times column , that she had a double mastectomy underscores the difficult decisions women face when they have a frightening family history of breast cancer.

The Rev. David Akin of St. Pius X Church in South Yarmouth blessed hundred of motorcyclists gathered yesterday at West Dennis Beach for the Blue Knights' annual Blessing of the Bikes.

Victory Park Cinco de mayo: Presented by Rainforest Maker, May 5. Help plant fruit trees at Victory Park for the community, learn about the parks and garden and enjoy a reading of the children's book, "The Giving Tree." Event starts at 10 a.m., reading about 12:15 p.m. For more information call 748-0816. Victory Park, 244 Brock Ave., New Bedford.

As federal lawmakers debate allowing states to apply sales tax to online purchases, Main Street businesses enjoyed a sunny weekend of in-person purchases.

There is going to be an unusual art exhibit at the Cultural Center of Cape Cod in South Yarmouth May 1 through 13.

Lloyd Center of the Environment: Looking for volunteers for the 2013 year. For more information on how to become a volunteer, contact Lloyd Center Outreach Specialist Jen Wimmer at 990-0505, ext.

Residents chatted with local officials over coffee at the Good Friends Cafe on Wednesday, touching on topics that ranged from next month's public safety override to a proposed Lowe's Home Improvement store under review by the Cape Cod Commission.