Bourne News

James Gillen, of Hampden, shot this photo at Grey's Beach in Yarmouth Port as part of an exhibit at the Hampden Public Library.

Motorists stuck in traffic as they head off for Memorial Day weekend getaways will see something new on many of the state's most congested highways today: digital message boards telling them how many more miles and minutes to major points.

Operation Flags for Vets, placing of flags on 56,000 grave markers, 10 a.m. Saturday at Massachusetts National Cemetery, off Route 28, Bourne.

AVERETT, Michael C., 23, 251 Great Neck Road North, Mashpee; marked lanes violation, May 13 in Falmouth, not responsible; driving without authority, dismissed upon payment of $150 court costs.

Book Club for those coping with grief and loss: Group will discuss books that touch upon grief and offer insight in how people cope with death and loss.

Many Cape towns have recently completed town meetings, making this a good time to review what self-government really is, and how strictly we adhere to the ideal.

Georgia Decas Chamberlain, 91, passed peacefully at home after an extended illness on May 5, Greek Easter, fitting for a woman proud of being a Decas and proud of her Greek heritage.

The unidentified driver taken to Falmouth Hospital with unknown injuries, according to Bourne police.

BOYER: of Old Saybrook, Conn., formerly of New Bedford, Mass., Monday, May 13, 2013, Yvette , 83.

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.

Last June, Patrick Ross of Benedict Road, Gray Gables, received Bourne's first aquaculture grant in more than 25 years, giving him the right to grow oysters in town waters.

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

The Bourne-Wareham Kiwanis Club will host a forum at 6 p.m. May 30 on the town's emergency readiness plan.

Cape Cod Cares for the Troops is seeking members of the military willing to take part in its ninth annual Troops in the Spotlight event Memorial Day weekend.

FERRIS, Timothy P., 33, 35 Rose Meadow Lane, East Falmouth; no inspection sticker, Feb.

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

One person was taken to the hospital with serious injuries after an early morning rollover on Route 25 eastbound just over the Bourne town line.

DEAN, Ashley M., 25, 230 Lakeshore Drive, East Falmouth; larceny from building, receiving stolen property valued at less than $250, Aug.

The Massachusetts Department of Transportation encourages travelers to plan ahead and travel safely during the upcoming Mother's Day weekend especially for travelers using the Massachusetts Turnpike or traveling to Cape Cod.

The current contract is $37.51 per ton until 2015 for Cape Cod towns except Wellfleet, which pays $18.50 per ton and Bourne, which has its own landfill.