Falmouth News

Hundreds of people took a ride yesterday on Cape Rail Inc.'s newly refurbished Falmouth line, which hasn't been open for more than a decade.

Volunteers are invited to observe and record local birds as part of the annual Cape Cod Lake and Pond Waterfowl Survey set for Dec.

Twin 37-year-old brothers were arrested in Mashpee last night, suspected of robbing a bank on Clay Pond Road yesterday afternoon.

Mark Sullivan, deputy fire chief in Falmouth, Mass., said he's sent a box and two accordion-style folders filled with reports, records and photos related to the Falmouth Playhouse to authorities in Pennsylvania who are investigating last month's Pocono Playhouse fire.

A federal certificate signed by first lady Michelle Obama will soon hang proudly in Falmouth Town Hall.

Who can forget the Dec. 9 storm of 2005? Winds of 100 mph struck without warning, ripping holes in the skyline where tall, seemingly immovable trees once stood.

Swine flu clinics for elementary school students began this week on Cape Cod, though the supply is still short, and many schools have yet to receive the vaccine at all.

An elderly local woman with Alzheimer's disease, reported missing at about 9 a.m. Monday, was found about five hours later by a neighbor and appeared to be in good health, the police said.

An elderly Falmouth woman with Alzheimer's disease, missing since 9 a.m., has been found by a neighbor and appears to be in good health, police said.

The Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Falmouth is offering a new series, "Pathways to Membership," for anyone interested in learning about the congregation.

A Marine whose parents live on Cape Cod is being laid to rest this morning. A funeral Mass for Capt.

Nov. 4--The body of Capt. Eric Jones, one of four Marines killed Oct. 26 in a helicopter crash in Afghanistan, was flown onto Cape Cod early this afternoon for a funeral service and burial later this week.

Collecting bags full of candy is kid stuff, but Halloween also is a favorite holiday for many adults, and there are plenty of events on Cape that are specifically geared toward older revelers.

Funeral services for a fallen Marine whose parents live in town are scheduled for next weekend.

DANTAS, Sergio M., 38, 173 Heritage Circle, East Falmouth; did knowingly permit motor vehicle owned by him to be operated by person driving without authority or a suspended permit, Sept.

DIMOND, Robert, 21, New Bedford; driving with license suspended, Sept. 10 in Bourne, dismissed upon payment of $100 court cost; miscellaneous motor vehicle equipment violation, dismissed.

The Steamship Authority will spend $8.6 million on a 47-acre industrial site in Falmouth to develop a new parking lot off Route 28.

Researchers are using a remotely operated vehicle and satellite-linked data loggers to learn more about turtle behavior in commercial fishing areas and to develop new ways to avoid catching turtles in fishing gear.

On Oct. 19, voters in Mashpee rejected a petitioned article that would have created a restrictive bylaw aimed at pit bulls.

Paul G. Bober of Mashpee, an agent with the Boston General Office of New York Life Insurance Co., has become a Registered Representative of NYLIFE Securities LLC by passing an exam administered by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority.