Bourne

In the proposed state budget, the House of Representatives has allocated $50,000 to open up two additional beds in the 16-bed psychiatric facility.

Route 28 improvements in Chatham, Dennis, Harwich, and Yarmouth — plus a big change to a Provincetown street and intersection — are among more than 15 priorities in a draft of Cape Cod’s five-year capital plan for federal transportation spending.

Sagamore Bridge neighbors who stand to lose their homes for the replacement bridge, or who will end up living directly next to the bridge, spoke directly to the state’s head of the project at a public forum last night in Bourne.

Following on the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, the National Transportation Safety Board issued an urgent recommendation last month, calling on the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to evaluate the Bourne and Sagamore Bridges for risk in the event of a vessel collision.

The state Department of Transportation sent letters by mail and hand delivery last week to 15 property owners — 12 residential and three commercial.

Last month, Healey announced her initial plan to shutter the Pocasset Mental Health Center by the end of the year over state budget concerns. The 16-bed facility serves adults on Cape Cod and the Islands in need of mental health stabilization.

Cape Cod residents and public officials are urging Governor Maura Healey to reverse a decision that would shut down one of the region's only in-patient mental health facilities.

From the bridge to the engine room to the well-stocked fridge, we get an inside look at the new training ship Patriot State.

The ship is abuzz with preparations for Saturday’s departure. Students have spent much of the week loading supplies and equipment for the voyage, including five tractor-trailer loads of food.

Bourne town leaders are waiting for word from the Healey administration on whether the state will allow railroad tracks to be removed for the proposed Bourne Rail Trail.