Yarmouth

The 45,000 people who live in Cape Cod's Old Kings Highway Historic District are required to get approval from local committees for visible solar installations. Those who have had their solar plans challenged or denied have described the committees’ decisions as inconsistent, arbitrary, and subjective.

The state plans to reimburse school districts at a rate of more than $18,000 per student.

One thing the organizations are talking about providing is breakfast, because the state’s contracts with motels only cover lunch and dinner.

Yarmouth residents packed a Board of Selectmen meeting last night to denounce the Healey administration’s placement of migrant families at a local motel.

Yarmouth Town Administrator Bob Whritenour said the state informed the town Monday that migrants had been sent to the motel over the weekend. He said some of the families have young children.

Town Meeting will address the construction of a water-treatment plant.

Her arrival in South Yarmouth drew more than 100 people, including lawmakers, community leaders, and activists. The “who’s who” event was held at the headquarters of the nonprofit Family Table Collaborative, which cooks and serves meals for those struggling with food security across the Cape.

Four years to the day that a Yarmouth police sergeant was killed, and his K-9 partner seriously wounded, Governor Charlie Baker was in Yarmouth to sign legislation that allows police dogs injured in the line of duty to be transported in ambulances.

Channel-surfing piqued her interest in the Navy. Today, Cmdr. Billie J. Farrell is the first woman to command the world's oldest warship, and on Saturday will serve as the parade's grand marshal.

Sarah Sharp, a veterinarian with the International Fund for Animal Welfare, said the truck they call Moby — “because it’s big and white and transports whales and dolphins” — is outfitted with soft foam mats and a mini-clinic to treat animals with shock, cramps and other conditions.