The new court for people dealing with substance abuse opened in Edgartown District Court earlier this year with the goal of addressing the underlying addiction that often drives people repeatedly into the criminal justice system. 

Thomas Moakley, the Falmouth attorney who won the Democratic primary on Sept. 3, will not have a Republican challenger in November after write-in candidate Erich Horgan failed to get enough votes.

The M/V Barnstable, a repurposed offshore oil vessel, could join the boat line’s fleet later this fall after more than a year’s work at the Alabama Shipyard in Mobile. 

A Plymouth County grand jury indicted Jared Ravizza after he allegedly stabbed two employees at a Plymouth McDonald's.

In the single largest procurement of offshore wind in the state’s history, state officials said Friday they are pursuing power purchase agreements with SouthCoast Wind, New England Wind and Vineyard Wind II for 2,700 megawatts of electricity.