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'Best of who we are.' Will AmeriCorps Cape Cod see federal budget cuts? • Apr. 17, 2025, 9:04 AM ET (USA Today)
Two arrested for arson at Anthony's Cummaquid Inn on Cape Cod • Mar. 25, 2025, 5:35 AM ET (CBS)
Preliminary work starting on Cape Cod bridge replacement project • Mar. 25, 2025, 12:26 AM ET (CBS)

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