Falmouth

A town on the southwestern tip of Cape Cod will not be claiming Town Administrator James Boudreau as its own, a looming possibility ever since he was declared one of two finalists for the town manager's job in Falmouth. On Monday, Falmouth selectmen voted 4-1 to offer the job to Julian Suso, presently the town manager in Framingham. Last spring, the Norwell Board of Selectmen voted unanimously to extend Boudreau's contract for another three years, beginning July 1. - Meg Murphy

Rockland Trust , a bank with about $5 billion in assets and a network that includes 67 retail branches, said it will be the Official Bank & Presenting Sponsor of the Men's and Women's Wheelchair Division of the 2012 New Balance Falmouth Road Race . The 40th running of the race is scheduled for Sunday, Aug. 12. This is the fourth year in a row the bank has sponsored the event. More than 11,000 runners and wheelchair athletes are expected to participate. The seven-mile course stretches from Woods Hole to the finish line in Falmouth Heights.

By Kendall Salter, Globe Correspondent It wasn't the final score that made Falmouth girls basketball's 60-44 win over Bourne special. The Clippers notched another important road win to increase their record to 8-1 and Falmouth is well on its way to defending its title as Atlantic Coast League co-champions. That was all well and good. What really impressed head coach Bob Buscher was the individual performance of sophomore guard Grace Geary. She put on a dazzling display against the host Canalmen in Saturday's nonleague matchup, scoring 32 points in the convincing win. Buscher was...

Falmouth coach Greg Gilbert wasn't just impressed with his team's performance against Marshfield. The visiting team's sportsmanship overshadowed the 10-9 thrilling win. "(Marshfield) is getting my vote for sportsmanship in the [Atlantic Coast League] this year," Gilbert said. "I was real impressed with Marshfield's class. " Falmouth hasn't beaten Marshfield since 2006, and Gilbert is in his 18th varsity season with the Clippers. Down 9-8 at home, Falmouth senior midfielder Devon Soares scored with 28 seconds left, giving the Clippers a lifeline.

Falmouth coach Greg Gilbert wasn't just impressed with his team's performance against Marshfield. The visiting team's sportsmanship overshadowed the 10-9 thrilling win. "(Marshfield) is getting my vote for sportsmanship in the [Atlantic Coast League] this year," Gilbert said. "I was real impressed with Marshfield's class. " Falmouth hasn't beaten Marshfield since 2006, and Gilbert is in his 18th varsity season with the Clippers. Down 9-8 at home, Falmouth senior midfielder Devon Soares scored with 28 seconds left, giving the Clippers a lifeline.

By Meg Murphy, Globe correspondent James Boudreau, the town administrator in Norwell for 12 years, is one of four finalists competing to secure a similar position in Falmouth, on the southwestern tip of Cape Cod. Other candidates include a short list of people in Williamstown, Framingham, and Hebron, Conn. A final decision is expected by the end of August In March, Norwell selectmen voted unanimously to extend Boudreau's contract for three years, beginning July 1.

FALMOUTH — “What time is it?’’ Melaine Hines asks Christopher Blackwood. She is cafe manager at Coonamessett Farm and he is the chef. In a tiny kitchen below the farm’s store, she’s kneading dough for dumplings and he’s chopping a mountain of onions, garlic, and cabbage for a stir-fry. “Twenty of,’’ he replies. It’s 5:40 p.m. on a Wednesday evening recently. In less than half an hour, 300 people will descend on the farm for the weekly Jamaican Buffet and Grill.

FALMOUTH - The best part of visiting a bed-and-breakfast is the personal touch, the knowledge that you are staying in a place that is, if not the actual residence of the innkeepers, at least a home they have chosen to treat as their own. In such a place, you feel more like a guest than a customer, and that's just how we felt at the Palmer House Inn. Pat and Bill O'Connell were consummate hosts, greeting us warmly, giving an unhurried tour of...

FALMOUTH -- A former police officer who went into hiding after he was shot in the face during an ambush 26 years ago returned to town to confront selectmen about keeping concealed a police report that details his attack. John Busby was shot in the jaw on his way to work the night shift in 1979. A copy of the police report, obtained recently by The Cape Cod Times, says that John Reine told police in 2003 that he drove the car while his brother, Melvin Reine Sr., shot Busby.

Recent bird sightings on Cape Cod (as of June 8) as reported to the Massachusetts Audubon Society. Mississippi kites were last seen near Jenkins Pond in Falmouth, and the swallow-tailed kites seen the week before in Falmouth and Chatham were not reported this week. Birds seen at the Pilgrim Heights hawk watch in Truro this week included 2 Mississippi kites, 76 turkey vultures, 8 osprey, a Cooper’s hawk, 34 broad-winged hawks, 4 red-tailed hawks, 135 cedar waxwings, a wild turkey, a northern bobwhite, a purple martin, 2 yellow-billed cuckoos, and 46 laughing gulls.

Authorities on Cape Cod responded to a call for a discovery of "what appeared to be human bones" in a wooded area of Falmouth Friday, Cape and Islands District Attorney Michael O'Keefe said. O'Keefe said Falmouth police officers, along with State Police detectives assigned to his office, responded to the call. Investigators were in the process of recovering the bones and transporting them to a medical examiner for analysis and identification, he said. No further information was immediately available.

A Falmouth man crashed his plane into a tree while trying to land the kit-built aircraft at the Falmouth Airpark today, according to police and the Federal Aviation Administration. Jeffrey Mandeville approached a landing strip at about 11:15 a.m. and got stuck in the canopy of a tree, said FAA spokesman Jim Peters. Peters said Mandeville was flying in from Fitchburg, piloting a Murphy Rebel that he owned and had built from a kit. Police said the pilot got out of the plane and went to Falmouth Hospital, where he was treated for minor injuries and released.

Two teenage boys were arrested following a shooting in the Teaticket area of Falmouth Thursday morning. Davante Fernandes, 18, of Falmouth, and a 16-year-old, also from Falmouth, were arrested after a multiagency manhunt that forced three schools to go into lockdown, authorities said. "At no time was there a direct threat to any of the schools," Falmouth police said. "All lockdowns were initiated by the Falmouth Police Department as a precautionary measure to ensure the safety of the students and faculty.

Recent bird sightings on Cape Cod (as of March 14) as reported to the Massachusetts Audubon Society. The lazuli bunting seems to have moved on from Mass Audubon's Wellfleet Bay sanctuary, likely having begun to make its way back to whatever part of the western United States it came from in time for the breeding season. The first piping plovers and ospreys arrived on Cape Cod, turning up at Black Beach in Falmouth and West Harwich Conservation Area, respectively. An Iceland gull, 110 red-throated loons, 30 horned grebes, 25 razorbills, and a fox sparrow were tallied near Cahoon Hollow...

Junior forward Hannah Murphy plowed through Falmouth's defense to help Duxbury defend its Division 2 girls' state hockey title Sunday with a 3-1 victory at TD Garden. "Our girls dug down deep and they were able to bounce back [after a 1-1 tie] and get their feet moving again and the momentum back in our favor," said Green Dragons coach Friend Weiler, whose team beat Fontbonne to win last year's title. Duxbury (22-0-1) outshot Falmouth (16-6-1), 32-15, and completed a three-game sweep of the Clippers this season after victories of 4-0 and 3-2 in January.

By Liz Torres, Globe Correspondent Junior forward Hannah Murphy plowed through Falmouth's defense to defend Duxbury's Division 2 state title, posting a 3-1 win at TD Garden Sunday. "Our girls dug down deep and they were able to bounce back and get their feet moving again and the momentum back in our favor," said Dragons coach Friend Weiler. With a minute left, Falmouth pulled their goalie allowing Murphy to skate solo on a breakaway, cashing in her second goal on an empty net with 5.3 seconds left in the game, 3-1. At 7:51 in the second period Dragons...

The soldier who fatally shot Falmouth native and US Army Sergeant Matthew Gallagher last year in Iraq has agreed to plead guilty to involuntary manslaughter and other charges and will serve less than 12 years in prison, Gallagher's mother said Thursday. Cheryl Ruggiero, 54, of Falmouth, said in a phone interview that on Tuesday, an Army prosecutor informed her of the plea deal, which she and Gallagher's widow, Katie, agreed to. Ruggiero said the gunman, Army Sergeant Brent McBride, is scheduled to plead guilty at Fort Hood, Texas, March.

Authorities on Cape Cod responded to a call for a discovery of "what appeared to be human bones" in a wooded area of Falmouth Friday, Cape and Islands District Attorney Michael O'Keefe said. O'Keefe said Falmouth police officers, along with State Police detectives assigned to his office, responded to the call. Investigators were in the process of recovering the bones and transporting them to a medical examiner for analysis and identification, he said. No further information was immediately available.

The soldier who fatally shot Falmouth native and US Army Sergeant Matthew Gallagher last year in Iraq has agreed to plead guilty to involuntary manslaughter and other charges and will serve less than 12 years in prison, Gallagher's mother said Thursday. Cheryl Ruggiero, 54, of Falmouth, said in a phone interview that on Tuesday, an Army prosecutor informed her of the plea deal, which she and Gallagher's widow, Katie, agreed to. Ruggiero said the gunman, Army Sergeant Brent McBride, is scheduled to plead guilty at Fort Hood, Texas, March.

Somerville handed fifth-ranked Arlington Catholic its second straight loss, knocking off the visiting Cougars, 61-50, last night. After losing to Arlington Catholic, 60-50, two weeks ago, the Highlanders (10-10) came out firing, leading, 35-23, at halftime. Sophomore forward Melissa Baptista scored 14 of her 15 points in the first half and junior guard Indira Evora exploded for 30 points. But the Highlanders' all-around defensive effort made the biggest difference. Baptista pulled down 14 rebounds and Evora had 10 steals.