HARWICH - Police arrested a Harwich man and charged him with drug possession and theft after he allegedly robbed his neighbor early Thursday morning.

Michael Valerio ate a Hurricane today--not that pesky Earl, but a 16-scoop food challenge at Four Seas Ice Cream in Centerville.

Michael Valerio of Centerville ate a Hurricane at Four Seas Ice Cream in Centerville on 9/3/10, putting away a 16-scoop sundae in under 30 minutes. He is the first person to ever eat it all in the prescribed challenge time.

PALMER — A Massachusetts judge has entered pleas of not guilty on behalf of five call firefighters accused of setting fires in three vacant buildings in Brimfield and Holland.

The return of Manny Ramirez to Fenway Park has been foiled by Hurricane Earl — at least for today.

Private employers hired more workers over the past three months than first thought, a glimmer of hope for the weak economy ahead of the Labor Day weekend.

SANDWICH – Seeking shelter from the storm? Don't head to Sandwich High School - residents who need to take refuge during the quickly approaching Hurricane Earl should head to the Oak Ridge School.

We take a look at conditions around Cape Cod hours before Hurricane Earl was due to pass close to the region. Cape Cod Times video by Eric Williams and Jenna Pizzi.

ORLEANS — A portion of Route 6 between the Orleans Rotary and Exit 12 has reopened after a fallen tree was removed from the highway, fire officials said.

Like many other vets, Don Fosburg marked the anniversary of World War II's end reflecting on a victory dearly earned and on men who helped make that happen but never came home.

US Agriculture Department employees worked full-time at two Iowa egg farms at the center of a salmonella outbreak and massive recall, but two former workers said they ignored complaints about conditions at one site.

Indonesia's smoking toddler has kicked the habit - footage of 2-year-old Aldi Rizal - who smoked up to two packs a day - puffing away circulated the Internet and sparked an international out.

With Hurricane Earl bearing down, the Cape and Islands spent yesterday preparing for the possibility of a direct hit while Gov. Deval Patrick called on residents in low-lying areas to consider leaving their homes.

The welfare of pets and wild animals is not far from the minds of Cape Cod residents as they keep a watchful eye on the approaching storm.

Southeastern Massachusetts residents have vivid memories of downed trees and power lines, days without electricity and cooking all their meals on gas grills, after Hurricane Bob with its 115 mph winds blasted the region in August 1991.

Erin Cohan and her family moved to Nantucket about a year ago - as a newcomer, the storms so far have been "nothing memorable." With Hurricane Earl threatening to swirl close to the island, she wasn't waiting around for her first major storm.

Former Dodger CEO Jamie McCourt was more concerned with protecting the couple's luxurious homes and didn't want to take the risk associated with buying a baseball team, husband said.

SPRINGFIELD — A top administrator at a Springfield Catholic school says she was forced out of her job after marrying her female partner last month.

BOSTON — A consortium of states led by Massachusetts and Florida has received a $170 million federal grant to design a national standardized school testing system.

HYANNIS — A homeless man being treated for a stab wound spotted his alleged attacker at the Cape Cod Hospital emergency room last night, the police said.