Mashpee Women Plan to Join Marches In Washington, Boston

A movement in response to the upcoming presidential inauguration is growing on the Upper Cape, and it has women and men alike joining together to attend marches in Boston and Washington, DC, organize local solidarity events, and get involved with political causes with renewed energy. An estimated 200,000 people will gather in the nation's capital on January 21 for the Women's March on Washington, a rally event in support of marginalized groups who have been "threatened" by the rhetoric of the recent election cycle.

Major-Party Congressional Candidates Square Off

Democratic Congressman William R. Keating of Bourne has served the 9th Congressional District in the US House of Representatives since 2011. In this election, his Republican challenger, Mark C. Alliegro of Falmouth, is offering voters a markedly different platform, one that focuses on increasing economic freedom with less interference from the federal government.