Vandals splashed a statue of Christopher Columbus designed by the sculptor of the Statue of Liberty with red paint from head to toe in Providence, Rhode Island to mark Columbus Day.
One-third of the kindergarteners in Chatham this year are classified as "English language learners," meaning English is not their first language — in a town where that used to be rare.
Public school districts all over Cape Cod have seen increases in students who used to be called "English as a second language."
