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BARNSTABLE — A town employee pleaded not guilty yesterday to allegations he had a large collection of stolen, foreign coins — loot linked to one of notorious crime ringleader George Upton's burglary sprees, according to the police.

FALMOUTH — Local and state officials believe a fire that damaged the parsonage of the Falmouth Baptist Church could be arson.

CENTERVILLE — A faulty connection near Route 6 caused a power failure yesterday morning that left at least 100 families and businesses without electricity from about 6 to 8:40 a.m., NStar spokesman Michael Duran said.

CENTERVILLE — A home at 100 Five Corners Road was heavily damaged by a fire yesterday afternoon, a spokeswoman for the Centerville-Osterville-Marstons Mills Fire Department said.

Local officials will open fewer emergency shelters during the next big storm if a plan to be unveiled today goes into effect.

NANTUCKET — A 21-year-old island woman faces multiple charges including drunken driving after her vehicle crashed into a house Monday night, police said.

WEST TISBURY — A wayward herd of cows tied up traffic yesterday morning after they got loose from their pasture and began a leisurely stroll down Middle Road, police said. Police were called to the scene to help round up the animals.

EAST DENNIS — Two people were injured in a two-vehicle crash at the intersection of Route 134 and Hokum Rock Road Monday night, police said.

PROVINCETOWN — A local 24-year-old man has been arrested on a charge of defacing property linked to a rash of graffiti in town, police said.

DENNISPORT — Two people were taken to Cape Cod Hospital with minor injuries after a single-car crash at Sea Street Beach last night, police said.

BUZZARDS BAY — A fire department vehicle went up in flames yesterday morning as it sat parked outside Bourne High School, according to fire officials.

OTIS AIR BASE — An experimental plane made an emergency landing at Otis Air National Guard Base around 4:30 p.m. yesterday, a Coast Guard spokesman said.