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DENNIS – Firefighters were able to control a fully involved van fire in Dennis Monday evening. The fire was reported at O’Shea’s Old Inne restaurant at 348 Route 28 shortly before 9:30 PM. The van was close to the structure which suffered some smoke damage but the flames were confined…
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Monday, March 18, 2024
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HYANNIS – Two separate crashes shut down traffic on a busy stretch of Route 28 in Hyannis. The crashes happened sometime after 3:15 PM Monday on Falmouth Road (Route 28) between Bearse’s Way and Pitcher’s Way. Hyannis EMTs were evaluating victims but no serious injuries were reported.…
Monday, March 18, 2024
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CHATHAM – Hazardous materials technicians were called to Chatham about 1:30 PM Monday. According to reports, a thermometer was leaking a quantity of mercury at a house on Middle Road. No injuries were reported. Further details were not immediately available. The post Hazmat crews called to Chatham…
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Comprehensive Financial Advisory Committee 03-15-2024
Monday, March 18, 2024
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PROVINCETOWN — Staff members with the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary and Maritime Information Systems, Inc. recently announced that they were able to transmit a text message to the bridge of a large tanker ship notifying its captain and crew that they had exceeded the speed limit of…
Monday, March 18, 2024
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BARNSTABLE – The Barnstable County Sheriff’s Office is notifying local families that it is currently accepting student applications for its first Youth Spring Program, to be held at the Upper Cape Regional Technical School from April 16 to April 19 from 8:30 am to 2 pm. Building on the popular…
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Monday, March 18, 2024
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HYANNIS – The town of Barnstable has scheduled a series of meetings this spring for the community to give their input on the effort to update the Local Comprehensive Plan. The LCP will guide Barnstable’s future for the next decade. The chapters that have been drafted are land use, housing, natural…
Monday, March 18, 2024
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PROVINCETOWN – The town of Provincetown is commencing construction today of the much-anticipated Cannery Wharf Park project. A groundbreaking ceremony is scheduled for 9 a.m. Funds were approved in 2018 for the town to acquire the privately-owned waterfront parcel at 387 Commercial Street for development…
Monday, March 18, 2024
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NANTUCKET – A Massachusetts Land Court judge ruled last week that Nantucket’s zoning bylaw does not allow short-term rentals as a principal use of a residential dwelling. Island resident Cathy Ward sued her neighbors alleging they were improperly using their home as a rental. The suit also named…
Monday, March 18, 2024
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PROVINCETOWN – The Town of Provincetown is thrilled to announce the ribbon cutting ceremony for the new Provincetown Police Station. After years of anticipation and community efforts, the ceremony will take place on March 20, 2024, at 12:00 PM at the site of the new station at 2 Jerome Smith Road.…
Sunday, March 17, 2024
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HYANNIS – On Friday March 15, 2024, Barnstable Police took a report of a stolen red 2017 Jeep Wrangler MA registration SN71DH from the New York Life Offices on Rt. 132 in Hyannis around 1 PM. If you have seen this vehicle or know its current location you can call the Barnstable Police at 508-775-0812.…
Sunday, March 17, 2024
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YARMOUTH – Fire crews were on the scene of an explosion and fire in Yarmouth. The call on North Main Street cane in shortly before 12:30 PM Sunday. According to repoets, a battery exploded igniting a fire on the second floor over the garage. One person was treated for burns to the hand. A Medflight…
Sunday, March 17, 2024
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NANTUCKET – Nantucket Police report that on Saturday at approximately 10:30 PM, they received several 911 reports of what sounded like a motor vehicle crash in the area of Bartlett Road. Responding Nantucket Police units found that a 2024 white Dodge Promaster van had cashed into an earthen berm…
Sunday, March 17, 2024
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To cure spring fever we took a drive down to Woods Hole. Along the way, we zigged through Bourne and North Falmouth with a stops at the Cape Cod Canal Railroad Bridge and Nobska light.
Sunday, March 17, 2024
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BOURNE – A pickup truck struck a utility pole in Bourne shortly before 1 AM Sunday. Bourne Police reported that Cranberry Hwy in the area of Canal Fuel was down to 1 lane in each direction due to an accident with utility pole damage. There were also power outages in the area. The driver was […]…
Sunday, March 17, 2024
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Saturday, March 16, 2024
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SANDWICH – A vehicle reportedly went over the guardrail ending up on its side in Sandwich. The crash happened on Route 6 eastbound past the Sagamore Bridge into Sandwich. The driver was able to get out of the vehicle and appeared to have escaped and serious injuries. State Police are investigating…
Saturday, March 16, 2024
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OAK BLUFFS – Oak Bluffs Police report that Friday night at 9:27 PM, their colleagues over at the West Tisbury Police Department stopped a vehicle for traveling 78 MPH in a 45 MPH zone. During the stop it was determined that the 28 year old male operator did not have a driver’s license. The…
Saturday, March 16, 2024
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HARWICH PORT – The fourth annual Harwich Police department Special Olympics Polar Plunge was held Saturday at Red River Beach. Over 150 adults and children braved the cold waters of Nantucket Sound. Harwich Deputy Police Chief Kevin Considine, the special coordinator for Barnstable County, …
Saturday, March 16, 2024
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EASTHAM – A tractor-trailer and a car reportedly collided head-on at the Eastham/Wellfleet line about 11:30 AM Saturday. The crash happened on State Highway (Route 6) at Gill Road. Wellfleet rescuers also responded to the scene. Route 6 was reported closed in that area as the semi spilled a load…
Friday, March 15, 2024
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HYANNIS, MASSACHUSETTS – [HN VIDEO NOTES] – As you will see and hear in the following HN Video, Barnstable Police and Hyannis Rescue rushed to area of Locust Street for a man covered in blood. Moments later the man reportedly got into a Animal Control Officer’s car reporting he had just…
Friday, March 15, 2024
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FOXBORO – The New England Patriots are moving onto a new quarterback for the first time since Tom Brady left the team. The Patriots traded Mac Jones to the Jacksonville Jaguars for a draft pick this week. In three seasons starting for New England, Jones threw 46 touchdown passes and 36 interceptions.…
Friday, March 15, 2024
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FALMOUTH – Another former Christmas Tree Shops on Cape Cod is getting a new tenant. Grocery store chain ALDI is set to open its first store on Cape Cod in Falmouth at the former CTS on Davis Straits/Route 28. Greg Bilezikian, the owner of the property, said a ten-year lease was signed. ALDI hopes to…
Friday, March 15, 2024
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HYANNIS – Barnstable Police and Hyannis Fire are on the scene of a shooting. The call came in about 6:30 PM Friday in the area of Winter and Mulberry Streets. One person was rushed to Cape Cod Hospital. Police have closed the streets in that area and advising motorists to avoid the area.. CWN will…
Friday, March 15, 2024
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EASTHAM – Eastham Fire reported that Friday Group 2 was faced with a vehicle fire. The fire was reported on Fox Run Road shortly after 2:30 PM. No injuries were incurred. The cause of the fire is under investigation. Photos by Eastham Fire/CWN The post Eastham Fire responds to vehicle fire appeared…
Friday, March 15, 2024
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NEW YORK (AP) — America’s first commercial-scale offshore wind farm is officially open, a long-awaited moment that helps pave the way for a succession of large wind farms. Danish wind energy developer Ørsted and the utility Eversource built a 12-turbine wind farm called South Fork Wind east…
Friday, March 15, 2024
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HYANNIS – Two cars collided at South Street and Lewis Bay Road shortly after 2:30 PM Friday. No serious injuries were reported. The crash also damaged a utility pole. That prompted the closure of South Street from School Street to Lewis Bay Road while utility crews repaired the damage. Barnstable…
Friday, March 15, 2024
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Review of Final Designs for Sandy Neck Beach Facility Coastal Resiliency Project Meeting 03-14-2024
Friday, March 15, 2024
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*slight spoilers below* If The Tide Turns by Rachel Rueckert takes place from 1715 to 1717 at the intersection of Massachusetts Puritanism and the Golden Age of Piracy. If The Tide Turns actually reminded me a lot of Hester. I was really excited to read this one because of…
Friday, March 15, 2024
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Friday, March 15, 2024
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WAREHAM – State officials have announced $182,897 in grants to protect crucial habitats in the Buzzards Bay Watershed through the replacement of old or inadequate culverts to restore tidal flow and protect anadromous fish populations and strategic purchases to expand conservation lands. The federal…
Friday, March 15, 2024
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SANDWICH – The Town of Sandwich has provided an update on its efforts to reconstruct its iconic Boardwalk, reporting that despite high tides and bouts of gusty wind the work is expected to be completed by early summer. Town officials received the update from its contractor ACK Marine during a site…
Friday, March 15, 2024
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WELLFLEET – The Cape Cod National Seashore is sharing $800,000 dollars in funding from President Biden’s “Investing in America Agenda,” part of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, to study seagrass meadow decline and identify strategies for regrowth in national parks along the East Coast. Researchers…