Cape Cod News 09/16/2025

Mayflower Day 2025 »

The Mayflower Mayflower Day is the day set aside to commemorate the history of the journey that saw travelers from England who were seeking refuge, sail through the ocean to create a new colony in the ‘Promised Land’, which is the territory of the modern-day United States.Although the ship reached…

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Thirwood Place to host community forum highlighting elder fraud »

SOUTH YARMOUTH – Thirwood Place in South Yarmouth is preparing to host “Outsmart the Scammers,” a forum to educate and protect senior citizens from elder fraud and exploitation on Friday, September 26, at 2 pm.   According to experts, scams targeting seniors are on the rise, and preparedness…

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Stop and Shop supporting local Meals-on-Wheels »

WEST YARMOUTH – The Stop and Shop Family Foundation has supported the Cape and Islands Meals-on-Wheels program with a $50,000 grant. Elder Services of Cape Cod and the Islands, which administers the program, says the gift comes at a time of record demand and declining federal support. Food insecurity…

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Dennis-Yarmouth School Committee extends contract of Superintendent Smith »

DENNIS/YARMOUTH – The Dennis-Yarmouth School Committee has renewed the contract of Superintendent Marc J. Smith.  Smith has served in his role since 2023, overseeing the district’s efforts in ensuring student safety, building a competitive curriculum, and planning for the future.  “Dr.…

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Jaws exhibition opens at new museum »

LOS ANGELES (AP) — “Jaws” is the subject of the first ever large-scale exhibit devoted to a single film at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in Los Angeles. At a media preview, director Steven Spielberg and museum officials introduced the 50th anniversary show that opened Sunday and runs through…

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The Cape Cod Commission approves the conversion of a golf course into a solar farm »

FALMOUTH – The Cape Cod Commission recently voted by a tally of 14-1 in favor of approving plans to convert the Cape Cod Country Club in Hatchville into a solar farm.   The proposed project area covers approximately 137 acres spread over five parcels of land currently operating as the country…

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Man threatened to bring shotgun to Martha’s Vineyard Hospital, cops say… »

[OAK BLUFFS PD MEDIA STATEMENT] “On Sunday, September 14, 2025, at approximately 8:00 a.m., the Oak Bluffs Police Department received a report from the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital that a male, identified as Stephen Green, 67, of Martha’s Vineyard, had called the hospital just before…