Below are the latest news articles mentioning heroin, fentanyl, Narcan, opioid or overdose from all the local Cape Cod news sources. Most of these stories should be related to recent heroin related arrests, heroin or fentanyl overdoses, opioid addiction and the use of Narcan on Cape Cod.
Above: HN video freeze frame of Galvin being taken into custody in Hyannis family neighborhood, with BPD booking photo and other inserts from June 2023. BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS – [DOJ MEDIA STATEMENT] – A Hyannis man pleaded guilty today in federal court in Boston to possession of a firearm…
BARNSTABLE – Barnstable is requesting applications from nonprofit organizations and other interested parties for grants from the town’s opioid abatement fund. The town will issue one-year grants of up to $50,000. Grant applications will be accepted on a rolling basis. The first deadline is noon,…
BOURNE – The Town of Bourne is accepting applications for grant funding from the Massachusetts Opioid Abatement Settlement. The town says grants of up to $5,000 will be awarded on a rolling basis to local nonprofits that support town residents who have been impacted by substance use disorder. All funding…
SOUTH YARMOUTH, MASSACHUSETTS – According to a Yarmouth Police media statement, a YPD Detective and his narcotics detection dog sniffed out a bunch of counterfeit pills Monday afternoon. Yarmouth Police Detectives and members of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) assigned to the Cape Cod Resident…
BOSTON, MA – A Cape Cod man was sentenced Wednesday for drug distribution offenses. Terrance Cardoza, 28, of Mashpee, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Indira Talwani to 78 months in prison followed by four years of supervised release. In July 2024, Cardoza pleaded guilty to one count…
BOSTON – The Justice Department has announced the sentencing of Terrance Cardoza of Mashpee to six-and-a-half-years in federal prison for drug distribution offenses. The DOJ says Cardoza pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute fentanyl, as well as fentanyl analogue and cocaine. According…
HYANNIS, MASSACHUSETTS – This last Saturday morning, HN reported a downtown Hyannis SWAT operation after a male was accused of flashing a handgun in front of Flashback, a downtown bar and retro arcade. Police and SWAT operatives surrounded and eventually moved in on a residence on School Street.…
FALMOUTH – The Cape Cod Foundation’s Eighth Annual Ride for Opioid Addiction Recovery, or ROAR, is set to take place on Sunday, September 8, 2024. The ride will bring motorcycle riders together to help individuals struggling with opioid addiction in the region at a route starting at Falmouth…
This Saturday is Overdose Awareness Day in the Commonwealth and local officials are highlighting available resources for those in need. Opioid use, and especially deadlier fentanyl, has seen an uptick on Cape Cod in recent years, but Barnstable County Substance Use Prevention Program Manager Angela Rossi…
August 31 is Overdose Awareness Day Saturday, Local Expert Says Those Suffering are Not Alone
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DENNIS – A traffic crash caused detours for motorists on Route 6. The collision happened sometime…
HARWICH – Fire broke out in the solar panels of a house in Harwich. Fire crews responded to Noreast…
HYANNIS, MASSACHUSETTS – [HN VIDEO NOTES & DEVELOPING DETAILS] – Barnstable Police and…
HYANNIS – Two pedestrians were reportedly struck by a pickup truck on Route 132 in Hyannis about…
BARNSTABLE – A fire broke out at a auto repair in Barnstable just after 12:30 AM Sunday. Smoke…
BARNSTABLE, MASSACHUSETTS – [HN VIDEO NOTES] – At around 12:30 a.m. this morning,…
BARNSTABLE – At a recent meeting of the Barnstable County Delegates, members of the Assembly discussed…
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