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***  WATCH ***  THREE SQUID FISHERMEN RESCUED AFTER BOAT CAPSIZES OFF SQUAW ISLAND »

HYANNIS PORT, MASSACHUSETTS – [HN VIDEO NOTES] – At around 10:00 p.m. Monday evening, police and firefighters rushed to the area of Squaw Island Road for a report that three squid fishermen were in the water (at least 2 without life jackets, according to radio transmissions) after their boat capsized.…

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Three people safe after vessel capsizes off Hyannis »

HYANNIS – Three people are safe after their vessel capsized plunging into the chilly 51 degree waters of Hyannis Harbor. The incident happened shortly before 10 PM Monday near Squaw Island. A Good Samaritan vessel assisted the victims who were then taken aboard a Hyannis fireboat and brought into…

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TEENAGE BOY STRUCK BY PICKUP TRUCK IN HYANNIS… SUFFERED SEVERE LEG FRACTURE [HN PHOTOS] »

          HYANNIS, MASSACHUSETTS – [HN PHOTO NOTES] – A teenage boy was severely injured after being struck by a pickup truck this afternoon. At around 4:46 p.m., Barnstable Police patrol officers and Hyannis FD EMTs rushed to Bearses Way where they found the young bicyclist…

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Plymouth firefighters extinguish mobile home fire »

PLYMOUTH – From Plymouth Fire: Fire Chief Neil Foley reports that the Plymouth Fire Department extinguished a fire in a mobile home on Monday morning. On Monday, May 5, at approximately 9:08 AM, Plymouth Fire responded to 35 Indian Trail within the Plymouth Mobile Estates for a reported structure…

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Pedestrian struck by car in Hyannis »

HYANNIS – A pedestrian was reportedly struck by a car in Hyannis. It happened about 4:45 PM on Pitcher’s Way by the Tractor Supply Company. The victim was transported to Cape Cod Hospital with a possible leg injury. Barnstable Police are investigating the crash. The post Pedestrian struck…

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Developing: Several dolphins strand in Chatham »

CHATHAM – Local officials and International Fund for Animal Welfare volunteers responded to Chatham Monday afternoon. At least five dolphins stranded in the Outermost Harbor area off Morris Island Road. The condition of the dolphins was not immediately clear. CWN will bring you further details…

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High school in Hyannis temporarily evacuated after heater starts smoking »

HYANNIS – The Pope John Paul II High School at 120 High School Road was evacuated for a short time Monday morning. Shortly before 8:30 AM, a heater in one of the rooms reportedly began smoking. Firefighters quickly mitigated the situation and ventilated the area. No injuries were reported. The…

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Medical condition may have led to traffic crash on Harwich/Chatham town line »

HARWICH – A medical condition may caused the driver of this VW beetle to crash into an oncoming SUV at Church and Old Queen Anne Road Harwich Chatham line Sunday afternoon. The victim was transported by Chatham FD to Cape Cod Hospital. The post Medical condition may have led to traffic crash on…

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Three-alarm blaze rages through Sandwich seafood restaurant »

SANDWICH – A three-alarm fire raged through a restaurant in Sandwich Sunday morning. The blaze at Captain Scott’s Seafood Restaurant at 71 TUpper Road broke out about 5:30 PM. Stiff winds quickly sent flames through the roof of the building. No injuries were reported. The cause of the fire…

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HN PHOTOS & FREEZE-FRAMES FROM LATE SATURDAY THROUGHOUT THE OVERNIGHT… »

  Above HN photos:  A young man was arrested by Barnstable Police officers in the East End of Hyannis Saturday evening, shortly before midnight, for assaulting and battering a woman with a dangerous weapon (the alleged victim was not his girlfriend or domestic partner, according to police sources). …

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