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***  WATCH ***  MASSIVE SEARCH AFTER BOAT CRASHES AT MOUTH TO SESUIT HARBOR… BODY OF 17-YEAR-OLD RECOVERED »

UPDATE FROM MASS. STATE POLICE – 7/22/23 @ 1:00 AM:  We regret to report that the person missing from the boat that crashed in Sesuit Harbor, a 17-year-old girl, was recovered, deceased, from the water by the USCG at approximately 11:30 PM. The death investigation is being conducted by the…

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Breaking: At least one person seriously injured in boat accident off Dennis »

DENNIS – At least one person was seriously injured after a boat struck the west jetty at the entrance to Sesuit Harbor shortly before 9 PM Friday. Rescuers responded by boat and ambulances responded to the Cold Storage Beach parking lot. This is a breaking story. CWN will update as details become…

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Bourne Police report bear sighting »

BOURNE – From Bourne Police: We have received reports of a black bear in the area of Savary Ave. Police and DNR are in the area searching. If you see a bear, please stay inside, do not approach, and call our business line at 508-759-4451. _______ This is video Cape Wide News shot of a […]…

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Bicyclist and car collide in Yarmouth »

YARMOUTH – A bicyclist and car collided in Yarmouth around 8 PM Friday. The incident happened on Route 28 by Luke’s Liquors. Thats the same location a pedestrian was struck Wednesday evening. The bicyclist was taken to Cape Cod Hospital with injuries that were not life-threatening. Yarmouth…

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Driver critically injured after vehicle overturns in woods in Brewster »

BREWSTER – One person was critically injured in a crash in Brewster shortly after 6 PM Friday. A vehicle reportedly went into some woods and overturned off Main Street (Route 6A) by Cobie’s Restaurant. Firefighters had to extricate the victim from the wreckage. MedFlight was not available…

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Fugitive North End restaurateur arrested in Falmouth »

FALMOUTH – From Boston Police: On Friday, July 21, 2023, Officers assigned to the Boston Police Fugitive Unit arrested Patrick Mendoza on a warrant issued out of Boston Municipal Court for: Assault by Means of a Dangerous Weapon (Gun), Assault and Battery by Means of a Dangerous Weapon, and Assault…

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Striken Marthas Vineyard pilot passes away in Boston hospital »

WEST TISBURY – District Attorney Robert J. Galibois announced Friday that Randolph Bonnist, 79, of Norwalk, CT passed away Thursday night, July 20, 2023 at the Boston Medical Center. Bonnist was piloting a plane that crashed at the Martha’s Vineyard Airport, West Tisbury, on July 15, 2023. Bonnist’s…

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“Desert Life”  [HN photos – 7/21/23] »

“I had nothing to offer anybody, except my own confusion.” ~ Jack Kerouac, On the Road     Hyannis, Massachusetts 7/21/2023                       P.S. – Today’s Hytown Vignette is a brought to you by Pharoah Sanders… …

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Breaking: Structure fire reported on Great Western Road in Dennis »

DENNIS – Fire was reported at 120 Great Western Road in Dennis about 4:30 PM. That location is Devil’s Purse Brewing Company. Officials initially found heavy smoke in the rear but were relieved to find a power line came down and a brush fire was burning in the rear of the structure, not the…

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Breaking: Fire reported at commercial building in Brewster »

BREWSTER – Fire was reported in a commercial building in Brewster. Firefighters from several towns were called to 69 Commerce Park, SBS OneSource about 4 PM. According to reports a fire started in a dust collection system. Sprinklers activated and smoke was reported coming from the rear of the…

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