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Air Quality Alert for smoke from Canadian wildfires through midnight Thursday »

…AIR QUALITY ALERT IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT THURSDAY NIGHT… The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection has issued an Air Quality Alert for Fine Particulates, until midnight EDT Thursday night. An Air Quality Alert day means that Fine Particulates concentrations within the…

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Car vs pole crash knocks out power to over 2,200 Eversource customers in Falmouth »

FALMOUTH – A car struck a utility pole knocking down primary power lines in Falmouth. The crash happened around 5:15 PM on Quaker Road south of Curley Blvd. No serious injuries were reported. Utility line crews were enroute to assess the damage and start the repair process. Falmouth Police are…

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Barnstable lifeguards, fire departments conduct beach rescue training »

BARNSTABLE — As the summer beach season gets underway, Barnstable’s lifeguards participated in a comprehensive emergency rescue training exercise last week designed to strengthen coordination with local first responders during real-life beach emergencies.   The training, held at Craigville…

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One person seriously injured in collision on Barnstable Road in Hyannis »

HYANNIS – One person was transported to Cape Cod Hospital as a trauma alert following a collision in Hyannis sometime after 11:30 AM Wednesday. The crash happened on Barnstable Road at Center Street. Police detoured traffic off Barnstable Road between Elm and Willow Streets. The cause of the crash…

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Provincetown Fire issues reminders, cautions after busy Monday »

PROVINCETOWN – From Provincetown Fire: On Monday, July 13, the fire department had one of those busy Mondays—with 15 calls total: fire and medical. Of the 15 calls, 5 were actual fire calls. 5 Actual Fires: 3 mulch fires with extension to fences and vegetation 1 structure fire 1 outside garbage…

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Sandwich Man Charged With Drunk Boating After High-Speed Crash Into Moored Boat on Wequaquet Lake »

Above HN photo: Sean Davies walks past a Centerville-Osterville-Marstons Mills firefighter after Saturday night’s boat crash on Wequaquet Lake. Inserts: Davies’s booking photo and cellphone images of the moored vessel damaged in the crash. CENTERVILLE, MASSACHUSETTS — A 23-year-old Sandwich…

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Burn victim airlifted from Hyannis »

BARNSTABLE – A victim suffering from significant burns was airlifted to an off-Cape burn unit sometime after noon Tuesday. The victim arrived at an urgent care and was taken by ambulance to Cape Cod Gateway Airport to meet the MedFlight helicopter. Further details were not immediately available.

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Wellfleet Fire Department Quickly Contains Overnight Brush Fire; Residents Reminded to Properly Dispose of Fireplace Ashes »

WELLFLEET – From Wellfleet Fire: The Wellfleet Fire Department responded overnight to a reported brush fire that threatened a nearby residence. Upon arrival, firefighters found an approximately 15-foot by 30-foot brush fire that had already extended to a home and beneath an exterior deck. Crews…

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High rip current risk, elevated fire risk, air quality alert »

…HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM EDT TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING… * WHAT…Dangerous rip currents expected, especially on south-facing beaches. * WHERE…Washington, Southern Bristol MA, Southern Plymouth MA, Barnstable MA, Dukes MA, Nantucket MA, and Newport RI Counties.…

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Fire breaks out at Cape Crossroads Condos closing Route 132 in Hyannis »

HYANNIS – A fire broke out on the Route 132 side of the Cape Crossroads Condos at 800 Bearses Way in Hyannis shortly after 8 AM Tuesday. Iyannough Road (Route 132) had to be closed for a time due to hoses and apparatus in the street. The roadway had reopened by 8:45 AM but delays […]

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