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Barnstable Fire Captain/Paramedic retiring after more that 32 years »

BARNSTABLE – Barnstable Fire reports that Captain/Paramedic Robert Cecil is retiring on September 5th, after more than 32 years of service to the department. A last day event will be held with coffee and snacks on September 5th, from 9 AM to noon at the Barnstable Fire Station, 3249 Main Street…

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Falmouth Police investigating reported stabbing »

FALMOUTH – Falmouth Police are investigating a reported stabbing. Officials responded to a location off Brick Kiln Road shortly after 2 PM Monday. The victim was transported to Falmouth Hospital with injuries that were not believed to be life-threatening. Further details were not immediately available.…

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VACATIONING MAINE FIREFIGHTER PULLS DROWNING VICTIM FROM POND IN WELLFLEET »

[WELLFLEET FD MEDIA STATEMENT] “On August 31, Wellfleet Fire was dispatched to a possible drowning at Dyer Pond. An off-duty Firefighter/AEMT from Kennebunk Fire-Rescue, pulled the individual from the water and initiated CPR. On the ambulance’s arrival the rescued swimmer had a pulse and…

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Off-duty EMT credited with saving drowning victim in Wellfleet on Saturday »

WELLFLEET – From Wellfleet Fire: On Saturday August 31st, Wellfleet Fire was dispatched to a possible drowning at Dyer Pond. An off-duty Firefighter/AEMT from Kennebunk Fire-Rescue, pulled the individual from the water and initiated CPR. On the ambulance’s arrival the rescued swimmer had…

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***  WATCH ***  WOMAN LEADS POLICE ON HIGH-SPEED PURSUIT DOWN BUSY RTE. 28 IN YARMOUTH »

YARMOUTH, MASSACHUSETTS – [HN VIDEO NOTES] –  A woman led Yarmouth Police officers on a high-speed pursuit down busy Rte. 28 last evening. Speeds reached approximately 60 miles per hour, according to YPD radio transmissions. Late last evening (sometime around 10:30 p.m.), Yarmouth Police patrol…

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***  WATCH ***  MOTORCYCLE BURSTS INTO FLAMES IN BUSY DOWNTOWN HYANNIS »

HYANNIS, MASSACHUSETTS –  [VIDEO NOTES]  –  Downtown Hyannis was busy with pedestrian and vehicle traffic last evening when a parked motorcycle burst into flames at the intersection of Main Street and High School Road.  Police and firefighters were dispatched around 8:18 p.m. …

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Sunday photo essay: On the water ’til the hail came in »

All photos by Jane Sheehy Emplit/CWN The post Sunday photo essay: On the water ’til the hail came in appeared first on CapeCod.com.

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Motorcycle catches fire, spreads to SUV in Hyannis »

HYANNIS – A motorcycle caught fire in Hyannis about 8:15 PM Saturday. The fire on Main Street at High School Road Extension spread to an SUV before being knocked down by Hyannis firefighters. No injuries were reported. The cause of the fire is under investigation. The post Motorcycle catches fire,…

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Teen airlifted after apparent near-drowning incident in Bourne »

BOURNE – Bourne rescuers responded to a possible drowning incident in Pocasset sometime before 4 PM Saturday afternoon. A teen age victim was taken from the scene on Wings Neck Road to the ballfield by Bourne Fire Station #2 to meet a MedFlight helicopter to be flown to an off-Cape medical facility.…

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Car vs pole knocks out power in Mashpee »

MASHPEE – A car struck a utility pole in Mashpee just after 4 AM Friday. The crash happened on Falmouth Road (Route 28) at Industrial Drive. The driver was treated and released at the scene. The impact knocked out power in the area until Eversource could remotely switch around the area. Line crews…

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