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Cape Cod pauses to remember the victims of the 9/11 terrorist attacks 25 years later »

BARNSTABLE – Slide show of Barnstable Fire 9/11 ceremony (Photos by John P. Carroll/CWN). HARWICH – Video of Harwich 9/11 ceremony (Video by Jake O’Callaghan  YARMOUTH – Video of Yarmouth 9/11 ceremony. PROVINCETOWN FIRE PROVINCETOWN POLICE EASTHAM ORLEANS BREWSTER  SANDWICH…

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Man airlifted after fall from ladder in Marstons Mills »

MARSTONS MILLS – A man suffered a serious injury after reportedly falling off a ladder in Marstons Mills. The incident happened at a reisdence on Route 149 shortly after 1 PM Friday. The victim was taken to the Cape Cod Airfield to meet a Medflight helicopter for transport to an off-Cape trauma…

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Car strikes utility pole, overturns closing Route 28 in Chatham »

CHATHAM – A car struck a utility pole and rolled on its side in Chatham around 7:15 AM Friday. The crash happened on Route 28 in the area of Mill Creek Road. Fire officials called for Eversource to cut power so the occupant of the vehicle, who was reported conscious could be safely freed and […]

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Hyannis Driver Walks From Wreck After Truck Slams Pole [HN Photos] »

      HYANNIS, MASSACHUSETTS — A 27-year-old Hyannis man is facing criminal motor vehicle charges after his pickup truck slammed into a telephone pole in the early hours of Friday. Barnstable Police and a Hyannis Fire Department ambulance crew raced to Winter Street, a short distance…

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New “Blood Truck” responds to first incident »

FALMOUTH – As CWN reported, on August 24th, in partnership with Cape Cod Hospital, Hyannis Fire Department began carrying low-titer O whole blood. Transfusion Medics can now deliver blood to patients in hemorrhagic shock at the scene and en route helping to save the lives of people who are severely…

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Provincetown Police seek person of interest »

PROVINCETOWN – From Provincetown Police: PPD is seeking the community’s assistance in identifying this individual in these images. Please use our non emergency line (508-487-1212) or use our anonymous tip line (text PTOWNPD and tip to 847411) to provide information. We appreciate your ongoing…

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One person seriously injured in rollover crash in Falmouth »

FALMOUTH – One person was seriously injured in a rollover traffic crash in Falmouth around 6:30 PM Thursday. The collision happened on Davis Straights at the intersection of Dillingham Avenue/Spring Bars Road. The victim was transported to Falmouth Hospital under a trauma alert. Falmouth Police…

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A Statement From Oak Bluffs Police Chief Jonathan Searle regarding an alleged sexual assault at the Mass State Police barracks on Marthas Vineyard »

OAK BLUFFS – From Oak Bluffs Police Chief Jonathan Searle: The following is a statement from Chief Jonathan Searle: “In late August, the Oak Bluffs Police Department responded to a report involving a woman in distress and immediately initiated an investigation. Through the course of the investigation,…

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Traffic crash injures two, closes Route 28 southbound in Bourne »

BOURNE – A two vehicle traffic crash sent two people to a hospital and closed the southbound lanes for a time. The crash happened about 4:30 PM Thursday on MacArthur Boulevard (Route 28) at Waterhouse Road. Motorists were urged to seek alternate routes. Further details were not immediately available.

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East Falmouth woman one of two people killed in Ludlow, MA plane crash »

FALMOUTH – From Hampden County District Attorney Anthony Gullluni: Hampden District Attorney Anthony D. Gulluni has identified the two victims involved in a fatal plane crash Saturday evening in Ludlow. On Saturday, Sept. 5, 2026, members of the Ludlow Police Department and Massachusetts State…

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