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EXPLOSIVE CAPER: Two Porta-Potties Blown Up at Dennis Beaches Overnight »

      DENNIS, MASSACHUSETTS — Two portable toilets were blown up overnight at separate Cape Cod beach parking lots. Sometime Tuesday evening, the porta-potties at Corporation Beach and Howes Street Beach were destroyed in what police believe was a deliberate blast using high-powered…

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Eastham firefighters rescue two woman stranded in marsh »

EASTHAM – Eastham firefighters rescued two women who became stranded in the marsh off Hemenway Lane when the tide went out around 8:45 PM. No injuries were reported. Further details were not immediately available.

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Nearly 1,300 Eversource customers lose power in Falmouth »

FALMOUTH – Nearly 1,300 Eversource customers lost power in Falmouth around 3:30 PM Tuesday. The utility is blaming equipment damage and reports it hopes to have service restored by 7;15 PM.

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Car collides with CCRTA bus sending one person to hospital »

SANDWICH – A car and a Cape Cod Regional Transit Authority (CCRTA) bus collided in Sandwich about 5 PM Tuesday. The crash happened on Route 6A at Tupper Road. One person was transported by ambulance to Cape Cod Hospital, several others were treated and released at the scene. Sandwich Police are…

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One person taken to hospital after rollover crash in Marstons Mills »

MARSTONS MILLS – One person was transported to Cape Cod Hospital after a two-vehicle crash left one car on its roof. The collision happened at the intersection of Race Lane and Old Stage Road. Traffic was detoured around the scene. Barnstable Police are investigating the cause of the crash.

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Multi-vehicle crash stalls traffic on Route 6 westbound in West Barnstable »

WEST BARNSTABLE – As many as six vehicles collided in possibly two separate crashes on Route 6 in West Barnstable. It unfolded westbound between Route 132 and Route 149. EMTs evaluated victims of the crash though no serious injuries were reporte. Traffic was heavily backed up in the area.

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Firefighters respond to fire at transfer station in Sandwich »

SANDWICH – Firefighters responded to the New Bedford Waster Recycling and transfer facility Tuesday afternoon. Heavy smoke was visible on arrival and crews discovered a large dumpster of trash burning. An excavator was used to pull the garbage apart to completely extinguish it. Mutual aid for additional…

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Driver escapes fiery crash in Oak Bluffs, cited for traffic offenses »

OAK BLUFFS – From Oak Bluffs Police: About 4 AM Sunday, Officers and Fire-EMS responded to the intersection of County Road and Edgartown Vineyard Haven Road for a report of a vehicle that crashed and was on fire. Officers arrived on scene and observed a vehicle resting on a dirt embankment next…

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Construction progress continues on new Barnstable Fire Station »

BARNSTABLE – Construction of the new Barnstable Fire Station continues to advance, with several major milestones completed in recent weeks as work remains on schedule. Crews are continuing site work, including grading and preparing the property for the next phases of construction. One of the project’s…

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Motorcyclist injured in collision with car in Sandwich »

SANDWICH  – A car and motorcyclist collided in Sandwich about 7 PM Sunday. The crash happened on Clipper Lane by Boardley Rd. The victim was transported to Cape Cod Hospital with injuries that were not believed to be life-threatening. Sandwich Police are investigating the collision.

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