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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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Falmouth Police investigate traffic crash at Route 151 & Currier Rd. »

FALMOUTH – Falmouth Police are investigating a traffic crash in Nathan Ellis Highway (Route 151) & Currier Road late Sunday afternoon. Two ambulances were called to the scene. Traffic was snarled in the area. Further details were not immediately available. Photos via Cape Cod Incidents/CWN

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Two people seriously injured in rollover crash on Scenic Highway »

BOURNE – Three people were injured, two seriously in a rollover crash on the Scenic Highway (Route 6) in Bourne about 6:45 AM Sunday. The crash happened at Herring Pond Road. A Medflight helicopter was requested to land at the former Hoxie School to airlift a victim to an off-Cape trauma center.…

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