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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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Cape Cod Fire and Police to hold ceremonies to remember the 9/11 terrorist attacks 25 years later »

September 11th, 2026 marks 25 years since the 9/11 terrorist attacks on New Your City, Washington DC, and Shanksville, PA. Fire and Police departments on Cape Cod are scheduling ceremonies of remembrance and to never forget that day. CHATHAM – Please join us for Chatham’s Remembrance Ceremony…

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TWO ROAD RAGE THUGS FLEE AFTER SMASHING CENTERVILLE MAN’S FACE »

  CENTERVILLE, MASSACHUSETTS — Two men in a dark SUV tore off into the night after a savage road-rage beating left a Centerville man with significant facial injuries, sources say. Barnstable officers raced to a local address shortly after 9 p.m. after a report of an assault. A Centerville-Osterville-Marstons…

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Bicyclist airlifted after crashing in Falmouth »

FALMOUTH – An e-bicyclist was seriously injured in a crash in Falmouth shortly before 6 PM Wednesday. The collision happened at Teaticket Highway (Route 28) and Maravista Avenue. The victim was transported to the Falmouth Hospital helipad to meet a MedFlight helicopter to be flown to an off-Cape…

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Vaccine for combating rabies in wildlife being dropped by helicopter in southeastern Massachusetts »

WAREHAM – The Cape Cod and SE Mass Rabies Task Force is using a helicopter drop vaccine bait packets over numerous communities in southeastern Massachusetts and Cape Cod on Wednesday morning (09-09-26) including Buzzards Bay, Wareham and Middleboro. The vaccine bait packets are being disbursed…

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Traffic crash leave vehicle on its side in Chatham »

CHATHAM – A two vehicle crash caused one car to roll on its side in Chatham. The collision happened shortly before 11:30 AM on Old Queen Anne Road at Route 137 and Meetinghouse Road. At least one person was taken to Cape Cod Hospital. Chatham Police are investigating the cause of the crash.

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Head-on crash injures two, closes Route 149 in Marstons Mills »

MARSTONS MILLS – A head-on crash sent two people to Cape Cod Hospital and closed a section of Route 149 in Marston Mills. The collision happened about 9 AM between closing Route 149 between Lovell’s Lane and River Road. The extent of the injuries was not immediately clear. Barnstable Police…

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Two people injured in traffic crash on Station Avenue in Yarmouth »

YARMOUTH – Two people were injured in a traffic crash in Yarmouth late Tuesday afternoon. The collision happened on Station Avenue and Old Townhouse Road. A Barnstable ambulance assisted in patient transport. Traffic was detoured around the scene until it was cleared. Yarmouth Police are investigating…

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