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Vehicle crashes into woods and overturns on Route 6 in Barnstable »

BARNSTABLE – A vehicle crashed into to the woods and overturned in Barnstable. It happened on Route 6 westbound at the Route 132 offramp sometime after 11:30 PM Saturday. The driver had to be extricated but appeared to have escaped serious injuries. The collision is under investigation by Mass…

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Fallen tree limbs blamed for large power outage in Eastham »

EASTHAM – Fallen tree limbs are to blame for a large power outage in Eastham. Eversource shows over 2,800 customers lost power around 6:15 PM. Line crews are responding and hope to have service restored by 8:15 PM. The post Fallen tree limbs blamed for large power outage in Eastham appeared first…

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Firefighters extricate victim from head-on crash in Falmouth »

FALMOUTH – Firefighters had to extricate a victim from a two-vehicle head-on crash in Falmouth sometime after 4 PM Saturday. The victim was evaluated by EMTs but appeared to have escaped any serious injuries. The cause of the crash is under investigation by Falmouth Police. The post Firefighters…

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Nearly 700 Eversource customers lose power in Cotuit and Mashpee »

COTUIT/MASHPEE – Nearly 700 Eversource customers lost power about 3:30 PM Saturday. No reason for the outage was noted on the utility’s outage map. CWN has reached out to Eversource for comment. The post Nearly 700 Eversource customers lose power in Cotuit and Mashpee appeared first on CapeCod.com.

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Driver cited after rear-end collision in Oak Bluffs »

OAK BLUFFS – From Oak Bluffs Police: Just before noon this morning, Oak Bluffs Police and Oak Bluffs Fire-EMS Department were dispatched to Beach Road just north of the Big Bridge for a three vehicle motor vehicle crash. Two operators were transported to Martha’s Vineyard Hospital by ambulance…

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One person taken to hospital following three-vehicle crash in Hyannis »

HYANNIS – One person was transported to Cape Cod Hospital after a three-vehicle crash in Hyannis. The collision happened about 12:15 PM Saturday on Barnstable Road at North Street. Traffic was detoured while the scene was worked. Barnstable Police are investigating the crash. Photos via Cape Cod…

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Harwich firefighters extinguish garage fire »

HARWICH – Harwich Fire reports that At 2:36 AM Saturday morning the Barnstable County Sheriff’s Office Communications Center received a call for a reported house fire on Drum Lane. A first alarm assignment was transmitted with companies from Harwich, Chatham, Brewster and Dennis responding…

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***  HN VIDEO REPORT ***  OFFICIALS INVESTIGATING CAUSE OF FIRE INSIDE HOME DEPOT LAST EVENING… »

Above HN photo: Barnstable Police K9 Officer Nolan O’Melia (the son of a retired COMM FD firefighter) assists at the hydrant. Officer O’Melia also assisted firefighters in breaching the doorway to a maintenance room that was on fire last evening.   BARNSTABLE, MASSSACHUSETTS – …

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Fire reported at Home Depot in Barnstable »

BARNSTABLE – A fire was reported at the Home Depot Store at 65 Independence Drive shortly before midnight Friday. Fire crews stretched a line to a tool rental room and were able to knock down the flames. Smoke was ventilated from the building which was closed at the time of the fire. No injuries…

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Traffic crash blocks lane of Route 6 in West Barnstable »

WEST BARNSTABLE – A two-vehicle crash occurred on Route 6 in West Barnstable shortly before 10:30 PM Friday. The crash happened eastbound near the weigh station. One of the vehicles went into the woods in the median. The second vehicle and a tree blocked one lane eastbound. No injuries were reported.…

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