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28-YEAR-OLD MOTORCYCLIST KILLED IN SOUTH YARMOUTH CRASH »

    ABOVE: HN photos from the scene at Station Ave. and Wood Road… . SOUTH YARMOUTH, MASSACHUSETTS – [YARMOUTH POLICE MEDIA STATEMENT] – A motorcyclist was killed Thursday afternoon after colliding with a pick-up truck. Shortly after 4 p.m., Yarmouth Police were dispatched to…

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Chatham officer promoted to sergeant »

CHATHAM – From Chatham Police: On Thursday, May 01, 2025, the Chatham Police Department hosted a promotional ceremony for Officer Elizabeth Thompson’s promotion to the rank of Sergeant. The event was well attended by department members, other Chatham public safety departments, town elected…

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Breaking: Crews respond to structure fire in Chatham »

CHATHAM – Firefighters responded to a reported house fire in Chatham Thursday evening. The blaze was reported at the intersection of Fox Hill Road and Strong Island Road just after 9 PM. A 2nd alarm was sounded for additional manpower to the scene. CWN will bring you further details as we get them.…

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GOT JUNK?  MULTIPLE MID-CAPE CRASHES HAPPENED AROUND 4:00 P.M…  [HN VIDEO] »

YARMOUTH, MASSACHUSETTS – [HN VIDEO NOTES] – Multiple serious crashes suddenly tied up resources in the Mid-Cape area this afternoon, at around 4:00 p.m. As you will see in the following HN Video, a large “Got Junk?” commercial truck struck a major transformer-bearing utility pole in the area…

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Box truck crash knocks out power, closes White’s Path in Yarmouth »

YARMOUUTH – A traffic crash on White’s Path sometime after 4:30 PM Thursday shut down the road. A 1 800 Git Junk? box truck steuck a utility pole which was left dangling in the roadway. Crash reconstruction was called to the scene. 229 Eversource customers were left without power as a result…

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Motorcyclist seriously injured in crash in Yarmouth »

YARMOUTH – A motorcyclist was seriously injured in a crash in Yarmouth sometime after 4 PM Thursday. The collision happened on Station Avenue at Woid Eoad, the same location as a crash this morning involving a Yarmouth Fire engine. Photos by John P. Carroll/CWN Further details were not immediately…

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Precribed burn erupts into major brush fire at Joint Base Cape Cod »

SELRES_0.6720375891352615SELRES_0.6720375891352615 SELRES_0.6568039604086867SELRES_0.402603040870677SELRES_0.8555538332759319SELRES_0.8555538332759319SELRES_0.402603040870677SELRES_0.6568039604086867 JOINT BASE CAPE COD – What started as a prescribed burn erupted into a four-alarm brush fire. A…

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Breaking: Large brush fire breaks out at Joint Base Cape Cod »

JOINT BASE CAPE COD – A large brush fire broke out Joint Base Cape Cod early Thursday afternoon. A third alarm assignment brought mutual aid brush units from several towns to the scene along with Mass. Department of Conservation and Recreation units to the scene. A prescribed burn was planned for…

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Fire Engine, SUV collide in Yarmouth sending one person to hospital »

YARMOUTH – Late Thursday morning, Yarmouth firefighters were responding to a possible structure fire on West Great Western Rd. While responding, E43 was involved in an collision with an Acura SUV at Station Avenue & wood RFoad. The driver of the Acura was transported to Cape Cod Hospital with…

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Howard Boats owner accused of sexual assault found guilty after jury trial »

HYANNIS – Cape & Islands District Attorney Robert J. Galibois announced today that on April 30, 2025, 59-year-old Peter Eastman of Barnstable, was found guilty on a rape charge after a jury trial in the Barnstable Superior Court. On September 9, 2023, a woman walked into the Barnstable police…

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