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Early morning fire forces family from their house in Sandwich »

SANDWICH – An early morning fire forced a family from their home in Sandwich. Firefighters responded to Ridgewood Drive about 1:15 AM to find flames on the exterior of the house. Crews extinguished the flames and checked for any fire extension into the exterior of the house. No injuries were reported.…

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One person injured in traffic crash on Route 28 in Hyannis »

HYANNIS – About 11 AM Saturday, two vehicles collided on Route 28 at the rear entrance to the Cape Cod Mall in Hyannis. A Chevy Silverado and a Hyundia Elantra were involved. One party was transported to Cape Cod Hospital with unknown injuries. Barnstable Police are investigating the crash. The…

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Early Morning Mix-Up: “Gunshots” in Cotuit Woods Spark Police Swarm — But It Was Just Coon Hunters on the Prowl! »

ABOVE HN PHOTO: In the pre-dawn hours of a refreshing, yet somewhat brisk Cape Cod morning, what started as a tense suspicious activity investigation on Abbey Gate Road in Cotuit quickly turned into something seemingly even more serious. Around 2:30 a.m., Barnstable Police rushed to the scene after a…

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COMM Fire hosts multi-agency dive drill »

CENTERVILLE – From Centerville-Osterville-Marstons Mills Fire (COMM): Thursday our department held a multi agency dive drill in Osterville at the Oyster Harbors drawbridge. The training – which focused on submerged victim recovery and advanced dive operations – gave our dive team members,…

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Car, Peter Pan bus collide in West Barnstable »

WEST BARNSTABLE – A Honda Civic coupe and a Peter Pan bus collided in West Barnstable sometime after 1 PM Friday. The collision happened on the ramp from Route 6 eastbound to Route 132. No passengers were on the bus and the drivers appeared to have escaped any serious injuries. Barnstable Police…

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Small plane lands safely at Hyannis after reporting communications issue »

HYANNIS – A small plane landed safely after the pilot reported a communications issue. The Beechcraft Bonaza with 4 souls on board landed without incident or injury at Cape Cod Gateway Airport about 9:15 AM Friday. Further details were not immediately available. The post Small plane lands safely…

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Chatham Fire holds departmental awards ceremony »

CHATHAM – From the Town of Chatham: Thursday morning, Thursday, November 13th, the Fire Department hosted a departmental awards ceremony to recognize public safety staff who recently provided heroic lifesaving actions to members of our community. Deputy Harbormaster Marshall Burke was honored for…

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Vehicle fire in Wareham causes heat damage to nearby building »

WAREHAM – From Wareham Fire: Thursday afternoon, the Wareham Fire Department was alerted via 911 of a motor vehicle fire on Sandwich Road. C-2 Asst Chief Haskell arrived on scene and found a vehicle fully involved with an exposure to a structure. Engine 1 with members of Shift 1 arrived on scene…

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Ordnance found at Eastham Beach being detonated in place »

EASTHAM – From Eastham Police: Please be advised that a volatile ordinance was discovered at a bay beach in North Eastham earlier today. The Massachusetts State Police Bomb Squad was requested to the scene and decided that the safest course of action is to detonate the device at its current remote…

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No injuries after garbage truck peels side off box truck in Dennis »

DENNIS – A garage truck apparently sideswiped a box truck peeling the side open. The crash happened about 10:00 AM Thursday at Route 28 & Trotting Park Road. No injuries were reported. Dennis Police are investigating. Photos by a Cape Wide News reader. If you see breaking news and can safely…

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