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Multiple departments respond to brush fire in Mashpee »

MASHPEE – Multiple departments responded forestry units to a brush fire in Mashpee. The fire was reported off South Sandwich Road near the Rod & Gun Club shortly after noon Sunday. No injuries. Firefighters battled the dry, windy conditions to get the flames under control. The cause of the…

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***  HN VIDEO REPORT ***  ICE ANNOUNCES ONGOING ILLEGAL NON-CITIZEN REMOVAL FLIGHTS »

In recent months –  as covered in recent HN reports –  the Cape and Islands has seen a large number of illegal non-citizens arrested by the ERO Boston and local police.  These arrests have been for serious offenders with violent criminal histories, from murder and assaults… to…

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Sunday photo essay: Love this little island »

All photos by Jane Sheehy Emplit/CWN The post Sunday photo essay: Love this little island appeared first on CapeCod.com.

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Driver extricated, flown to trauma center after crash in Barnstable »

BARNSTABLE – A driver had to be extricated after a two-vehicle collision in Barnstable around 4 PM Saturday. The crash happened at Shootflying Hill Road and Patti Page Way by the Cape Cod Chamber of Commerce. The victim was then transported to Cape Cod Gateway Airport to meet a MedFlight helicopter…

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Firefighters called to Mass Maritime Academy building after report of smoke on 2nd floor »

BOURNE – Firefighters responded to the Massachusetts Maritime Academy on Academy Drive shortly after 10 AM Saturday. A report was received of smoke on the second floor of Harrington Hall. Officials were investigating mechanical equipment as a possible cause. No injuries were reported. Further details…

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Two people injured after vehicle reportedly collides with police cruiser in Hyannis »

HYANNIS – Two people were transported to Cape Cod Hospital after a car reportedly collided with a police cruiser in Hyannis. It happened shortly after 1 AM on Lincoln Road. According to reports, the cruiser was unoccupied at the time and no police officers were involved. CWN is checking with Barnstable…

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***  WATCH ***  TWO WOMEN BADLY HURT AFTER BMW SLAMS INTO POLICE CRUISER IN HYANNIS »

HYANNIS, MASSACHUSETTS –  [HN VIDEO NOTES]  –  As you will hear in the following HN video, at approximately 1:00 a.m. this morning, Barnstable Police officers were dispatched to what was described as a 911 “silent call” notification from an Apple watch stating that the owner had…

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MedFlight helicopters called for two pediatric injuries in Sandwich »

SANDWICH – Two MedFlight helicopters were called to Sandwich after 4 PM Friday for pediatric injuries. An infant reportedly fell down some stairs at a residence off Boardley Road. A short time later a toddler was injured in a fall from playground equipment at the Little Learners Preschool on Quaker…

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One person evaluated after stove fire in Wellfleet »

WELLFLEET – Firefighters were called to a Partridge Way residence around 3 PM Friday for reports of a fire behind a stove. The electrical issue was mitigated and the stove removed from the residence. One person was evaluated by EMTs at the scene. Further details were not immediately available.…

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TRUMP PICKS BOBBY KENNEDY, JR. FOR SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES »

ABOVE: Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. and current U.S. President-elect Donald Trump at an “Arizona for Trump” rally at Desert Diamond Arena in Glendale, Arizona… on August 23, 2024. Photograph: Gage Skidmore, Surprise, AZ   President-elect Donald Trump has picked Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead…

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