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Road closed in Falmouth due to disabled Eversource truck »

FALMOUTH – A disabled Eversource truck closed Carriage Shop Road for a time late Tuesday afternoon. The road was temporarily shut down between Old Meeting House Road and Wagon Trail Road. It has since reopened. The post Road closed in Falmouth due to disabled Eversource truck appeared first on…

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CENTERVILLE RTE 28 CRASH… TWO TRANSPORTED… TRAFFIC DIVERTED…  [HN PHOTOS] »

  CENTERVILLE, Massachusetts –  Police and firefighters were working the scene of a crash at the intersection of Route 28 and Phinney’s Lane.  Sources tell HN that two individuals were transported to CCH (one a 14-year-old who was fortunately wearing her seat belt).  Their…

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Crash closes Route 28 in Centerville »

CENTERVILLE – A traffic crash shutdown a section of Route 28 in Centerville for a time. The crash happened about 6 PM on Falmouth Road (Route 28) at Phinney’s Lane. One person was transported to Cape Cod Hospital. The crash is under investigation by Barnstable Police. The post Crash closes…

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Crash leaves vehicle overturned in woods in Yarmouth »

YARMOUTH – A traffic crash left a vehicle overturned in the woods in Yarmouth. The crash happened shortly before 1:30 Tuesday on Buck Island Road at Camp Street. The driver was able to get out of the vehicle and was evaluated. Yarmouth Police are investigating the cause of the crash. The post Crash…

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Car nearly crashes into building in Hyannis »

HYANNIS – A car narrowly missed crashing into a building in Hyannis. The incident happened about 12:30 PM Tuesday at 248 Stevens Street. A Ford Explorer went off the roadway then went through bushes then hit a retaining wall and knocking over a handrail on the front steps of the building. The driver…

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Man airlifted after being pinned by motor vehicle in Hyannis »

HYANNIS – A man was flown to an off-Cape trauma center after reportedly being pinned under a motor vehicle. Hyannis rescuers responded to a Blueberry Hill Road residence shortly before noon Tuesday and transported the victim to Cape Cod Gateway Airport to meet the MedFlight helicopter. Further…

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61-YEAR-OLD HYANNIS MAN LIVING IN CARDBOARD BOX REPORTS MEDICATION STOLEN [HN PHOTOS] »

  HYANNIS, Massachusetts – A 61-year-old man living inside a cardboard box on the streets of Hyannis called police early this morning, reporting someone had just stolen a gym bag full of his belongings. Patrolman John York of the Barnstable Police Department took the report shortly after midnight.…

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Yarmouth Fire announce passing of retired Chief Randall Sherman »

YARMOUTH – The Yarmouth Fire Department regrets to announce the passing of retired Chief Randall Sherman. Chief Sherman served the Town of Yarmouth Massachusetts for 37 years, starting at the age of 19. He was Chief for 4 years, retiring in 2008. He was an active member of the fire service his…

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***  WATCH ***  REPORT OF HOMELESS DRUNK TRYING TO KICK DOWN SOMEONE’S FRONT DOOR… »

[HN VIDEO NOTES]  Last evening, as you will see and hear in the following HN Video, police rushed to an address on King’s Way in Hyannis for a report of a drunk homeless man trying to kick down the front door to a residence.  Multiple Barnstable Police cruisers in the vicinity were able…

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OFFICER USES TRANSLATOR TO ISSUE CRIMINAL CITATION FOR “UNREGISTERED, UNLICENSED, AND FAILURE TO STOP…”  [HN PHOTOS] »

      HYANNIS, Massachusetts – [HN PHOTO NOTES] – At around 9:30 p.m. last evening, a Barnstable Police patrolman attempted to stop a Hyundai Sonata that was coming back as being unregistered to a woman out of Framingham, Massachusetts. The Sonata allegedly failed to pull over right…

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