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Sunday photo essay: Sun and shade »

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Brewster Police investigate rollover crash »

BREWSTER – Brewster Police are iinvestigating a rollover crash. It happened shortly before 3:30 PM on. Satucket Road between Stony Brook and A.P. Necomb Roads. The driver was assusged out of the vehicle and appeared to have escaped any serious injury. Satucket Road was closed in the area until…

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***  WATCH ***  MAN SUSPECTED OF DRIVING DRUNK AFTER CRASHING INTO YARMOUTH PORT FENCE »

YARMOUTH PORT, MASSACHUSETTS – [HN VIDEO NOTES] –  As you will see and hear in the following HN Video, last evening Yarmouth police and firefighters responded to a single-vehicle crash on Route 6A, just west of the intersection with Mill Lane. The driver was reportedly still inside the vehicle…

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***  WATCH ***  FIREFIGHTERS QUICKLY DEAL W/ FIRE BEHIND HYANNIS “YUTE” CENTER »

Thank Goodness none of the little darlin’s playing nearby got hurt! Hyannis Youth and Community Center 141 Bassett Lane, Hyannis, Mass. Friday, April 25, 2025 @ appx. 7pm [HN VIDEO – PRESS PLAY] P.S. – Today’s Hytown Vignette is a brought to you by Herb Alpert…  [CLICK…

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Truck snags wires, snaps utility pole in Harwich »

HARWICH PORT – A truck snagged wires which in turned snapped a utility pole in Harwich just after 11:30 AM Friday. No injuries were reported As a result of the incident, Route 28 was closed between Chatham Road and Gotham Road. Motorists were urged to see alternate routes. utility crews were enroute…

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MAN, WOMAN HAD FELONIOUS INTENTIONS DURING BRAZEN MIDDAY B&E IN HYANNIS, COPS SAY [HN PHOTOS] »

HYANNIS, MASSACHUSETTS – APRIL 24, 2025 – [HN PHOTO NOTES] – Thursday afternoon, while the peaceful, law-abiding citizens of Hyannis were returning home from work and from running errands, a crime unfolded in broad daylight. Shortly after 4:00 p.m., Barnstable Police received a call reporting an…

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Two vehicle crash in Yarmouth sends one to Cape Cod Hospital »

YARMOUTH – Shortly after 6:30 PM Thursday evening, two vehicles, A Mercedes sedan and a Honda Odyssey minivan, collided at 918 Route 6A in front of Peterson’s Market in Yarmouth Port. The driver of one vehicle was transported to Cape Cod Hospital with unknown injuries. Route 6A was closed…

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Barnstable County Sheriff’s Office reports data breach due to “intentional act” by employee »

BOURNE – From the Barnstable County Sheriff’s Office (BCSO): “On April 22nd, 2025, Sheriff Donna D. Buckley was advised of a data breach. The breach appears to be an intentional act by a Barnstable County Sheriff’s Office employee and not the result of a failure of our digital…

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Fast moving brush fire quelled in Bourne »

BOURNE – A fast moving brush fire was reported along the Scenic Highway (Route 6) about 1:30 PM. The fire was between the Bourne Bridge and Edgehill Road. Officials were able to quickly contain the fire. There have been numerous reports of smoke on the upper Cape associated with a controlled burn…

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Homeless Individuals Arrested for Trespassing and Breaking & Entering in Hyannis [HN Photos] »

      HYANNIS, MASSACHUSETTS – [HN PHOTO NOTES & MULLINGS ON THE MATTER] –  Barnstable Police responded to a report of two men sleeping in an enclosed vestibule between two train cars behind DJ’s Wings this afternoon – Wednesday, April 23, 2025. The individuals were arrested…

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