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• December 31, 2008
• 23:25

  (No heading)

   » ‎ Cape Cod Times Headlines

  Posted: December 31st, 2008, 11:25pm EST

  NEW YEAR'S DAY BUSINESS HOURS

• 12:59

  Numerous right whales seen off Maine

   » ‎ Cape Cod Times Headlines

  Posted: December 31st, 2008, 12:59pm EST

  PORTLAND, Maine - Scientists think they have identified a wintering area and a possible breeding ground in the Gulf of Maine for the endangered North Atlantic right whale.

• 12:01

  CapeCast: New Year's resolutions from Provincetown!

   » ‎ Cape Cod Times Headlines

  Posted: December 31st, 2008, 12:01pm EST

  On today's CapeCast: We ask a fun bunch of Provincetowners for their New Year's resolutions--you won't believe what they say!

• 10:42

  Snow begins to fall on the Cape and Islands

   » ‎ Cape Cod Times Headlines

  Posted: December 31st, 2008, 10:42am EST

  HYANNIS - Snow began falling in the Cape region this morning, several hours ahead of earlier forecasts, with accumulation estimates in excess of 6 inches and slippery road causing accidents.

• 9:52

  Harwich youths arrested in pro shop burglary

   » ‎ Cape Cod Times Headlines

  Posted: December 31st, 2008, 9:52am EST

  HARWICH - Two Harwich teens were arrested early this morning and charged with burglarizing the Cranberry Valley Golf Course pro shop.

• 9:34

  2008: Images that paint a picture

   » ‎ Cape Cod Times Headlines

  Posted: December 31st, 2008, 9:34am EST

  Like all years, 2008 was a year of highs and lows and every step along the way the staff of the Cape Cod Times chronicled events through photographic images - See a photo gallery

• 8:57

  Police concerned about missing 80-year-old

   » ‎ Cape Cod Times Headlines

  Posted: December 31st, 2008, 8:57am EST

  Police are searching for an 80-year-old Cotuit man, Robert Ouellete, who did not return home yesterday after having his car repaired at a Hyannis dealership.

• 8:33

  The most popular words uttered by pols?

   » ‎ Cape Cod Times Headlines

  Posted: December 31st, 2008, 8:33am EST

  The top five words most often used by local Rep William Delahunt, D-Mass, as recorded in this year’s Congressional Record were: coast, guard, station, whaling and public, according to a Web site.

• 8:17

  Weather: Snow expected to fall this afternoon

   » ‎ Cape Cod Times Headlines

  Posted: December 31st, 2008, 8:17am EST

  The National Weather Service says to expect snow today with a chance of thunderstorms with now accumulation of 4 to 8 inches on the Cape with very windy conditions in the lower 30s.

• 8:09

  Actors Bacon, Sedgwick among Madoff victims

   » ‎ Cape Cod Times Headlines

  Posted: December 31st, 2008, 8:09am EST

  Call it six degrees of Bernard Madoff: Kevin Bacon and wife Kyra Sedgwick are among the many victims of the massive Ponzi scheme run by the disgraced New York money manager.

• 8:01

  If no deal, no 'SpongeBob' on Time Warner

   » ‎ Cape Cod Times Headlines

  Posted: December 31st, 2008, 8:01am EST

  Media giant Viacom said its Nickelodeon, MTV, Comedy Central and 16 other channels will go dark on Time Warner Cable at 12:01 am tomorrow if a new carriage fee deal is not agreed upon by then.

• 7:58

  China dairy boss delayed reporting quality issues

   » ‎ Cape Cod Times Headlines

  Posted: December 31st, 2008, 7:58am EST

  BEIJING - A former dairy boss who could face the death penalty in China's tainted milk scandal testified Wednesday that she began investigating product quality issues in May but did not notify authorities until August, a state news agency said.

• 7:49

  Franken lead at 49; Minn. absentees left

   » ‎ Cape Cod Times Headlines

  Posted: December 31st, 2008, 7:49am EST

  ST PAUL, Minn - Democratic candidate Al Franken now holds a 49-vote lead over Republican Sen Norm Coleman in Minnesota's Senate race, but wrangling over inclusion of absentee ballots continued yesterday.

• 7:45

  Landowners sue TVA for $165M over coal ash spill

   » ‎ Cape Cod Times Headlines

  Posted: December 31st, 2008, 7:45am EST

  KINGSTON, Tenn - A group of land owners sued the Tennessee Valley Authority for $165 million on Tuesday over a dike burst that spilled more than a billion gallons of coal ash sludge.

• 7:32

  Kennedy's 'you knows' become political fodder

   » ‎ Cape Cod Times Headlines

  Posted: December 31st, 2008, 7:32am EST

  Tracking Caroline Kennedy, the would-be New York senator, and her verbal tics has become a political parlor game in the days since she gave her first round of in-depth interviews.

• 7:29

  Ex-wife's friend: Gunman distant after marriage

   » ‎ Cape Cod Times Headlines

  Posted: December 31st, 2008, 7:29am EST

  POMONA, Calif - When Roxanne Jauregui heard on Christmas Day that there had been a horrible shooting on her best friend's street in Covina, she picked up her cell phone and called her soul mate of 30 years to get some firsthand details.

• 7:26

  No Mega Millions jackpot winner in Tuesday drawing

   » ‎ Cape Cod Times Headlines

  Posted: December 31st, 2008, 7:26am EST

  The jackpot in the multistate Mega Millions lottery drawing grew to $46 million for Friday's drawing; one of the tickets sold for Tuesday's $37 million drawing matched all five lotto numbers and the Mega Ball.

• 6:00

  Turkington: Electing to pack up

   » ‎ Cape Cod Times Headlines

  Posted: December 31st, 2008, 6:00am EST

  When state Rep. Eric Turkington, D-Falmouth, cleans out his Statehouse office in early January, it will read like a history of Cape Cod public policy over the past two decades.

• 6:00

  Furniture store owner accused of tax evasion

   » ‎ Cape Cod Times Headlines

  Posted: December 31st, 2008, 6:00am EST

  HYANNIS — Local businessman and television advertising personality Abbott Davidson, the owner of Sid's Furniture Outlet, was indicted by a Suffolk County grand jury this week on charges that he failed to pay $245,000 in sales taxes over a two-year...

• 6:00

  Assistance makes smile possible

   » ‎ Cape Cod Times Headlines

  Posted: December 31st, 2008, 6:00am EST

  This woman's airtight budget didn't allow for any holes in her bank account, and it certainly didn't leave room for holes in her teeth.

• 6:00

  Governor seeks more budget cuts

   » ‎ Cape Cod Times Headlines

  Posted: December 31st, 2008, 6:00am EST

  BOSTON — Gov. Deval Patrick said yesterday the state needs to make a second round of emergency budget cuts, and he plans to ask the Legislature for the power to make mid-year cuts in local aid to cities and towns.

• 6:00

  Tribal councilors call emergency meeting for Friday

   » ‎ Cape Cod Times Headlines

  Posted: December 31st, 2008, 6:00am EST

  tribE members seek emergency meeting

• 6:00

  Harwich student faces criminal driving charges

   » ‎ Cape Cod Times Headlines

  Posted: December 31st, 2008, 6:00am EST

  ORLEANS — A Harwich student faces criminal charges after police took a second look into a June 6 accident during a senior graduation celebration.

• 6:00

  Man faces charges in purse-snatching

   » ‎ Cape Cod Times Headlines

  Posted: December 31st, 2008, 6:00am EST

  HYANNIS — Barnstable police arrested one man and are looking for another in connection with a purse snatching incident involving an 83-year-old woman Monday.

• 6:00

  Fallen limb cuts power in Bourne

   » ‎ Cape Cod Times Headlines

  Posted: December 31st, 2008, 6:00am EST

  BUZZARDS BAY — A felled tree limb caused a power outage yesterday morning that cut off the lights and heat in Bourne Town Hall for nearly two hours, officials said.

• 6:00

  Selectmen propose beach safety plan

   » ‎ Cape Cod Times Headlines

  Posted: December 31st, 2008, 6:00am EST

  CHATHAM — The best way to ensure safety at Lighthouse Beach is to have a designated swimming area near the parking lot staffed with lifeguards and close the more treacherous areas altogether, selectmen said last night.

• 6:00

  Dennis Pond area will reopen tomorrow

   » ‎ Cape Cod Times Headlines

  Posted: December 31st, 2008, 6:00am EST

  dennis pond area

• 6:00

  Workshop will focus on storm runoff projects

   » ‎ Cape Cod Times Headlines

  Posted: December 31st, 2008, 6:00am EST

  workshop to focus on storm runoff

• 6:00

  Bourne police sergeant's penalty upheld

   » ‎ Cape Cod Times Headlines

  Posted: December 31st, 2008, 6:00am EST

  BOURNE — A decision to discipline a police sergeant for not going to the scene of a January confrontation in which a man was shot in the leg by a deputy from the Barnstable County Sheriff's Department has been upheld, town and police officials said...

• 6:00

  Grants to fight pollution available

   » ‎ Cape Cod Times Headlines

  Posted: December 31st, 2008, 6:00am EST

  grants to fight pollution available

• 6:00

  Motorists injured in Falmouth crash

   » ‎ Cape Cod Times Headlines

  Posted: December 31st, 2008, 6:00am EST

  FALMOUTH — Two drivers were taken to Falmouth Hospital Monday night after a head-on collision on Route 151 near the Route 28 off-ramp, police said.

• 6:00

  Repaired LNG tanker back in service

   » ‎ Cape Cod Times Headlines

  Posted: December 31st, 2008, 6:00am EST

  BOSTON — The Suez Matthew safely moored in Everett at about 11 a.m. Monday after the captain of the port lifted a detention order placed on the LNG tanker when the vessel temporarily lost propulsion east of Provincetown late Saturday night.

• 6:00

  Cape driver listed in critical condition

   » ‎ Cape Cod Times Headlines

  Posted: December 31st, 2008, 6:00am EST

  MARSTONS MILLS — A Mashpee woman was in critical condition at a Boston hospital last night recovering from a three-car accident in town Monday afternoon.

• 6:00

  Barnstable District Court

   » ‎ Cape Cod Times Headlines

  Posted: December 31st, 2008, 6:00am EST

  In court Tuesday:

• December 30, 2008
• 23:48

  Cape driver listed in critical condition

   » ‎ Cape Cod Times Headlines

  Posted: December 30th, 2008, 11:48pm EST

  MARSTONS MILLS – A Mashpee woman was in critical condition at a Boston hospital Tuesday night recovering from a three-car accident in town Monday afternoon.

• 15:50

  Defiant Blagojevich names Obama replacement

   » ‎ Cape Cod Times Headlines

  Posted: December 30th, 2008, 3:50pm EST

  Defying lawmakers, Gov. Rod Blagojevich today appointed former Illinois Attorney General Roland Burris to replace President-elect Barack Obama in the U.S. Senate.

• 15:09

  Town area closed due to public sex to reopen

   » ‎ Cape Cod Times Headlines

  Posted: December 30th, 2008, 3:09pm EST

  YARMOUTHPORT - A conservation area that was closed in November because of “illicit sexual activity” will reopen at the start of 2009 but authorities will prosecute and publicize violators.

• 14:29

  Patrick says another $1B in state cuts likely

   » ‎ Cape Cod Times Headlines

  Posted: December 30th, 2008, 2:29pm EST

  Gov Deval Patrick said today he will have to cut the state budget even more deeply than expected as tax collections fall below revised estimates and another $1 billion in cuts are likely.

• 14:29

  Patrick: Another $1B in state cuts likely

   » ‎ Cape Cod Times Headlines

  Posted: December 30th, 2008, 2:29pm EST

  Gov Deval Patrick said today he will have to cut the state budget even more deeply than expected as tax collections fall below revised estimates and another $1 billion in cuts are likely.

• 13:07

  Hyannis furniture store owner indicted on taxes

   » ‎ Cape Cod Times Headlines

  Posted: December 30th, 2008, 1:07pm EST

  The owner of Sid’s Furniture in Hyannis has been indicted by a Suffolk County grand jury on charges that he failed to pay $245,000 in sales taxes over a two-year period.

• 11:51

  CapeCast: Kids take the plunge!

   » ‎ Cape Cod Times Headlines

  Posted: December 30th, 2008, 11:51am EST

  On today's CapeCast: What do you do with stir-crazy vacation kids? How about a wet, wild dip in the Cape's largest indoor wave pool--check out this major SPLASH video!

• 10:24

  Police arrest man in Hyannis purse-snatching

   » ‎ Cape Cod Times Headlines

  Posted: December 30th, 2008, 10:24am EST

  HYANNIS - Barnstable police arrested one man and are looking for another in connection with a purse snatching from an 83-year-old woman yesterday outside a supermarket.

• 10:10

  Pay stub used as bank robbery note

   » ‎ Cape Cod Times Headlines

  Posted: December 30th, 2008, 10:10am EST

  CHICAGO - The robber's threatening note made a Chicago bank job easy to solve: The FBI says the suspect wrote it on his pay stub.

• 10:03

  Baby smothered while in mother's bed

   » ‎ Cape Cod Times Headlines

  Posted: December 30th, 2008, 10:03am EST

  TAUNTON - Taunton police say a 3-month-old baby boy died Sunday, apparently after being accidentally smothered while sleeping in his mother's bed - apparently a "tragic accident.

• 8:27

  LNG tanker certified to return to service

   » ‎ Cape Cod Times Headlines

  Posted: December 30th, 2008, 8:27am EST

  BOSTON - The Suez Matthew safely moored in Everett around 11 a.m., yesterday after a detention order was lifted from the LNG tanker when it temporarily lost propulsion east of Provincetown late Saturday night.

• 8:11

  Acushnet Co. recalls Titleist golf balls

   » ‎ Cape Cod Times Headlines

  Posted: December 30th, 2008, 8:11am EST

  FAIRHAVEN - Just days before a court-ordered injunction halting sales of some Titleist Pro V1 golf balls goes into effect, Acushnet Co has asked retailers to return any affected balls in exchange for other, unaffected balls, the company said.

• 8:07

  Weather: Pull out those union suits gents

   » ‎ Cape Cod Times Headlines

  Posted: December 30th, 2008, 8:07am EST

  While today’s weather won’t be so bad, if you haven’t got them out yet, might be a good idea to pull your union suits in preparation for some upcoming snow and cold temperatures.

• 7:55

  Wind advisory issued for Cape region

   » ‎ Cape Cod Times Headlines

  Posted: December 30th, 2008, 7:55am EST

  The National Weather Service has issued a wind advisory from 7 am through 3 pm today for the Cape and Islands region with northwest winds 25-35 mph and gusts up to 50 mph.

• 7:43

  'Valkyrie' non-flop augurs well for Cruise

   » ‎ Cape Cod Times Headlines

  Posted: December 30th, 2008, 7:43am EST

  After the reasonably strong box office performance of "Valkyrie" over the weekend, skeptics were robbed of the chance to declare "Flop!" as the Tom Cruise WWII thriller earned $21 million over the weekend

• 7:34

  Great jazz trumpeter Freddie Hubbard dies

   » ‎ Cape Cod Times Headlines

  Posted: December 30th, 2008, 7:34am EST

  Freddie Hubbard whose blazing virtuosity influenced a generation of trumpet players and who collaborated with such greats as Ornette Coleman, John Coltrane and Sonny Rollins, died yesterday.