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ORLEANS – A fire erupted at Idle Times Bike Shop at 29 Main Street in Orleans about 7:30 AM Tuesday. Fire crews from several towns rushed to the scene and were able to quickly get the flames under control. No injuries were reported. Orleans Police report that Main Street between Route 6A and Locust…
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Tuesday, October 29, 2024
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I might be more fascinated by the early glow of day than anything else. There is something mysterious and eerie about this time of day well before sunrise. As it should be, I think, because we don’t really know what is about to come. …
Tuesday, October 29, 2024
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WELLFLEET – The Healey Administration is announcing a new round of grant funding to support the Herring River Estuary Restoration on the Outer Cape. The commonwealth has earmarked $144,000 for the management of the project, which will be added to the millions of dollars that has already been received…
Tuesday, October 29, 2024
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MASHPEE – A controversial decision impacting a book that was written by a member of the Wampanoag community in Mashpee has been reversed. Historian Linda Coombs authored the book “Colonization and the Wampanoag Story” in 2023 as part of a new series by Penguin Random House called “Race…
Tuesday, October 29, 2024
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BOSTON – Governor Maura Healey’s administration is announcing $30 million in grants to 13 regional transit authorities in Massachusetts to provide year-round, fare-free public transportation services. Among the transit authorities that applied for funding and will receive it this fiscal year are…
Tuesday, October 29, 2024
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FALMOUTH – The YMCA Cape Cod received a record $10 million donation from local philanthropists Donald R. Smith and Pamela Burkes-Smith to build a new YMCA branch on Brick Kiln Road in Falmouth. It’s the largest donation in the organization’s 58-year history. The 68,000-square-foot…
Tuesday, October 29, 2024
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Monday, October 28, 2024
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HARWICH FD MEDIA STATEMENT: Early this evening the department responded to Brooks Rd Beach for a report of a child trapped in a hole. On arrival personnel found a child in a three foot wide, three foot deep hole in the sitting position. The child was buried to the chest level. Personnel began…
Monday, October 28, 2024
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HARWICH – Firefighters had to free a child after they reportedly became trapped up to their chest in a hole on the beach at the end Brooks Road about 5:30 PM Monday. Using shovels and other tools, rescuers were able to free the child who was evaluated by EMTs as a precaution. From Harwich Fire:…
Monday, October 28, 2024
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This sweet 5 month old kitten needs a forever home on Cape Cod
Monday, October 28, 2024
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YARMOUTH – Yarmouth Police Chief Kevin Lennon has announced that the Yarmouth Police Department, in collaboration with the Cape Cod Regional Tactical Team, will be conducting a large-scale training exercise. The training is scheduled for Tuesday, October 29, from 7 AM to 5 PM, at the former Mattacheese…
Monday, October 28, 2024
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BOURNE/SANDWICH – State officials have announced almost $400,000 in Innovative Career Planning Grant awards to 26 school districts preparing their students for work in high-demand fields, including the Bourne and Sandwich School Districts. Created as part of the Executive Office of Education’s…
Monday, October 28, 2024
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OSTERVILLE – Opposition is mounting against a proposal to land offshore wind transmission energy cables on Dowses Beach in Barnstable. The plan is part of New England Wind 2 from Avangrid Renewables. State Representative Kip Diggs says he successfully advocated for legislation that effectively halts…
Monday, October 28, 2024
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NANTUCKET – Two fishermen recently mistook a dead whale off Nantucket which turned out to be a capsized boat. Nicholas Whitbeck and Joe Tormay alerted the Coast Guard after realizing it was a capsized boat that they saw, with a man sitting on top of it, last weekend. The man said he had been…
Sunday, October 27, 2024
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HYANNIS, MASSACHUSETTS – [HN VIDEO REPORT] – As you will see in the following HN Video Report, at around 6:00 p.m. Sunday evening, Hyannis Firefighters rushed to report of a structure fire on Pontiac Street. What exactly happened next? Well, you can find out more by playing the…
Sunday, October 27, 2024
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HYANNIS – Fire broke out at a residential structure on Pontiac Street in Hyannis about 6 PM Sunday. The fire appeared to be in the basement of an unoccupied structure. No injuries were reported and the cause of the fire is under investigation. Further details were not immediately available. The…
Sunday, October 27, 2024
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WEST YARMOUTH, MASSACHUSETTS – [YPD MEDIA STATEMENT] – Yarmouth Police were called to the Englewood Beach parking lot [at the end of Berry Avenue] early this morning after receiving a report of two unresponsive men lying on the ground. When officers arrived, they provided immediate…
Sunday, October 27, 2024
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A few months ago, I went to Marconi Beach well before sunrise. I took a few shots of the stairs leading down to the beach as it was the most visible to me under the moonlight. I liked the way the rigidity of the structure opened up to the mystery of the evening sky. (Since the time of this visit…
Sunday, October 27, 2024
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WELLFLEET – Several injuries were reported after an apparent head-on crash on Route 6 in Wellfleet sometime after 9 AM Sunday. The crash happened between Old County Road and Cottontail Road. One person was transported to Cape Cod Hospital with injuries that were believed to be serious but not life-threatening.…
Sunday, October 27, 2024
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YARMOUTH – There was a large police presence at Englewood Beach off Berry Avenue in Yarmouth early Sunday morning. Officers rushed to the area about 6 AM after receiving a report of two people down in the parking lot. Both were rushed to Cape Cod Hospital. Crime scene tape was hoisted around the…
Sunday, October 27, 2024
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HYANNIS – The Town of Barnstable is notifying residents that contractors will begin performing construction work in Hyannis along Ocean Street and Gosnold Street tomorrow, Monday, October 28, 2024. The work will be focused on Ocean Street in the area between the John F. Kennedy Memorial and Hawes…
Sunday, October 27, 2024
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Saturday, October 26, 2024
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FALMOUTH – Multiple Falmouth and US Coast Guard resources were called out after a vessel capsized off Falmouth. It happened sometime after 5 PM off Black Beach. A Good Samaritan who tried to swim out to the victims was pulled out by rescuers. Two people onboard the ill-fated vessel were pulled…
Saturday, October 26, 2024
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WAREHAM – A traffic crash is causing delays on Route 25 in Wareham. Police responded to a reported vehicle overturned in the median near milemarker 3 in Wareham about 9 AM Saturday morning. Lane closures are reported in both directions in the area of the Agawam River. CWN is checking with Mass…
Saturday, October 26, 2024
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It’s been a great week to be on Cape Cod.
Saturday, October 26, 2024
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During this September trip to Cape Cod, I stayed a night in Provincetown. It’s the liveliest, most interesting town on Cape Cod, at the farthest point, where the tip curves around as if beckoning you in. Recommended by a friend I had met traveling, I lodged at an inn at the far end of the town, out…
Saturday, October 26, 2024
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ORLEANS – A car struck a utility pole in Orleans around 3 AM Saturday. The collision happened on Route 28 near Old Timers Lane. The driver was able to get out of the vehicle and appeared to have escaped any serious injury. Orleans Police are investigating the crash which shut down Route 28 until…
Friday, October 25, 2024
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CHATHAM, MASSACHUSETTS – The Chatham Police department responded to a rollover crash on Main Street near the Wayside Inn at around 8:00 p.m. this evening. The occupants were able to exit the vehicle with no serious injuries reported, according to radio transmissions. Traffic was diverted…
Friday, October 25, 2024
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PLYMOUTH, MASSACHUSETTS – According to a Plymouth Police Department media statement, at approximately 5:45 pm Friday – 10/25/24 – the Plymouth County Sheriff’s Department Communications Center began to receive numerous calls reporting a shooting and a person suffering…
Friday, October 25, 2024
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SANDWICH – A fully involved car fire temporarily shutdown Route 6 in Sandwich. The vehicle ended up in the woods on the westbound side just past the Chase Road exit shortly before 9 PM Friday. The driver was able to escape the vehicle and no injuries were reported. Both lanes were blocked until…
Friday, October 25, 2024
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CHATHAM – Chatham Police are investigating a rollover crash. It happened about 8 PM on Main Street by the Chatham Wayside Inn. No serious injuries were reported after a Toyota Rav4 ended up on its side. Main Street was closed until the vehicle could be removed. Further details were not immediately…
Friday, October 25, 2024
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Red Flag Warning URGENT – FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Boston/Norton MA 656 PM EDT Fri Oct 25 2024 …RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 7 PM EDT SATURDAY FOR MASSACHUSETTS… * AFFECTED AREA…In Massachusetts, Western Franklin, Eastern Franklin, Northern Worcester,…
Friday, October 25, 2024
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PLYMOUTH – Plymouth officials are on the scene of a shooting that occurred late Friday afternoon on Main Street in downtown Plymouth. Few details are available but Plymouth Police do say there is no danger to the public but are asking people to stay away from the area. CWN will bring you further…
Friday, October 25, 2024
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Breast surgeon and Director of Breast Services for Cape Cod Healthcare Dr. Jill Oxley joins Grady Culhane to discuss breast cancer awareness. More on early detection, survivor services and more can be found on CCHC’s official breast care site here. The post Breast Cancer Awareness with Cape Cod…