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Tuesday, August 25, 2026
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As though it never even waswe walked a thinning beach linerecalling all the years beforewhen time felt widertoes pressed deeper into warm sandtables crowded with grilled dishesrooms alive with laughter and stories But now the season passesand all we feel is the passing.
Tuesday, August 25, 2026
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BOURNE – A pickup truck was found submerged at the Taylor’s Point Marina on Academy Drive around noon Tuesday. No one was in the vehicle. Firefighters deployed booms to contain any possible leakage from the vehicle. Further details were not immediately available.
Tuesday, August 25, 2026
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Appointments Committee 08-24-2026
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Tuesday, August 25, 2026
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HYANNIS – From Barnstable Police: The Barnstable Police Department has received increased reports of a scam involving victims being contacted by the Barnstable County Sheriff’s Office saying they have a warrant for failed jury duty appearance or other related court proceedings. The victim is…
Tuesday, August 25, 2026
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HYANNIS, MASSACHUSETTS — A reportedly highly intoxicated young man plunged from a second-story window into a bush early Tuesday morning while trying to evade Barnstable police, ending a tense confrontation…
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Tuesday, August 25, 2026
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HYANNIS – From Hyannis Firefighters: Monday, in partnership with Cape Cod Hospital, Hyannis Fire Department began carrying low-titer O whole blood. Our Transfusion Medics can now deliver blood to patients in hemorrhagic shock at the scene and en route. Severe bleeding is the leading preventable…
Monday, August 24, 2026
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SANDWICH – Heavy delays were reported on Route 6 westbound between Chase Road and Quaker Meetinghouse Road in Sandwich due to police activity. The scene unfolded sometine after 3 PM. According to reports, a disturbance, possibly domestic in nature, broke out in a vehicle. EMS evaluated one person…
Monday, August 24, 2026
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Monday, August 24, 2026
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DENNIS – A natural gas line was struck by a contractor in Dennis Monday morning. Firefighters responded to Tiffani’s Circle off Setucket Road about 10:30 AM and deployed a hose to keep the vapors down. National Grid responded to mitigate the situation.
Monday, August 24, 2026
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HYANNIS, MASSACHUSETTS — Shortly after 8 a.m. Monday, Barnstable Police officers and a Hyannis Fire Department ambulance crew raced to 6 Main Street after reports of a naked man openly defecating on the grounds of a building that houses multiple medical offices in the East End. The first officer…
Sunday, August 23, 2026
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If you didn’t know it was there you’d probably never know it was. The paved road unexpectedly turned to gravel. The overgrown grass and trees hid the sign marking the entrance to a rather obscure area of the vast coastal nature preserve. I parked where I could looking for signs that didn’t exist.…
Sunday, August 23, 2026
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ABOVE: Yarmouth police pulled over to check on a barefoot woman walking down Route 28 during the wee hours in West Yarmouth after at least two concerned callers reported her waving her arms and walking in the roadway. Officers found her cooperative, determined she was okay, and were satisfied she could…
Sunday, August 23, 2026
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BREWSTER – From Brewster Police: Route 39 in Brewster (South Orleans Road) is currently closed between Freeman’s Way and Meetinghouse Village following a single-vehicle crash involving a utility pole and fire hydrant. Utility crews will be on scene for much of the day replacing the damaged…
Sunday, August 23, 2026
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BREWSTER, MASSACHUSETTS — A single-vehicle crash early Sunday morning left a stretch of Route 39 without power and water after a Jeep SUV ripped through a utility pole and a fire hydrant before slamming into trees and a fence. Brewster police and firefighters responded around…
Saturday, August 22, 2026
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HYANNIS – Shortly after after 4:30 PM Saturday afternoon, a vehicle overturned onto its side and then struck a parked pickup truck. The crash happened on Main Street just before Stevens Street. Several people were evaluated at the scene with one party transported to Cape Cod Hospital with unknown…
Saturday, August 22, 2026
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Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Boston/Norton MA 228 AM EDT Sat Aug 22 2026 …HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM EDT THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON… * WHAT…Dangerous rip currents expected. * WHERE…Eastern Plymouth and Barnstable MA Counties.…
Friday, August 21, 2026
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WEST BARNSTABLE – Firefighters were called to the Kimber Woods complex around 7 PM Friday for a fully involved vehicle fire. No injuries were reported and the fire was confined to the car. The cause of the fire is under investigation. Photo and video via Cape Cod Incidents/CWN
Friday, August 21, 2026
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Tell Me A Story | Chuck Burke on the Forestdale & the Burke Family
Friday, August 21, 2026
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Wampanoag Heritage Day | August 22nd, 2026
Friday, August 21, 2026
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Chief Brandon Esip Bourne Police/CWN BOURNE – Bourne Police Chief Brandon Esip has been suspended without pay after reportedly leaving his duty belt with an unloaded firearm in the lobby of the Bourne Police Station for approximately three minutes. According to a statement from Bourne Town Administrator…
Friday, August 21, 2026
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CENTERVILLE – Four vehicles including a trailer collided in Centerville about 2 PM Friday. The crash happened on Falmouth Road (Route 28) at Old Stage Roaf. Four people were transported to Cape Cod Hospital with unknown injuries. Route 28 was closed in the area and motorists were urged to sell…
Friday, August 21, 2026
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Friday, August 21, 2026
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WAREHAM – A woman was lucky to escape with only minor injuries after a large tree came down striking her vehicle. The incident happened around 10:20 AM on Cranberry Highway (Route 28) near County Road (Route 58) in West Wareham. The victim was transported to Tobey Hospital for evaluation. MassDOT…
Thursday, August 20, 2026
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CHATHAM – From the Town of Chatham: The Massachusetts Department of Public Health (MDPH) has confirmed that West Nile Virus (WNV) was detected in a mosquito sample collected in Chatham on August 18, 2026. This is the first detection of West Nile Virus in Chatham since testing began. As a result,…
Thursday, August 20, 2026
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HARWICH – From Harwich Fire: Around 9 AM Thursday, Harwich Engine 2 was dispatched to Nauset Beach View Path for an odor of propane. On arrival they found an underground tank that had been struck by a machine causing a small leak at the value that couldn’t be secured. Car 1 and Car 2 also […]
Thursday, August 20, 2026
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SANDWICH – From Sandwich Police: On August 18, 2026, Sandwich Police Detectives, with assistance from the Massachusetts State Police Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force and the Barnstable Police Department, executed a search warrant at a residence located in Sandwich, MA. As a result of…
Thursday, August 20, 2026
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Conservation Commission Meeting | 8.19.2026
Thursday, August 20, 2026
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OSTERVILLE – A mariner spotted and reportedly pulled a person from the water off Sepuit Road in Osterville around 12:30 PM Thursday. The victim was transported to Cape Cod Hospital. CWN has reached out to officials for further details.
Thursday, August 20, 2026
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BOSTON, MA – From U.S. Attorney Office Massachusetts: A former Master Sergeant of the 102 Security Forces of the Massachusetts National Guard stationed in Sandwich, Mass., was sentenced yesterday in federal court in Boston for possession and distribution of child sexual abuse material (CSAM). Nicholas…
Thursday, August 20, 2026
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TRURO – A motorcyclist was seriously injured in a crash on Route 6 near the Wellfleet line. The victim was transported to the Marconi site in Wellfleet to meet a MedFlight helicopter to be flown to an off-Cape trauma center. Traffic already heavy due to the Carnival Parade in Provincetown was further…
Thursday, August 20, 2026
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ABOVE: A number of uniformed Barnstable Police patrol officers responded to a Hyannis address shortly after 4 a.m. Thursday after a report of a man suffering some type of mental health crisis in someone’s backyard. He was said to be holding a crowbar. Officers arrived and confronted the man. He was…