Friday, July 31, 2026 (2 hours, 1 minute ago) via Cape Wide News
FALMOUTH – From Falmouth Police: ***ALERT*** Main Street between 419- 587 (between Nye and King Street) is currently closed to all through traffic due to a downed utility pole and wires. Emergency and utility crews are actively working on the scene to secure the area. Eastbound Traffic: Vehicles…
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Friday, July 31, 2026
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BRIDGEWATER – From Mass Department of Fire Services: State Fire Marshal Jon M. Davine and Massachusetts Firefighting Academy leadership today announced the graduation of 20 firefighters from the 50-day Career Recruit Firefighting Training Program. “Massachusetts firefighters are on the…
Friday, July 31, 2026
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PROVINCETOWN – From Provincetown Police: The Provincetown Police Department recently concluded a targeted drug investigation that resulted in the seizure of more than $6,000 in cash as well as large quantities of narcotics that led to the arrest of Joseph Centrella, 42, of Provincetown. As…
Friday, July 31, 2026
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HYANNIS – A sprinker system saved the day after a fire broke out in an office building overnight in Hyannis. Firefighters responding to an alarm activation about 3:30 AM encountered smoke on the second floor of the structure at 973 Iyannough Road (Route 132) and discovered the fire which was quickly…
Friday, July 31, 2026
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Miracle in Dennis: Missing Autistic Boy Found Safe After Harrowing Overnight Search [HN Video]
Friday, July 31, 2026
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EASTHAM – From Eastham Police: Have you ever wondered about the inner workings of the Eastham Police Department??? We are now accepting applications for the 11th session of our Citizen’s Police Academy! On Monday September 14, and continuing for ten weeks, the Eastham Police Department will be…
Thursday, July 30, 2026
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DENNIS – The Barnstable County Tech Rescue Team (BCTRT) was activated shortly before 11 PM Thursday. The request was to respond to Dennis to search for a missing autistic child. A staging area was set up on Bob Crowell Road. CWN has reached out to Dennis officials for further details.
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Thursday, July 30, 2026
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PROVINCETOWN – From Provincetown Police: The Provincetown Police Department is seeking the public’s help to identify the individual in the red jacket and the individual in the blue jacket wearing a pink hat for an ongoing investigation. There is no danger to the public at this time. If you have…
Thursday, July 30, 2026
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YARMOUTH – At about 8 AM Thursday there was a single vehicle crash on Route 6A at West Yarmouth Road in Yarmouth Port. A vehicle appeared to have struck a utility pole then knocked over a sign before crashing into some bushes in front of a residence. The driver of the BMW sedan…
Thursday, July 30, 2026
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Wednesday, July 29, 2026
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SANDWICH – A child was struck and injured by a car in Sandwich about 6:45 PM Wednesday. Rescuers responded to a residence off Snake Pond Road. MedFlight was not available due to weather so the victim was transported by ambulance to South Shore Hospital trauma center in Weymouth. The driver stayed…
Wednesday, July 29, 2026
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YARMOUTH – From the Cape & Islands District Court: Cape & Islands District Attorney Robert J. Galibois announced today that Alexander Keen Grant (A.K.A Keen Grant & Eric Raymond), 55 years old, of New Orleans, was returned to Massachusetts through the rendition process to appear before…
Wednesday, July 29, 2026
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ABOVE: Images from a Mass. State Police wanted poster, with an inset image showing Alexander Keen Grant holding his wanted poster after his capture in 2026, courtesy of VFAS/HN edits BARNSTABLE, MASSACHUSETTS – A Massachusetts man accused of sexually assaulting a 15-year-old girl more than a…
Wednesday, July 29, 2026
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Wednesday, July 29, 2026
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Wednesday, July 29, 2026
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MARSTONS MILLS – A car struck the CVS/Pharmacy on Putnam Avenue at Route 28 about 10:10 AM Wednesday. The driver was treated and released at the scene. No one in the store was injured. A building inspector was called to check what was described as moderate damage. Barnstable Police are investigating…
Wednesday, July 29, 2026
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DENNIS, MASSACHUSETTS — Two portable toilets were blown up overnight at separate Cape Cod beach parking lots. Sometime Tuesday evening, the porta-potties at Corporation Beach and Howes Street Beach were destroyed in what police believe was a deliberate blast using high-powered…
Tuesday, July 28, 2026
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EASTHAM – Eastham firefighters rescued two women who became stranded in the marsh off Hemenway Lane when the tide went out around 8:45 PM. No injuries were reported. Further details were not immediately available.
Tuesday, July 28, 2026
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FALMOUTH – Nearly 1,300 Eversource customers lost power in Falmouth around 3:30 PM Tuesday. The utility is blaming equipment damage and reports it hopes to have service restored by 7;15 PM.
Tuesday, July 28, 2026
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SANDWICH – A car and a Cape Cod Regional Transit Authority (CCRTA) bus collided in Sandwich about 5 PM Tuesday. The crash happened on Route 6A at Tupper Road. One person was transported by ambulance to Cape Cod Hospital, several others were treated and released at the scene. Sandwich Police are…
Tuesday, July 28, 2026
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Tuesday, July 28, 2026
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MARSTONS MILLS – One person was transported to Cape Cod Hospital after a two-vehicle crash left one car on its roof. The collision happened at the intersection of Race Lane and Old Stage Road. Traffic was detoured around the scene. Barnstable Police are investigating the cause of the crash.
Tuesday, July 28, 2026
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WEST BARNSTABLE – As many as six vehicles collided in possibly two separate crashes on Route 6 in West Barnstable. It unfolded westbound between Route 132 and Route 149. EMTs evaluated victims of the crash though no serious injuries were reporte. Traffic was heavily backed up in the area.
Tuesday, July 28, 2026
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SANDWICH – Firefighters responded to the New Bedford Waster Recycling and transfer facility Tuesday afternoon. Heavy smoke was visible on arrival and crews discovered a large dumpster of trash burning. An excavator was used to pull the garbage apart to completely extinguish it. Mutual aid for additional…
Tuesday, July 28, 2026
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Monday, July 27, 2026
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OAK BLUFFS – From Oak Bluffs Police: About 4 AM Sunday, Officers and Fire-EMS responded to the intersection of County Road and Edgartown Vineyard Haven Road for a report of a vehicle that crashed and was on fire. Officers arrived on scene and observed a vehicle resting on a dirt embankment next…
Monday, July 27, 2026
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BARNSTABLE – Construction of the new Barnstable Fire Station continues to advance, with several major milestones completed in recent weeks as work remains on schedule. Crews are continuing site work, including grading and preparing the property for the next phases of construction. One of the project’s…
Sunday, July 26, 2026
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SANDWICH – A car and motorcyclist collided in Sandwich about 7 PM Sunday. The crash happened on Clipper Lane by Boardley Rd. The victim was transported to Cape Cod Hospital with injuries that were not believed to be life-threatening. Sandwich Police are investigating the collision.
Sunday, July 26, 2026
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FALMOUTH – Falmouth Police are investigating a traffic crash in Nathan Ellis Highway (Route 151) & Currier Road late Sunday afternoon. Two ambulances were called to the scene. Traffic was snarled in the area. Further details were not immediately available. Photos via Cape Cod Incidents/CWN
Sunday, July 26, 2026
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Stronger Than We Know Trees cling to the bluff. A storm is comingThere are no leaves left. Stripped by past storms and seasons, the limbs appear fragile, ready to snap. But you have walked this path for years, and every tree still stands. None lostto wind and rain and exposure. It appears…
Sunday, July 26, 2026
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BOURNE – Three people were injured, two seriously in a rollover crash on the Scenic Highway (Route 6) in Bourne about 6:45 AM Sunday. The crash happened at Herring Pond Road. A Medflight helicopter was requested to land at the former Hoxie School to airlift a victim to an off-Cape trauma center.…
Sunday, July 26, 2026
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ABOVE: Moments after last call, several Barnstable Police squad cars rushed toward a “wicked” popular downtown Hyannis watering hole on a report of a group of women fighting in the bushes next to the establishment. Upon arrival, officers encountered a woman visiting…
Saturday, July 25, 2026
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CHATHAM – Firefighters were called to a Taylor’s Pond Road residence around 3 PM Saturday. According to reports, a clothes dryer caught fire and spread to a trash can. Fire crews extinguished the fire and checked for any further fire spread. Heavy smoke was ventilated from the building. No…
Saturday, July 25, 2026
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FALMOUTH – A fire on the exterior of a house in Falmouth caused damage before being brought under control. Firefighters responded to the one story ranch style home on Seacoast Shores Boulevard about 12:15 PM Saturday. Crews were able to quickly wet down the flames before checking for any fire spread…
