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SANDWICH – A civil lawsuit has been filed against Sandwich by a former Sandwich High School varsity baseball coach. Brian Tomasini alleges that school officials made the decision in response to his union activities. He had been the baseball coach from 2015 to 2021, when his contract was not renewed. Coaches are typically hired for […] The post Sandwich Faces Lawsuit from Former Coach appeared first on CapeCod.com.

JOINT BASE CAPE COD – Two people were injured when a vehicle crashed into the woods and caught fire at Joint Base Cape Cod. The crash happened on Turpentine Road around 2 PM Thursday. The victims were able to self-extricate from the vehicle. They were both transported to a hospital for evaluation. Mass State Police […] The post Two people injured in crash at Joint Base Cape Cod appeared first on CapeCod.com.

WEST YARMOUTH, Massachusetts – A woman was savagely beaten with a lamp and robbed when she opened her hotel door for a couple claiming to need help early this morning. Yarmouth Police received a 911 call with an open line and a woman heard screaming shortly before 4:00 a.m., according to radio transmissions. The call led officers to a hotel room at the Days Inn on Route 28, where they found a woman badly beaten and bleeding. She was also robbed of her valuables. The suspects, a woman and a man, fled on foot.

Cape & Islands District Attorney Robert Galibois announced on Wednesday that a jury returned guilty verdicts against 36-year-old Nicholas Galanto relating to the May 19, 2019, homicide of 28-year-old Brenden Flynn, and the physical attack on another adult male, in the town of Barnstable. At approximately 10:38 p.m., Barnstable Police...

CENTERVILLE, Massachusetts – As HN previously reported, last Friday evening – Sept. 15, 2023 – Barnstable Police had their hands full with a very chaotic scene on Zeno Crocker Road. As you will see and hear in the following HN Video, at around 7:45 p.m. last Friday,...

YARMOUTH – Yarmouth Police are looking for suspects believed to be involved in an early morning armed robbery at the Days Inn Motel. Police responded to multiple 911 calls, one of which, a female was heard saying, “I’ll give you everything I have.” In the early morning hours of September 21st, a young woman allegedly […] The post Yarmouth Police seek to ID suspects following reported robbery at West Yarmouth motel appeared first on CapeCod.com.

MASHPEE ― Over a decade, Mark Lawrence hired Oneil Reid not one, not two, but three times for different restaurant jobs on Cape Cod. Each time, the breakfast and banquet cook brought along his recipe for homemade corned beef hash. Now, Lawrence goes to Reid’s place, called Oneil’s Kitchen,...

In this article, we're exploring two magnificent parks located in Buzzards Bay. Have you had the chance to visit either of these yet? If you have, we'd love to hear your experiences and thoughts in the comment section below!

Last Monday marked the 22nd anniversary of the September 11 terror attacks. U.S. Navy Captain Gerald DeConto, who was from Sandwich, was one of the people who died in the crash at the Pentagon on 9/11. DeConto's family started a memorial 5K in his honor. The event raises money for...

WEST BARNSTABLE – A crane reportedly caused a large hydraulic fluid spill in West Barnstable. The incident happened late Thursday morning on Route 6 westbound by Route 149 (Exit 65) when the crane’s drive shaft reportedly broke. About 80 gallons reportedly spilled and fire crews created a berm to contain the fluid. The Mass Department […] The post Hydraulic fluid spill closes lane on Route 6 in West Barnstable appeared first on CapeCod.com.

The Sandwich field hockey team (5-0) took its winning streak to begin the season to five games, after shutting out Norwell 7-0. The Blue Knights flexed their offensive depth as three different players scored two goals or more. Alivia Barnes fired in three goals, to go along with an assist to lead the Blue Knights' offense Wednesday afternoon. Quinn Jordan and Elisabeth Stutzman both had two goals in the win. Sadie Clarkin, Julia Giampietro, and Kyla Darmon each registered an assist for Sandwich. The win is the Blue Knights' fourth shutout in their first five games, and they've now scored...

Briggs Kossmann, a young sailor from Duxbury, recently accomplished a solo sail from Falmouth to Martha's Vineyard before his 11th birthday. Kossmann navigated an eight to ten-mile distance across the Atlantic in an Opti, a type of sailboat, in diverse weather conditions.

Vishal Shukla, the owner of the Station Avenue convenience store in South Yarmouth, has been in business for more than 20 years. As someone who sells tobacco products, Shukla regularly attends Yarmouth Board of Health meetings to keep up with municipal regulations that could affect his business. At Monday's board...

SOUTH YARMOUTH — A new gas station complex on the 3/10-mile stretch between Whites Path and Old Town House Road is currently under construction, across from Stop & Shop supermarket. On April 13, the town Zoning Board of Appeals approved a special permit and a number of variances to...

Commuters to and from the Cape and Islands are no strangers to the traffic and delays that maintenance on the 88-year-old Bourne and Sagamore bridges brings to the region. But despite ample experience, the necessary work on the bridges underscores a deep frustration many commuters and residents alike harbor toward the aging infrastructure.

( Sept. 21, 2023 ) The football team fell behind early for the second week in a row, allowing four unanswered touchdowns in the first half of last Thursday’s 34-7 loss at Mashpee.

WAREHAM – From Wareham Police:On September 17, 2023, these two individuals are alledged to have stolen over $1600 worth of fragrances from Ulta Beauty. If you know who they are, we would really appreciate your help in identifying them so that we can have a conversation with them. Please reach out to the Wareham Police […] The post Wareham Police seek couple accused of stealing $1,600 worth of merchandise appeared first on CapeCod.com.

Although it was week two of the Cape Cod high school football season, last week was the first picks of the season for me (CJ) and André. The good news is we both had over .500 of our picks right, so not too bad of a start to the season. I (CJ) went 8-3, while André went 6-5.

(ONSET, MA) The Onset-Wareham Fireworks Facebook page has revealed that the upcoming Onset Harvest Moon Festival has been postponed. The festival, originally scheduled for Saturday, September 23rd, is one of several local events affected by the rainy September we’ve had thus far.

The move comes with a positioning change from “Cape Cod’s Greatest Hits” to “Frank Plays It All”. Program Director Steve McVie states, “’Frank plays it all’ means exactly that. We’re mixing music from every kind of genre, from every decade. It’s like having a playlist with a thousand of your favorite songs all in one spot. We’re ditching the old playbook and playing hits from the 1960s all the way up to today. That means you’ll hear everything from rock and country to R&B, hip hop and pop. You’ll hear all those songs that bring back fond memories.”