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Driver faces OUI after fiery Cape Cod car crash injures passengers
A Centerville man is facing charges including an OUI in connection with a fiery, single-car crash in Hyannis that left him and his three passengers injured early Tuesday morning, according to police. Dylan Catozzi, 22, has been charged with operating under the influence of alcohol, negligent operation and two driving...
Cape Cod Hospital to pay $24.3M after Medicare false claims reported
Cape Cod Hospital has agreed to pay more than $24.3 million to resolve allegations that it did not follow Medicare cardiac procedure rules, according to the U.S. Attorney's office. Investigators found that the hospital's physicians did not perform patient evaluations for transcatheter aortic valve replacements, a procedure known as TAVR that involves replacing a patient's damaged heart valve with an artificial one, in compliance with the rules for Medicare reimbursement. ...
Minding Your Business - Chatham Works
“It’s my treat to myself,” said Chatham resident Susie Fishback, when she told me about going to her personal trainer sessions at Chatham Works. From the volume of folks I saw while there last week, I would say there are lots of people in our area treating themselves!
Chatham voters return Select Board incumbents to their seats. Here are the details.
CHATHAM — At Thursday's annual town election, Select Board incumbents Cory John Metters and Dean P. Nicastro won out against Brian Michael Phillips for two seats on the Select Board. Each term lasts for three years. It was the only contested race on the ballot. Metters received 824 votes...
The Wreck of the Whydah Part II: Disaster Near Wellfleet
Black Sam Bellamy was one of history’s most successful pirates — with more than a hundred million dollars in stolen booty — in today’s money — and dozens of ships captured. His most famous capture was a former slave ship called the Whydah. It's the ship on which he lost his life during a fateful storm off the coast of Cape Cod.
Seaside Cannabis, Agway Ready Inaugural Clone Fest
ORLEANS – When Seaside Cannabis Co. was first looking at the building on Lots Hollow Road that would eventually become its store back in 2020, they made sure to check in with their next door neighbors at Agway of Cape Cod. “They wholeheartedly said ‘Come on down,’” recalled Spencer...
4 people taken to hospital after fiery rollover crash on Cape Cod
Four people were taken to the hospital after the SUV they were riding in struck a pole, rolled over multiple times, and caught fire. Emergency crews responding to a report of a crash in the area of Smith Street in Hyannis after 1 a.m. found an SUV engulfed in flames, according to the local fire department. All four victims, one in serious condition, were taken to Cape Cod Hospital for treatment. Video from the scene showed a toppled utility pole dangling across the road as firefighters worked to extinguish the raging blaze.
Construction Now Under Way At Former West Harwich Schoolhouse
HARWICH – It’s been a couple of years in the planning stage, but the former West Harwich Schoolhouse is finally getting a facelift. The historic structure, built in 1871, will be converted into seven apartments, and work began this week. “Not much has changed,” developer John Carey said...
Rescue dog from Cape Cod earns perfect score at Westminster Dog Show qualifying round
Linda Valente and her dog Tess brought home a qualifying ribbon to Cape Cod from the Westminster Dog Show Masters Agility Championships in Flushing, New York last weekend. Valente said Tess aced the Saturday morning qualifying round with a perfect score. ...
Airport charging stations, waterfront plans: What voters said 'no' to in Chatham Monday
CHATHAM — Town meeting voters easily rejected a new Chatham Airport approach map Monday night. The vote count was 158 for the article and 306 opposing it. About 500 voters gathered in the gymnasium at Monomoy Regional Middle School to participate in Monday evening's annual town meeting. All 47 articles on the warrant were decided and a second night is not needed.
Pain D’Avignon Coming To Chatham
CHATHAM – The next incarnation of the former Chatham Bakery on Crowell Road promises to bring quelque chose de spécial to the neighborhood, when the French restaurant and boulangerie Pain D’Avignon opens next month. The new Chatham location, together with a new branch in Osterville and a...
Massachusetts marks 20 years of gay marriage. What do Cape Codders say?
Diane Willcox and Nancy Douttiel of South Yarmouth will celebrate their 20th wedding anniversary this year and Friday is a major part of the celebration. The date marks 20 years since the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court decision took effect allowing same-sex couples the freedom to marry. “When we were able...
In Massachusetts, odd shop owners are driven by passion
CHATHAM, Mass. — Chatham, Massachusetts, has many charms, includingDucks in the Window, the world’s largest rubber duck store. Keyworks, is said to be Boston’s smallest business. Only the size of a broom closet, it fits owner Bob Kelly to a T – he’s been at this Downtown Crossing hole-in-the-wall for 40 years!
Joint Committee To Review Housing Projects
CHATHAM – The select board and the affordable housing trust will jointly review and decide on the proposals to create housing on the town-owned Buckley and Meetinghouse Road properties, according to Town Manager Jill Goldsmith. Two potential developers responded to the town’s invitation to submit proposals to build housing...
Four men guilty of first-degree murder on Cape Cod have chance for parole. Who are they?
A Cape Cod man convicted of first-degree murder in 2001 may have a chance at a new future. Leon Stewart is one of four men, convicted of first-degree murder in a Cape and Islands court, eligible for release on parole because of a recent state Supreme Judicial Court decision. The court decided in January that a sentence of life without the possibility of parole for 18- to 20-year-olds convicted of first-degree murder was deemed “cruel and unusual...
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