Cape Cod

In a push for more people to be able to get shark alerts on their phones, the Town of Wellfleet, Massachusetts, is making its beaches better connected to the internet. Nearly six years after the death of 26-year-old Arthur Medici, the town is using state funding to offer Wi-Fi at some of its four Atlantic coastline beaches, so beachgoers can…

A man has died after a crash Monday afternoon on Cape Cod. The crash closed Route 6 in both directions near Exit 85, the Massachusetts Department of Transportation said on social media. Tuesday, state police said the driver of a Toyota Tundra, identified as 57-year-old Edward Footer of Chatham, died at the scene of the crash, which involved three vehicles….

Ice falling in August — that’s the view neighbors in parts of Cape Cod experienced Monday afternoon as severe weather rolled through, bringing inch-sized hail.

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Nurses of Visiting Nurse Association of Cape Cod Healthcare voted Monday to authorize a strike, according to the Massachusetts Nurses Association, who said this move doesn’t send the 62 registered nurses immediately to the picket line. The Visiting Nurse Association nurses have been involved in an ongoing contract dispute with Cape Cod Healthcare management since February of this year, the…

Authorities on Cape Cod are trying to reunite a missing peacock with his owner. Animal control officers in Harwich, Massachusetts, said Tuesday that the bird was chased off its property in the North Westgate Road area on Sunday. “He is nervous around people, so PLEASE DO NOT CHASE HIM or ATTEMPT TO CATCH HIM!!” Harwich Animal Control said in a…

The crash resulted in the death 79-year-old Martha Sheldon, who was in the Corolla with an 83-year-old man who suffered serious injuries.

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The crash resulted in the death 79-year-old Martha Sheldon, who was in the Corolla with an 83-year-old man who suffered serious injuries.

8/10/24 UPDATE: Officials have identified the woman who died in the crash, and announced the driver has been arrested on suspicion of operating under the influence. Part of Route 6 was closed Friday after a fatal crash on the Sagamore Bridge, one of the main connectors to Cape Cod. The Massachusetts Department of Transportation confirmed a closure on Route 6…

A police officer accused of distributing child sex abuse material was arrested Wednesday after working a shift on Cape Cod. Prosecutors say members of the Massachusetts State Police Cyber Crimes Unit arrested Matthew Marshall, an officer with the Brewster Police Department, following his duty shift that ended Wednesday afternoon. Marshall is facing charges of possession of child pornography, dissemination of…

After securing $1 billion in federal funding to replace the Cape Cod bridges last week, Gov. Maura Healey said the state can now move forward with the project. “For the first time, the people of Cape Cod are going to get what they deserve when it comes to these bridges,” Healey said during a press conference Tuesday. “We know that…

The hope is to get both bridges replaced in the next decade.

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The federal government has awarded Massachusetts a $1 billion grant toward the replacement of the Bourne and Sagamore bridges, the Healey-Driscoll administration announced Friday. The Sagamore Bridge is nearly 90 years old and has been deemed obsolete. The state’s Congressional delegation and Gov. Maura Healey have been pushing for the funding necessary to complete the massive project, which involves the…

A 27-year-old man who allegedly tried to sexually assault a child at a soccer game on Cape Cod earlier this week appeared in court Thursday where he pled not guilty to multiple charges that he’s facing. Ryan Evans was arraigned in Barnstable District Court on charges of assault to rape a child; kidnapping of a child; and indecent assault...

Ryan Evans, 27, pled not guilty to charges of assault to rape a child, kidnapping of a child, and indecent assault and battery on a child under 14.

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Police on Cape Cod say a man has been arrested after allegedly trying to sexually assault a child at a soccer game Tuesday. Officers responded shortly before 8 p.m. to Peter Homer Memorial Park in Yarmouth, Massachusetts. Callers reported that a man lured a 5-year-old behind the park’s restrooms. The child screamed, scaring off the alleged attacker, police said....

Police in Falmouth, Massachusetts, are asking for the public’s help finding a man who has not been seen since late April. The Falmouth Police Department said in a Facebook post Wednesday that 53-year-old Michael Bolina, also known as Michael Boling, had been reported missing in late May. Bolina, who has ties to Falmouth and North Carolina, is described as...

When Amy Rose Perry got married in June on Cape Cod, she had monarch butterflies released to honor the memory of her late father. But instead of flying away, they landed on her — a moment of magic that’s gone viral.

The first tagged white shark has been detected off Cape Cod this season, and she’s a bit of a legend. LeeBeth, a 14-foot shark, made history this February off the coast of Mexico, just south of the Texas border, the furthest west that one of the animals, often referred to as great whites, with a tracking tag has ever...

A fire broke out at a historic hotel on Cape Cod overnight. The blaze started around 12:55 a.m. Tuesday at the Dan’l Webster Inn and Spa in Sandwich, authorities said. Fire officials said an employee noticed flames at the rear of the building through a security camera and pulled the fire alarm and started banging on guests’ doors. Video...

Coastal erosion is becoming a very serious matter in Massachusetts because of the changing climate. But in one town on the Cape, they’ve been struggling with sand loss for years because of a man-made issue. The beaches in Sandwich have taken a beating from erosion over the decades because of water currents altered by the Cape Cod Canal. “We’ve...