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Hiker Badly Injured After Fall From Fire Tower He Climbed to Take a Photo
A hiker suffered a serious head injury after climbing a fire tower atop Mount Kearsarge North in Chatham to take photos, the New Hampshire Department of Fish and Game said. The 25-year-old hiker from South Portland, Maine, tumbled around 1 p.m. Sunday from the top of the stairs and landed at the base of the tower, the department said. “They…
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Car Crashes Into Bus in Chatham
The driver of the car was injured in the crash Friday night.
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Driver Injured as Car and Bus Collide in Chatham
A person was injured Friday night when a Cape Cod Regional Transit Authority bus and a car collided in Chatham, Massachusetts. The crash happened around 8:15 p.m. on Route 28 when a car pulled into the bus lane in front of the bus. The driver of the car was injured in the Main Street accident and was taken to Cape…
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Passing Vessel Rescues 4 Men Aboard Sinking Boat Off Chatham Coast
The Chatham Harbormaster says the four boaters and two dogs aboard were uninjured in the incident.
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4 Men, 2 Dogs Rescued Minutes Before Boat Capsizes Off Cape Cod
It was a close call Saturday for four boaters and two dogs off the coast of Cape Cod. The Chatham harbormaster was notified around 9:15 a.m. of a vessel sinking 11 miles east of the seaside town. While a patrol boat was en route from the Chatham Fish Pier, those aboard the distressed vessel were able to light off a…
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Shark Spotted Off Cape Cod
A white shark was spotted off of Chatham on Friday afternoon, according to Sharktivity.
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Cape Escape: Shark Center in Chatham
Bob Keary and Harrison Fish of “Wake Up! Provincetown” share what’s happening with interactive exhibits and displays about sharks on the Cape and a show by Cirque by the Sea called Saddle Up.
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Shark Spotted in Chatham
A shark was spotted in Chatham, Massachusetts, Sunday afternoon. The Atlantic White Shark Conservancy reported the shark sighting off North Beach Island. The shark was spotted by a pilot about 2:40 p.m. Shark sightings become more common off Cape Cod from late June through October as part of a seasonal migration.
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Weather Balloon Launches Decommissioned at Cape Cod Site
As of April 1, there will be no more weather balloons launched in Chatham. It’s one less critical data point — a missing piece from the weather puzzle. Meteorologist Chris Gloninger looks at the reason for the decommissioning.
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A Cape Cod Post Office Has Been Deemed a COVID-19 Cluster
The North Chatham Post Office has been deemed a COVID-19 cluster after four employees have tested positive for the virus within the last several days.
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Chatham's Red Tag Linked to Restaurant Staff Cluster
A recent burst of COVID-19 cases in Chatham that contributed to the town being newly assigned the Department of Public Health’s highest risk level for coronavirus transmission is largely linked to a cluster among restaurant staff, Cape Cod officials said Thursday. The number of communities in the highest risk “red” category — a designation assigned when the daily average of…
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Chatham Cruiser Involved in Three-Car Crash
A Chatham police officer and two others were injured in a three-car crash Tuesday night, according to authorities. The Ford Explorer cruiser crashed with two other cars, a Jeep Wrangler and Jeep Cherokee, on Crowell Road at the intersection of Northgate Road just before 9 p.m. Tuesday, according to the Chatham Police Department. Based on a preliminary investigation, the driver…
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Several Shark Sightings Reported in Mass.
There have been a number of shark sightings in recent days, including in Plymouth, Eastham, and Chatham.
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COVID-19 Testing Offered for People Linked to Cape Cluster
Chatham town officials say between 30-50 guests attended a house party without masks, and at least 13 of them later tested positive for coronavirus.
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Pop-Up Testing to Be Offered in Chatham After Cluster Linked to House Party
After a cluster of positive coronavirus cases linked to a house party on Cape Cod was recently detected by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health, pop-up testing will be available to test other individuals who attended the gathering. Ten people originally tested positive for COVID-19, the disease caused by the new coronavirus, after attending a July 21 house party in…
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Teen Rescued After Sand Collapse on Cape Cod Beach
A 15-year-old was buried up to her neck in sand when a dune collapsed on top of her on Cape Cod Monday. The teen was digging a hole in a dune on North Beach Island in Chatham when the area collapsed and came crashing on top of her around 5 p.m., according to the Chatham Fire Department. First responders found…
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Five Shark Sightings in Cape Cod
Five Shark Sightings in Cape Cod
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5 Shark Sightings in Cape Sunday
A total of five shark sightings occurred in Cape Cod Sunday.
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Mass. Gov. Baker Announces Emergency Loans Following Cape Cod Tornadoes
Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker on Tuesday rolled out a $1 million emergency loan fund to assist small businesses impacted by the tornadoes and severe weather that slammed Cape Cod last week. The Cape Cod Small Business Emergency Loan Fund will provide emergency capital to local small businesses to assist with operations and repairs, Baker’s office said in a press release.