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Three Yarmouth middle school students hospitalized after falling ill on school bus
Three Yarmouth, Massachusetts, middle school students were taken to the hospital after they became ill due to something they ate while on the school bus Thursday morning. Michael Bovino, principal of Dennis-Yarmouth Middle School, confirmed that three students were hospitalized “after ingesting something that they ate on the bus.” He said the students have all been connected with their families…
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Man awaiting trial for quadruple homicide in Maine withdraws insanity plea
A man charged with killing his parents and two of their friends days after being released from prison in Maine no longer intends to use an insanity defense. Through his lawyer, Joseph Eaton withdrew a plea of “not criminally responsible” because of mental illness but maintained a plea of not guilty in a court filing earlier this month in Sagadahoc…
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Truck crashes into bank on Cape Cod
A truck crashed into a TD Bank in Yarmouth, Massachusetts, causing a chaotic scene.
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‘It's wrong': Cape Cod town pushes back after state sends in migrants
Local officials are pushing back on the state after a group of migrant families arrived on short notice over the weekend in Yarmouth, Massachusetts. In a letter to Gov. Maura Healey Tuesday, the Select Board urged the state not to place migrants at another possible housing site in town, the Yarmouth Resort motel. Officials wrote that the location has “become…
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Woman driving on Cape Cod shocked to find man hiding in back seat
A Massachusetts man is facing a breaking and entering charge after a woman driving her vehicle on Cape Cod early Monday morning found him hiding in the back seat. Yarmouth police said one of their officers was patrolling near the Route 6 exit ramp just before 1 a.m. Monday when he came across a vehicle he thought was disabled. As…
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Man severely injured setting off fireworks in Yarmouth, criminal charges filed against him
A man suffered severe injuries in an incident involving fireworks in Yarmouth, Massachusetts, on the Fourth of July. Yarmouth Fire said they responded to a call from 18 Cocheset Path around 7:30 p.m. Tuesday and found a 40-year-old man with traumatic injuries to his hand and leg. The fire department said he was transported to Cape Cod Hospital in Hyannis…
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South Yarmouth school lockdown caused by toy ‘gel blaster'
A high school in South Yarmouth, Massachusetts went on lockdown after a report of a student flashing a gun in the cafeteria on Friday morning. The lockdown at Dennis-Yarmouth Regional High School was put into place immediately after the report. The student was located within minutes and detained during the investigation according to officials. Authorities determined that the student had…
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Dad Shot With Kids on Maine Highway: Family Is Healing, Grateful, Confused
The father of two of the victims of a deadly shooting rampage in Maine said Friday he and his children are recovering from their injuries and grateful for the support they’ve received from the community. The family is also still baffled why such violence befell them while they were driving down the highway. A 34-year-old man confessed last week...
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Man Charged With Killing Parents, 2 Others, Then Shooting 3 Others on Maine Highway
Joseph Eaton is accused of shooting and killing his parents and their friends before shooting three other people on the highway, who he believed were police following him.
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4 Killed, 3 Wounded in Connected Shootings in Maine
Police believe the scenes in the towns of Bowdoin and Yarmouth are connected.
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2 Caught Stealing $109K From Elderly Woman in IT Scam, Police Say
Two men were arrested while trying to collect over $100,000 from an elderly woman on Cape Cod in a computer virus scam they tried to pull off over the weekend, police said Wednesday. The two New Jersey men are accused of demanding the money from the victim, a 78-year-old woman in Yarmouth, to remove unwanted items from on her computer,…
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Missing West Yarmouth Man Found Dead, Police Say
The body of a 40-year-old man who had been reported missing was found in the water a few feet from shore, according to the Yarmouth, Massachusetts Police Department. Yarmouth police got a call from the family of Eduardo Gomes, of West Yarmouth, at around 4 p.m., saying that Gomes had not returned home and hadn’t been seen since 1...
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Woman Hospitalized After Car Crashes Into Yarmouth Home
There was no immediate update on the woman’s condition.
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Woman Flown to Hospital After Car Crashes Into Cape Cod House
Police are investigating after a car crashed into a home Sunday in Yarmouth, Massachusetts. Authorities say the incident occurred on Highbank Road. One woman was airlifted from the scene. There was no immediate update on her condition. Photos from the scene showed extensive damage to the side of the home. No other details were available, including how the car ended…
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High School Employee Arrested for Child Rape on Cape Cod, Police Say
A man who works at a high school on Cape Cod was arrested Monday morning for allegedly assaulting and raping a child, Yarmouth police say. Daniel Robles, of West Yarmouth, faces charges of indecent assault and battery and rape of a child, Yarmouth police said Tuesday. Robles works at the Dennis Yarmouth Regional High School as a coach and paraeducator,…