Court Report: Six Arraigned for Various Crimes including OUI, Assault and...
Court Report: December 10 ARRAIGNMENTS ALLEN, JAMES M., 43, 66 Hargraves Street, Apartment 1, Fall River; assault and battery. Pretrial hearing Jan. 15. CHICETTO, BRUCE W., 54, 3 Taffy Lane, West...
View ArticlePolice Log: Three Arrested Saturday
Notable incidents from Saturday December 8, 2012 1:21 a.m.: Social Security Administration, 259 North St, arrested 30-year-old Deusdete R. Delima of Hyannis, OUI-liquor, operating motor vehicle to...
View ArticleDo You Have 'Charity Fatigue?'
It's rare to go through a checkout line without being asked for a donation. At PetSmart it's for animals; at Wendy's it's for adoption; at the Dollar Tree Store it's toys for military kids. And, let's...
View ArticleParenting: Level Fail
I was talking to a friend earlier today and she was telling me a story that did not paint her in the greatest parental light, but since I have been in her shoes I did not judge; I offered only empathy...
View ArticleState Deposits $116 Million in Rainy Day Fund
Thanks to low borrowing rates, Massachusetts was able to end the fiscal year with a $116 million surplus, the Patrick Administration announced this week. The money will be deposited into the...
View ArticleState Fines Utilities Millions for 2011 Storm Responses
The state on Tuesday ordered a total of $24.8 million in penalties to utility companies for their response to storms in 2011. Massachusetts Energy and Environmental Affairs Secretary Rick Sullivan...
View ArticlePolice Log: Three Arrests Sunday
Notable incidents from Sunday December 9, 2012 1:48 a.m.: Kentucky Fried Chicken, 314 Barnstable Rd., robbery, unarmed, report taken 1:53 a.m.: Cumberland Farms, 375 Barnstable Rd., motor vehicle stop,...
View ArticleCourt Report: Three Arraigned Tuesday for OUI, Breaking and Entering, Assault...
Court Report: December 11 ARRAIGNMENTS MURPHY, PATRICK MICHAEL, 47, 30 Arbor Way, Hyannis; OUI liquor (second offense), negligent operation of a motor vehicle, operating a motor vehicle with license...
View ArticleShould MA Keep Jobs For Toll Collectors?
Though users of the EZPass service never have to stop for a toll collector on the Mass Pike now, in just over two years, no one will have to. falmouth patch Gov. Deval Patrick said today that all toll...
View ArticleTwo Charged in Armed Robbery at Craigville Beach
20-year-old Elton Saches of West Yarmouth was arrested early this morning and charged with two counts of armed assault to murder and unlawful possession of a firearm and ammunition, according to the...
View ArticleWatch 12-12-12 Concert Live on Patch
Some of the biggest names in music take the stage at Madison Square Garden for the live 12-12-12 concert for Sandy relief. While thousands of people fill the arena, billions are watching live on a...
View ArticleEnter Patch's “Deck the House” Contest For a Chance to Win $100,000
We’re launching our annual Deck the House Contest to find the most over-the-top holiday decorations in America—the best “decked” house in the country—the one home so spectacularly decorated that...
View ArticleObituary: Mildred Chapman Webster, 89
Mildred Chapman Webster, 89, died on December 9, 2012 at the Pavilion in Hyannis after a long illness. Millie was born in Malden, Massachusetts on February 11, 1923, the daughter of Mary K. Culleton...
View ArticlePolice Log: Arrests for OUI, Larceny
Notable incidents from Monday December 10, 2012 10:14 a.m.: Mass Bay Company, 595 Main St., motor vehicle stop, arrested 21-year-old Joseph T. Bearse of South Yarmouth, operating a motor vehicle after...
View ArticleCourt Report: Wednesday December 12
Court Report: December 12 ARRAIGNMENTS WASHINGTON, JAILEE, 18, 30 Freedom Road, Sandwich; accessory after the fact to armed robbery and assault. Ordered to stay away from victim, pretrial hearing Jan....
View ArticleShare Your Holiday Pet Photos
Sure, Halloween offers a limitless variety of costume ideas for your dog, cat or teacup pig, yet nothing that offers the cuteness of a Christmas tree, a Santa hat and a string of multi-colored lights....
View ArticleWhere's Santa? Track Him Live from Barnstable!
They sent him their wish lists, sat on his lap, and left cookies and milk for his arrival. Now the only thing left for children to do is track Santa's progress as he delivers gifts around the world...
View ArticleNOAA Chief Resigns
Jane Lubchenco resigned yesterday as the administrator of the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, a position she has held since 2009, and will be returning to academic life and to the...
View ArticlePolice Log: Three Arrested Tuesday
Notable incidents from Tuesday December 11, 2012 1:04 a.m.: Barnstable Police Department, 1200 Phinneys Ln., domestic restraining order attempt, served in hand 1:59 a.m.: 21 Spring St., domestic...
View ArticleSusan Rice Out. John Kerry In?
U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Susan Rice has withdrawn from consideration to be the next Secretary of State, saying conservative opposition would make her candidacy too "disruptive." With Rice out of...
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