Happy April Fools' Day! What’s the Best Prank You’ve Ever Seen?
Gullible ones beware: April Fools' Day is here. If you want to pull a prank on this playful holiday, here are some fun and easy ideas to try: Tape magnets to the bottom of an empty coffee cup, and...
View ArticlePolice Log: Police Arrest Hyannis Man for Assault and Battery
The Barnstable Police Department provided the following. It does not indicate a conviction. Notable incidents from Thursday March 28, 2013 Police arrested Archie Hendricks, 23, of Marstons Mills on an...
View ArticleYelp's Top 10 Restaurants in Barnstable: Do You Agree?
Websites like Yelp! have empowered the everyday eater to become their local neighborhood's food critic, praising and damning behind the anonymity of a computer screen. So what do your neighbors have to...
View ArticlePolice Log: Five Arrests Friday
The Barnstable Police Department provided the following. It does not indicate a conviction. Notable incidents from Friday March 29, 2013 Police responded to a report of a disturbance on Pine Crest Rd....
View ArticleState Releases Draft Medical Marijuana Regulations
The regulations define everything from a debilitating medical condition to a certifying physician. They also outline the process for a physician to register as a prescribing physician. For example, a...
View ArticlePolice Log: 2 Arrested in Alleged Shoplifting Incident
The Barnstable Police Department provided the following. It does not indicate a conviction. Notable incidents from Monday April 1, 2013 Police arrested Rebecca Clancy, 30, of Mashpee on a warrant for...
View ArticleYarmouth Man Charged with Attempted Murder Held Pending Dangerousness Hearing
Court Report: April 2 The following information was provided by the Barnstable District Court. It does not indicate a conviction unless otherwise noted. ARRAIGNMENTS DAVIS, DEBRA, 42, 45 New Haven...
View ArticleHouse and Senate Transportation Plan Increases Gas, Cigarette Taxes
State House and Senate lawmakers have announced a joint transportation plan which would close an estimated five-year, $2.3 billion transportation budget gap through tax increases to cigarettes, gas...
View ArticleGot a Buck, Buy a House
The home built in 1750 has more than 2,600 square feet, five bedrooms and three and a half baths, according to Historic Homes of Cape Cod. The home is well preserved and packed with Cape Cod character,...
View ArticleRed Raiders Roll Over New Bedford Whalers
Leave it to the lefties. Senior James Burke staged an efficient starting performance on the hill for the Barnstable High nine yesterday afternoon in Hyannis, and got all the offense the Red & White...
View ArticleFire Department Crew Delivers Baby
Last Wednesday morning, Emergency Medical Dispatcher Lanahan received a report of a woman in labor after 3 a.m. Lanahan stayed on the line with the nervous father while sending two crews to the home....
View ArticleHow to Catch Cape Cod Tuna within Sight of Shore
Three and a half years ago I got a call from my Cape Cod tuna fishing buddy Jason Mazzola that I won’t soon forget. It went something like this. Mazzola: ”Hey I was just down at the beach and saw...
View ArticlePolice Log: Hyannis Man Arrested, Charged with Assaulting Victim with Rock,...
The Barnstable Police Department provided the following. It does not indicate a conviction. Notable incidents from Tuesday April 2, 2013 Police responded to a report of larceny on School St. at 9:13...
View ArticleCourt Report: Hyannis Man Charged with Assault and Battery
The Barnstable District Court provided the following. It does not indicate a conviction unless otherwise noted. Court Report: Wednesday April 3, 2013 Arraignments: PRATT, DYLAN T., 21, 163 Hinckley...
View ArticlePolice Arrest Centerville Woman, Seize $2K Worth of Oxycodone
Barnstable Police Narcotics and Street Crimes Detectives were staking out an area of the Cape Cod Mall parking lot Tuesday as part of an ongoing drug investigation, according to a press release. During...
View ArticleSpring, is That You?
We're more than a week into spring, according to the calendar, but only lately have I felt like spring is in the air. This weekend I sat outside and let the sun warm my face, and I even walked my dogs...
View ArticleGun Rights Rally on Boston Common Draws Hundreds
Taking aim at Democrats, the media and others they say are attacking the Second Amendment, hundreds of gun rights activists gathered on the Boston Common Wednesday afternoon to rally to fight a bill...
View ArticleHow to Kill A Tick: Mass. High School Student's Tick Project Goes National
Jacqueline Flynn was working on an entirely different angle of tick research when she came across findings that would launch her project into first place at the Braintree High School Science Fair,...
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