Mother's Day Weekend: Heaviest Traffic Day of the Year, Again?
Mother's Day Weekend (and warm-ish weather) is upon us — and so will be throngs of people trying to flee town, especially on the Mass Pike or heading to the Cape. Turnpike toll transactions...
View ArticleSupreme Judicial Court: Public Good Requires that Clerk Magistrate be Removed...
The state's highest court has ordered that Barnstable District Court Clerk Magistrate Robert E. Powers be permanently removed from the position, according to the Cape Cod Times. Powers was appointed...
View ArticleState House News Service Weekly Roundup: A Hoop-De-Doo
Massachusetts' problem is now Virginia's. After a macabre, around-the-clock stakeout of a Worcester funeral home this week by frenzied reporters and furious protestors, the remains of alleged Boston...
View ArticlePHOTO CONTEST: Vote for Your Favorite Photo of Mothers and Daughters
We have a great photo gallery of Mothers and Daughters. All the submissions are beautiful and a wonderful tribute to Mother's Day. Now it's time to vote. All the pictures are numbered in the caption...
View ArticleWanted: Alleged Barbecue Thieves
Have you seen this man and woman who are suspected of stealing a gas grill? Each week Patch will feature a different outstanding criminal case from a Massachusetts police department. All information is...
View ArticleNew State Medical Marijuana Rules Put in Place
New rules for the medical use of marijuana have been written into the commonwealth's regulatory code by the Massachusetts Public Health Council Wednesday, according to State House News Service report...
View ArticleCourt House Drug Bust
Members of the Barnstable Street Crime Unit, Barnstable County Sheriff’s Office Special Operations and Barnstable District Court Officers began investigating a scheme that they believe put drugs into...
View ArticleLive Cannonball on Cape Cod, Machete-Wielding Vineyard Dad Chases Teen, Man...
Editor's note: The following information is from police departments, courts and state agencies serving Patch towns. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction. Cape...
View ArticlePolice Log: Disturbance at Main St. Bar Leads to Arrest
The Barnstable Police Department provided the following. It does not indicate a conviction. Notable incidents from Wednesday May 8, 2013 Police arrested Joshua J. Canon, 25, of Hyannis while...
View ArticleCourt Report: Dennis Man Charged with OUI
The Barnstable District Court provided the following. It does not indicate a conviction unless otherwise noted. Court Report: Friday May 10, 2013 ARRAIGNMENTS BROUILLETTE, WILLIAM T., 30, 14 South...
View ArticleCape Cod Restaurant Week
If you’ve ever wanted to try a Cape restaurant you may not have visited yet this is the week to do it. Restaurants from Falmouth to Wellfleet are offering three and four course menus ranging in price...
View ArticlePHOTO CONTEST: Winner, Mothers and Daughters
Thank you to all the Mothers and Daughters who entered this contest. The photos were beautiful. Hope all the mothers had a great Mother's Day! And, now to our winning photo! Congratulations to Ravi...
View ArticleDebris Smashes Windshield, Creates Backup in Centerville
Monday afternoon at around 2:45 a woman was driving on Pine St. in Centerville when some debris or something hanging off the back of a truck smashed her windshield, according to Barnstable police. The...
View ArticleHome Sales for the Love of Rescued Animals
Three years ago Weston real estate agent Leslie Mann read a story on the Internet that horrified her. What she read was the story of Turtle, a female pit bull-type dog who had been abandoned in a...
View ArticlePHOTO CONTEST: Sunrise and Sunset
"Sunrise, sunset, swiftly flow the days." At Patch, we know that our readers have captured these colorful paintings in the sky on camera. Upload your sunrise and sunset photos for this week's contest....
View ArticlePolice Log: Arrests for Larceny, Possessing a Dangerous Weapon, Outstanding...
The Barnstable Police Department provided the following. It does not indicate a conviction. Notable incidents from Friday May 10, 2013 Police responded to a report of larceny on Park St. at 7:33 a.m....
View ArticleCourt Report: Centerville Man Charged with Assault and Battery on a Person...
The Barnstable District Court provided the following. It does not indicate a conviction unless otherwise noted. Court Report: Monday May 13, 2013 ARRAIGNMENTS ALTEN, JEFFREY W., 34, 182 Sea Street,...
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