Threat, property charges dismissed for 3 from East Falmouth
FALMOUTH — Charges against three people from East Falmouth were dismissed Tuesday in Falmouth District Court.Ryan Marks, 26, Shawn P. Stanley, 28, and Rachel E. Grierson-Owen, 23, had been charged with...
View ArticlePolice find missing Falmouth teen
FALMOUTH — Late Tuesday night, the Massachusetts State Police Air Wing found a 15-year-old girl who had been reported missing after she failed to return home on the school bus Wednesday afternoon.The...
View ArticleSuperior Court judge rejects Bourne's turbine lawsuit
BARNSTABLE — A Barnstable Superior Court judge has rejected multiple efforts to block the operation of controversial wind turbines built just over the Bourne town line in Plymouth but left the door...
View ArticleForum focuses on underage drinking
Panel discussion warns parents, students about risks of alcohol consumption by young people
View ArticleForum on medical marijuana to be held in Dennis Port
DENNIS PORT — The League of Women Voters of the Cape Cod Area will sponsor a forum about medical marijuana from 9 a.m. to noon April 30 at the Cape Cod Community Media Center.The discussion, “Medical...
View ArticleTwo face drug charges after Wednesday arrest
FALMOUTH — An East Falmouth man and Fall River woman were arraigned Thursday in Falmouth District Court after their arrest Wednesday night on drug charges.Robert Estrela, 24, and Felicia Medina, 25,...
View ArticleArraignments stemming from alleged Nauti-Block gang activity continue
BOSTON — Another alleged leader of the Nauti-Block street gang and three alleged associates had their turn in U.S. District Court on Thursday.A six-month investigation that included raids on more than...
View ArticleFalmouth board denies special permit for turbine
Decision ensures controversial Wind 1 won't be turned back on anytime soon
View ArticleFall River man faces OUI charges
BOURNE — A Fall River man faces charges after he was arrested Thursday for allegedly driving under the influence of alcohol.State police troopers Matthew Haidul and Katherine Mungovan observed a red...
View ArticleHomeless man faces assault charges
BARNSTABLE — A homeless man was ordered held on $1,500 cash bail Friday, after he pleaded not guilty in Barnstable District Court to pushing down a pregnant woman, according to police and court...
View ArticleSturgis teacher won't be charged with inappropriate conduct
Police will not charge a Sturgis Charter Public School teacher investigated for alleged “inappropriate conduct” with a student.“BPD will not be seeking any criminal complaints against Greg Giardi,”...
View ArticleLocal nurses trained to respond to pediatric sex abuse cases
HYANNIS — For years, specially trained nurse examiners have comforted and collected evidence from adult and teen victims of sexual assault at local hospital emergency rooms.Now, 17 nurses affiliated...
View ArticleMashpee man charged in assault
FALMOUTH — A 33-year-old Mashpee man pleaded not guilty Tuesday in Falmouth District Court to assault.Samuel J. Mills, of 18 Rainbow Lane, was arraigned on charges of assault and battery on a family or...
View ArticlePlymouth man charged with drug possession
FALMOUTH — A 24-year-old Plymouth man pleaded not guilty Tuesday in Falmouth District Court to drug-related charges.Ryan E. Hudson was arraigned on two counts of possession of class C drugs to...
View ArticleSJC: No access available to 'landlocked' island properties
AQUINNAH — The state’s highest court ruled Tuesday that two parcels off Moshup Trail will remain “landlocked,” blocking access to the properties and ending a nearly 20-year-old legal battle between the...
View ArticleSouth Yarmouth woman pleads not guilty to OUI, child endangerment
A South Yarmouth woman pleaded not guilty Tuesday in Barnstable District Court to charges she drove drunk with two young children in a minivan over the weekend. Carrie McCutcheon, 41, was charged with...
View ArticleDennis police seek knife-wielding assailant
ORLEANS — A 32-year-old West Dennis man is being held on $10,000 bail, charged with home invasion after he and a woman allegedly broke into an apartment on Route 134 in South Dennis just before 5 a.m....
View ArticleAppeal to be heard in fatal Chatham crash
Benjamin Shealey, who pleaded guilty to killing pedestrian and injuring 2 young passengers in another vehicle, seeks shorter sentence.
View ArticleFormer Cape resident charged in Florida slaying
David Arthur, who has family in Hyannis and attended Cape schools, allegedly killed his wife and set their home on fire.
View ArticleMan held after assault detaches colostomy bag
FALMOUTH — A Mashpee man was ordered held on $5,000 bail Wednesday after an altercation that resulted in a man's colostomy bag being ripped from his stomach, according to police reports. Shawn P....
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