Supreme Court knocks down Aquinnah land dispute
Refusal to hear appeal ends 19-year legal battle.
View ArticleWoman injured in Harwich crash
HARWICH — The driver of a dump truck was cited by police for making a left turn and crashing into an oncoming car on Route 124 at 7:30 this morning.Robert Daluze, 33, of Harwich, took a turn into the...
View ArticleBlackstone man indicted for alleged rapes on Vineyard
EDGARTOWN — A Blackstone man was indicted Thursday by a Dukes County grand jury for allegedly raping an intellectually disabled woman several times in Edgartown over a course of eight months.William...
View ArticleBrewster man pleads guilty to shooting red-tailed hawk
BOSTON — A Brewster man pleaded guilty Wednesday in U.S. District Court in Boston to charges that he illegally killed a red-tailed hawk, according to a statement from U.S. Attorney Carmen M. Ortiz’s...
View ArticleBarnstable nurse indicted for alleged drug theft
CHATHAM — A licensed practical nurse from Barnstable was indicted Thursday by a Barnstable County grand jury, according to the Cape and Islands District Attorney's Office.Cassie Van Buren, 43, is...
View ArticleCenterville man indicted on arson charge
CENTERVILLE — A 28-year-old Centerville man was indicted by a Barnstable County grand jury Thursday for allegedly setting fire to a home on Priscilla Street in September, according to the Cape and...
View ArticleWoman who allegedly hid cocaine in vagina denies drug charge
BARNSTABLE — A 19-year-old Dorchester woman who allegedly hid drugs in her vagina pleaded not guilty Thursday in Barnstable District Court to related charges.Kiana E. Freeman was arraigned on charges...
View ArticleHyannis homeless shelter transition underway
HYANNIS — The name of the homeless shelter on Winter Street has changed and there have been significant improvements there since Catholic Social Services took over operations last month, according...
View ArticleHarwich beachgoers press access case to SJC
HARWICH — Voters may have thrown in the towel two years ago in the fight for public access to a Nantucket Sound beach, but two Harwich property owners march on, recently appealing their case to the...
View ArticleHarwich woman sentenced in truck theft
ORLEANS — A Harwich woman was sentenced to two years in state prison Friday after pleading guilty to stealing a truck from a man's driveway and robbing his home.Danielle A. Lopes, 29, was arrested...
View ArticleMan convicted in Hyannis killing steers teens clear of violence
Dion Young will speak at youth basketball kickoff Saturday night.
View ArticleMan convicted in Hyannis killing helps teens avoid violence
Dion Young will speak at youth basketball kickoff Saturday night.
View ArticleResidents describe fleeing 'scary' morning fire in Harwich
HARWICH — A woman who suffered life-threatening injuries in a fire at a multifamily apartment building early Saturday morning wasn't a resident of the building, according to neighbors. The fire, which...
View ArticleYarmouth police serve trespass notices to homeless on hospital property
WEST YARMOUTH — Law enforcement officers distributed trespassing notices at nearly a dozen homeless campsites located on 90 acres of Cape Cod Hospital property in West Yarmouth.Members of the Yarmouth...
View ArticleHyannis Man held on meth charge in homeless camp incident
BARNSTABLE — A 31-year-old Hyannis man accused of operating an improvised methamphetamine lab in a West Yarmouth homeless camp pleaded not guilty to a related charge in Barnstable District Court on...
View ArticleSouth Yarmouth woman charged with OUI
WEST YARMOUTH — Police arrested a South Yarmouth woman Tuesday on charges of driving under the influence of alcohol, according to a press release from the Yarmouth Police Department. Jane Fennessey,...
View ArticleMother charged with OUI drugs after crash
An East Falmouth woman faces charges of driving under the influence of heroin with her 11-month-old daughter in the car after she repeatedly crashed into a guardrail on Route 28 in Bourne on Sunday,...
View ArticleWareham man faces drug distribution charges
FALMOUTH — A Wareham man pleaded not guilty Monday in Falmouth District Court to drug distribution charges, according to police and court documents.Isaiah Lopes, 24, was charged with a count each of...
View ArticleMalfunctioning dryer unit causes fire in Hyannis
HYANNIS — The Hyannis Fire Department responded to a fire at a single-family home at 7 Orrs Avenue shortly before 11 p.m. Wednesday.The fire, thought to be caused by a malfunctioning dryer unit, caused...
View ArticleHarwich police issue arrest warrant for marijuana operation
HARWICH — Police are searching for a suspect in connection with a marijuana growing operation that caused a fire last month in a garage on Freshwater Road.Harwich police have issued a warrant for the...
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