12 Feb, 2025

Sick passenger on cruise ship off Cape Cod medically evacuated by Coast Guard

Local News The passenger reported experiencing abdominal pain and had been vomiting before she was medically evacuated. The Coast Guard medically evacuated a sick passenger aboard a Carnival Legend off the coast of Cape Cod on Monday night. Courtesy of the U.S. Coast Guard A Coast Guard crew medically evacuated a cruise ship passenger who […]

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It was a very rainy summer on Cape Cod. How have businesses (and crowds) fared?

The Boston Globe Visitors filled parts of the Main Street sidewalks in downtown Hyannis just ahead of Labor Day weekend. Barry Chin/Globe Staff By BETH TREFFEISEN, The Boston Globe updated on September 5, 2023 | 11:51 AM HYANNIS – Walking down Main Street in the heat of summer lends itself to a stop at Katie’s […]

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Cape Cod strands more dolphins than anywhere else. Now they’re getting their own hospital.

Local News The welfare fund has responded to more than 400 live stranded dolphins, whales and porpoises in the region in the past five years alone. An International Fund for Animal Welfare team carries a stranded common dolphin to a waiting vehicle while another waits to be rescued at Herring River, Jan. 19, 2012, in […]

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As Cape Cod aims to expand its underused airport, some residents wonder why

The Boston Globe Passenger traffic has plunged at the Hyannis airport in recent years. Now, its operators want to lengthen the runway to handle bigger new plans from New York. Aircraft at the Cape Cod Gateway Airport in Hyannis. VINCENT ALBAN FOR THE BOSTON GLOBE By Beth Treffeisen, The Boston Globe updated on August 16, […]

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Troubling ‘treats’: On the Cape, needles, in Central Mass, alcoholic candy found after Halloween

Crime Police said a child in Sandwich found needles in his candy, while in West Boylston, children were given tequila-infused chocolates. Police in two Massachusetts towns reported children finding needles in their candy, as well as some trick-or-treaters receiving tequila-infused chocolates. Courtesy of Sandwich Police Department Both needles and alcoholic candies were reportedly found in […]

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Sperm whale and calf seen off Cape for 1st time in 6 years of surveys

Local News The worldwide sperm whale population is still recovering from more than 100 years of commercial whaling. A sperm whale and calf spotted by researchers in October 2023 in Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument off the coast of Cape Cod. New England Aquarium While surveying an area southeast of Cape Cod recently, […]

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Congressional report says failure to replace Cape bridges could be ‘catastrophic’

Local News Without total replacement, experts warn of the need for constant repair that will create a serious gridlock. The Sagamore Bridge in Bourne. A new Congressional report warns that failure to replace Cape Cod’s federally-owned Bourne and Sagamore Bridges could result in “catastrophic” consequences for the region. The report, titled “Cape Cod Bridges Replacement: […]

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Deaths of two divers have Cape Ann scuba community asking questions

The Boston Globe Authorities have yet to announce how two experienced divers died on an easy test dive last week. Front Beach in Rockport. PATRICIA HARRIS By Billy Baker, The Boston Globe updated on October 18, 2023 | 11:09 AM Richard Brady and Alan Leao were known as skilled divers who were familiar with the […]

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‘Not an ideal uninvited guest’: Police help remove large snake from Cape Cod home

Local News “Not something you see every day in Orleans.” A snake was found in an Orleans home. Orleans police A Cape Cod resident made an unsettling discovery in their home on Friday — a “very large” snake in their closet. Orleans police responded to the residence to help remove the reptile, which the department […]

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