BARNSTABLE COUNTY NEWS
Ex-Yarmouth board chair avoids conflict of...
Longtime Yarmouth resident Brian Braginton-Smith, who has been involved in a variety of projects to update beleaguered sections of Route 28, has bought two motels that were the subject of controversy for being used as long-term rentals.
Yarmouth police probe multiple home break-ins
Yarmouth police are investigating a string of daytime break-ins over the last two weeks.
Sandwich football player's alleged assault reduced...
The criminal case against Ty McGrath, an 18-year-old Sandwich High School football player, continues to erode.
Lower bail rejected for alleged Falmouth drug...
A Falmouth District Court judge denied a request for reduced bail in the case of a man charged in connection with what police have called the largest Falmouth cocaine bust in about 30 years.
Ex-lifeguard faces new statutory rape charge
A former Sandwich lifeguard already charged with statutory rape is facing an additional charge now that a second alleged victim has come forward, Barnstable District Court records show.
Eastham officials balk at paying Nauset budget
There's a proposed 4.6 percent increase in funding for the Nauset Regional School District, but that's not what Eastham officials were most concerned about Monday at the budget unveiling.
Storm damage poses concerns at Herring Cove Beach
On a summer evening in Provincetown, the north lot of Herring Cove Beach fills up quickly with campers and cars as everyone - tourists and locals - arrives to watch the sun set.
Bourne Bridge repairs will slow traffic
Repair work is due to resume on the Bourne Bridge today and Thursday, reducing travel to one lane in each direction and likely causing delays during peak travel hours.
Precinct boundaries redrawn in Sandwich
When Sandwich voters go to the polls in the presidential primary next month, some will cast their ballot in a new location.
Dead body discovered outside Hyannis store
Police are looking into the death of a Barnstable man whose body was found off Barnstable Road on Monday.
Possession charged in Yarmouth drug raid
After an early morning drug raid Friday, a 20-year-old woman faces a charge of possession of Klonopin, an anti-anxiety medication used to control certain types of seizures.
Body found outside Hyannis business
HYANNIS - Police are investigating a body that was found today in the parking lot outside Powderhorn Outfitters on Barnstable Road.
Suspected drug mom arraigned in Falmouth
A Fall River woman, who had her 3-month old baby with her during an alleged drug sale, is charged with dealing drugs to keep “the business alive while her boyfriend was in jail."

Traffic stop leads to OUI, firearms charges
A 47-year-old Marstons Mills man is facing charges of operating under the influence of drugs, possession of a firearm without a license and vandalism after a motor vehicle stop in Sandwich on Saturday afternoon.
Sandwich polling places reorganized
When voters go to the polls in the presidential primary next month, some will be voting in a new location - as a result of data collected during the 2010 federal census, the number of precincts in Sandwich dropped from seven to six.
Plans revealed for Sandwich safety complex
Architects have unveiled a $27 million public-safety building in Sandwich that would house the town's police and fire departments.
For the Record: Sandwich surveys do not include...
Because of a reporting error, a story on Page A3 of Thursday's Times gave incorrect information on the way parents are being asked to return surveys to Sandwich schools.
Man arrested on suspicion of smoking pill
For the second day in a row, Sandwich police arrested someone on a drug charge.
The 'original' Tom Brady
First it was Sandwich. Then it was Harwich. The scuttlebutt was persistent: Tom Brady had purchased property on Cape Cod.
Sandwich schools seek public's input about...
SANDWICH - Superintendent C Richard Canfield wants to know what parents like or don't like about the Sandwich schools.
Three face drug charges after traffic stop
SANDWICH - Three people are being charged with drug violations after police stopped a Jeep Cherokee on Tuesday afternoon and found more than 100 oxycodone pills, police said.
Three face drug charges after Sandwich stop
SANDWICH – Three people are being charged with drug violations after police stopped a Jeep Cherokee Tuesday afternoon and found more than 100 oxycodone pills, police said.
Sandwich officer is back to work after probe
Police Officer Michael Hoadley is back on the job after the Sandwich department concluded an investigation into harassing text messages he allegedly sent.
Board splits on Sandwich school budget
The Sandwich School Committee approved a $30.2 million spending plan for fiscal year 2013, which is a 2.1 percent increase over the current year's school budget and $350,000 more than selectmen said the town could afford.
Four people injured in six-car pileup
A six-car crash Monday evening snarled rush-hour traffic for an hour on Route 151 at the Sandwich Road intersection in Falmouth.
Officials hope for sporting chance
The town will begin accepting bids this week to lease 7.4 acres adjacent to Sandwich Hollows Golf Club for an indoor recreational facility.
Sandwich woman overrun with rats
Love was in the air after a middle-aged Sandwich woman bought two rats from a pet shop to save them from the jaws of a snake.
Judge green-lights Sandwich 40B project
SANDWICH - A proposal to build the largest non-senior citizen affordable housing development on Cape Cod is back on track.
RTA begins Bourne, Sandwich bus routes
The Cape Cod Regional Transit Authority is rounding out its coverage of the Cape's 15 towns with a new service to Bourne and Sandwich beginning Monday.
Sandwich weighs energy proposition
A Colorado-based energy company is seeking permission to build a 4.3-megawatt solar array in Forestdale that could ultimately generate cash for the town.
Gonzalves: Modern pilgrim makes progress on Cape
As she walked through the wilderness of this world, the Rev. Ann Cubbage lighted on a certain place in Sandwich - to paraphrase John Bunyan's celebrated allegory, "The Pilgrim's Progress."
Sensory integration program gets a boost in...
The sensory integration gym at Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital's pediatric center looks like a child's wonderland.
Clark-Haddad building will stay put in Sandwich
A proposal by the Sandwich Chamber of Commerce to move the Clark-Haddad building and turn it into a visitors center is history.
Sandwich board suspends pub's license
A Forestdale sports bar won't be able to serve alcohol for five days after being found guilty of serving already intoxicated patrons and refusing to cooperate with a police investigation.
Charges dropped against Sandwich cheerleader
A criminal charge against a Sandwich High School cheerleader was dismissed before it ever made it into a courtroom.
Sandwich adult arrested at underage drinking party
Police broke up an underage drinking party Monday night, arresting one man and charging several others, Police Chief Peter Wack said.
Falmouth man, 21, killed in car wreck
FALMOUTH - A 21-year-old East Falmouth man died after driving into a tree along Sandwich Road early Saturday morning.
Car driven into waterway near Sandwich bog
Five young people were unharmed when their vehicle accidentally rolled in a shallow portion of a cranberry bog off Spring Hill Road on Friday night.

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