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NICKERSON STATE PARK

Travel the road to the upper campgrounds in Nickerson State Park and you may think for a moment that you have been magically transported to the Berkshire Hills or the piney woods of the Carolinas. Nowhere in sight are the sand dunes and salt marshes usually associated with Cape Cod. Instead, you are surrounded by woods that slope down to the banks of eight crystal clear fresh water ponds. Yet, if you walk or bicycle through the woods, you will find no rivers or streams feeding the ponds. These are “kettle ponds,” among more than 300 formed as glaciers retreated from the Cape over 10,000 years ago. Completely dependent on groundwater and precipitation, the water level in the ponds fluctuates from season to season and year to year.

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Tech rescue team activated for missing person search in Orleans
Monday July 20, 2026
ORLEANS ? The Barnstable County Tech Rescue Team was activated shortly before 9:30 AM Monday for a missing person search. An elderly man who reportedly suffers from dementia was reported missing. A staging area was set up at the St. Joan of Arc Church on Canal Road. CWN has reached out to Orleans officials for [?]
HYANNIS SHOCKER: Knife-Wielding Woman Smashes Car Windows in Bar Parking Lot Rampage ? Cops Nab Her in Tears!
Monday July 20, 2026
              HYANNIS, MASSACHUSETTS ? A quiet night outside a popular Hyannis watering hole turned into a scene of shattered glass and chaos just after midnight Monday when a 24-year-old local woman allegedly went on a knife-wielding rampage in the back parking lot of the Quarterdeck Lounge. Barnstable police were called to 247 Iyannough Road around 12:30 a.m. after a man reported that a woman had just smashed every window out of his vehicle using a knife. Officers arrived within seconds and quickly took Aaliyah Smith, 24, of Hyannis, into custody. HN Photos from the scene show Smith appearing highly distraught and crying as she was detained. Other HN photos show a black sedan with its windows completely destroyed. A Hyannis Fire Department ambulance was called to evaluate a cut on Smith's hand. She was then placed in leg shackles with her wrist handcuffed to a gurney before being transported under arrest to Cape Cod Hospital. A Barnstable police officer followed the ambulance to keep watch during her treatment. Investigators recovered a knife from a red 2024 Nissan Altima parked at the scene. A plainclothes officer placed the alleged knife used in the crime into an evidence bag. The Altima, which was ticketed and towed for illegally parking in a handicapped spot, is registered to a 31-year-old man with 18 entries on his adult record, including gun charges. The registered owner was not taken into custody. A vehicle parked directly next to the Altima is the one which had all of its windows on both the driver's and passenger sides smashed out. A Barnstable County Sheriff's Crime Scene Unit responded to document the knife and the broken glass. Two victims ? a man and a woman ? were seen on scene explaining the alarming events to investigating officers. Smith now faces charges of malicious destruction of property and disorderly conduct. HN Reminder: These are initial details based on police radio transmissions and information from police sources. The defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law. P.S. ? Today's Hytown Vignette is brought to you by The Rolling Stones? [CLICK IT/CRANK IT! HEADPHONES ABSOLUTELY OBLIGATORY!]  
HN Overnight Photos: ?A Dry, Well-Lighted Place?
Sunday July 19, 2026
?The world breaks everyone and afterward many are strong at the broken places. But those that will not break it kills. It kills the very good and the very gentle and the very brave impartially. If you are none of these you can be sure it will kill you too but there will be no special hurry.? ~ Earnest Hemingway   ABOVE: Members of Hyannis's homeless community take refuge during a night of heavy, intermittent downpours.   ABOVE: Barnstable police officers arrest a 32-year-old man on default warrants out of Worcester. At around 2:30 a.m. this morning, BPD patrol officers were dispatched to a Hyannis apartment building after a resident reported a man loitering on the property. Officers made contact with the man and ran his information through their system. It turned out he was wanted out of Worcester District Court on two default warrants: one for aggravated assault and A& B with a dangerous weapon, and another for breaking and entering into a boat. The man was mostly cooperative with the officers, except when he became concerned about his bags sitting on the wet ground. Officers quickly finished frisking him and placed his bags in the back of one of their patrol cars to keep them dry. As he was being placed into a cruiser, the man said to HN, ?God bless.? HN replied, ?God bless you as well.?   ABOVE: Despite the earlier intermittent downpours, Boston Medflight completed a medevac transfer from Cape Cod Gateway Airport early this morning, assisted by a Hyannis Fire Department ambulance crew. Medevac flights operate out of Cape Cod Gateway Airport 24/7. They typically transport trauma patients from motor vehicle crashes to off-Cape hospitals and also move patients to and from Cape Cod Hospital for a wide range of medical emergencies.   ABOVE: During a downtown Hyannis traffic stop this weekend, Barnstable Police arrested a young man on an outstanding arrest warrant from the Boston area for assault and battery.     ABOVE: Several days ago in the early morning hours, a Hyannis firefighter spotted a young woman lying in distress in the parking lot of a downtown car dealership. She appeared to be in pain and possibly suffering from a leg injury. A Hyannis Fire Department ambulance crew, along with Barnstable police officers, responded and carefully assisted her onto a stretcher before transporting her to Cape Cod Hospital's emergency room.         ABOVE: During a traffic stop in Hyannis early Saturday morning at around 2:00 a.m., Barnstable Police officers spoke with Clesha Philips, 32, currently residing in South Dennis. Officers grew concerned after noticing a puppy inside the unregistered vehicle being driven by Philips. Philips, who is currently on probation and prohibited from possessing dogs following prior animal cruelty convictions, told officers the puppy belonged to someone else. Hyannis News called 911 minutes prior to report the situation and has video of an apparent disturbance that occurred shortly before the traffic stop. This is a developing story and remains under investigation. Stay tuned? P.S. ? Today's Hytown Vignette is a brought to you by Chet Baker? [CLICK IT/CRANK IT! HEADPHONES ABSOLUTELY OBLIGATORY!]   HN Reminder: All defendants are presumed to be innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.  
Barnstable Patrolwoman Busts Man Breaking Into Brand New Volvos in Hyannis! [HN Video]
Thursday July 16, 2026
HYANNIS, MASSACHUSETTS ? [HN Video Notes] ? It was just after 2:15 a.m. Thursday when security cameras at the Volvo dealership on North Street in Hyannis caught a man sneaking onto the lot and going through brand new vehicles. Barnstable Police squad cars hit the gas and Patrolwoman Rebecca Tatzel-Mandel rolled up within seconds, taking the suspect into custody ? a homeless man well known to local officers. He's now facing charges of breaking and entering into a motor vehicle during nighttime hours. He was transported straight to Barnstable Police Headquarters for booking. A sheriff's crime scene unit was called in to document evidence, and investigators are working to pull the dealership's security footage. Watch the tense police radio transmissions and the moment officers had the suspect in custody right after they arrived on scene! HN Reminder: These are initial details based on police radio transmissions and information from police sources. The defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law. [HN Video ? Press Play!] P.S. ? Today's Hytown Vignette is brought to you by Sniff 'n' the Tears? [CLICK IT/CRANK IT! HEADPHONES ABSOLUTELY OBLIGATORY!]    
Barnstable lifeguards, fire departments conduct beach rescue training
Wednesday July 15, 2026
BARNSTABLE ? As the summer beach season gets underway, Barnstable's lifeguards participated in a comprehensive emergency rescue training exercise last week designed to strengthen coordination with local first responders during real-life beach emergencies.   The training, held at Craigville Beach, brought together Town of Barnstable lifeguards, the Centerville-Osterville-Marstons Mills Fire & Rescue Department and the [?]
BID Opening - FY27 Barnstable United Elementary Chill Water Pipe Insulation Replacement - 07-15-2026
Wednesday July 15, 2026
BID Opening - FY27 Barnstable United Elementary Chill Water Pipe Insulation Replacement - 07-15-2026
One person seriously injured in collision on Barnstable Road in Hyannis
Wednesday July 15, 2026
HYANNIS ? One person was transported to Cape Cod Hospital as a trauma alert following a collision in Hyannis sometime after 11:30 AM Wednesday. The crash happened on Barnstable Road at Center Street. Police detoured traffic off Barnstable Road between Elm and Willow Streets. The cause of the crash is under investigation.
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