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Mattakeese Wharf Restaurant is Open Beginning of May until the 3rd week of October. Mattakeese Wharf is a memorable location for rehearsal dinners, wedding receptions and business meetings of up to 150 people. Mattakeese Wharf Waterfront Restaurant is located next to the "Hyannis Whale Watcher" on Barnstable Harbor, (not Hyannis despite the name). See the whales, then plan on enjoying a great lunch or dinner at the Mattakeese Wharf Restaurant.
Mattakeese Wharf... one of very few true waterfront restaurants on Cape Cod, on and over Barnstable Harbor, just north of Route 6A, on Millway, Barnstable Village.
273 Millway, Barnstable, MA
phone: 508- 362-4511
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| Breaking: Dive team activated after multiple people reported caught in rip current at Herring Cove Beach in Provincetown Friday August 14, 2026 |
| PROVINCETOWN ? The Barnstable County Dive Team was activated to Provincetown. Several people reportedly got caught in a rip current at the far North end of Herring Cove Beach. Two people were rescued by the Provincetown Fire Marine Unit. A woman was unaccounted for prompting the dive team activation. CWN will bring you further details [?] |
| *** WATCH *** Woman Accused of Receiving Stolen Van Found Snoozing in Hammock by Hyannis Artist Shanties?Husband Arrested Too After Denied Kiss Request Sparks Chaos Friday August 14, 2026 |
| HYANNIS, MASSACHUSETTS ? A search last evening for a stolen work van packed with expensive tools ended with an unexpected discovery: a woman dozing in a hammock behind the Hyannis Artist Shanties, and a brief family drama that landed both her and her companion in handcuffs.
Barnstable Police launched an investigation after a work van was reported stolen sometime yesterday from the area of Spring Street. The vehicle was later spotted driving around Hyannis, prompting a BOLO just as a downtown patrolman located it shortly before 10 p.m. parked in an Ocean Street lot behind the Hyannis Village Green bandstand.
The van's driver's-side vent window had been smashed?believed to be the point of entry?and the keys had reportedly sat in a cup holder inside. Video from the Ocean Street parking lot reportedly identified the female suspect leaving the vehicle only a short time earlier. While a Barnstable County Sheriff's Crime Scene Unit member photographed the damage and dusted for prints, officers found the keys hidden behind a nearby tree behind the bandstand.
Hyannis News was accompanying a Barnstable Police sergeant searching the area around Barnstable Town Hall when the sergeant spotted the woman sleeping in a hammock behind the Hyannis Artist Shanties. Additional officers arrived and took her into custody.
As she was being escorted to a cruiser, the woman?seen in the following Hyannis News video?apparently sought a kiss from a man identified as her husband who was standing nearby. When officers did not allow it, she resisted by dropping to the ground and was warned against attempting to kick them.
The husband grew agitated after a sergeant confronted him about failing to mention his wife was sleeping in the hammock just behind where he had been seated. He insisted he had been truthful when he said he had not seen anyone ?running through? the area?a semantic distinction that did not satisfy the sergeant. The exchange escalated, and the man was arrested for disorderly conduct even though he had been free to leave just moments earlier.
Both were transported separately to Barnstable Police Headquarters. Neither got that kiss.
The woman was identified as Leita Burbank, 34, of Hyannis. She faces multiple charges, including three previous arrest warrants, receiving a stolen motor vehicle (for allegedly being behind the wheel of the van), and resisting arrest. Her companion remained unidentified at the time of this report.
Back at the recovered van, officers collected a pair of white sneakers believed to belong to Burbank?she was only wearing socks when arrested?along with additional video evidence.
The initial details in this report are based on 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. The investigation remains active and ongoing?
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| Severe Thunderstorm Warning for western Barnstable County until 3:30 PM Thursday August 13, 2026 |
| The National Weather Service in Boston/Norton has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for? Western Barnstable County in southeastern Massachusetts? Southern Plymouth County in southeastern Massachusetts? Central Bristol County in southeastern Massachusetts? * Until 330 PM EDT. * At 225 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Middleborough, or near Bridgewater, moving southeast at [?] |
| Developing Story: Barnstable Police search for missing 15-year-old Thursday August 13, 2026 |
| HYANNIS ? Barnstable Police are asking the public to be on the lookout for a 15-year-old boy who was reported missing Wednesday evening. According to a post from the Barnstable Police Department, Ryan L'Hommedieu was last seen at approximately 4:30 p.m. Wednesday on North Street near CVS. Police said L'Hommedieu was last seen wearing a [?] |
| Breaking: Multiple assets respond to reported diver in distress off Dennis Wednesday August 12, 2026 |
| DENNIS ? Multiple assets responded to a location off Sesuit Neck in Dennis about 5 PM Wednesday after reports that a diver failed to resurface. Dennis Fire along with the regional dive team, Barnstable and Sandwich marine units, Massachusetts Environmental Police and the Coast Guard were all alerted to the situation. CWN will bring you [?] |
| Barnstable County Tech Rescue Team locates missing 17-year-old in Eastham Wednesday August 12, 2026 |
| EASTHAM ? Early this morning, Wednesday, August 12, 2026, at approximately 1:10 AM, the Eastham Police Department Received a report of a missing 17-year-old male from a residence in the area of Boat Meadow Beach. The 17-year-old had left the residence several hours prior to the report being made and had not returned home. Eastham [?] |
| Speeding N.J. Rental Barrels Into Quiet West Yarmouth Condo Lot After 60+ MPH Dash Through Neighborhood Wednesday August 12, 2026 |
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ABOVE: Early-morning scene in a West Yarmouth condo complex parking lot: a dark Hyundai sedan sits stopped with several young adult occupants, surrounded by multiple Yarmouth Police patrolmen, appearing slightly annoyed?
WEST YARMOUTH, MASSACHUSETTS ? Shortly after 2 a.m. Wednesday, a tandem Yarmouth Police patrol unit radioed that they were trying to catch up to a dark-colored Hyundai sedan racing westbound on Route 28 at more than 60 mph.
Officers were attempting to get close enough to read the vehicle's New Jersey registration when the car suddenly turned south onto Baxter Avenue ? a thickly settled residential street ? and continued at estimated speeds exceeding 60 mph. Fearing the driver was refusing to stop, additional Yarmouth patrol units raced to the area.
A witness reported the Hyundai eventually barreled into the parking lot of a quiet condo complex before finally coming to a stop for police. Radio traffic indicated the sedan was a rental from Wayne, New Jersey.
The driver, identified over the radio only as ?Dave? with a last name that sounded like ?Sajinski,? produced a valid New York license listing a Middle Village address in Queens, New York. His full name had not been officially released at the time of this report.
According to police sources, the man was issued a citation and faces criminal motor vehicle charges. Officers, sources noted, were less than thrilled about the high-speed intrusion into the residential neighborhood in the middle of the night ? thankfully, nobody was hurt!
ABOVE: After dark at Keyes Beach on Sea Street in Hyannis, a Barnstable Police patrolman chats congenially with several gentlemen grilling dinner in the park's picnic area. The friendly check was part of stepped-up nighttime beach patrols targeting unpermitted bonfires and other ordinance violations following recent reports of unruly behavior. (Officers later found and had firefighters extinguish an illegal pallet fire at the end of Bone Hill Road on Barnstable's north side, sending a group of teens home after some of their parents were contacted, according to radio transmissions.)
ABOVE: Shortly before 3 a.m., Mashpee police officers respond to an automated crash notification and discover a vehicle that left the roadway and crashed into a wooded area along Great Neck Road North. Emergency lights illuminate the dark scene as officers investigate; the driver was not injured, and sources confirm no criminal charges were filed following the crash investigation.
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| Barnstable Police assist Derry, NH PD with arrest of alleged child sexual abuse suspect Tuesday August 11, 2026 |
| DERRY, NH ? Via Barnstable Police: On Monday August 10, 2026, at approximately 3:54 pm the Derry Police Department took the following individual into custody on a Derry Police arrest warrant: Matthew K. Rettig DOB: 08/12/1992 41 Oakdale St. Weymouth MA 02188 Mr. Rettig has been charged with: . Nine (9) counts of Distribution of [?] |
| Two people taken to hospital after head-on crash in Barnstable Tuesday August 11, 2026 |
| BARNSTABLE ? Shortly after 8 AM Tuesday. two vehicles collided head-on on Main Street (Route 6A) near Marstons Lane in Barnstable Village/ Two people were transported to Cape Cod Hospital with unknown injuries. The crash, which is under investigation by Barnstable Police, caused major traffic delays on Route 6A. Photos by John P. Carroll/CWN |
| Barnstable Kids Day 2026! Monday August 10, 2026 |
| Barnstable Kids Day 2026! |
| Fatal Head-On Crash in Sandwich [HN Video] Monday August 10, 2026 |
| UPDATE: Sandwich Police are investigating a fatal motor vehicle crash that occurred Sunday evening.
At approximately 8:50 PM, Sandwich Police responded to the area of 87 Farmersville Road for a report of a head on two-vehicle crash. Upon arrival, Officers found a 2011 Toyota Prius with a sole male operator and 2017 Toyota Rav-4 with three occupants. Both vehicles had sustained significant damage.
The investigation revealed that the crash occurred while the Prius was traveling west on Farmersville Road and the Rav-4 was traveling east on Farmersville Road. The operator of the Prius was in critical condition and was transported to Cape Cod Hospital by the Sandwich Fire Department. He would later succumb to his injuries. The occupants of the Rav-4 were all transported to Cape Cod Hospital with what were believed to be non-life-threatening injuries.
The cause of the crash remains under investigation. Sandwich Police were assisted by members of the Barnstable Police Department, Barnstable Country Sheriff's Department, and the Massachusetts Environmental Police.
INITIAL HN REPORT & VIDEO:
SANDWICH, MASSACHUSETTS ? A violent head-on collision near 87 Farmersville Road just before 9 p.m. Sunday left multiple people with serious injuries. Emergency crews, including mutual-aid ambulances from neighboring towns, responded to the scene. Rescuers performed CPR on at least one Priority One patient. Four people were transported to local hospitals, sources on scene said. Serious trauma was reported. Farmersville Road remained closed for crash reconstruction. This is a developing story.
The following Hyannis News video highlights the scene and initial emergency radio transmissions.
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