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BEECH TREE CANTINA
There are several theories regarding the planting of this magnificent English Weeping Beech tree. The most plausible one is based on historical fact:?
Most people believe that the American Revolution started with “the shot heard round the world” in Concord. 1775.
In fact, the seeds of the Revolution were sown 14 years earlier by a fiery West Barnstable patriot named James Otis. As a representative of Massachusetts to the provincial General Court in 1761, Otis proposed a meeting of representatives of all the Colonies. This led to the assembly of The Stamp Act Congress of 1765 which eliminated the taxes on stamps and other goods. John Adams credited Otis with igniting “… the spark by which the child Independence was born.” Three years later, the British retaliated with the Townshend Act which would tax many goods shipped in from England that America needed but had little of.
Once again, James Otis spoke up: “Let Great Britain rescind her measures, or the colonies are lost forever.” Within a year, he was attacked by British revenue officers and sustained a head wound that “… caused him to lose his mind.” This was an obvious message to the upstarts of Barnstable.
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| Three people injured in head-on crash in Mashpee Friday May 10, 2024 |
| MASHPEE ? Three were were injured in a head-on crash in Mashpee sometime before 8 AM Friday. The crash happened on Old Barnstable Road at Country Club Lane. The injuries were not believed to be life-threatening. Mashpee Police are investigating the cause of the crash.
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| *** WATCH *** GAS LINE RUPTURED WHEN CAR STRUCK HYANNIS HOME [PLUS HN BONUS SNAPS] Friday May 10, 2024 |
| HYANNIS, MASSACHUSETTS ? [HN VIDEO NOTES] ? Hyannis firefighters and Barnstable police rushed to Hinckley Road after a car slammed into a home and ruptured a natural gas line last evening, at around 8:33 p.m.
All occupants had evacuated the home and there were no reported injuries. A first responder on the scene said the brakes on the out-of-control vehicle were said to be not working properly?
There was a smell of leaking natural gas in the vicinity and National Grid was immediately informed of the emergency. Shutting off the flow of natural gas turned out to be complicated as workers first needed to locate the line and underground shut-off. Additional National Grid crews arrived and excavated above an in-ground shut-off valve. Once the gas leak was shut down, a tow truck operator carefully pulled the vehicle away from the mangled gas meter.
It took over two hours to finally make the scene safe. The home was left with a gaping hole in an outer wall? and the gas supply needed to remain shut off until repairs could be made.
The Barnstable Police Department is investigating the cause of the crash. All first responders had cleared the scene by 11:00 p.m. The following HN Video and images highlight the scene?
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RECENT RANDOM HN PHOTOS:
A colorful morning sky at Kalmus Beach, Hyannis?
A mechanical issue allegedly caused a Hyannis commuter to drive over a West Main Street sidewalk and ram into an old Oldsmobile Cutlass, before crashing into a nearby wooded area last week?. the driver was not injured?
?A little too early for the sauce?? An elderly woman was recently arrested for drunk driving during the morning commute in Hyannis. Her license had already been suspended for another, separate drunk driving charge?
And her little scrappy dog was also taken into custody? and apparently wasn't too thrilled about the whole thing?
Police had a word with a woman accused of openly urinating outside of her vehicle on West Main Street, Hyannis the other day. A number of onlookers appeared concerned?
Barnstable Police investigated a crash where a commercial truck left the roadway and crashed into a couple of cars on Center Street, Hyannis the other evening? One person was transported to CCH for evaluation? no arrests were made?
Please remain ?chill?? drive defensively? and remember to have a splendiferous Cape Cod Friday!
P.S. ? Today's Hytown Vignette is a brought to you by Neil Diamond? [CLICK IT/CRANK IT! HEADPHONES ABSOLUTELY OBLIGATORY!]
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| Mashpee woman accused of stealing car from Hyannis hotel, crashing in Sandwich Thursday May 09, 2024 |
| HYANNIS ? A Mashpee woman is accused of stealing a car from a Hyannis hotel and later getting into a crash on Route 6 in Sandwich. In a report obtained by CWN, Barnstable Police Officer Erik McNeice details being called to the Americas Best Value in at 206 Main Street just before midnight. The clerk [?]
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| BID Opening - FY24 Barnstable High School EIFS Panel Replacement - 05-09- 2024 Thursday May 09, 2024 |
| BID Opening - FY24 Barnstable High School EIFS Panel Replacement - 05-09- 2024 |
| State Rep. Chris Flanagan Faked a Mailer During Campaign, Violating Finance Law Thursday May 09, 2024 |
| BARNSTABLE ? State Representative for the First Barnstable District Chris Flanagan has admitted to and paid a penalty for falsifying a mailer during his first campaign for the seat. He used the name Jeanne Louise on a mailer sent to voters who was supposedly part of the Conservatives for Dennis group. Speaker of the House [?]
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| *** WATCH *** CAR JUST STOLEN FROM HYANNIS HOTEL CRASHES ON MID-CAPE HIGHWAY IN SANDWICH Thursday May 09, 2024 |
| SANDWICH, MASSACHUSETTS ? A woman in possession of a Honda Accord just reported stolen from a Hyannis hotel didn't quite make it over the Sagamore Bridge heading off-Cape when she crashed on the Mid-Cape Highway in Sandwich early this morning, shortly after midnight. Barnstable Police were still completing stolen vehicle paperwork when they learned one of their off-duty officers (returning home from the previous shift) and a Sandwich Police patrol unit came across the stolen vehicle disabled in the middle of Route 6 after having just crashed. The footage shows Barnstable Police officers taking the female driver into custody at the crash scene. She was advised of her rights and informed she was under arrest for being in possession of a stolen motor vehicle? (she wasn't very nice to the arresting officers?) The following HN Video highlights the arrest? [DEVELOPING]
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P.S. ? Today's Hytown Vignette is a brought to you by Jerry Reed? [CLICK IT/CRANK IT! HEADPHONES ABSOLUTELY OBLIGATORY!] |
| Severe thunderstorm warning Outer Cape Cod Wednesday May 08, 2024 |
| Severe Thunderstorm Warning BULLETIN ? IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Warning National Weather Service Boston/Norton MA 645 PM EDT Wed May 8 2024 The National Weather Service in Boston/Norton has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for? Northeastern Barnstable County in southeastern Massachusetts? * Until 715 PM EDT. * At 645 PM EDT, a severe [?]
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| *** WATCH *** CENTERVILLE STABBING INVESTIGATION EXTENDS LATE INTO THE NIGHT?. Wednesday May 08, 2024 |
| CENTERVILLE, MASSACHUSETTS ? [HN VIDEO NOTES] ? [DEVELOPING] ? As you will see in the following HN Video, at around 4:00 p.m. this afternoon, Barnstable Police and COMM Firefighters responded to the 400 block of Old Stage Road for a report of a stabbing. Upon arrival, police observed that the victim had been stabbed multiple times, according to radio transmissions. The patient was transported to the Cape Cod Airfield to be airlifted by MedFlight to an off-Cape trauma center. Meanwhile, back at the crime scene, police completely shut down Old Stage Road between Shoot Flying Hill Road and Great Marsh Road. Massachusetts State Police detectives eventually arrived, along with state police crime scene technicians. District Attorney Rob Galibois also eventually arrived and appeared to be discussing the situation with one of the detectives assigned to his office. The scene was still actively being investigated at the time of this report, around [10:10 p.m?]
According to an earlier Barnstable Police Department media statement, a 24-year-old suspect is in custody and there is no ongoing danger to the surrounding neighborhoods. Sources on scene report the suspect was a male. [DEVELOPING DETAILS]
The following video contains shots from the scene on Old Stage and from the airport? it also contains initial police radio transmissions.
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Next Barnstable Cape News Update at 6:30 PM EST
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