Centerville - Cape Cod

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Enjoy amazing harbor views and sunsets while savoring our full menu of fresh Cape seafood! We offer live entertainment on summer weekends! See tonight's SUNSET TIME.

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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One person taken to hospital after rollover crash in Marstons Mills
Tuesday July 28, 2026
MARSTONS MILLS ? One person was transported to Cape Cod Hospital after a two-vehicle crash left one car on its roof. The collision happened at the intersection of Race Lane and Old Stage Road. Traffic was detoured around the scene. Barnstable Police are investigating the cause of the crash.
Multi-vehicle crash stalls traffic on Route 6 westbound in West Barnstable
Tuesday July 28, 2026
WEST BARNSTABLE ? As many as six vehicles collided in possibly two separate crashes on Route 6 in West Barnstable. It unfolded westbound between Route 132 and Route 149. EMTs evaluated victims of the crash though no serious injuries were reporte. Traffic was heavily backed up in the area.
Construction progress continues on new Barnstable Fire Station
Monday July 27, 2026
BARNSTABLE ? Construction of the new Barnstable Fire Station continues to advance, with several major milestones completed in recent weeks as work remains on schedule. Crews are continuing site work, including grading and preparing the property for the next phases of construction. One of the project's major retaining walls has now been completed, marking another [?]
Hyannis Overnight Photos: ?Women Fighting in the Bushes?
Sunday July 26, 2026
          ABOVE: Moments after last call, several Barnstable Police squad cars rushed toward a ?wicked? popular downtown Hyannis watering hole on a report of a group of women fighting in the bushes next to the establishment. Upon arrival, officers encountered a woman visiting from Brooklyn, New York, yelling at another woman who was crying and bleeding slightly from one of her eyebrow piercings. When asked, she told officers she did not need an ambulance. It was uncertain who the actual combatants were, as a number of bar patrons were already leaving the area. Officers tried to learn what had just happened, but all of the women were speaking at the same time. In one of the above photos, a patrolman in a late-arriving squad car asked one of the officers on scene what had occurred; the officer on the sidewalk could only shrug. In the end, with emotions slightly more settled and the brawl in the bushes not having occurred in their presence, all the officers could do was ensure everyone was okay and wish them a safe journey home. Peace had been restored, and it was on to the next call for our long-suffering police officers? (No arrests were made.)           ABOVE: ?Lost in Translation?? When the investigating officer asked the translator to have the driver stand with his hands at his sides, the driver bent over and began touching his toes. A short time after the bars closed, a Barnstable patrolman working the west side of Hyannis attempted to stop a vehicle traveling north on Pitchers Way. The vehicle was slow to pull over, forcing the officer to activate his siren. It eventually stopped near the intersection with Mitchell's Way. The driver spoke little English, so the patrolman used a cellphone Portuguese translation service to conduct field sobriety tests after suspecting him of operating under the influence. The driver appeared unsteady on his feet, and officers had to halt one of the exercises so he would not fall and risk injury. Anderson Luan Godinho Barreiros, 36, currently residing in Hyannis, was arrested and charged with operating a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol. HN Reminder: The initial details contained in the above report are based on radio transmissions and information from police sources. The defendant is presumed to be innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.   ABOVE: 'I'M GOING TO KILL SOMEONE!' At around 2:20 a.m. this morning, a plainclothes Barnstable Police patrolman was flagged down by a woman on Main Street in Hyannis about a man screaming that he was going to kill someone. The officer made contact with the alleged homicidal screamer in front of the JFK Museum. The man, who is currently homeless in Hyannis, was taken into protective custody and brought back to police headquarters to sleep it off?   ABOVE: Sergeant Stops Vehicle with a ?Kid? on Top At around 2:15 a.m. Friday morning, July 25, 2026, a Barnstable Police sergeant was monitoring Route 28 traffic in Hyannis when he noticed a Ford Explorer traveling westbound with a juvenile male on its roof. He quickly stopped the SUV and ordered the teen down. All four occupants were minors, including the 17-year-old driver. The driver claimed he was unaware his rear passenger had climbed out onto the vehicle's roof? at least that was his story, and he stuck to it. The sergeant gave all of the occupants ? especially the rear roof climber ? a stern talking-to, telling them to make smarter, safer decisions. After a good lecture, the juveniles were sent on their way with a warning. Note: HN decided to publish the above, only slightly obscured photo of the vehicle and teens in the hope that the teens' parents will see it and reinforce the sergeant's words of caution? (sorry lads, it's just that I don't want to see you dead!) P.S. ? Today's Hytown Vignette is brought to you by Musique? [CLICK IT/CRANK IT! HEADPHONES ABSOLUTELY OBLIGATORY!]    
After Hours in Hyannis: ?The Heart of the Matter? [Photo Notes]
Friday July 24, 2026
ABOVE: In the doorway of a popular Hyannis watering hole, long after the last glass has been cleared and the stools stacked, officers speak quietly with an employee. An earlier patron has claimed he was threatened with a knife by another patron. Whether the blade was real, imagined, or simply sharpened by the night's drinking has not yet been settled. For now the work is slower and more exacting: to decide if the complaint itself is credible. Here is ?the heart of the matter? ? not the raised voice or the alleged flash of steel, but the measured conversation that tries to separate truth from the residue of the evening.   ABOVE: Late Thursday evening, the Village Green behind the Greater Hyannis Chamber of Commerce Visitor Center becomes contested ground. Officers move a group of homeless individuals along after noise complaints from a nearby apartment. The same stretch of green has already drawn several calls: at least one physical altercation among the unhoused; diners leaving a restaurant who said they were yelled at by a member of the downtown homeless community; and a man attempting to force entry through a side window at the shelter on 77 Winter Street. Shortly afterward, police and rescue are summoned to the vicinity of the North Street McDonald's to check on a man ?foaming at the mouth? walking the area. One green at the heart of downtown Hyannis, many edges of the same unresolved night? for the unhoused and everyone else.   ABOVE: On Barnstable Road a traffic stop becomes tense in an instant. A man steps from the vehicle and begins walking toward the officers. Distance, posture, hands?everything is read in a few heartbeats. He is briefly detained, then released after a quiet word on why stepping out and approaching during a stop is never wise. No arrest. A small reprieve on an otherwise unsettled night.       ABOVE: At around 2:30 a.m. the 400 block of Main Street in Centerville is sealed off. A vehicle has left the roadway, struck a utility pole, and fled. Primary wires hang down. Barnstable Police and Centerville-Osterville-Marstons Mills firefighters arrive to a scene already emptied of its driver. A member of the Barnstable County Sheriff's Crime Scene Unit begins documenting what remains while patrol officers close the street and scour the surrounding roads for the missing vehicle. The crash remains under investigation. P.S. ? Today's Hytown Vignette is brought to you by Toots Thielemans & Quincy Jones? [CLICK IT/CRANK IT! HEADPHONES ABSOLUTELY OBLIGATORY!]    
West Nile Virus detected in mosquito sample collected in Cotuit
Thursday July 23, 2026
BARNSTABLE ? The Massachusetts Department of Public Health (MDPH) has confirmed that West Nile virus (WNV) has been detected in a mosquito sample collected in the Town of Barnstable. According to the Barnstable Public Health Division, a sample of 15 mosquitoes collected in Cotuit on July 21, 2026, tested positive for West Nile virus. WNV [?]
Fire breaks out in laundry room of Barnstable County House of Corrections
Thursday July 23, 2026
BOURNE ? A fire broke out in the laundry room of the Barnstable County House of Corrections at the Sheriff's Facility shortly after 11 AM Thursday. The fire appeared to be contained to a container of towels which were doused and removed from the building. Firefighters had to ventilate smoke from the area. No injuries [?]
Barnstable Municipal Water Supply Board 07-21-2026
Wednesday July 22, 2026
Barnstable Municipal Water Supply Board 07-21-2026
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