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Woods Hole Passage Bed & Breakfast Inn provides vacationing families with all the comfort and warm hospitality that Cape Cod Bed & Breakfast Inns are known for, with a focus on creating a family friendly atmosphere. Kids of all ages (you too Grandpa!) will delight in this perfect, all-season Cape Cod B&B inn where you can relax and enjoy everything New England has to offer, right at your doorstep.
Located near Martha’s Vineyard, between the town of Falmouth and the village of Woods Hole, the Inn is within walking distance to bay and ocean beaches, and very close to biking, art galleries, restaurants, shops, theatre, festivals and the famed Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution.
Woods Hole Passage offers lodging close to all the summer fun of Cape Cod, Martha’s Vineyard, and Falmouth, Massachusetts, including: beaches, sailing, art galleries, restaurants, shops, theatre, film festivals, and the famed Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. Additionally it provides a restful retreat in the quiet season.
This B&B inn is the perfect All-Season Cape Cod Getaway where you can relax and enjoy everything New England and specifically, The Cape have to offer, right at your doorstep.
186 Woods Hole Rd, Falmouth, MA
phone: 508-548-9575
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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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| FLASH: Cops Track Down Accused Hit-and-Run Drunk Driver at Yarmouth Beach House Sunday August 09, 2026 |
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YARMOUTH, MASSACHUSETTS ? Shortly after the bars closed this morning, an alleged hit-and-run driver crashed into another vehicle in the area of Route 28, fled the scene, clipped trees and a utility pole, and was tracked to a beachside home in South Yarmouth where police say he was arrested on suspicion of drunken driving.
Yarmouth Police dispatched two patrol officers to the area of Route 28 eastbound near Willow Street after a caller reported being struck by a vehicle that failed to stop. The victim was actively following the fleeing car as it turned onto Willow Street in South Yarmouth.
The suspect vehicle then reportedly struck a tree but kept going, racing toward the Smuggler's Beach area at a high rate of speed. The caller eventually lost sight of it, last seeing the car traveling westbound on South Shore Drive, and provided a partial license plate to dispatch. Additional Yarmouth units flooded the neighborhood.
Officers met the victim, who had pulled into a nearby parking lot, and obtained a fuller description: a black Lexus RX 350 bearing Massachusetts registration 333D. The victim reported the Lexus had also struck multiple trees and a utility pole while fleeing.
Police began checking nearby streets and beach parking lots. The vehicle was registered to an address in Watertown. Further checks revealed the registered owner also listed a South Yarmouth address at 5 Syritha's Way ? just off South Shore Drive and across from South Middle Beach.
Moments later, officers located the damaged Lexus parked at that exact address. A Barnstable County Sheriff's Crime Scene Unit member was called to photograph the damaged Lexus. The front license plate was missing, and officers searched the surrounding area for the plate and any related crash debris.
Police encountered the suspected driver at the Syritha's Way residence. Sources say he was arrested on suspicion of operating under the influence of alcohol, leaving the scene of a crash, and negligent operation of a motor vehicle.
The investigation remains active. Hyannis News spoke with police sources as the investigation and report were still being finalized. HN expects to provide official details on the suspect and formal charges after Monday's arraignment.
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.
ADDITIONAL HN PHOTOS FROM THE OVERNIGHT:
ABOVE: ?Kids will be kids.? Barnstable Police received complaints and began monitoring roughly 100 teens and young adults in the Craigville Beach area last evening who were apparently looking for a place to have a bonfire. One officer stopped a truck loaded with wood pallets (which make excellent bonfire fuel). Moments later, officers spotted a small fire on Craigville Beach, and the Centerville-Osterville-Marstons Mills Fire Department sent an engine that quickly extinguished it. While kids may have gotten away with beach bonfires 50 years ago, today's Cape Cod is densely populated, and towns enforce strict rules against setting fires on public beaches. (HN NOTE: Being a member of the last truly free generation here on Cape Cod, I would hate to be a ?kid? these days? and I wish we could somehow go back in time? but we all know that's impossible, unfortunately. Please keep our younger generations in your thoughts and prayers.)
PEDESTRIAN STRUCK ON MAIN STREET?
ABOVE: Barnstable Police and a Hyannis Fire Department ambulance crew responded to the intersection of Main Street and Old Colony Road last evening for a report of a pedestrian struck by a vehicle. A woman was up and able to walk into a waiting ambulance when HN arrived on scene. She was later transported to Cape Cod Hospital with injuries not believed to be life-threatening. The driver of the involved vehicle remained on scene and cooperated with police. The Barnstable Police Department is investigating the cause of the accident.
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| Barnstable Police schedule Kids Day on August 12th Sunday August 09, 2026 |
| HYANNIS ? From Barnstable Police: Attention Barnstable! Kids Day is August 12th from 10-2pm at Barnstable High School! Join us for food, games, ice cream, a dunk tank, K9 presentation, fire department presentations, SWAT, and much more! See the attached flyer for more information (click image to enlarge). We look forward to seeing you there! |
| SOURCE: Masturbating Intruder Mistakes Hyannis Business for Friend's House, Gets Booted After Bizarre Late-Night Encounter Saturday August 08, 2026 |
| HYANNIS, MASSACHUSETTS ? A Main Street business owner trying to finish some late-night work early Saturday got far more than he bargained for when he found a stranger masturbating inside his basement office.
Around 12:30 a.m., the owner noticed the office door closed?something that never happens. Suspicious, he tried to open it. The door was shoved back at him from the inside.
?Who's in there?? the owner demanded.
The intruder answered that he was ?Chris's friend? and that he was staying at ?this house.?
?This isn't a house!? the owner shot back.
According to the business owner, the man had been masturbating. Once confronted, the intruder quickly turned apologetic. Police arrived, detained him, and had him sit on nearby steps while they investigated. He remained cooperative and appeared remorseful throughout.
The business is located on Main Street near the intersection with Winter Street, an area with several bars. Authorities have not confirmed whether alcohol played a role, though the possibility has not been ruled out. No charges were filed.
The man, reportedly visiting Cape Cod from Illinois, was ordered to leave. The last anyone saw of him was when he climbed into an Uber and rode off toward parts unknown.
Additional Overnight HN Photos:
ABOVE: A state trooper and downtown Hyannis police officers quell a common affray?
Police working the Main Street area in Hyannis quickly stepped in during a sidewalk fight last evening. Sources say the violence began when someone started harassing a pair of 14-year-old girls. The girls' father and uncle confronted the offending party, and a brief fight ensued. A state trooper and several Barnstable police officers quickly detained those involved while continuing to investigate. Once everyone had calmed down and officers confirmed no one was seriously hurt, all parties were sent away in separate directions.
The girls' father later told HN it happened to be his birthday?to which HN replied, ?Happy Birthday!?
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