Falmouth

Cape Cod restaurant workers were left overwhelmed by a very generous tip.

The body of a Massachusetts man has been recovered on the shores of a remote lake in Maine. Officials said James Fulginiti, 64 of Falmouth, had not been seen by friends for several days. A local campground owner drove a boat to Fulginiti’s camp on Little Beaver Pond, and found Fulginiti’s dog alone and Fulginiti’s boat stuck in the...

A missing Massachusetts man has been found dead on the edge of a remote lake in Maine after seemingly trying to retrieve a boat that drifted away from shore, authorities announced. The 64-year-old Falmouth resident, James P. Fulginiti, was staying at a boat-access-only camp in Magalloway Plantation and hadn’t been seen for several days, according to the Maine Department...

A Cape Cod high school has announced it will resume in-person learning after a weekend party caused school officials to have students work remotely on Monday. Falmouth High School Principal Mary Whalen Gans said in a message to the school community that the high school would be fully remote on Monday, Oct. 5, as officials investigated the extent of a…

A woman was badly hurt after her vehicle backed over her on Cape Cod. The victim, an 80-year-old woman, was injured around 6:15 p.m. off Woods Hole Road in Falmouth, Massachusetts, authorities said. She thought her car was in park, then it rolled back after she got out, trapping her under a tire, according to fire officials in Falmouth. Crews…

Two more lifeguards who work for the town of Falmouth have tested positive for the coronavirus, bringing the total who have tested positive to 10, town officials said. Last week, eight lifeguards tested positive following a party July 21 and the town set up free testing for all 117 Beach Department staff members, the Cape Cod Times reports. The town…

Businesses on Cape Cod could be in further financial trouble if a recent surge of COVID-19 cases continues.

Eight town lifeguards in Falmouth, Massachusetts have tested positive for the coronavirus after allegedly attending a party with other staff members, the Cape Cod Times reports. According to the paper, Maggie Clayton, acting beach superintendent, said during a select board meeting there had been eight “verbal positive” coronavirus cases among 117 staff members. Clayton said she heard of the first…

After an underage drinking party was held over the weekend in Spencer, Massachusetts, police are investigating whether the intent was to expose young people to the novel coronavirus.

A home in Falmouth, Massachusetts sustained heavy damage Sunday in a fire caused by a lightning strike. Lightning struck the single-family home on Tashmoo Drive just after 5 p.m., igniting the fire, according to the Falmouth Fire Department. Several lighting strikes were reported in town, the department said. Heavy fire was reported throughout the home, which caused significant damage. No…

Investigators are focusing on accidental causes after a person was found dead in a house fire in Falmouth Sunday night. The house was engulfed in flames upon arrival, according to the Falmouth Fire Department, who received a call just before 5 p.m. about the fire at 663 Gifford St. Firefighters removed the deceased person from the home, which is most…

A person was found dead in a house fire in Falmouth Sunday night, according to the Fire Department, and the home is likely destroyed.

A Massachusetts police officer facing several allegations of sexual misconduct resigned from his position. Falmouth Police Officer Clifford Harris stepped down following a monthslong investigation into seven allegations of misconduct, the Cape Cod Times reported Sunday. The department’s Internal Affairs report found the allegations were sustained in four of the instances where his behavior was “unbecoming an officer” and...

A pickup truck slammed into a Falmouth house early Sunday morning, crashing through the wall of a bedroom and reportedly shifting the house on its foundation, authorities said. A woman who was sleeping on the couch at the time was uninjured, according to police. Her son, who usually occupies the bedroom, was away in Boston at the time, the woman…

A truck crashed into a house in Falmouth, Mass. on Tuesday night.

river was taken to the hospital after crashing into a utility pole in Falmouth, Mass. late Friday night.

The attorney for a man accused of shooting two Massachusetts police officers says it’s likely one was wounded by his fellow officer during the gunfire. Defense attorney Brian Kelley says he believes Falmouth officer Donald DeMiranda fired the bullet that wounded Officer Ryan Moore during the July 2018 shooting with his client Malik Koval. Koval pleaded not guilty to more…

The attorney for a man accused of shooting two Massachusetts police officers says it’s likely one was wounded by his fellow officer during the gunfire. Defense attorney Brian Kelley says he believes Falmouth officer Donald DeMiranda fired the bullet that wounded Officer Ryan Moore during the July 2018 shooting with his client Malik Koval. Koval pleaded not guilty to more…

Police in Falmouth, Massachusetts, say the crash that killed two teenagers in December was caused by an illegal passing and a high rate of speed.