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In an extremely rare encounter, a New England lobster diver was devoured by a huge humpback whale on Friday morning.

One doesn’t have know the Hebrew or Christian bibles or the Quran to have heard the story of Jonah, who was swallowed by a whale for three days and three nights. Cynics will quickly point out that the texts actually say Jonah was swallowed bya giant fish, but apparently whales are much more fun for... Read more »

Una ballena jorobada "se tragó" a un pescador de langostas de Massachusetts, Estados Unidos, y luego lo escupió sano y salvo, y capaz de contar su aventura

Vote in this weeks high school Players of the Week Poll (June 7-11) Cape Cod Times Welcome to our latest Cape Cod and Islands high school Players of the Week Poll! High school sports fans can vote for a girls athlete and a boys athlete they believe were standouts during the previous week. The polls will be open from Monday through Friday. The winners will be announced every Monday along with the new poll. The Times will also write a short feature about the winners. Players of the Week winners ...

Cape Cod Times DENNIS PORT – A two-alarm fire at a condominium building on Union Wharf Road displaced four families early Tuesday morning. Firefighters received a report of a "fast-moving fire" at 75 Union Wharf Road at 12:26 a.m., Dennis fire Chief Robert Brown said in a statement. Two units caught fire in the 2½-story building. Brown said the fire started in the basement and made its way through the floors of both units and extended up the back of the building. The units were occupied by...

Mashpee voters opted for continuity at Saturdays annual town election, as John Cotton and Thomas OHara were reelected to new terms on the Board of Selectmen. Cotton, the boards current chairman, led all candidates in the three-way race for two seats on the board with 1,136 votes. OHara, the boards vice chairman, received 932 votes. Marie Stone garnered 861 votes in her bid for one of the boards two seats. Voters also passed 1,445-217 the lone question on the ballot Saturday seeking a debt exclu...

Daniel J. Wroblewski, 71, has been missing since noon on Friday

Heat from chimney believed to be cause of fire

A rate disaster: Heres why Buzzards Bay sewer users may see a steep rate hike Cape Cod Times (Hyannis, MA) Mar. 3—BUZZARDS BAY — Development stalled by the COVID-19 pandemic could have an expensive trickle-down effect on sewer users in Buzzards Bay. Selectmen, in their role as the towns sewer commissioners, are tasked with finding ways to make up the money lost in anticipated sewer tie-ins — otherwise, those already tied into the system will see hikes in their sewer rates. If a solution ...

Cape Cod property owners could see huge flood insurance price hike with Risk Rating 2.0 Cape Cod Times (Hyannis, MA) Feb. 25—YARMOUTH — Coastal property owners are accustomed to getting a jolt from nature. Noreasters, the occasional hurricane, even unexpectedly big tides can mean expensive repairs or replacement of an entire structure. In recent years, changes to the insurance policies that cover those damages led to additional sticker shock with the threat of skyrocketing rate increases. I...