Cape Cod South Coast Pulse

Public Safety Incidents

• 🔥 Wareham Vehicle Crashes: A car and SUV crashed into a mobile home at Great Hill Estates on Pineview Terrace in...

Quick-moving Falmouth blaze Tuesday night shows fire speed risks on Cape Cod:

• Resident escaped Deepwood Drive fire at 7:10 p.m., took refuge at...

New Bedford roots spotlight statewide police accountability probe as ex-NBPD Lt. Jennifer Penton, a 2000 NBHS grad, heads to arraignment April 2 on...

Escalating school committee clash after superintendent's resignation and DESE probe:

• Dias drafts resolution to censure Chair Coogan for withholding...

Harrowing details from Pineview Terrace crash:

• Driver loss of control: SUV plowed through bushes into mobile home, trapping driver inside with...

Ambitious 4-phase overhaul to slash nitrogen 79% by 2045, addressing 43% from septics and 16% from plants.

• Phase 1 (2025-30): 9% cut via fertilizer...

• Wellfleet hit hardest: 99% lost power; ongoing cleanup of downed trees, harbor docks crushed by ice/winds; no injuries or building damage.
• Harbor...

South Coast trend: New Bedford-area residents rally via events for animals, health battles, and youth access.

• Purse for Paws fall event at Westport...

Exciting updates for Cape Cod foodies:

• Moto Pizza transforms: Sandwich location sold to Amy Spence, rebranding as Harbor Pizza with original recipes...

Key hurdles in public safety leadership transition for ex-NBPD Chief Paul Oliveira:

• Withdrew POST certification relinquishment for private...

Barnstable County controversy erupts in Harwich over Delegate Elizabeth Harder's role in narrowly approved real estate transfer tax petition.

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South Coast towns tackle housing shortages with targeted policies:

• New Bedford eases zoning in multi-family districts, unlocking 500-1,000 buildable...

Fatal Public Safety Incidents

• 🔥 Wareham House Fire: One dead and another seriously injured following a house fire at 102 Kimberly Court in...

Tragic residential blaze in Wareham:

• One dead, one seriously injured at 102 Kimberly Court
• Wareham Fire Department responded around 8:40 PM Friday

Deadly ice risk exposed: A couple died trapped under frozen Cape Cod river ice during a dog walk. Woman identified after falling through while with husband, urging caution for winter recreation on local waterways.

South Coast accountability in recruit death: Former New Bedford PD Lt. Jennifer Penton (NBHS '00 grad) arraigned April 2 for perjury and serious...

Spotlighting a Cape Cod real estate pro:

• Erin Terkelsen of Homes of Cape Cod offers specialized market analysis and luxury services for Upper/Outer...

Public Safety Alerts

• 🔥 Flood Warning: National Weather Service issued flood warning for Bristol and Plymouth counties starting Tuesday 9 a.m....

Post-blizzard discovery at Mashpee Neck boat ramp: Harbormaster Robert Tomaino pulled a barnacle-covered 2015 Mitsubishi Outlander from the water on...

Tune in tonight for Plymouth Redevelopment Commission's monthly meeting at 5:30 p.m. in City Building chambers.

Key agenda highlights:

• TIF district...