Yarmouth - Cape Cod2010 Population: 23,793 Yarmouth
is made up of three villages; South Yarmouth, West Yarmouth and Yarmouth Port. There are three libraries, one in each village. Yarmouth boast fifteen
of Cape Cod’s finest fresh and saltwater beaches to laze away the days, four golf courses challenging all levels, many tennis courts for the more active,
and many hiking and conservation trails. |
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| Two people injured in traffic crash on Station Avenue in Yarmouth Tuesday September 08, 2026 |
| YARMOUTH ? Two people were injured in a traffic crash in Yarmouth late Tuesday afternoon. The collision happened on Station Avenue and Old Townhouse Road. A Barnstable ambulance assisted in patient transport. Traffic was detoured around the scene until it was cleared. Yarmouth Police are investigating the cause of the crash. |
| E-scooter rider transported to hospital after collision with car in Yarmouth Monday September 07, 2026 |
| YARMOUTH ? An e-scooter rider was injured in a collision with a car in Yarmouth shortly before 6 PM Sunday. The crash happened on Route 28 near Springer Lane. The victim was transported to Cape Cod Hospital for evaluation. The car driver remained on scene as Yarmouth Police investigated. |
| Young E-Scooter Rider Hurt in Collision With Subaru in West Yarmouth [HN Photos] Monday September 07, 2026 |
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WEST YARMOUTH, MASSACHUSETTS ? A young woman riding an e-scooter was transported to Cape Cod Hospital this afternoon after a collision with a Subaru at the intersection of Route 28 and Springer Lane.
Yarmouth Police and a Yarmouth Fire Department ambulance crew responded to the scene. When Hyannis News arrived, the rider was still down in the roadway. She was conscious, alert, and able to speak with first responders.
Crews assisted her onto a stretcher. She was taken to Cape Cod Hospital banged up, though her injuries were not believed to be life-threatening.
A second female scooter rider was also at the scene, worried about her friend who had been struck. She rode in the front of the ambulance to accompany her to the hospital. Another friend later arrived and took custody of both scooters.
The adult female driver of the Subaru remained at the scene, appeared to cooperate with investigators, and was eventually released. The investigation continued at Cape Cod Hospital.
The Yarmouth Police Department is investigating the cause of the crash.
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| WATCH: Barnstable Council Axes Flock Cameras in 7-3 Vote Despite Police Push Saturday September 05, 2026 |
| HYANNIS, MASSACHUSETTS ? Barnstable Town Council voted 7-3 on Thursday, September 3, 2026, to terminate the town's contract with Flock Safety and take down the four automated license plate readers operating in town, overriding a last-minute appeal from police leadership.
The following HN video containing footage of the meeting captures public comments, council debate, police presentations, and the final 7 to 3 vote. Police Chief Jean Challies and Detective Lt. Joseph Green outlined tighter controls the department has already put in place: restricted access, shorter data retention, routine audits, and a ban on outside agencies querying Barnstable's footage directly. They described the cameras as a focused investigative aid rather than a tool for tracking everyday travel, pointing to alerts involving stolen cars, thefts, weapons cases, hit-and-runs, and drug investigations. They also noted two shootings?one outside a Hyannis apartment complex and another at Craigville Beach?where plate data helped identify vehicles and suspects.
The four cameras sit on Route 28 near Santuit/Newton Road, Route 28 near Strawberry Hill Road, Main Street in Hyannis, and Yarmouth Road approaching the former Exit 7. Three of them concentrate around Hyannis, which accounted for 72 percent of the town's 1,996 reported crimes in 2025. Officials framed Barnstable, and Hyannis in particular, as a regional hub with a hospital, Steamship Authority terminal, mall, and airport, arguing the technology helps meet public-safety expectations.
Most councilors decided the added safeguards still fell short on privacy, independent oversight, and the town's relationship with a private vendor that operates similar networks nationwide. One councilor said residents in her precinct simply do not want the cameras. Others argued searches of the data should generally require a warrant except in true emergencies. Another suggested a citizen review layer. A fourth said the issue was less the technology itself than Flock as the company supplying it. Council President Craig Tamash, a retired Barnstable deputy police chief, was among the three who voted to keep the program, citing the restrictions already imposed and the loss of a useful investigative resource ? ?I don't want to throw the baby out with the bathwater? and I think that's exactly what we're doing,? Tamash said in a concluding statement.
The vote does not close the door forever. At least one councilor indicated support for a future automated license plate reader proposal if it included stronger privacy rules and clearer oversight?
In June, HN covered a story in Cotuit where a ski-masked person was seen using a two-by-four to smash one of Barnstable's four cameras?the solar-powered unit on Route 28 near Santuit-Newtown Road?before fleeing; police have not announced an arrest.
Hyannis News also covered the recent turmoil in New Bedford, where one council meeting dissolved into chaos over Flock cameras and a follow-up session voted to suspend the system, at least for now. Similar debates have played out in other Massachusetts communities that have paused, canceled, or declined to renew Flock contracts amid concerns about data sharing, retention, accuracy, and potential misuse.
Barnstable's four cameras are now scheduled for removal. Whether the town later adopts a different license-plate-reader system under tighter local control remains an open question for later debate.
The following video contains over an hour of excerpts from Thursday's town meeting where members of the public, town council, and police officials voiced their opinions on the controversial issue of Flock cameras?
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