Eastham News

Christmas this year may look like a small jewelry box, wrapped in gold paper with a blue bow.

Firefighters are on the scene of a reported house fire at 100 Gull Pond Road. Truro and Eastham has also been called out to assist Wellfleet firefighters.

All classes and meetings are free to participants unless otherwise noted. Please call to register and/or confirm date and time, and to request child care if offered.

Beach patrols Saturday night turned up another half-dozen turtles, washed up on the beach, immobilized by the cold water and wind.

For 20 years, in a humble kitchen in an Eastham home, from a dozen to two dozen fiddlers have gathered every Monday night to enjoy and perpetuate the American version of this musical folk art.

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Dear Write to Know: On March 20, 2002, we signed a contract with Hitchcock Construction of West Barnstable for a new roof that specified the roof would be guaranteed for 10 years.

Outer Cape Health Services has appointed a new interim chief executive officer, Sally Deane of Province- town and Boston, to replace Roberta Berrien.

CAPE COD, declares the National Geographic Society in its analysis of how "iconic travel destinations'' are withstanding the pressures of overuse and development, is a "place in the balance'' - "a mixed bag of successes and worries, with the future at risk.'' It's a fair assessment, but the balance is probably better than National Geographic ...

BOWEN, William Jr., 46, 454 Winslow Gray Road, Yarmouth; assault and battery, Sept.

A driver snapped a telephone pole on Massasoit Road with his truck then attempted to escape by driving into Wellfleet's Audubon Sanctuary last night, public safety officials said.

Two Eastham teens were arrested shortly after noon today after they allegedly passed a counterfeit $20 bill at a local fast-food restaurant.

Army Pvt. Stephen J. Marsden , grandson of Bill and Dale Marsden of Eastham, recently graduated from basic combat training at Fort Jackson, Columbia, S.C., and from the Petroleum Supply Specialist Advanced Individual Training course at Fort Lee, Petersburg, Va.

HEROUX, Catherine M., 20, 561 Depot St., Harwich; admitted sufficient facts to operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol , Nov.

My stomach and the car seem to operate in unison. The car rumbles. My stomach rumbles.

The insurance provider's own calculations say an increase is not needed in the region.

Two gas explosions early this morning slightly injured one worker at the Tri-Town Septic Treatment Facility on Overland Way.

FRAZZINI, Jami, 25, 339 Main St., Dennis; larceny of a value more than $250, check forgery and passing a false check, Jan.

Truro Pine Grove Cemetery is at the end of Cemetery Road, a long dirt road off Old County Road.

Though we have yet to bring our dog to Dyer Prince Road in Eastham, except for a couple of times in the off-season a few years ago, I agree it would be a shame if the area is closed.