Southeastern Massachusetts residents have vivid memories of downed trees and power lines, days without electricity and cooking all their meals on gas grills, after Hurricane Bob with its 115 mph winds blasted the region in August 1991.Read More

With Hurricane Earl bearing down, the Cape and Islands spent yesterday preparing for the possibility of a direct hit while Gov. Deval Patrick called on residents in low-lying areas to consider leaving their homes.Read More

Hundreds of utility workers from the Midwest are scheduled to arrive on the Cape and Islands today in anticipation of Hurricane Earl.Read More

HYANNIS — A homeless man being treated for a stab wound spotted his alleged attacker at the Cape Cod Hospital emergency room last night, the police said.Read More

The welfare of pets and wild animals is not far from the minds of Cape Cod residents as they keep a watchful eye on the approaching storm.Read More

PROVINCETOWN —The eight-day Great Provincetown Schooner Regatta will make landfall today, although organizers are watching the sky because hurricane force winds are forecasted for tonight and tomorrow.Read More

PROVINCETOWN — Ken Yamashita's skating strides as he rolled into town yesterday weren't the long, athletic movements you might expect from a man who just completed a gigantic roller-blade trip from Santa Monica, Calif., to Massachusetts.Read More

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Erin Cohan and her family moved to Nantucket about a year ago. As a newcomer, the storms so far have been "nothing memorable." With Hurricane Earl threatening to swirl close to the island, she wasn't waiting around for her first major storm.Read More

EASTHAM — It depends on which side of the Dog Beach debate you stand on as to whether this was a good summer to head down to Dyer Prince Beach.Read More