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🌱 Driver crashes into Duck Inn Pub after rear-ending car on Main Street.

Barnstable, Massachusetts Patch AM: a 4 min read

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In today's newsletter:

  • Driver crashes into Duck Inn Pub after rear-ending car on Main Street.
  • Thinking of shaping county government? Key charter commission deadlines are looming.
  • How a $25M Route 28 overhaul could change driving in Barnstable.

Also on today's calendar: Super Summer Sale.

Today's riddle: What is the astronaut’s favorite meal? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Tuesday: Becoming windier and warm, with a high of 87 and low of 74 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Wednesday: Toasty conditions, temps: high: 94, low: 69.
  • Thursday: Mostly sunny; hot, less humid, with a high of 91 and low of 65 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Vehicle drove into Duck Inn Pub on Hyannis' Winter Street Sunday (capecodtimes.com) — A driver on Winter Street in Hyannis rear-ended another car turning onto Main Street, then lost control and crashed into the Duck Inn Pub and a fire hydrant, according to a Barnstable police report. The man, driving a 2020 Dodge, later told officers he doesn’t remember hitting either the vehicle or the building, and damage assessments are ongoing.
   

2. Barnstable County Provides Information on Proposed Charter Study Commission and Candidate Nomination Process (capecod.gov) — Barnstable residents have a chance this November to approve a new Barnstable County Charter Study Commission and elect a local commissioner from each town, including Barnstable. If you’re interested in running, nomination papers are available now from your Town Clerk, with a crucial filing deadline of July 28, 2026 and additional state filing steps in August.
   

3. Press Release Healey-Driscoll Administration Celebrates More Than $26 Million in Federal Grants for Transportation Improvements (mass.gov) — More than $25 million in new federal funding will overhaul Route 28 between Yarmouth and Barnstable, targeting high-crash spots, congestion, and accessibility along this key corridor. The Healey-Driscoll administration says the project will improve safety and reliability for Barnstable drivers, pedestrians, cyclists, emergency responders, and local businesses across Cape Cod.
   

4. Derek Griffith Claims Wild PASS Midseason Invasion 150 At White Mountain; Brett Meservey Tops MRS 75 (racedayct.com) — Barnstable race driver Jeffrey Battle scored a dominant win in the New England Supermodified Series 50-lap feature at White Mountain Motorsports Park in New Hampshire. The track also crowned Derek Griffith and Brett Meservey in other touring divisions and is gearing up for the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour’s Thunder in the Mountains 200 this Saturday, July 18.
   

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Launch (Thank you Lee S. for sending it in!)
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