🌱 How a Route 28 crash barely nicked West Yarmouth’s famous mini-golf hippo
West Yarmouth, Massachusetts Patch AM: a 3 min readGreetings West Yarmouth! Your go-to source for what's happening in town is here. Stay in the loop and read on. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- How a Route 28 crash barely nicked West Yarmouth’s famous mini-golf hippo
Also on today's calendar: Cape Cod Pottery Trail and 8 more events.
Today's riddle: Riddle: David’s parents have three sons: Snap, Crackle, and what’s the name of the third son? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Saturday: Very windy; rain, with a high of 61 and low of 59 degrees.
- Sunday: Windy with periods of rain, temps: high: 67, low: 59.
- Monday: Periods of rain, with a high of 68 and low of 56 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Hippopotamus escapes serious injury in Yarmouth crash; Florida driver facing criminal motor vehicle charges [HN Video] (hyannisnews.com) — A late-night crash on Route 28 in West Yarmouth sent a Florida driver to Cape Cod Hospital and left a beloved Wild Animal Lagoon hippo statue with only a scratched chin. Police say the Toyota sedan traveled over 200 feet after leaving the roadway, and the driver now faces criminal motor vehicle charges as the investigation continues. 
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Cape Cod Pottery Trail →
Cape Cod,
10:00 am -
Join Rock Voices, the community choir that ONLY sings rock music! →
West Yarmouth Congregational Church, 383 MA-28, Yarmouth
7:00 pm
Saturday September 26
Monday September 28
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Other local events
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Executive Board Meeting →
Council Office, 247 Willow St, West Yarmouth
6:30 pm -
Old King's Highway Historic District Committee Hearing →
Yarmouth Calendar, 1146 Route 28 Lower LevelSouth, Yarmouth
7:15 pm -
September 29, 2026 Yarmouth Select Board Meeting →
Yarmouth Calendar, 1146 Route 28 Lower LevelSouth, Yarmouth
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Community Preservation Committee Meeting →
Yarmouth Calendar, 1146 Route 28 Upper LevelSouth, Yarmouth
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Conservation Commission →
Yarmouth Calendar, 1146 Route 28 Lower LevelSouth, Yarmouth
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Touch a Truck Event →
Cape Cod Toy Chest, 529 MA-28, West Yarmouth
11:00 am -
Public Art Committee Meeting →
Yarmouth Calendar, 1146 Route 28 Upper LevelSouth, Yarmouth
9:00 am -
Board of Health Meeting →
Yarmouth Calendar, 1146 Route 28 Lower LevelSouth, Yarmouth
5:00 pm -
October 6, 2026 Yarmouth Select Board Meeting →
Yarmouth Calendar, 1146 Route 28 Lower LevelSouth, Yarmouth
6:00 pm
Monday September 28
Tuesday September 29
Wednesday September 30
Thursday October 1
Saturday October 3
Monday October 5
Tuesday October 6
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Youth StreetReach Breakfasts →
First Baptist Church, 486 Main Street, Hyannis
7:00 am -
10th Anniversary Celebration!
Whydah Pirate Museum, 674 MA-28, West Yarmouth
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Community Reader Children's Story Time featuring Accountant Nathan Empey! →
Lillian Dixie Morton Children’s Room, 43 Wianno Ave, Osterville
10:00 am
Saturday September 26
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- I cannot read the article .....
just the headline makes me sad )-: https://www.capecodtimes.com/story/entertainment/dining/restaurants/2026/09/24/sam-diegos-restaurant-closing… (Nextdoor Camp Street)
- Wendy's posted a job opening for Crew Member in South Yarmouth. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News
Yarmouth
- Yarmouth sandwich shop makes USA Today list of best in America (capecodtimes.com)
- Midnight Ghost Job: Movers Reportedly Take Cash, Load Furniture, Then Flee South Yarmouth [HN Video] (hyannisnews.com)
- Fishermen found with hidden compartment in boat, illegal bass in Yarmouth (capecod.com)
South Yarmouth
- Hidden Compartment Holding 11 Striped Bass Leads to Arrests at Cape Cod Boat Ramp (onthewater.com)
Barnstable
- Public Hearing Notice Barnstable – Pedestrian improvements on Route 6A, from Route 132 to Old Jail Lane (mass.gov)
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