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CG airlift Vineyard baby to Boston; Governor on Cape; 300 bags of heroin at traffic stop;

CG Airlifts Medical Team to Vineyard during Storm
Battled 60mph winds to bring newborn back to Boston

An HH-60 Jayhawk helicopter from Air Station Cape Cod picked up a neo-natal medical team from Floating Hospital for Children at Tufts-New England Medical around 10 a.m. and rushed the team to Martha's Vineyard Hospital. The aircrew returned the team and infant in their care to Floating Hospital for Children at Tufts-New England Medical about 12:30 p.m.

Due to sustained winds exceeding 60 mph, regular air ambulance services were unavailable. The Coast Guard provides this life saving service to Cape Cod's island residents when other emergency transportation means are not available. Coast Guard Air Station Cape Cod completes about 40 transports each year from the two islands.  Leave a comment 
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Governor Patrick holds open forum on Cape Cod
Opportunity for Cape Codders to ask question

Tuesday evening between 6-8 PM, Governor Deval Patrick held an open forum at Mattacheese Middle School, 400 Crowell-Higgins Rd in Yarmouth.

The Governor talked and took questions about the budget he has proposed for the state and issues of concern to citizens of Massachusetts and to  Cape and Islanders.  Read the report in the Cape Cod Times here.
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Swansea police nab 300 bags of heroin in 'Operation Crossover' traffic stop
"We have evidence that people from Cape Cod have been coming down as well"

SWANSEA – The Swansea Police Department, in collaboration with several other area police departments, arrested a Fall River man found in possession of heroin after being pulled over on Route 195 on Tuesday, April 3.

Members of the Southcoast Anti-Crime Team (SCAT) arrested 40-year-old Michael Beland of 670 Plymouth Ave., Fall River on charges of possession of heroin with intent to distribute and possession of heroin. Participating in the arrest was Swansea Police Detective Marc Haslam, along with officers from the Bristol County Sheriff's Office and the East Providence Police Department. Detective Haslam said that this latest arrest was part of a trend that seemed to stem from Providence, reaching an undetermined distance into Massachusetts.

"Basically we have determined that a great deal of the heroin for sale in the Southcoast area is coming from Providence," he said. "We have evidence that people from Cape Cod have been coming down as well..."  Read he rest of the Swansea News story here. Leave a comment
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John and Theresa Kerry laud two Cape women in book reading

John Kerry and Theresa Heinz Kerry will read from This Moment on Earth: Today's New Environmentalists and Their Vision for the Future at Memorial Church in Harvard Yard Saturday, April 21, at 12:00 pm.

Tickets are on sale starting today. They're $5, and you can use the ticket cost as a coupon for a purchase from Harvard Book Store. Plus, if you buy the book at Harvard Book Store, you get two free tickets to the talk. Gee, where have we heard this one before? Democrat who is perceived as somewhat stiff comes close to winning the presidency, only to be denied by red states and shady voting systems. Said Democrat returns to the public arena by raising awareness of impending environmental disaster...

The role models presented by the Kerrys should inspire you - or embarrass you - to take action. To read an excerpt about two Cape Cod women who researched the link between breast cancer and the pesticides used in the area, go to John Kerry's official site...  Read the rest of this Bostonist column here.  Leave a comment
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A Million Dollar Weekend for Mom
Four Seasons in Boston pulls out all the stop  stops for this one

BOSTON - The thankless job of motherhood doesn't always go without a show of gratitude.  Four Seasons Hotel Boston and Boston-based Alpha Omega Jewelers are partnering to offer a seven-digit thank you to one lucky mom.  This May, the Presidential Suite at Four Seasons Hotel Boston will be the scene for a decadent overnight stay including pampering spa treatments, a private Sunday brunch and a million-dollar one-of-a-kind gift for mom, this  85.91-carat Lazare Kaplan square emerald cut diamond necklace fromAlpha Omega Jewelers which is just one part of this "Gift of a Lifetime for Mom" ...  Read the rest of this story here.