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Matt Pitta

@MattPitta

Matt Pitta is the Director of Communication for The Davenport Companies on Cape Cod and is a 30-year journalist who has covered all of New England and beyond

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Joined July 2009
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Right Whales Detected in Cape Cod Bay, NOAA Issues Voluntary Slow Zone capecod.com/cape-wide-news/r…
Right Whales Detected in Cape Cod Bay, NOAA Issues Voluntary Slow Zone

Right Whales Detected in Cape Cod Bay, NOAA Issues Voluntary Slow Zone

CAPE COD BAY – The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has established a voluntary vessel slow zone in Cape Cod Bay following the detection of endangered North Atlantic right wha…

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Traffic crash stalls evening commute along Route 6 westbound in West Barnstable capecod.com/cape-wide-news/t…
Traffic crash stalls evening commute along Route 6 westbound in West Barnstable

Traffic crash stalls evening commute along Route 6 westbound in West Barnstable

WEST BARNSTABLE – A two-vehicle crash caused extensive delays for the evening commute. The collision happened on Route 6 westbound near the Route 149 exit. Two people were transported to a ho…

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Video catches fire at Yarmouth gas station capecod.com/cape-wide-news/v…
Video catches fire at Yarmouth gas station

Video catches fire at Yarmouth gas station

YARMOUTH – A vehicle caught fire at the Mobil station on Station Avenue in Yarmouth sometime after 5 PM Tuesday. Firefighters were able to quickly douse the flames and no injuries were report…

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Car climbs utility pole in Sandwich capecod.com/cape-wide-news/c…
Car climbs utility pole in Sandwich

Car climbs utility pole in Sandwich

SANDWICH – A traffic crash sent a pole partly up a utility pole in Sandwich. The collision happened shortly after 1:30 PM Monday on South Sandwich Road near Cotuit Road. The driver was evalua…

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Heating unit blamed for heavy smoke in Bourne residence capecod.com/cape-wide-news/h…
Heating unit blamed for heavy smoke in Bourne residence

Heating unit blamed for heavy smoke in Bourne residence

BOURNE – Firefighters responding to an alarm activation encountered heavy smoke in a Bourne residence late Sunday morning. Crews investigating on Alona Avenue reportedly determined a heating …

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Wareham firefighters battle two alarm house fire capecod.com/cape-wide-news/w…
Wareham firefighters battle two alarm house fire

Wareham firefighters battle two alarm house fire

WAREHAM – Firefighters battled a two alarm house fire in Wareham late Sunday morning. Heavy smoke was visible from the house on Park Avenue. At one point part of the roof collapsed forcing fi…

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One person transported to hospital after head-on crash in Harwich capecod.com/cape-wide-news/o…
One person transported to hospital after head-on crash in Harwich

One person transported to hospital after head-on crash in Harwich

HARWICH – A head-on crash was reported about 4:30 PM Saturday in Harwich. The collision at Orleans Road (Route 28) and Church Street sent one person to Cape Cod Hospital and caused heavy dama…

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Video: Crews install bridge over Willow Street for Cape Cod Rail Trail extension capecod.com/cape-wide-news/v…
Video: Crews install bridge over Willow Street for Cape Cod Rail Trail extension

Video: Crews install bridge over Willow Street for Cape Cod Rail Trail extension

 YARMOUTH – Willow Street was closed overnight while construction workers installed a bridge for bicycles as part of the Cape Cod Rail Trail. Traffic was flowing smoothly for the morning rus…

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Rider escapes injury after e-bike ends up under vehicle in Sandwich capecod.com/cape-wide-news/r…
Rider escapes injury after e-bike ends up under vehicle in Sandwich

Rider escapes injury after e-bike ends up under vehicle in Sandwich

SANDWICH – An e-bike rider luckily escaped injury after a collision that left the bike under a vehicle. The incident happened sometime after 12:30 PM on Cotuit Road north of Quaker Meetinghou…

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Cape Cod Commission launches study of five high-risk intersections across Cape Cod capecod.com/cape-wide-news/c…
Cape Cod Commission launches study of five high-risk intersections across Cape Cod

Cape Cod Commission launches study of five high-risk intersections across Cape Cod

BARNSTABLE – The Cape Cod Commission is launching a regional traffic safety study targeting five intersections across Cape Cod that have been identified as areas of concern because of crashes, cong…

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Vehicle crashes into rear of oil truck on Sandwich Road in Bourne capecod.com/cape-wide-news/v…
Vehicle crashes into rear of oil truck on Sandwich Road in Bourne

Vehicle crashes into rear of oil truck on Sandwich Road in Bourne

BOURNE – A pickup truck reportedly crashed into the rear of an oil truck in Bourne about 10:30 AM Tuesday. The collision happened on Sandwich Road near the Midway Recreational Area rest stop.…

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Heavy delays reported on Route 6 westbound in Yarmouth after crash dislodges boat from its trailer capecod.com/cape-wide-news/h…
Heavy delays reported on Route 6 westbound in Yarmouth after crash dislodges boat from its trailer

Heavy delays reported on Route 6 westbound in Yarmouth after crash dislodges boat from its trailer

YARMOUTH – A traffic crash dislodged a boat from its trailer leaving it on its side on Route 6 in Yarmouth. The collision happened about 11 AM Tuesday westbound just past the Union Street exi…

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Dennis Fire Department hosts veterans group for monthly meeting capecod.com/cape-wide-news/d…
Dennis Fire Department hosts veterans group for monthly meeting

Dennis Fire Department hosts veterans group for monthly meeting

DENNIS — The Dennis Fire Department and Dennis Professional Firefighters Local 2583 welcomed members of Vets & Friends to Fire Station 2 on October 20th for the group’s monthly meeting, c…

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Cape Cod Police Departments to participate in National Prescription Drug Take Back Day capecod.com/cape-wide-news/c…
Cape Cod Police Departments to participate in National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

Cape Cod Police Departments to participate in National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

YARMOUTH — Police departments across Cape Cod will participate in National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday, October 24, giving residents an opportunity to safely dispose of unused and e…

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Long Island man arraigned and held on $10,000 bail on charges of targeting and capturing a great white shark on the shores of Cape Cod capecod.com/cape-wide-news/l…
Long Island man arraigned and held on $10,000 bail on charges of targeting and capturing a great...

Long Island man arraigned and held on $10,000 bail on charges of targeting and capturing a great...

BARNSTABLE – From the Cape & Islands District Attorney’s Office: Cape & Islands District Attorney Robert J. Galibois announced today that 30-year-old, Christopher Stefanou of …

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Nantucket PD recognized with gold award for traffic safety capecod.com/cape-wide-news/n…
Nantucket PD recognized with gold award for traffic safety

Nantucket PD recognized with gold award for traffic safety

NANTUCKET – From Nantucket Police: Nantucket PD was recognized with a Gold Award at the Annual AAA Traffic Safety Awards on October 20, 2026 for its ongoing commitment to improving traffic sa…

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Long Island man arraigned and held on $10,000 bail on charges of targeting and capturing a great white shark on the shores of Cape Cod capecod.com/cape-wide-news/l…
Long Island man arraigned and held on $10,000 bail on charges of targeting and capturing a great...

Long Island man arraigned and held on $10,000 bail on charges of targeting and capturing a great...

BARNSTABLE – From the Cape & Islands District Attorney’s Office: Cape & Islands District Attorney Robert J. Galibois announced today that 30-year-old, Christopher Stefanou of …

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Bourne Bridge to be reduced to one lane off-Cape on Tuesday capecod.com/cape-wide-news/b…
Bourne Bridge to be reduced to one lane off-Cape on Tuesday

Bourne Bridge to be reduced to one lane off-Cape on Tuesday

BOURNE – From U.S. Army Corps of Engineers: Inspection and maintenance work will be performed on the Bourne Bridge Tuesday, Oct. 20, from 9 AM to 2 PM. During this period northbound traffic h…

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Driver facing OUI charge after car vs pole crash in Orleans capecod.com/cape-wide-news/d…
Driver facing OUI charge after car vs pole crash in Orleans

Driver facing OUI charge after car vs pole crash in Orleans

ORLEANS – A car struck a utility pole in Orleans around 2 AM Sunday. The crash happened on Harwich Road (Route 39) south of the Route 28 rotary. The driver was transported to Cape Cod Hospita…

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Pedestrian struck by car in Harwich capecod.com/cape-wide-news/p…
Pedestrian struck, seriously injured by car in Harwich

Pedestrian struck, seriously injured by car in Harwich

HARWICH – A pedestrian was reportedly struck by a car in Harwich about 8:10 PM Friday. The incident happened on Route 28 just east of Sea Street. The victim was transported by ambulance to Ca…

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