It’s time for us to take our weekly look at the Cape Cod Times news roundup. Like always, we have gathered all of this past week’s top stories on the Cape Cod Times website and organized them in an easy-to-digest format. If a story interests you, click the story link to read the full coverage.
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Here are the most popular stories on the Cape Cod Times website this past week.
Cape Cod catch sets lobster distance record in epic journey from Canada
Heather Koopman, of the Grand Manan Whale & Seabird Research Station in Canada, tags lobsters with yellow ID tags, relying on fishermen to report the location if they catch one. One of her lobsters recently turned up off Cape Cod—breaking a long-distance travel record.
A new long-distance lobster record has been set.
A female lobster tagged in Canadian waters off Grand Manan Island recently made a remarkable journey — by lobster standards, in any case — covering more than 250 miles over eight months before entering a trap off Cape Cod.
“Most lobsters stay in the same general area for their entire lives,” according to NOAA Fisheries, “although some move up to 100 miles.”
In-shore lobsters hardly move more than a mile, while deepwater lobsters following seasonal migration routes will move further.
How did the lobster end up traveling so far, and what is the project it what tagged for? Click the story link to read more.
Cape Cod lobster catch: Cape Cod catch sets lobster distance record in epic journey from Canada: ‘Not expected.’
Cape Cod restaurant news: Brewster restaurant for sale, more
Brioche bread pudding with salted caramel sauce, shown in this 2018 file photo, is one of the heavenly desserts at Spinnaker’s, which is the new name of the Bramble Inn in Brewster. It was purchased by husband-and-wife team Rob and Andrea DiSimone.
In Cape Cod restaurant news this week, Spinnaker Inn and Restaurant at 2019 Main St. went on the market. Husband-and-wife owners Robert and Andrea DeSimone have not made public their asking price for the business.
Also, Snowy Owl Coffee Roasters celebrated its 10th anniversary on Sept. 5 by giving out free coffee, and Moby Dick’s Restaurant in Wellfleet is hosting a fundraiser Friday, Sept. 19 to donate a portion of the day’s profits to The Fleet Fund. Formed during the pandemic, the Fleet helps Wellfleet residents in need of temporary assistance after a personal difficulty or unexpected event.
Click the story link to read more Cape Cod restaurant news.
Cape Cod restaurant news: Brewster restaurant for sale; Snowy Owl to open new spot
Sandwich zeros in on opioid use with $1.5M to spend
Angela Carbaugh is a resident of the Farm House in Forestdale that has goats and chickens living on the property. Residents talk about their experiences with addiction and living at a sober home in Forestdale. Photo taken Aug. 19, 2025
Cape Cod towns are receiving millions from a nationwide opioid settlement to combat the local crisis. Opioid abatement funds from the state’s $537 million Opioid Recovery and Remediation Fund could help with costs of recovery homes and additional resources, according to Lana Atamian, owner of Next Chance. Recovery homes such as those operated by Next Chance rely on scholarship funding, which could be supplemented by these settlement funds.
What is the Opioid Recovery and Remediation Fund, and what have Cape towns already done with money received from the settlement funds? Click the story link for all this and more.
Opioid recovery on Cape Cod: Sandwich zeros in on opioid use with $1.5M to spend. ‘Disorder knows no bounds.’
John Shea acquitted after 2023 Hyannis incident
Defense attorney Kevin Reddington, left, and his client John Shea listen to Cape and Islands Assistant District Attorney Courtney Scalice give her opening statement. John Shea’s trial started in Barnstable Superior Court Wednesday. A mistrial was declared. Photo taken Sept. 3, 2025
A Barnstable Superior Court jury acquitted a local man of all charges he faced stemming from a 2023 viral incident on Main Street in Hyannis where he used racist slurs.
John C. Shea was cleared of three counts of threat to commit a crime, one count of assault to intimidate, one count of assault and battery to intimidate, one count of civil rights violation with injury; and one count of a witness/juror police official intimidation.
The charges came from an incident on May 31, 2023 in Hyannis. What exactly happned that night that led to this trial, and what was caught on camera? Click the story link for all the coverage.
John Shea trial: Shea acquitted after 2023 Hyannis incident. ‘You can’t get away from the video’
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