Bourne News

A high-ranking fire official is back on the job after being charged with rape last week, town officials said. Deputy Chief Paul Weeks, 43, of Bourne, one of four department deputy chiefs, pleaded not guilty to two charges of rape...

The war of words between town officials and the lawyer for the firefighters’ union intensified yesterday regarding the format of the inquiry into a fire lieutenant and an alleged town cover-up, reports the Cape Cod Times . Several high-ranking firefighters,...

They are, in their own words, a group of sisters, like family. The four captains on the Central Catholic girls’ volleyball team have been through a lot together the last two seasons. As sophomores, Carolyn Eddy, Maggie Hillman, Lindsay Phenix,...

Richard Silvestro saw one too many commuters stranded after a long day at the office, their catalytic converters ripped from beneath their cars in the Sagamore bus lot. He saw one too many electricians, plumbers and builders taking a financial...

Selectmen confirmed yesterday that the town administrator will hire a private investigator to look into the tense personnel issues smoldering within the town’s fire department, reports the Cape Cod Times . Selectman John Ford, chairman of the board and the...

Fire union officials are alleging that town and fire department administrators ignored evidence and repeated warnings that a high-ranking firefighter was under the influence of some kind of drug and/or alcohol while on duty, reports the Cape Cod Times ....

Bourne identity finally revealed Civil War hero's gravesite discovered near Jones...That would be Thomas Bourne, the Civil War hero, not Jason Bourne, the character portrayed by Matt Damon in recent spy thriller movies. Although the two Bournes would seem to...

Embattled former school business manager Peter Simpson has broken months of silence over the deficit that rocked the school department after the books for fiscal year 2009 were closed out over the summer. The discovery of $292,000 to $600,000 in...

The inquiry into the alleged substance abuse of an on-duty fire department lieutenant and an alleged cover-up has already fizzled, even as fresh complaints by firefighters about the officer’s behavior continue to mount, reports the Cape Cod Times . Members...