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'Not paradise.' Cape Cod wealth a myth for some. Oscar Mayer heir to give a perspective
As an heir to the Oscar Mayer fortune, Chuck Collins had the world at his feet. But in 1986, at age 26, Collins walked away from his family's wealth, and gave a $500,000 inheritance to four foundations that were working for peace and justice issues at the time. After average investment returns, said Collins, the money would equal to about $8 million in 2024. ...
A 10-goal game: Vote for the Cape Cod and Islands Boys Lacrosse Player of the Week
Welcome to our latest Cape Cod and Islands High School Player of the Week Poll. High school sports fans can vote for which boys lacrosse players they think were standouts during the previous week. ...
Cape Cinema meets with public looking for ways to survive ailing finances
DENNIS ― Cape Cinema, Inc. president Eric A. Hart thanked the 300 or so people who attended Saturday's community meeting about why the historic movie theater suddenly closed its doors. "If the audience looked like this when we show movies, we probably wouldn't have had to shut down," Hart told the packed theater, many of whom were enjoying small boxes of free popcorn. ...
Brewster Health Department Issues Reminder For Animal Owners
The Brewster Board of Health is reminding pet owners that dogs, horses and other pets are prohibited from public ponds, landings, beaches and tidal flats from now through September 15th. The ban also includes public parking areas, but transferring an animal on a leash from a vehicle to a watercraft...
Poll: It is time for lobster rolls: Vote for your favorite place to get one.
Cape Cod Buy Fresh Buy Local says, in its Fish Season-by-Season chart, that we can expect fresh lobster from mid-April to the end of November. OK, folks, time to get on the roll. Lobster roll, that is. I don’t deny that this treasure of the sea often comes at a princely sum, but I...
The Wreck of the Whydah Part II: Disaster Near Wellfleet
Black Sam Bellamy was one of history’s most successful pirates — with more than a hundred million dollars in stolen booty — in today’s money — and dozens of ships captured. His most famous capture was a former slave ship called the Whydah. It's the ship on which he lost his life during a fateful storm off the coast of Cape Cod.
53rd annual Figawi Race Weekend begins Friday
There's one event on Cape Cod and the Islands that signifies that summertime is here. All hands on deck as it's time to set sail for the 53rd annual Figawi Race Weekend on May 24-26. The sailing regatta began in the 1970s and has been one of the biggest events...
Cape Cod Hospital to pay $24.3M after Medicare false claims reported
Cape Cod Hospital has agreed to pay more than $24.3 million to resolve allegations that it did not follow Medicare cardiac procedure rules, according to the U.S. Attorney's office. Investigators found that the hospital's physicians did not perform patient evaluations for transcatheter aortic valve replacements, a procedure known as TAVR that involves replacing a patient's damaged heart valve with an artificial one, in compliance with the rules for Medicare reimbursement. ...
Help preserve workforce housing, bolster Cape economy: Support local option transfer fee
The Cape and Islands are facing an affordable housing crisis that is shuttering our small businesses, damaging our public safety, education and health care and threatening our cherished way of life. There are solutions, and one of the most promising for communities like Nantucket, Provincetown, Chatham and the towns of Martha’s Vineyard — communities that desperately need the help and have asked for it now for years — is the passage of a small local option transfer...
Is coastal resiliency about re-building or retreating? Here's what's being considered.
With the consistent breach of the 1.5-degree Celsius threshold to mitigate the effects of climate change, our planet has been experiencing an accelerated rate of warming. Coastal resiliency has moved to the forefront of all conversations, but whether these efforts will be sustainable in the future, is a question that remains unanswered. “The rate at which we need to plan for the future, needs to be sped up, because we are already seeing impacts today,” said Heidi...
4 people taken to hospital after fiery rollover crash on Cape Cod
Four people were taken to the hospital after the SUV they were riding in struck a pole, rolled over multiple times, and caught fire. Emergency crews responding to a report of a crash in the area of Smith Street in Hyannis after 1 a.m. found an SUV engulfed in flames, according to the local fire department. All four victims, one in serious condition, were taken to Cape Cod Hospital for treatment. Video from the scene showed a toppled utility pole dangling across the road as firefighters worked to extinguish the raging blaze.
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