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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...
'13 Moons' is first Wampanoag homesite exhibit to open at a Mashpee public school
MASHPEE — As rain poured down Wednesday evening, Wampanoag Tribal Culture Keeper Darryl Wixon sang a welcome song to celebrate "13 Moons," a traditional homesite exhibit that includes a life-sized wetu, which now sits in the Quashnet Elementary School courtyard. "This (exhibit) is a real testament of our partnership...
Cape Cod Fishing Report- May 16, 2024
Well, despite some heavy wind and rain, there’s a lot of good fishing happening all around the Cape this week. And there’s much more to look forward to in the days and weeks to come. Scup fishing is really taking off in Buzzards Bay and in some areas of Vineyard and Nantucket Sounds. And we can’t make mention of Buzzards Bay without talking about black sea bass. The sea bass season officially opens this Saturday, May 18; unfortunately though, the conditions don’t look great, with gusty winds blowing a steady 12 to 15 mph out of the northeast all day. And Sunday doesn’t look much better.
Surveillance video shows pickup truck crash into water during April police chase on Martha’s Vineyard
OAK BLUFFS, MASS. (WHDH) - Newly released surveillance video shows the moment a pickup truck crashed through a gate and into the water at the Oak Bluffs ferry terminal on Martha’s Vineyard during a police chase last month. The incident happened on April 11. After crashing through the gate,...
Older Americans Month: This year's theme: 'Powered by Connection'
As a federally designated Area Agency on Aging, Elder Services of Cape Cod and the Islands (ESCCI) is charged with operating the Family Caregiver Support Program, funded under the Older Americans Act. That program was originally imagined as a means of supporting spouses acting as caregivers for their significant others in later life. Today the reality is that older adults play a range of supportive roles as spousal caregivers, but also as caregivers for their (older yet) parents, disabled adult children and grandchildren. ...
Bourne Police Apprehend Suspect Accused of Knife Assault and E-Bike Theft
Mayhem hit a Bourne liquor store when a suspect, already on the hook for felony larceny of an e-bike, turned to violence with a blade in hand. Bourne police were called to Spirits N More on Clay Pond Rd. after a reported knife assault late Monday night. Notwithstanding the dangerous...
Community gardeners get their hands dirty
A sprinkling of rain the morning of Saturday, May 18 made the afternoon’s community garden planting at Damien’s Place Food Pantry slightly dreary. Even so, gardeners dug in and got their hands dirty, planting all kinds of hearty food. Damien’s Place Food Pantry placed 32 raised garden beds...
Former UConn baseball standout creates SOAR Health App to help student-athletes
NEW YORK — From the outside looking in, everything was falling into place for former UConn baseball star and SOAR Health App founder Bobby Melley. With a powerful swing that could clear fences and a smooth glove at first base, Melley started 240 games for the Huskies from 2013-2016. The Barnstable, Mass. native earned accolades such as New England Player of the Year, First Team All-New England, First Team All-Conference, and made an NCAA Tournament All-Regional Team as a freshman.
News Roundup: Bridge connections get scrutiny; PFAS in fish and shellfish
This week: If-and-when we get new Bourne and Sagamore bridges, how will they connect to local roads? We’ve got details on what's being considered. And, there’s a new dust-up on the Pilgrim nuclear decommissioning panel. Also: PFAS chemicals, likely from Joint Base Cape Cod, are being found in fish and shellfish.
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