19 July 2024 – WELLFLEET, MA – In late June, Wellfleet saw the biggest mass stranding of dolphins in U.S. history. It was uncharted waters even for the experienced rescue teams. In the wake of the stranding the rescue team is trying to answer the question of why it happened and why there is a steady annual increase of these events on Cape Cod. Unprecedented in numbers it made headlines wide and far and had a whole community engaged in the rescue efforts. Pattie Walsh, rescue volunteer worked tirelessly to save 146 stranded dolphins during four fateful days.

12 July 2024 — How has Cape Cod's various plastic bans impacted local business? Two regional hospitality brands, Wellfleet Harbor Seafood Company, and The Knack, share how they've adapted and what sustainability means for both culture and bottom line.

July 05 2024 — EASTHAM, MA — From data that shows a 60% increase in housing prices to zoning that allows just 2% of the Cape open for multi-family house, the new Cape Cod Commission housing strategy plan puts a stake in the ground with both data and actionable tools. It also brings forth potential regional solutions including from zoning and permitting changes, funding and financing program, and even a community landbank .

11 July 2024 — BREWSTER, MA — In Massachusetts, 37% of Massachusetts housing is rentals. In Brewster, it's only 17% — but that's about to change with Spring Rock Village, a new affordable housing development which just received $6.7 million in state funding. Preservation of Affordable Housing and the Housing Assistance Corporation are leasing the Millstone Road property from the town to create 45 units of affordable rental housing. We caught up with town officials about what Spring Rock Village means for Brewster.

3 JULY, 2024 — ORLEANS, MA — Welcome to the dog days of summer here in Orleans. Two restaurants in town, La Bella Vita and Three Fools, have gotten variances to the health code that allows them to seat dogs in designated outdoor spaces. We spoke with restaurant owners and the health department about what exactly this means.

5 July 2024 — EASTHAM, MA — Starting July 01, parking at Eastham's two oceanside beaches requires a new beach sticker. Nauset Light Beach and Coastguard Beach are operated by the National Seashore, who, as per an agreement with the Town of Eastham, offers designated parking spaces for Eastham taxpayers. The only valid proof of identification is from now on the new ocean beach specific sticker.

28 June 2024 – CAPE COD, MA – The Cape Crushers, the regional high school mountain bike team, is getting into gear to represent Cape Cod in the national series in Pennsylvania in mid July. For these young bicyclists, obstacles in the way mean opportunities for progress.

27 June 2024 - CAPE COD, MA - Holtec, the company holding the contract to manage Plymouth's Pilgrim nuclear power shuttering - has put tritium on the table. It says letting radioactive water evaporate or releasing it into Cape Cod Bay are "standard practice" - but not everyone agrees.

21 JUNE 2024 — BREWSTER, MA — After more than three decades of hitting the right notes as a music teacher at two of the Nauset District's elementary schools, Eddy and Orleans Elementary School Director of Instrumental Music Leah Belliveau is retiring. She'll leave behind a legacy of inspired students and colleagues, but will continue producing KidNews, the Lower Cape TV program that features reporting from students in the Nauset schools.

21 JUNE 2024 - ORLEANS, MA - "It's in Orleans" has become a popular slogan for Orleans' Chamber of Commerce. This will now ring even truer on the first Friday of each month this summer, when one can find food, drink, music and shopping throughout Orleans from 5 to 8 p.m. as part of the town's new First Friday initiative. First Fridays extend the evening hours of many businesses and aim to bring the community together on summer evenings, organizers told us.