This week: Provincetown is experimenting with a new flood protection barrier — it's made of red plastic and snaps together. Also, students at the Massachusetts Maritime Academy hoist anchor in a new vessel. And: homeowner insurance is getting harder to come by across the Cape and islands.

Many people in our region are unhoused.

A conversation with Janet Messineo

Dr. Sidhartha explains his "whole health" approach to treating patients.

Music therapy has been shown to have benefits for people with Alzheimer’s Disease.

Service Dogs are essential in the day to day life of many people

Trees and forests in literature.

Interviews with four writers on The Point.

Seasonal music performed by musicians and vocalists with ties to our region.

This week: Offshore wind started up and came to a crashing halt. The battle to build a heavy machine gun range on Cape Cod ended without a shot fired. And the Sagamore Bridge replacement landed its 2 billion dollars — but the Bourne Bridge is another story. We've got those stories and more on our special year-end news roundup for 2024.