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Google MapsSheriff Paul Heroux has called for the jail’s closure before, but now he’s looking for legislative support to fund moving Ash Street’s approximately 100 inmates to the main county jail in Dartmouth. And he has a fresh cost estimate: $10 million, though he says the move would pay for itself in less than three years. -
Clearwater Marine Aquarium Research Institute, taken under NOAA permit #26919. Funded by Georgia DNR and NOAA Fisheries.There’s good news and bad news coming out of the North Atlantic right whale calving grounds off the Southeastern U.S.
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The government shutdown that ended in November stalled negotiations, according to the Massachusetts Nurses Association, which is the union representing the nurses. -
On Monday, U.S. District Court Judge Patti B. Saris said the memo was arbitrary and gave no reasoned explanation. -
The Association to Preserve Cape Cod has released its annual State of the Waters: Cape Cod report. -
Wild oyster reefs are functionally extinct in Massachusetts. But efforts are underway to restore the coastal ecosystems, starting with Mashpee’s Hamblin Pond. -
One recognizes a hometown winner of the Pulitzer Prize. Another welcomes all to the Cape, on behalf of local 4-H clubs. A collection of community-oriented signs gives drivers stuck in bridge traffic something to read. Each one tells a story. -
An arctic cold front moving in Thursday evening is bringing temperatures down into the teens. -
About six months after being picked up by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, 27-year-old Thiago Bastos of Hyannis is still in federal prison in New Hampshire. -
Researchers have identified a new-to-the-area North Atlantic right whale. They say it came three-thousand miles to get here. -
The North Atlantic right whale calving season is underway. Researchers spotted the first mother and calf pair off the coast of South Carolina on Friday. -
The Draft Environmental Impact Statement gives the public an opportunity to review and comment on the bridge construction project. A 45-day public comment period lasts through Jan. 5.
