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Marine Renewable Energy CollaborativeThe Marine Renewable Energy Collaborative will continue to test renewable tidal turbines at the Bourne Tidal Test Site at the Cape Cod Canal. A new federal license will allow testing for eight years. -
Massachusetts Department of TransportationMajor events in the life of the $4.5 billion project are expected to unfold in 2026, including preliminary design of the Sagamore Bridge and a draft Request for Proposals to start the contractors’ bidding process in the fall. But in the meantime, a detailed analysis of how the project would affect Cape Cod is due out next spring.
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"Trumpet saved my life," says Wayne Naus, jazz band director at Monomoy Regional High School. -
The weather cooperated! Across Cape Cod and the islands people turned their faces to the sky to watch the show. At Waquoit Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve in Falmouth about 300 people pulled up for a state-sponsored viewing event — and more were turned away after the parking lot ran out of room. -
Whether you noticed shaking beneath your feet has to do with a variety of factors, including what type of structure you were in, what kind of ground the structure is on, and how strong the foundation is. Those in a bed on the tallest story of a building were more likely to feel the quake than those in a car, for example. -
Wareham students and their astronomy teacher have been preparing for the eclipse all year long. Here, a student and teacher talk about the joys of watching the night sky and offer tips to make viewing the eclipse a fun and safe experience. -
This tool from NASA allows you to get your exact window to see Monday's eclipse; all you need is your ZIP code. -
The first North Atlantic right whale calf of the season safely reached Cape Cod Bay with its mother this week. The news came the same day another new mother of the species was reported dead off Virginia, killed by “catastrophic injuries” from a boat collision, also known as a vessel strike. Her calf, born in December, has disappeared and is unlikely to survive. -
Governor Maura Healey visited the Cape Cod YMCA in Barnstable Wednesday to announce that the state is adding seven new school districts — including Barnstable and Wareham — to a program that provides grants for preschool education. -
The decision is considered the main approval required from the Biden administration. -
The U.S Supreme Court announced that it would not hear an appeal by a group of Taunton residents who sought to reverse a lower court’s ruling to keep Mashpee Wampanoag tribal lands in trust. It was the final ruling of a case originally brought in 2015. -
Maria Soares was sworn in as a member of Governor Healey's first Youth Advisory Council.
