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National Geographic’s ‘Sharkfest’ to feature shark research team from Mass.
Shark research done by a Massachusetts team is getting national attention in a National Geographic special. Atlantic White Shark Conservatory in Chatham on Cape Cod will be featured on National Geographic’s “Sharkfest” this week, the research center said in a TikTok posted Monday, July 1. AWSC’s research...
Pilot Project Proves That Seniors Are ‘Better Together’ - Innovative Program Battles Loneliness In Elders
CHATHAM – Married for 53 years, Debbie and Roger Hagen had been friends since childhood and were inseparable. When Roger died in 2022 at Christmastime, Debbie felt unmoored. “I was devastated,” she said. “My social network was my husband.” She knew she was going to need some help “climbing out of that deep hole.”
'More workable.' Chatham has said no to a new senior center. Now upgrade of old possible.
After several failed attempts to win support for a new Center for Active Living, the Chatham Select Board is considering instead a facelift for the current facility. "Whether there will be a new building somewhere else in town, some magical place that's going to emerge where we can put a building or not, we have an obligation to make sure that in the intermediate period, we fix the problems that are in the building and we...
Single family residence sells for $4.1 million in West Yarmouth
A 4,414-square-foot house built in 2009 has changed hands. The spacious property located at 355 Great Island Road in West Yarmouth was sold on June 14, 2024. The $4,050,000 purchase price works out to $918 per square foot. This two-story house provides a generous living space with its four bedrooms and six baths. The home's outer structure has a gable roof frame, composed of wood shake roofing / shingles. The property is equipped with forced air heating and a cooling system. Situated on a spacious 0.5-acre lot, the property offers ample outdoor space.
Detached house in Dennis sells for $2.2 million
A 3,935-square-foot house built in 1987 has changed hands. The spacious property located at 214 Main Street in Dennis was sold on June 10, 2024, for $2,200,000, or $559 per square foot. This three-story house offers a roomy layout with five bedrooms and four baths. The home's outer structure has a gable roof frame, composed of asphalt. Inside, there is a fireplace. The property encompasses a generous 1.9-acre of land.
Police Seek Help in Finding Missing Massachusetts Realtor Amanda Pearce
A Massachusetts realtor has disappeared, and the police are seeking the public’s assistance in locating her. The Worcester Police Department is currently looking for sixty-year-old Amanda Pearce. She stands at 5’4″ and was last seen on Friday, June 28, 2024, dressed in black pants, a black shirt, and a black baseball cap.
DPH: First West Nile Virus of season found in mosquito samples on the South Shore
Health officials are urging the public to use bug spray when outdoors. State health officials are urging the public to use bug spray when outdoors after West Nile virus was detected on Tuesday in recently collected mosquito samples. It is the first detection of West Nile Virus in mosquitoes this...
Interview: Sam Gravitte Talks SONGS THAT RAISED ME at Post Office Cafe and Cabaret and BEAUTIFUL at Cape Playhouse
Singer, actor, and writer Sam Gravitte will not only be making his performance debut in Provincetown when he appears in John McDaniel’s Broadway Series, at the Post Office Café and Cabaret on July 6, it will be his first visit to the town. It won’t be Gravitte’s only...
Cape League Power Rankings: East Division leading Y-D Red Sox surge to top spot
The dust has settled on the second week of action in the Cape Cod Baseball League and five teams have continued to separate themselves from the rest of the league. The Yarmouth-Dennis Red Sox are this week’s biggest movers having ascended to top of the pile, while the Wareham Gatemen have fallen in the rankings, despite holding claim to the league’s longest winning streak. But in sports, and in power rankings, sometimes it’s who you lose to...
What Is Open & Closed In MA On July 4th? We Have The Scoop!
As America gets ready to celebrate it's 248th birthday, keep in mind, Independence Day will fall on a Thursday as a long weekend is amongst us, but please take some time and reflect on the freedoms we enjoy on a daily basis due to this celebration that has been in existence since 1776.
Massachusetts State Police investigating after fatal fiery multi-vehicle crash on I-195
Massachusetts State Police are investigating a fiery fatal highway crash. According to Trooper Brandon Doherty, at just after 1:15 p.m. Tuesday, Troopers assigned to State Police-Dartmouth responded to reports of a crash involving three vehicles on Route 195 westbound prior to Exit 1 in Seekonk. Upon the arrival of Troopers,...
Healey administration promotes housing development incentive program for Gateway Cities
The Healey administration has unveiled $27 million worth of new tax credits to support housing developments across the state, potentially supporting hundreds of new housing units. Governor Maura Healey was in Lowell Tuesday to announce new Housing Development Incentive Program awards for more than a dozen developments across the Commonwealth.
Beacon Hills may help homeowners whose foundations are crumbling
BOSTON - Homeowners across the state who rallied on Beacon Hill asking for help to pay for their crumbling foundations may soon see some relief.Why are foundations crumbling?Thursday night, state senators approved an amendment to the Affordable Housing Act that will create a fund for Massachusetts residents whose foundations are failing. The problem is a natural mineral called pyrrhotite, which eventually causes concrete foundations to crumble - and insurance doesn't cover the costs. The state now mandates quarries to test their product for pyrrhotite."The next step is finding the best methods for funding this effort," State Sen. Peter Durant, R-Spencer,...
Survey: Barriers to abortion are common in Massachusetts
A survey conducted by Tides for Reproductive Freedom, a Massachusetts organization that helps people pay for abortions, has found that about 40% of those who could get an abortion in the state don't know where they're available. That’s just one of the barriers the group discovered in a new survey...
Rideshare drivers deliver signatures to State House for ballot question on unionization
BOSTON — The efforts to unionize rideshare drivers continued Tuesday as organizers presented the last remaining signatures needed to ensure a place on the November ballot. Their initiative asks state voters to approve a drivers’ union and secure a seat at the table to bargain for better working conditions, salary and benefits.
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