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‘Unacceptable’: Cape Cod police cracking down on ‘criminal’ 4th of July behavior with strict rules
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Tracking sharks on Cape Cod: The new equipment that may help
CHATHAM - The Atlantic White Shark Conservancy is trying make swimmers safer from sharks this summer. The organization installed acoustic shark receivers along the Outer Cape on Tuesday and Wednesday. How do shark receivers work?The receivers were installed at North Beach Island in Chatham, Nauset Beach in Orleans, Newcomb Hollow Beach in Wellfleet and Lecount Hollow Beach in Welfleet.The receivers will send information to the Conservancy's app Sharktivity. Users who log into Sharktivity can see where white sharks have been detected on the receivers.The real-time receivers detect white sharks tagged with acoustic transmitters. The number of pings the receivers get give...
As Island Grows, So Does Reach of YMCA
The Martha’s Vineyard YMCA’s $30 million field-house expansion, set to add classroom space and an indoor basketball court and track to the Oak Bluffs facility, has cleared its final permitting hurdles and is preparing to break ground next spring. A surge in the number of members and other...
Cape Cod Baseball League roundup: Wareham Gatemen, Y-D Red Sox sit atop divisions
South Florida’s Bobby Boser hit a grand slam and the Wareham Gatemen held off the Bourne Braves 8-6 to win its second-straight game at Clem Spillane Field. The Gatemen led 8-3 before the Braves rallied with three runs across the seventh and eighth innings. Arizona’s Anthony Susac, however, struck out two Braves batters and gave up one hit in the ninth to secure the save. Boser, the reigning Cape Cod Baseball League Player of the Week, finished...
Cape Cod officials enforce beach restrictions ahead of holiday weekend
FALMOUTH, Mass. (WLNE) — Cape Cod officials are warning beachgoers of regulations ahead of the holiday weekend. In a Facebook post, the Falmouth Police Department said there would be “plain clothed” officers patrolling beaches, after last year’s “unacceptable criminal activity/behavior.”. There would be heavy police...
'Trouble all the time.' Hyannis businesses challenge internet speeds promised by Comcast
Amanda Converse took an internet speed test inside her Love Live Local shop on South Street in downtown Hyannis on June 26. The test showed 94.6 Mbps, or megabits per second, downloading. Upload speeds were 40.8 Mbps in her test, as provided by internet service provider Comcast Xfinity. The download speed was substantially lower...
Great white sharks spotted off multiple Cape Cod beaches ahead of 4th of July weekend
A pilot with the Atlantic White Shark Conservancy spotted great white sharks off multiple Cape Cod beaches on Wednesday ahead of the busy Fourth of July holiday weekend. The sharks were seen at 11:50 a.m. off Head of the Meadow Beach in Truro and a mile off Cahoon Hollow Beach in Wellfleet just before 10 a.m.
Feds propose high heat work standards
The federal government on Tuesday proposed the first national safety standard meant to keep workers safe from excessive heat in the workplace and made $1 billion available to hundreds of projects -- including 30 in Massachusetts -- that try to mitigate climate threats including extreme heat. The federal action comes...
Massachusetts man hits $1 million on scratch ticket, heads to work; here is how he plans to spend it
A Massachusetts man has made his family very happy after hitting big money on a scratch ticket. According to the Massachusetts State Lottery, Frederico Sampaio of Peabody is the winner of the fourth and final $1 million prize in the Massachusetts State Lottery’s “Double Your Money” $5 instant ticket game.
Mass. astronaut continues orbiting space due to spaceship malfunctions
One of the NASA astronauts who’s been orbiting space for weeks due to several malfunctions on her spaceship is a Massachusetts native. Although Sunita L. Williams was born in Ohio, Williams considers Needham her hometown and graduated from the town’s high school in 1983, according to her NASA biography. In 2019, Needham renamed an elementary school after Williams to honor her aerospace career, MassLive previously reported. It was also the first time a school in Needham was named after a woman of color.
Have thoughts on child care? The state’s Child Care Task Force wants to hear ‘em
A task force mandated with delivering recommendations to make child care more accessible in the state will be holding 12 listening sessions this summer to hear the status of child care and insights into the issue directly from residents. “We will learn about the unique challenges and strengths (of each...
Fireworks, beach closures and traffic: Your guide to the Fourth of July in Mass.
People across the country woke up Thursday morning excited to show their pride on this Independence Day. And there are so many great ways to celebrate in Massachusetts, whether it's having fun on the coast or enjoying a fireworks show. Here's a detailed look at everything you need to know:
World War II was the last time Mass. residents could set off their own fireworks
While it used to have the company of a few other states, Massachusetts is now the only U.S. state with a full ban on consumer fireworks. In the Bay State, private citizens cannot possess, sell or use fireworks of any kind, including sparklers and firecrackers. According to CBS News, the state’s ban has existed since 1943, meaning World War II was the last time Massachusetts residents were able to use fireworks for personal displays.
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