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Animal rescuers save more than 100 dolphins during mass stranding event around Cape Cod
Animal rescuers were able to coax more than 100 dolphins away from shallow waters around Cape Cod over the weekend after about 125 of the Atlantic white-sided dolphins became stranded.An estimated 13 dolphins died and one had to be euthanized, according to the International Fund for Animal Welfare, which helped lead the rescue attempt. The nonprofit said it was the largest mass-stranding it had dealt with on the Cape during its 26-year history in the area. There's no set reason for why these dolphins became stranded, rescuers said. Cape Cod is known as a global stranding hotspot due to...
'There can be safety concerns.' Sympathy, caution from Cape Codders after Riviello death
Editor's note: This story has been updated July 1, 2024, to add a statement from Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital Plymouth. Around 7 a.m. on June 18, as a heat wave settled over Massachusetts, Rodney Riviello put aside his coffee cup, got up from his customary chair in the Manomet home he shared with his wife, Julie, and headed out for a morning walk. He never returned home, and his disappearance launched a massive search by police, family,...
‘May The Fourth Be With You’ - Orleans Readies Annual July 4 Parade
ORLEANS – The town’s Fourth of July committee once again put the task of picking out its annual parade theme in the hands of students at Orleans Elementary School. And once again, they delivered. Students chose “May the Fourth Be With You” as the theme of this year’s...
Hydrangeas, VP Kamala Harris, and more: Some of our most-read Cape Cod stories of the week
It was a busy week on the Cape and Islands with sporting events and summer fun activities getting underway. From Cape league baseball action to plays, news was being made both outdoors and indoors. In case you missed it, we've rounded up a showcase of the most read stories the Cape Cod Times website has to offer from the week that was on Cape Cod. This past week, hydrangeas made their beautiful presence felt ahead of an...
Harwich Cultural Center Establishes Vendor Market
HARWICH – The decision earlier this spring by the Harwich Historical Society not to hold a farmers market at Brooks Academy based on limited responses from vendors opened the door for a wider market opportunity at 204 Sisson, the cultural center. “We saw the scuttlebutt on social media over...
Opinion/Your Turn: Call for officials to halt Holtec evaporation of radioactive water
The hubris of Holtec is endless. As a limited liability company from New Jersey, Holtec came to Plymouth promising to be a ‘good neighbor’ and work with our community with ‘openness and transparency’ after purchasing the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station for decommissioning in 2019. Holtec has not been a good neighbor at all. To save money, Holtec planned to dump over a million gallons of radioactive and chemically contaminated industrial wastewater into Cape Cod Bay rather than...
It’s Parade Time In Chatham
CHATHAM – The good news is that Pogo Dave is back. The bad news…well, there’s no bad news when it comes to the town’s popular Independence Day parade. Pogo Dave, famed for his amazing gadgets and space-suit clad antics, has been absent from the parade for a number of years, but next Thursday he’ll join more than 90 other entrants in the procession that begins at 9:30 a.m. at the corner of Shore Road and Main Street.
New water quality technology makes its debut in Buzzards Bay
Every five days, Lisa Kingston, a 62-year-old critical care nurse, drives to the Onset pier to collect samples in the murky waters of Buzzards Bay. “This is our oxygen bottle and this is our salinity bottle. We pull this — bloop, bloop, bloop, bloop, bloop —” she says, imitating the sound of water, “and that fills up.”
State Rep Xiarhos Files Bill Regarding State Oversight Of Onshore Electric Infrastructure
BARNSTABLE – Barnstable State Representative Steve Xiarhos filed legislation this week requiring state officials to develop statewide compliance standards and safety protocols to mitigate potential environmental and public safety hazards from the rollout of onshore electric infrastructure supporting offshore wind energy. Bill HD5210 was filed in response to concerns...
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