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Provincetown has by far the highest test positivity rate in the state, after more than 250 tested positive in recent weeks.
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Not so very far offshore from Cape Cod, along the edge of the continental shelf, fishermen are catching swordfish and tile fish, mahi-mahi and blue marlin. It happens in an area called 'The Canyons.' -
A second round of federal CARES Act funding is now available to the state’s fishing industry. The $23 million is meant to partially offset losses caused by the pandemic.
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Martha's Vineyard Hospital reports they have confirmed cases of the highly contagious variant, among a uptick in covid-19 cases.
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Somerset residents are calling on Governor Charlie Baker to shut down the scrap metal operation at Brayton Point. They point to property records that indicate Commercial Development Company is running its business illegally on state-owned land—though Baker has said publicly he’s not sure whether the state in fact owns the parcel. Residents say the operation generates metal dust and nuisance noise, putting their health at risk.
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John Kempf is a longtime farmer in Ohio. He grew up on a conventional fruit and vegetable farm. His dad was a pesticide distributor and he became a licensed pesticide applicator at age sixteen
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This week saw days of hazy skies, attributed to fires burning out west./S JunkerThis week: COVID cases spike up in Provincetown, and the Delta variant is confirmed on Martha's Vineyard. Meanwhile, Governor Baker weighs in (sort of) on the proposed Cape Cod machine gun range. And: what’s the story behind the Outer Cape’s mosquito plague? -
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We discuss identity and belonging with our panel of mental health experts.
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