Provincetown Independent
In Massachusetts, 2.6 percent of children are raised by grandparents. But on the Cape and Islands, the rate is almost four times higher, at 10 percent.
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This program starts off with a postcard from Robin's plantain, aka fleabane. C.L. explains the advantages and disadvantages to tilling or not tilling vegetable gardens, and callers asked questions about peony buds filled with ants, invasive perennials and a Japanese maple tree that has some dieback. -
A review of the top local headlines of the week with our region's leading jouralists. -
The study identified a comparable market — the Hamptons, on Long Island — and examined how real estate fees affected home sales in the area. -
A contract dispute between Cape Cod Healthcare and one of its unions has gone public. The issues are salary and Cape Cod Healthcare's proposal to require some employees to begin paying a greater share of the cost of health insurance. -
Scientists and fishermen convened at Coonamessett Farm, in Falmouth, to share research funded through NOAA’s Scallop Research Set-Aside Program.
The Point
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E. PartanOur panel of behavioral health experts talk about how unconscious fears, childhood experiences, jealousy, envy, grief, and denial shape our relationships. -
CC0 - Michael Giorgio Castielli - email: michael.castielli (at) gmail.com - Creative Commons Zero Free License/WikicommonsMemorial Day is coming up: the time we think about putting out the more tender plants like tomatoes and basil. -
Courtesy CarperCollinsCarla Kaplan has written a new biography of Jessica Mitford, a British aristocrat who became an American communist and advocate for social justice. -
Liz Lerner/CAIAfter a decade as general manager, Robert Davis stepped down and was replaced in January of this year by Alex Kryska.
NPR Stories
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Barney Frank has died. The longtime Democratic congressman from Massachusetts brought new visibility to gay rights. He also helped craft significant changes to the financial system in a generation.
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Since 1966, companies have been required to send the federal government demographic data on their employees, part of an effort to combat discrimination. Under Trump, the data collection may end.
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President Trump showed his strength in Tuesday's primaries. In Georgia, both Republicans who will advance to the runoff for governor claim to be like him, even though only one got his endorsement.
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Miami prosecutors have prepared an indictment against former Cuban president Raúl Castro over the 1996 downing of two NGO planes that killed four people onboard.
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Montana's 30-year-old restrictions on mining for precious metals like gold could soon be relaxed, as the mining industry makes a comeback in the U.S.
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