We speak with incumbent Democrat Dylan Fernandes and his Republican challenger Kari MacRae.

A whale watch out of Barnstable Harbor turns into an unforgettable show of humpbacks, dolphins, and pelagic birds feeding together off Stellwagen Bank. Plus, a Red-necked Phalarope, four species of shearwater, and one very out-of-place Black Vulture in Orleans.

Oyster farms in Buzzards Bay have experienced a rash of shellfish closures in the past few years, designed to protect the public from fecal bacteria. The bacteria aren't new; the data reporting is. Oyster farmers say something needs to be done before they go broke.

We speak with incumbent Republican David Vieira and his challenger, Democrat Jack Richardson.

I stopped by the other day to see my old friend Annie. Annie lives in a modest beach cottage which is fetchingly named “Off Plumb." I don’t know how old the cottage is, but its flooring is made of sections of an old bowling alley.

NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with Andrew Weissmann, a legal analyst and former federal prosecutor, about the Trump administration's rationale for banning three news outlets from the White House.

Born a year before Israel's creation, Palestinian artist Sliman Mansour spent his life painting the faces and landscapes of Israeli occupation. He died in August aged 79, and was buried in the occupied West Bank.

People say they are more likely to choose a Democrat to represent them in Congress, and feel Democrats would be better at tackling top issues like the economy and foreign policy.