Student enrollment was trending downward in Outer Cape schools following the COVID-19 pandemic, but new data shows a recent departure from that trend.
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It’s a tradition to talk Holiday Food on The Point, and this year we decided to do it couple weeks before the holiday.
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Dry-land birding slows down in November as songbird migration winds to a close, but a young Cooper’s Hawk at the feeders is a reminder that every backyard bird has a story. The recovery of this fast, ruthless accipiter has reshaped the neighborhood food web, from Sharp-shinned Hawks to American Kestrels.
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A late-night bout of barking from the hound. A neighbor’s chicken-keeping run-in. A blur of dark fur crossing the road. Put it together and you get a mink, and a Cape Cod legend about the Army Corps of Engineers and the Canal’s rats. Is the story true? The Corps weighs in.
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The annual United Nations Climate Change Conference begins today in Türkiye, and 18 scientists and policy experts from the Woodwell Climate Research Center in Falmouth are attending.
The Point
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It’s a tradition to talk Holiday Food on The Point, and this year we decided to do it couple weeks before the holiday.
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An update on November bird news with Mark Faherty.
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A review of the week's local headlines with our region's leading journalists.
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Our region has a track record of young people getting involved in government, including candidates in Tuesday's election.
NPR Stories
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Democrat Scott Colom has won election to the U.S. Senate in Mississippi, according to a race call by the Associated Press, defeating Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith.
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Public works jobs across the country are mostly done by men. In Georgia, teenage girls are now trying out those jobs.
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As House Republicans prepare for life in the minority, they're turning to Jim Jordan as their next leader. In Jordan, they've picked a conservative firebrand and one of Trump's most vocal defenders.
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35 years since the Gulf War ended, veterans reflect on the conflict and its ongoing impact.
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After Russian airstrikes destroyed a popular cafe in a frontline Ukrainian city, the cafe reopened in a safer region, an example of how Ukrainian businesses are trying to survive amid repeated bombing.