Schools in the Nauset district face rising costs and declining enrollment, so officials hired consultants to map out their different options for potentially consolidating the district's elementary schools.
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Despite its reputation as a quiet month for birding, June delivers a string of surprises on the Cape and Islands this week, led by multiple rare Gull-billed Tern sightings along the coast. From an unexpected Red Crossbill heard from a driveway to a Mississippi Kite studied from a standstill on the Sagamore Bridge, the birds are overachieving.
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After a long winter on Cape Cod, Mary Bergman laces up her boots and heads to Portugal's rugged Atlantic coast to hike the Fisherman's Trail. She travels through the last stretch of undeveloped coastline in Europe, where ancient cliffs, turquoise water, and fearless local fishermen offer a world apart from home.
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Colin Ruel and his brother made their own fun as kids. Produced by Mae Nagusky and Atlantic Public Media.
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The Cape Cod Chamber of Commerce celebrated it’s 18th annual Quahog Day on Saturday. That’s the Cape’s own version of Groundhog Day.
The Point
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Even as we search for the existence of life on other plantes, we continue to learn about life on our own planet.
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Meera Subramanian's most recent project is the graphic book titled A Better World is Possible, Global Youth Confront the Climate Crisis.
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Mental illness and stigma: a discussion on The Point's monthly behavioral health program.
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This episode first aired on December 29, 2020. Our brains don’t work the way we think they do. For example, our actions are based on predictions…
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Republicans hoped to celebrate passage of a bipartisan spending bill on Wednesday — until President Trump scuttled their plans. It was the latest in a series of rifts between Trump and his party.
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The Trump administration's efforts to stop recommending some childhood vaccines has created a dilemma for pediatricians. Some are actively steering patients away from the CDC website.
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Camp Mystic, the all-girls Christian Texas summer camp, where 28 people died during the catastrophic floods last year filed for bankruptcy reorganization on Wednesday.
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The biggest wildfire in America last year was at Grand Canyon National Park. The area that burned recently re-opened and recovery, of the land and emotions of people who loved it has begun.
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River trips require car and truck shuttles to get floaters from the end back to where they started. High gas prices have some cancelling their plans.