Wellfleet, like many towns on the Cape, is working on plans to reduce nitrogen from its wastewater. But addressing the problem may take more than one solution.
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A review of the week's local headlines with our region's leading jouralists.
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Massachusetts Department of Public Health has designated alpha-gal syndrome a “reportable condition,” illustrating how serious, and how common, the health problem has become.
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Experts estimate food-related deaths and illness cost the economy about one and a half trillion dollars a year. That's like a second defense budget, and then some.
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How the Cape-based non-profit Advocates for a Community College Education supports students in their pursuit of higher education.
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The summit drew healthcare leaders from communities such as North Carolina’s Outer Banks; Lake Tahoe, on the border of California and Nevada; Jackson Hole, Wyoming; Catalina Island, California; and other resort communities in California and Florida.
The Point
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A review of the week's local headlines with our region's leading jouralists.
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Massachusetts Department of Public Health has designated alpha-gal syndrome a “reportable condition,” illustrating how serious, and how common, the health problem has become.
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How the Cape-based non-profit Advocates for a Community College Education supports students in their pursuit of higher education.
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The famous crested caracara has been seen in Wellfleet in recent days. What could the future hold for this lost bird?
NPR Stories
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The week of Oct. 19, 2026, New England News Collaborative stations will explore some of the reasons why the AI data center boom hasn't reached New England — at least not yet— in a special series called Awaiting Data.
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A majority of Americans support the death penalty for people convicted of murder, but support becomes more divided when questions vary.
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Masked Israeli settlers attacked Palestinians as they were harvesting olives in the occupied West Bank on Friday, injuring several people including a photojournalist working for The Washington Post.
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Protests have intensified over a review of voter lists that critics say is politically motivated and threatens to disenfranchise voters. The Election Commission and Modi's administration deny these allegations.
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The Irish author said her books can no longer be sold in the UK after she pledged the royalties to a banned pro-Palestinian group.