The latest plans for the new Bourne and Sagamore bridges were on view Monday at an open house in Bourne hosted by the Massachusetts Department of Transportation.
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After a few months of garbled data from the long-serving Voyager 1 spacecraft, NASA has restored communications. CAI's John Basile talks with Dr. Regina Jorgenson of the Maria Mitchell Observatory on Nantucket about the effort to get back in touch with the space probe.
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In a letter to Holtec Tuesday, Sens. Ed Markey and Elizabeth Warren and Rep. Bill Keating asked the company to respond in writing, by May 31, to a list of 13 detailed questions.
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The Massachusetts Army National Guard submitted a new plan to the Environmental Protection Agency after officials from the federal agency found the range’s initial design could contaminate the aquifer that runs beneath the base. That aquifer provides drinking water to hundreds of thousands of Cape residents and visitors.
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This week on the Local Food Report, a slaughterhouse in Westport.
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Right now, the terminal on the city’s waterfront looks mostly bare, with piles of stone and dirt. But the first deep-water berth could be finished sometime in June.
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This week: Amazon does shopping and shipping... and now they’ve taken over a medical practice on Cape Cod. Aslo, a state representative from Barnstable accepts responsibility for a deceptive mailer. And the Massachusetts Army National Guard is trying to force the EPA out of the discussion about its proposed machine gun range.
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Preventing tick bites, and how to recognize and treat tick borne illnesses.
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Scientists are looking at the ways humans change the planet-- and the impact that has on the spread of infectious disease. You might be surprised at some of their conclusions.
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The team over at the Springfield Museum’s Seymour Planetarium sure has and have created a light show to songs from each of Swift’s albums, including her latest - The Tortured Poet’s Department.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin will travel to China for a state visit this week. The invitation from his Chinese counterpart marks the first international trip of Putin's new term.
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NPR Music's amateur songwriter competition, Tiny Desk Contest, reveals another winner. Nearly 7,000 artists entered the contest for the 10th anniversary title.
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Senior Israeli government ministers advocated for the settlements — presenting a political obstacle for Prime Minister Netanyahu, who hasn't articulated a clear plan for who will rule Gaza post war.