A worker performing a survey under the head of the reactor vessel brushed against a contaminated surface, causing radioactive material to become airborne.

Two years ago, the town sewer system’s critical central vacuum system malfunctioned, after heavy rain caused a failure in the electrical panel. The results, for many, were unpleasant.

Getting reliable, high-speed internet service on the Cape can be a challenge. But according to a new report from the Cape Cod Commission, soon that could change.

The $3.2 million boardwalk, rebuilt following storm damage, opened to the public in May, but finished touches continued into the summer. This week, the town held a ribbon cutting with Lt. Gov. Kim Driscoll.

The point of mobilizing the “Red Rebel Brigade” locally is to raise Labor Day tourists’ awareness about how climate change will affect the Cape and Islands, according to a statement from the group.

The Steamship Authority posted an invitation for bids in Boats and Harbors online publication, saying all bids will be accepted until 2:00 p.m. on September 10th.

Shellfish in waters outside busy boat yards ingest large amounts of fiberglass, according to new research published in the Journal of Hazardous Materials.

The Hyannis PFAS Community Working Group has received a grant to analyze how PFAS — from the Hyannis Gateway Airport, the former Barnstable County Fire Training Academy, and elsewhere — are interacting with one another in groundwater.

The National Marine Fisheries Service has issued a new biological opinion on ways the continued turbine installation could affect threatened and endangered species.

They say the fiberglass debris strewn in the water has only made them more concerned about living with turbines.