This month, the Orleans select board voted to expand the town's child care grant program to include infants—not just toddlers and young children.

CAI reporter Jennette Barnes interviews Petros Koutrakis, professor of environmental sciences at Harvard, on new research about cancer risk near nuclear power plants.

Dr. John Holdren is the 2026 recipient of the Karl Taylor Compton Medal for leadership in physics.

The scathing, 59-page report from the Massachusetts Office of the Inspector General was released Thursday.

The judge who declared President Trump’s blocking of offshore wind unlawful will likely wait to see what the administration does before taking enforcement action, one of the plaintiffs said.

The state budget for fiscal 2027 does not include funds that Barnstable County towns have come to rely on to help pay the cost of dredging their waterways.

New owner Tristan Schukraft says the Crown & Anchor will undergo renovations.

The first four property owners to have their land, home, or business taken for the new Sagamore Bridge will see their deeds transferred to the state in just a few weeks’ time.

Sheriff Paul Heroux has called for the jail’s closure before, but now he’s looking for legislative support to fund moving Ash Street’s approximately 100 inmates to the main county jail in Dartmouth. And he has a fresh cost estimate: $10 million, though he says the move would pay for itself in less than three years.