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.

The Conservation Law Foundation says the Wareham-based company has been strip-mining sand and dumping material into wetlands without a Clean Water Act permit.

Cape Cod Healthcare has received its largest-ever donation, $20 million, which the company will use to give extra attention to care for seniors and to improving the overall patient experience.

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.

Experts say Cape Cod has too much nitrogen and not enough housing. But officials in Truro may have struck a balance for a housing project planned for what's known in town as the Walsh property.

Scientists have discovered something new about the basking shark, which lives in Cape Cod waters during this time of year.

Marine animal rescuers from the Center for Coastal Studies disentangled a young humpback whale on Sunday.

The lone star tick population is expected to rise on the Cape after likely arriving from the Vineyard on the backs of seabirds.

The Food and Drug Administration approved a new sunscreen ingredient in the U.S. for the first time in 20 years. It's been used for decades in Europe and Asia.

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