In This Place

Ways of Life

00000177-ba84-d5f4-a5ff-bbfc9baa0000Ways of Life airs every second Monday at 8:40am and 5:45pm.Our series Ways of Life is A collection of stories about people who live down the street... our neighbors: Fishermen, scientists, craftspeople, recovering addicts, surgeons, dog rescuers, motorcycle gang members, nursing home residents, musicians, the homeless, kid athletes, social activists, and all the others who share this place.Each portrait becomes part of the surprising, interwoven tapestry of our lives together here on the Cape, Coast and Islands. Ways of Life is edited by Jay Allison and produced by our production partners at Atlantic Public Media Ways of Life is made possible by The Circle of Ten, ten local businesses and organizations committed to local programming on WCAI.

Powassan: How One Tick Can Change Everything

CAI | By Aviva DeKornfeld

Published March 5, 2018 at 3:13 PM EST

There are a few guarantees in life—death, taxes, and on Cape Cod, ticks. 2017 was the highest record ever for ticks on the Cape and with that increase have come new diseases, including one called Powassan.

Here is a link for more information about the Powassan virus

This piece came to us from our production partners Atlantic Public Media through their media training program, The Transom Story Workshop in Woods Hole. Aviva Dekornfeld is a recent graduate of the workshop - you can find out more about that program at Transom.

Ways of Life is edited by Jay Allison and made possible from The Circle of Ten = ten local businesses and organizations dedicated to local progamming.