Local News Roundup

This week: It’s been coming for decades—and now South Coast Rail has a launch date at the end of March. Also, community members and public officials speak out to save Pocasset Mental Health Center. And, could a federal hiring freeze leave the National Seashore shorthanded this summer?

This week: Could civilian and military planes take off and land at Joint Base Cape Cod? What would that mean for the airport in Hyannis? Good questions. Also: concerns over bird flu continue around the region. And the fight grows to save the Pocasset Mental Health Center.

This week: Can decommissioning the Pilgrim nuclear power plant be made to go faster? Some members of the citizens panel would like to see that happen. Also: island communities are on edge as rumors swirl around immigration enforcement. And, the Cape felt an earthquake that centered in Maine.

This week: Uncertainty is blowing through the offshore wind industry, following an anti-wind executive order that’s getting mixed reactions in New Bedford. Nantucket will pay for year-round deed restrictions on island homes. And experts say: don’t blame wind turbines for whale deaths.

This week: New rules to slow down large boats have now been scrapped — whale advocates are upset, but many coastal communities are relieved. Also: the fate of one million gallons of radioactive water could rest with an appeals decision just getting underway. And, Monday’s inauguration will have impacts for the Cape Coast and islands.

This week: Provincetown is experimenting with a new flood protection barrier — it's made of red plastic and snaps together. Also, students at the Massachusetts Maritime Academy hoist anchor in a new vessel. And: homeowner insurance is getting harder to come by across the Cape and islands.

This week: Offshore wind started up and came to a crashing halt. The battle to build a heavy machine gun range on Cape Cod ended without a shot fired. And the Sagamore Bridge replacement landed its 2 billion dollars — but the Bourne Bridge is another story. We've got those stories and more on our special year-end news roundup for 2024.

This week: What if some of the land at Joint Base Cape Cod could be used for housing? A new master plan could explore that and other innovative uses. Endangered right whales continue to be sighted entangled in fishing line. And one of Cape’s the largest farm properties has changed hands.

This week: That million gallons of radioactive water that could be released from the Pilgrim nuclear plant would stick around in Cape Cod Bay for at least a month and track close to shore; that’s according to a new study just out. Also, Provincetown is experimenting with new ways to address flooding in its downtown. And, a dead minke whale washes ashore in Wellfleet.

This week: A security violation at the Pilgrim Nuclear plant raises questions without a lot of answers. And: it’s the season of cold-stunned sea turtles, with hundreds being transported off Cape Cod beaches. Also, have you heard about the white stag of Martha’s Vineyard?