Outer Cape

The delay in distribution of SNAP benefits this month due to the government shutdown put a spotlight on food insecurity in communities across the country, including the Outer Cape.

Kratom and its synthetic derivative 7-OH are sold at gas stations and convenience stores across the country. Some say it helps with pain. Others say it's addictive.

Amid threats from the federal government, Outer Cape Health Services is no longer offering gender-affirming puberty blockers or hormone therapy for those under 19.

A local author is back with the second edition of her Cape and Islands ice cream field guide.

Despite medical strides, people still face barriers to accessing sexual health care, particularly in remote and transient communities like Provincetown. That's why registered nurse Jeffrey Schaffer started a program at Outer Cape Health Services called testNtreat.

A federal auction of offshore wind areas off Cape Cod today resulted in only half of the eight leases sold and two winning bidders. Leases on the areas closest to the Outer Cape were among those sold.

An association that represents 22 towns on Cape Cod, Martha’s Vineyard, and Nantucket is asking for more time to comment on plans for offshore wind lease areas off the Outer Cape.

The federal government has issued a draft report that evaluates the environmental effects of pre-construction activities for offshore wind off the Outer Cape.

The Biden administration has proposed eight new areas, totaling nearly 1 million acres, for lease to wind developers in the Gulf of Maine.

Longtime Outer Cape state representative Sarah Peake says nine terms in the Massachusetts House will be enough.