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07/15/2025

Many of the building’s residents were in wheelchairs or had limited mobility, presenting a daunting and dangerous challenge to first responders rushing to evacuate them. On Monday, some in the Fall River Fire Department said they could have saved more people if the city adequately funded its emergency services.

Several firefighters and union leaders said the city's fire companies were understaffed, hampering their ability to save more people.

07/14/2025

We're talking sharks on The Point: research, misconceptions and more. Take a listen.

Interviewing shark experts about White Shark behavior and biology.

07/14/2025

Here's what's coming up this week on The Point.

07/12/2025

The maximum-impact scenario would be a major hurricane hitting the region in August, when the population has swelled with summer tourists. By then, the September peak of hurricane season is drawing near.

“For us, ‘The Big One’ is a hurricane,” said Chip Reilly, emergency preparedness director for the Barnstable County Department of Health and Environment.

07/11/2025

The settlement will allow the town to create a fund to compensate local businesses for their losses.

The settlement will allow the town to create a fund to compensate local businesses for their losses, officials said.

07/10/2025

On The Point, we talk about the history of Penikese Island in Buzzard’s Bay and its role in field research and education.

Penikese Island now and in history.

07/09/2025

Find out what's happening in the bird world with Mark Faherty, Science Coordinator at Mass Audubon Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary.

Bird news with Mark Faherty.

07/09/2025

For the first time in more than 20 years, there has been a confirmed sighting of a great white shark off of Woods Hole. Margaret Bowles and Maddie Cronin were paddleboarding and taking photos off of Stoney Beach on the 4th of July when Bowles noticed an alarming dorsal fin.

Video of Margaret Bowles courtesy Maddie Cronin

07/08/2025

“People in my demo are told time again that to have a rich life, to add years to your lifespan, one needs to socialize, get out and do things with other people, rub elbows, talk, laugh, maybe dance.”

My fun on the Cape is almost exclusively of the solitary kind. Exploring a new beach, taking my bike on the rail trail and stopping for ice cream at the Pleasant Lake General Store. Or making repairs to my cottage.

07/07/2025

CAI's John Basile talks with singer Ella Mae Dixon about growing up in Wellfleet and making the move to New York, where her career has taken off.

This time on Sittin' In, CAI's John Basile talks with singer Ella Mae Dixon about growing up in Wellfleet and making the move to New York where her career has taken off. They also talk about Dixon's new single, which takes a jazz classic in a new direction.

07/04/2025

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