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10/03/2025

Maybe you’ve been on a whale watch, or you know someone who has. But what about a trip to see great white sharks? CAI’s Jennette Barnes joined one of a growing number of tours open to the public.

With just five guests and one journalist, this nearly private tour happens on a 35-foot fishing boat. But the only thing they’ll be fishing for is an eyeful of a feared and fascinating ocean predator: the great white shark.

10/03/2025

The partial government shutdown that started just after midnight Wednesday means an estimated 750,000 federal workers will be furloughed and many federal offices closed.

The partial government shutdown that started just after midnight Wednesday means an estimated 750,000 federal workers will be furloughed and many federal offices closed.

10/02/2025

Amy Costa of Truro got into fermentation kind of accidentally. She had just stopped working as a bartender but wanted to keep creating drinks and her friend was brewing kombucha from a kit.

Amy Costa of Truro got into fermentation kind of accidentally. She had just stopped working as a bartender but wanted to keep creating drinks and her friend was brewing kombucha from a kit.

10/02/2025

This past weekend I was unchained from my desk for a rare opportunity to get out and take some folks birding – in this case it was a weekend-long “Birding the Fall Migration” Field School for Mass Audubon.

This past weekend I was unchained from my desk for a rare opportunity to get out and take some folks birding – in this case it was a weekend-long “Birding the Fall Migration” Field School for Mass Audubon.

10/01/2025

With the recreational bay scallop season approaching, Agnes Mittermayr, of The Center for Costal Studies, has some advice for scallopers. Mittermayr is director of Seagrass Net, a global seagrass monitoring organization. She says eelgrass, our native seagrass, is prime habitat for bay scallops and lots of other sea creatures.

With the recreational bay scallop season approaching, Agnes Mittermayr, of The Center for Costal Studies, has some advice for scallopers.

10/01/2025

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09/30/2025

It’s been about 50 years since researchers first discovered fresh water deep below the ocean floor. But the undersea aquifer off Cape Cod hasn’t been studied until now.

It’s been about 50 years since researchers first discovered fresh water deep below the ocean floor. But the undersea aquifer off Cape Cod hasn’t been studied until now.

09/29/2025

This week on The Point

09/27/2025

A draft environmental report on the Cape Cod bridges replacement project is now available for public viewing, and state transportation officials held an open house Thursday in Bourne to solicit comments and answer questions.

A draft environmental report on the Cape Cod bridges replacement project is now available for public viewing, and state transportation officials held an open house Thursday in Bourne to solicit comments and answer questions.

09/27/2025

The latest episode of The Garden Lady 🌳🏡

In this episode of The Garden Lady, C.L. Fornari receives a postcard from plants, shrubs, and trees offering advice on proper trimming techniques.

09/26/2025

https://www.capeandislands.org/show/the-point/2025-09-26/the-news-roundup-september-26-2025

It's the news roundup, where we discuss stories making regional headlines.

09/25/2025

There are fewer striped bass than there should be. That’s according to the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission. In response, changes for the 2026 fishing season are being proposed.

There are fewer striped bass than there should be. That’s according to the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission.