Lower Cape News Headlines
05 June 2025 – ORLEANS, MA – In this episode of What’s Happening Here, we peer past the fencing, cones, and warning signs at the long-term Cape Cod Five branch on Rt6A near Main St. in Orleans and ask what you’re asking … Is the building going away? Is the street changing? Watch the video to find out What’s Happening Here!
08 May, 2025 – BREWSTER, MA – Every spring Brewster's Main Street is lined with blossoming cherry trees, tulips and daffodils. This year's annual Brewster In Bloom took place for the 39th year May 2-4.
09 May, 2025 – CAPE COD, MA – An immediate termination of federal funding to AmeriCorps - including AmeriCorps Cape Cod - triggered an outpouring of support with Barnstable County drawing on previously-budgeted funds to fill in the gaps through the end of the current program year this summer, although the longer term future of the program remains unknown.
New 141,000 sf center triples cancer treatment space and adds cardiology and surgical suites.
For the 10th year, more than 20 teams from across the country crossed the Cape to support Heroes In Transition.
The annual herring run is underway. Find out why river herring are such a big deal for Cape Cod.
Ballot questions in Cape Cod towns this month, if approved by voters, will urge the governor to stop radioactive water evaporation over Cape Cod Bay.
2 May, 2025 – ORLEANS, MA – Seventeen Orleans beaches got cleaner for Earth Day.
By focusing on human trafficking court charges increased heavily last year
18 April 2025 - TRURO, MA - A nearly-decade long process to create affordable rental housing in Truro finally broke ground this week. The 43-apartment project with a mix of affordable and market rate units expects to be open for renters by the end of 2026.
08 April 2024 - HARWICH, MA - Harwich is brimming with pride after being awarded the 2025 Excellence in Conservation Award from the Massachusetts Land Trust Coalitio. Years in the making, the Robert F. Smith Cold Brook Preserve restoration project is almost completed. Harwich Conservation Trustee President Tom Evans and Executive Director Michael Lach discuss the journey and the appreciation for the many staff and volunteers that made it happen.
Looking at waste reduction and the role individuals can play on this Earth Day and Earth Month 2025.
11 April, 2025 – Winter dippers are raising funds for teens with substance use challenges.
Iconic fundraiser to combat hunger on Cape Cod brings together community at Cape Cod Tech.
How do Cape Cod's agriculture impact the local economy?
04 April 2025 - BREWSTER, MA - Native Plant Trust's Erik Sechler say home gardeners can tackle invasive plants and share a few tips for taking on the task.
04 April, 2025 - BREWSTER, MA - Migratory herring will have an easier time returning home to Brewster's Herring River this year, as the town completes work on the herring run. It finished repairs on four weirs in time for this spring's piscine visits, with the remainder of the project slated for a fall completion. The work also shored up a 100-plus year old retaining walls and along the way uncovered a previously-unknown wooden sluice-way that has been shared with the Mass Historical Commission.
Could funding cuts impact senior nutrition – what do our representatives anticipate?
5 MARCH 2025 -- WELLFLEET, MA -- Grace Hopkins travels the world to capture abstract images and reproduces them in various mediums - from canvas to glass, emphasizing color, form, and composition. Her unedited photographs reflect spontaneity and are influenced by her travels and Quakerism, seeking layers and depth.
