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We have an update to the community from CAI's Executive Editor Mindy Todd.
A letter to the CAI community
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August 13, 2025 at 4:42 PM
We have an update to the community from CAI's Executive Editor Mindy Todd.
This week on The Bird News on The Point, Mark Faherty fills us in on who is heading where and the latest bird sightings.
Bird News in August
Bird news with Mark Faherty.
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August 13, 2025 at 3:17 PM
This week on The Bird News on The Point, Mark Faherty fills us in on who is heading where and the latest bird sightings.
On Cape Cod, where the cost of living and other factors sometimes make workers hard to find, a loss of Haitian residents could create a noticeable drop in the labor supply this winter, especially in some health care professions.
Haitian nationals with 'protected' immigration status at risk of deportation come February
The Trump administration plans to end protected immigration status for citizens of Haiti in February, more than 15 years after the Obama administration granted it following a devastating earthquake in...
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August 13, 2025 at 12:26 PM
On Cape Cod, where the cost of living and other factors sometimes make workers hard to find, a loss of Haitian residents could create a noticeable drop in the labor supply this winter, especially in some health care professions.
Are your tomatoes late to ripen this season? Listen to the latest episode of The Garden Lady to learn why.
The Garden Lady - Episode 32
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August 12, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Are your tomatoes late to ripen this season? Listen to the latest episode of The Garden Lady to learn why.
CAI's Gilda Geist spoke to Madeline to learn more about her time on season 21 of "Project Runway" and how her childhood on Nantucket led her into the world of fashion.
Nantucket fashion designer featured on new season of 'Project Runway'
Nantucket's own Madeline Malenfant is one of 12 contestants on the newest season of "Project Runway," the competition reality show for fashion designers.
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August 11, 2025 at 5:17 PM
CAI's Gilda Geist spoke to Madeline to learn more about her time on season 21 of "Project Runway" and how her childhood on Nantucket led her into the world of fashion.
You miss a day of picking, and you've got pregnant baseball bats.
Here's what to do with an onslaught of zucchini, from The Local Food Report with Elspeth Hay.
Here's what to do with an onslaught of zucchini, from The Local Food Report with Elspeth Hay.
What to make with an onslaught of zucchini
Every gardener’s been there. You go away for a day, peer under the leaves, and are alarmed to find that the small, reasonable little squashes from yesterday have doubled in size. But I hate to see zuc...
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August 8, 2025 at 4:56 PM
You miss a day of picking, and you've got pregnant baseball bats.
Here's what to do with an onslaught of zucchini, from The Local Food Report with Elspeth Hay.
Here's what to do with an onslaught of zucchini, from The Local Food Report with Elspeth Hay.
In this small coastal community — the main conduit for moving people and goods to and from the Vineyard — many Woods Hole residents are fed up with the foul air.
Air pollution from Martha's Vineyard ferry prompts concern
Woods Hole residents are calling on state environmental leaders and the Steamship Authority to track emissions and take concrete steps to shift some of the fleet away from diesel to less polluting hyb...
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August 8, 2025 at 1:45 AM
In this small coastal community — the main conduit for moving people and goods to and from the Vineyard — many Woods Hole residents are fed up with the foul air.
You may not see hundreds of shearwaters and other seabirds, but it’s always worth getting out in a boat.
Hear more on the Weekly Bird Report with Mark Faherty.
Hear more on the Weekly Bird Report with Mark Faherty.
It's always worth getting out on a boat
You may not see hundreds of shearwaters and other seabirds, but it’s always worth getting out in a boat.
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August 7, 2025 at 12:29 PM
You may not see hundreds of shearwaters and other seabirds, but it’s always worth getting out in a boat.
Hear more on the Weekly Bird Report with Mark Faherty.
Hear more on the Weekly Bird Report with Mark Faherty.
Union nurses at Cape Cod Healthcare are prepared to go on strike if necessary, though they are hoping to instead reach a fair deal with their employer at the bargaining table this month.
Seeking fair contract, Cape Cod nurses are prepared to strike
Union nurses at Cape Cod Healthcare are prepared to go on strike if necessary, though they are hoping to instead reach a fair deal with their employer.
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August 1, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Union nurses at Cape Cod Healthcare are prepared to go on strike if necessary, though they are hoping to instead reach a fair deal with their employer at the bargaining table this month.
All kinds of escapes exist, and books are full of them! Our book experts share their lists of picks on The Point.
Escape in books
The Point's monthly book theme: "Escape".
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August 1, 2025 at 12:24 PM
All kinds of escapes exist, and books are full of them! Our book experts share their lists of picks on The Point.
"We are trying to get the word out that it is a good idea to get your well tested, and PFAS are commonly detected on Nantucket," said Andrew Shapero.
Making sense of Nantucket PFAS findings
The first full-time government employee in the United States whose job is focused solely on dealing with PFAS works on Nantucket.
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July 29, 2025 at 1:13 PM
"We are trying to get the word out that it is a good idea to get your well tested, and PFAS are commonly detected on Nantucket," said Andrew Shapero.
State Sen. Dylan Fernandes said a major rehabilitation of either bridge — which is due, for safety reasons, in the next several years — would involve completely shutting down the bridge for nine months.
Business leaders, residents speak out about replacing Cape Cod bridges
State Sen. Dylan Fernandes said a major rehabilitation of either bridge — which is due, for safety reasons, in the next several years — would involve completely shutting down the bridge for nine month...
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July 25, 2025 at 5:28 PM
State Sen. Dylan Fernandes said a major rehabilitation of either bridge — which is due, for safety reasons, in the next several years — would involve completely shutting down the bridge for nine months.
On The Point, we talk access and rights for women’s healthcare with Julia Kehoe, President and CEO of Health Imperatives, and Rebecca Hart Holder, President of Reproductive Equity Now.
Reproductive Equity Now
Women’s reproductive rights and access to healthcare in our region.
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July 25, 2025 at 3:01 PM
On The Point, we talk access and rights for women’s healthcare with Julia Kehoe, President and CEO of Health Imperatives, and Rebecca Hart Holder, President of Reproductive Equity Now.
Predicting this South Pacific seabird’s appearance in the state was utterly absurd. Hear more on The Weekly Bird Report.
A bird from the wrong ocean
Predicting this South Pacific seabird’s appearance in the state was utterly absurd – there had never been a Juan Fernandez Petrel in the entire North Atlantic, and there are maybe 3 records in the Sou...
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July 25, 2025 at 2:06 AM
Predicting this South Pacific seabird’s appearance in the state was utterly absurd. Hear more on The Weekly Bird Report.
Kolb Noyes will be reporting on the important research and discovery happening in the science organizations in the region. She'll also cover the pressures of growth and tourism on the environment.
Amy Kolb Noyes to join CAI staff
Kolb Noyes is an award-winning journalist who has worked in print, broadcast and digital media in New England since 1991.
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July 24, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Kolb Noyes will be reporting on the important research and discovery happening in the science organizations in the region. She'll also cover the pressures of growth and tourism on the environment.
The Woods Hole Film Festival is coming right up! We spoke with three filmmakers about their work. Take a listen.
Woods Hole Film Festival 2025
An interview with filmmakers from this year’s Wood Hole Film Festival.
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July 24, 2025 at 4:40 PM
The Woods Hole Film Festival is coming right up! We spoke with three filmmakers about their work. Take a listen.
"Sometimes imperfection is perfection!" Did you miss the live airing of The Garden Lady on Saturday?
Get all your garden wisdom here:
Get all your garden wisdom here:
The Garden Lady - Episode 29
Are the leaves of your morning glory filled with holes? Did your zinnia foliage get shredded when you put the young plants in the garden? Are you wondering what you can do about it?
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July 21, 2025 at 4:25 PM
"Sometimes imperfection is perfection!" Did you miss the live airing of The Garden Lady on Saturday?
Get all your garden wisdom here:
Get all your garden wisdom here:
Here's what's coming up this week on The Point.
July 21, 2025 at 10:52 AM
Here's what's coming up this week on The Point.
Today on the Weekly Bird Report, butterflies and how you can help increase their dwindling numbers.
Watching for butterflies
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July 16, 2025 at 11:54 PM
Today on the Weekly Bird Report, butterflies and how you can help increase their dwindling numbers.
Fall River's fire department doesn't meet national staffing standards, and union officials say more firefighters could have saved lives, but the city's mayor said it's too soon for the debate. From GBH News.
Did Fall River have enough firefighters for the Gabriel House fire?
Fall River's fire department doesn't meet national staffing standards, and union officials say more firefighters could have saved lives, but the city's mayor said it's too soon for the debate.
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July 16, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Fall River's fire department doesn't meet national staffing standards, and union officials say more firefighters could have saved lives, but the city's mayor said it's too soon for the debate. From GBH News.
The Massachusetts Alternative Septic System Technology Center has received more than $416,000 from the state to test out urine diverting toilets in Falmouth.
Urine diversion is a wastewater management method that could help address Cape Cod's nutrient pollution problem.
Urine diversion is a wastewater management method that could help address Cape Cod's nutrient pollution problem.
State funds project to test urine-diverting toilets in Falmouth
The majority of Cape Cod's nutrient pollution comes from urine. But what if it was diverted from the waste stream?
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July 16, 2025 at 1:03 PM
The Massachusetts Alternative Septic System Technology Center has received more than $416,000 from the state to test out urine diverting toilets in Falmouth.
Urine diversion is a wastewater management method that could help address Cape Cod's nutrient pollution problem.
Urine diversion is a wastewater management method that could help address Cape Cod's nutrient pollution problem.
We're talking sharks on The Point: research, misconceptions and more. Take a listen.
White Sharks
Interviewing shark experts about White Shark behavior and biology.
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July 14, 2025 at 3:24 PM
We're talking sharks on The Point: research, misconceptions and more. Take a listen.
The settlement will allow the town to create a fund to compensate local businesses for their losses.
Nantucket reaches $10.5 million settlement with GE Vernova over shattered wind turbine blade
The settlement will allow the town to create a fund to compensate local businesses for their losses, officials said.
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July 11, 2025 at 4:25 PM
The settlement will allow the town to create a fund to compensate local businesses for their losses.