From the Boston Globe: "The boy is a 7th-grader at Albert N. Parlin School in Everett, his mother said. The teen and his family, who are Brazilian nationals, have a pending asylum case and are authorized to work legally in the United States, Lattarulo said." www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/12/m...

The Mass. Division of Marine Fisheries recently issued an advisory for "low-oxygen zones" in Cape Cod Bay. So why do these hypoxic areas form—and what does it mean for marine life? 🦞 #WHOI senior scientist Malcolm Scully breaks it down with wcai-npr.bsky.social. Listen here: go.whoi.edu/cai-loz

Hurricane season has been pretty quiet in Mass so far this year, but we still have a few months left to go. For folks interested in learning more about hurricanes, how they work, and how to prepare for them, I *highly* recommend this episode of @ologies.bsky.social: www.alieward.com/ologies/temp...

Brief departure from my usual content alert! My partner @ocathal.bsky.social made this game and it's fun :)

A large portion of the Atlantic coastline will see the risk for high surf and rip currents this week due to #Erin. 🟥Risk of Rip Currents is High🟥 Life-threatening rip currents are likely. Swimming conditions are unsafe for all levels of swimmers. Stay out of the water. nhc.noaa.gov/refresh/grap...

We'll be following Hurricane Erin on WCAI this week. Tune in on the radio (90.1 FM) or online (capeandislands.org) for the latest on how the hurricane, which is not expected to make U.S. landfall, could still have impacts on our region. First and foremost: high surf conditions start Tuesday morning!

Drought Update! Unfortunately, drought conditions have worsened in the Cape Cod Region, which was upgraded to a "Level 2 - Significant Drought." For more information about the current drought status and how you can help, visit www.mass.gov/info-details...

Nantucket fashion designer Madeline Malenfant is on this season of Project Runway. I interviewed Madeline about what it's like bringing her Nantucket-inspired historical fashion sense to one of the most iconic competition reality shows of the 21st century. www.capeandislands.org/local-news/2...

"It's really important to start from a real place, especially when you're talking about aspects of Black life in America." Dara Douglas shares her experience doing archival research for Ralph Lauren's new collection inspired by Oak Bluffs. www.capeandislands.org/local-news/2...

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.

Btw it's Cabo Verdean Heritage Month in New Bedford www.capeandislands.org/local-news/2...

It's officially summer! ☀️Cape Cod mascot Doug the Quahog will predict how many beach days we'll have this season. But the quahog (the Wampanoag word for a hard-shelled clam) gained importance thousands of years before Doug came along, as an integral component of the Wampanoag people's culture, (1/2)

In what will rank as one of the largest political demonstrations ever on Cape Cod, about 2,000 people turned out in Hyannis on Saturday afternoon, June 14, to demonstrate against the Trump administration. Demonstrations also took place in Falmouth, Bourne, Vineyard Haven, Aquinnah, and Nantucket.

Wampanoag artists from all across the region will have artwork on display at the Cotuit Center for the Arts tonight through June 29. I got a sneak peek of some of the pieces that will be in the exhibit. www.capeandislands.org/in-this-plac...

Nantucket and Martha's Vineyard folks, if you saw any of the federal immigration enforcement activities take place on the islands yesterday OR if you have any information on who was taken, please DM me.

Storm conditions will impact the region Thursday morning and continue into Thursday night, though we could see light rain starting overnight Wednesday. #CapeCod

After at least one Falmouth, MA resident was taken by immigration authorities last week, a local activist group is trying to spread the word about immigrant rights. www.capeandislands.org/local-news/2...

Meals-on-Wheels currently delivers to its clients Monday through Friday. But on June 1, they will no longer be delivering on Tuesdays. @gildageist.bsky.social

Breaking: Juan Francisco Méndez has been released from Strafford County Corrections and is in Burlington, where he is being processed out of federal custody, according to his attorney. Méndez was arrested in New Bedford last month by federal agents who smashed through his car window.

Five days after a judge ordered Juan Francisco Méndez's release, he is still detained in New Hampshire. I talked to his lawyer yesterday and she explained the situation. www.capeandislands.org/local-news/2...

Juan Fracisco Méndez's lawyer after his hearing Thursday: “The government submitted nothing, absolutely nothing. They didn't make any charges against him, they didn't say he was resisting arrest, they didn't say he was unlawfully in the country.” www.capeandislands.org/local-news/2...

BREAKING NEWS: A New Bedford man whose April detention during an immigration raid made international headlines, with video of agents smashing in his car window, is set to be released after a judge found Homeland Security did not file charges #immigration #ICE newbedfordlight.org/judge-orders...

Juan Ramón Alegría Rodas is the 18th confirmed detainee in New Bedford since Jan. 20. Arrested Monday while on his way to pick up his teenage daughter from school, he says he has been mistaken for a friend and former roommate deported in 2009. #immigration #newbedford #immigrationarrest #detainees

You may have seen the video of a federal agent smashing a car window to detain an immigrant living in New Bedford. His wife, Marilú, spoke to the New England News Collaborative about how she and her son are doing after her husband's arrest. www.capeandislands.org/2025-05-05/i...

Since Trump took office, 27% of staff at Northeast Fisheries Science Center are no longer at their jobs the NOAA branch, which has five labs throughout the northeast, including its directorate in Woods Hole. www.capeandislands.org/local-news/2...

Breaking: NOAA's Northeast Fisheries Science Center (NEFSC) has seen a 27% reduction in staff since Trump took office. That includes those who took early retirement or voluntary separations. The NEFSC has labs in MA, RI, NJ, CT, and ME.

In case you don't know what AmeriCorps Cape Cod does, its members provide community services including natural disaster preparedness and response, conservation, public health outreach and youth education.

Detained New Bedford resident Juan Francisco Mendez's attorney, Ondine Galvez, spoke at a protest this week outside New Bedford's city hall. The protest was about recent immigration raids in the city, which have resulted in at least 17 people being detained. www.youtube.com/watch?v=MLLK...

🎺 🎸 This afternoon @ Town Hall in New Bedford 🎸 🎺

The Woods Hole Science Aquarium's resident harbor seal Bubba celebrated his 25th birthday this month, so I paid him a quick visit. Heads up that the indoor aquarium exhibits will be closed starting tomorrow (reopening date TBD). But Bubba's seal pool will still be open (and it's free)!

We Are the Land comes to Cape Cod April 30th and May 1st at the Tilden Arts Center in Barnstable. Siobhan Brown, Citizen of Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe and Director of We Are The Land, and Troy Currance, Citizen of Herring Pond Wampanoag, discuss the play.

"Their 9-year-old son found out about his father's arrest through social media." Freelance journalist Gerardo Beltrán Salinas has been covering government raids on immigrants in New Bedford. Check out our recent conversation at the link below. www.capeandislands.org/local-news/2...

Keolis has had to call in buses to fill in gaps on the long-awaited Fall River and New Bedford rail lines — with little notice to passengers. The MBTA wants promised service levels restored quickly.

I had an interesting conversation with Barnstable County Sheriff Donna Buckley about her department's new vision for corrections on Cape Cod. Check it out. www.capeandislands.org/local-news/2...

I—and perhaps you, dear reader—wondered what the point of declaring a housing crisis on the Cape was (classic case of fork found in kitchen). But Deputy Speaker of the Barnstable County Assembly Dan Gessen had an interesting explanation. Check it out. www.capeandislands.org/local-news/2...

Fact checked this because it seemed TOO good to be true...but it is true, according to Deadline and People Magazine.

I am officially launching my campaign to have everyone stop calling Cape Cod “the Cape” and start calling it “the Cod.”

Paul Rifkin is serving as Falmouth Academy's artist in residence. CAI's @gildageist.bsky.social spoke with Rifkin to learn more about his photography and his role at the school.

I talked to photographer, Mashpee resident, and self-described curmudgeon Paul Rifkin about how he takes his pictures (which have been in the Globe and the New Yorker). Check it out. www.capeandislands.org/in-this-plac...

My colleague Tribekah recently had to step back from work to care for her mother, who is very sick. At 24 years old, Tribekah is her mother's sole, full-time caretaker. Please donate if you can, and share if you can't. gofund.me/12a00416

This video by @newbedfordlight.bsky.social shows federal agents breaking through a car window to arrest an undocumented immigrant with no criminal record, seemingly without a warrant. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bnlj...

The Mass. Division of Marine Fisheries (DMF) teamed up with @whoi.edu to improve the state's North Atlantic right whale monitoring tech. I talked with Erin Burke of the DMF to learn more about how it all works. www.capeandislands.org/local-news/2...

If you're listening to All Things Considered on CAI this evening, you'll hear a story from my friend & colleague Noelle Annonen of WBHM. Since we started working together as journalists on Cape Cod, it's been our dream to be on air at the same time! Catch her story at 5:01 and my newscast as 5:04.

CAI's @gildageist.bsky.social spoke with John MacPherson, Canal Operations Manager for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers New England District to learn more about the status and safety of #CapeCod's current and future bridges.

Ozturk, a Fulbright scholar, was arrested Tuesday on a quiet street as she was talking on the phone with her mother. Shortly afterward, she was sent over 1,300 miles south to the South Louisiana ICE processing center, where she is currently detained. bit.ly/42lma69

“You can't learn and access curriculum and state standards unless your social emotional needs are met,” said Falmouth High School Adjustment Counselor Katie Fauth.

If you need your faith in humanity restored by some surprisingly sincere teenagers, check out my story below. www.capeandislands.org/local-news/2...

Remember the Baltimore bridge collapse from last year? Well, the Nat'l Transportation Safety Board just released a report on the incident that also includes a list of other bridges in the US that *could be* at risk in the event of a vessel collision—including the Bourne and Sagamore Bridges (🧵).

Provincetown diversity, equity and inclusion director Donna Walker: "Here on the Cape and Islands, we tend to find if there is a DEI person or a committee, it generally comes through the educational system. Towns are transactional, whereas schools are transformative."