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Rare bacterial infection caught by swimmer at Upper Cape beach

August 13, 2025

FALMOUTH – Local and state health officials confirmed on Friday a rare case of Vibrio vulnificus infection happened to someone swimming at Old Silver … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News, NewsCenter Tagged With: Bacteria, Beach, Falmouth

Nantucket County Among Most Likely for Beach Rescues

March 28, 2024

NANTUCKET - Nantucket beachgoers have ranked among the most likely to need a rescue, with the county the fourth most likely for accidents and calls to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News, NewsCenter Tagged With: Beach, beaches, Cape Cod News, Cape News, Nantucket

Yarmouth Beach Cleanup Event Seeking Volunteers

September 26, 2023

YARMOUTH - The Town of Yarmouth will host a beach cleanup event on October 21 beginning at 9 a.m. and they're looking for volunteers to help in the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News, NewsCenter Tagged With: Beach, beach cleanup, Cape Cod, Conservation Agent, Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs, Kathryn Brooks, Massachusetts, Massachusetts office of Coastal Zone Management, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Smugglers Beach, Town of Yarmouth, volunteers, Yarmouth

Experts Claim Warm Waters Attracting More Sharks to Cape Cod Waters

August 22, 2023

HYANNIS - Marine experts believe rising ocean temperatures are causing an increase in shark sightings along Cape Cod beaches. Shark populations … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News, NewsCenter, Top Story Tagged With: Beach, beaches, Boston University, Cape Cod, Climate Change, flocking birds, Great White Shark, Hyannis, Mariah Tinger, Massachusetts, Professor, research, seals, Shark, shark bite, Shark Smart, sharks, Swimming, water

EPA Awards State $275,000 To Support Water Quality Monitoring

August 14, 2023

ORLEANS – The Environmental Protection Agency recently awarded a $275,000 grant to the Massachusetts Department of Public Health to support water … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News, NewsCenter, Top Story Tagged With: Beach, beaches, environment, EPA, Natural Resources, water, Water Quality

Officials Urge Safety Amid Shark Uptick

August 14, 2023

HYANNIS - A new study into the habits of sharks off of Cape Cod points to a resurgence of the marine predator after a significant population crash in … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News, NewsCenter, Top Story Tagged With: Beach, beaches, Cape Cod, Hyannis, Marine, ocean, Sea, Shark, sharks

Nantucket House Condemned Due to Erosion

July 26, 2023

NANTUCKET - Nantucket officials continue to struggle with erosion issues with a Nantucket beachfront home on Sheep Pond Road the latest to be … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News, NewsCenter, Top Story Tagged With: Beach, Board of Health, Cape Cod, Erosion, Health Inspector, homeowners, Kathy LaFavre, Massachusetts, Nantucket, Nantucket Beach, Sheep Pond Road

Beach Closures Because of Contamination Keeps Sunbathers Out of the Water

July 21, 2023

HYANNIS - Many sunbathers who want to take a dip in the cool water to escape the summer heat are being thwarted by high bacteria levels in water at … [Read more...]