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12 Signs You Grew Up on Cape Cod

December 2, 2025

Growing up on Cape Cod is a unique experience. True Cape Codders don't come on weekends or just for the summer. They are on Cape long after the last … [Read more...]

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Things You Might Not Know About Dennis

August 21, 2025

Settled in 1639 as part of Yarmouth, Dennis is a town in Barnstable County, located near the center of Cape Cod. The town encompasses five distinct … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Lifestyle, Travel Tagged With: Cape Cod, Dennis, Dennis Port, East Dennis, South Dennis, West Dennis

Three sea turtles released in West Dennis in what may be the final release of the summer

August 8, 2025

WEST DENNIS – As the sea turtle release season nears its end, New England Aquarium staff and volunteers on Thursday released three sea turtles into … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News, NewsCenter Tagged With: Aquarium's Sea Turtle Hospital, Cape Cod Sea Turtles, conservation, Green Sea Turtles, Kemp's ridley sea turtles, marine life, new england aquarium, West Dennis, West Dennis Beach

West Dennis Teacher Receives Conservation Honors From Mass Audubon

November 26, 2024

WEST DENNIS - Mass Audubon recentlyselected five school teachers in the state to honor as its Conservation Teachers of the Year, with Regina … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News, NewsCenter Tagged With: Climate Change, conservation, education, environment, Mass Audubon, West Dennis

WATCH: Senator Edward Markey and Aquarium staff release rehabilitated turtles into the ocean off Cape Cod

August 8, 2024

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=crmKsl64ltg From the New England Aquarium: With the help of New England Aquarium sea turtle rescue and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News, NewsCenter, Top Story Tagged With: Cape Cod, Cape Cod News, Cape Cod Turtles, Ed Markey, Ed Markey Turtles, new england aquarium, sea turtles, turtles, Video, Watch, West Dennis

Affordable Housing Lottery Opens In West Dennis

July 15, 2024

WEST DENNIS - The Town of Yarmouth is notifying residents of an affordable housing opportunity along Route 28 as the Cape Cod Ready Renters Program is … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News, NewsCenter Tagged With: Affordable Housing, West Dennis, Yarmouth

New England Aquarium Releases Six Rehabilitated Sea Turtles Into Nantucket Sound

July 12, 2024

DENNIS - Staff and volunteers with the New England Aquarium released another batch of rehabilitated sea turtles into Nantucket Sound via … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News, NewsCenter Tagged With: conservation, Dennis, Green Sea Turtles, Kemp's ridley sea turtles, Loggerhead Sea Turtles, new england aquarium, West Dennis, West Dennis Beach

$19,000 Grant For Dennis Fire Department To Provide Ballistic Protection For Active Shooter Response Teams

February 12, 2024

WEST DENNIS - The Dennis Fire Department recently announced that it was awarded a $19,000 grant to acquire vital safety gear such as ballistic helmets … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News, NewsCenter, Top Story Tagged With: Dennis, Dennis Fire Department, Dennis police department, public safety, West Dennis

PHOTOS & VIDEO: Two Critically Endangered Sea Turtles Released Off Cape Cod

August 18, 2023

WEST DENNIS - Two critically endangered sea turtles were released off Cape Cod by the New England Aquarium on August 17 as part of the last group of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News, NewsCenter Tagged With: Aquarium's Sea Turtle Hospital, Cape Cod, Dennis, Dr. Kathy Tuxbury, hypothermia, Kemp's ridley sea turtles, Mass Audubon's Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sancturary, Massachusetts, medical conditions, new england aquarium, Senior Veterinarian, West Dennis, West Dennis Beach

More Rehabilitated Sea Turtles Released Into Cape Cod Waters

July 15, 2023

WEST DENNIS - Five more rehabilitated sea turtles were recently released into the waters off of Cape Cod by the New England Aquarium. A trio of … [Read more...]