Lower Cape News Podcast

Latest news from Cape Cod and beyond. Produced and distributed by Lower Cape TV In Orleans.

The Healing Community of Cape Cod 06/17/2025

The Healing Community of Cape Cod 12 June, 2025 – ORLEANS, MA – Cheryl Martin, herbalist in Orleans, summoned the healing community from all over Cape Cod to the Healing Arts Festival Cape Cod. Cheryl says lives were changed and a new tradition has been born. /episode/index/show/8ab1b9f6-175e-4dd0-8dd1-a3f960972a59/id/37039965

Six Tornado Rescue Dogs Arrive in Brewster 06/17/2025

Six Tornado Rescue Dogs Arrive in Brewster 12 June 2025 – BREWSTER, MA – Six dogs from tornado-battered St. Louis arrived at the Animal Rescue of Boston's Brewster shelter. LCTV visited with two-year-old Fred Christmas, and learned more about the network that brought these pups to Massachusetts. /episode/index/show/8ab1b9f6-175e-4dd0-8dd1-a3f960972a59/id/37039985

Three World Premieres Coming to WHAT This Summer 06/17/2025

Three World Premieres Coming to WHAT This Summer 13 June, 2025 - WELLFLEET, MA - The Wellfleet Harbor Actors Theater (WHAT) plans to premiere three plays on Cape Cod this summer. Each play draws from a true story and two are by local playwrights. Christopher Ostrom, the producing artistic director of WHAT, shared a brief summary of what the audience can expect. /episode/index/show/8ab1b9f6-175e-4dd0-8dd1-a3f960972a59/id/37039950

The Art of Drag 06/04/2025

The Art of Drag 30 May 2025 — ORLEANS, MA — The Neon Hype Girl of Provincetown aka drag performer Mackenzie visited the Cape Cod News.org studios to share insight into the art form that will be part of the upcoming June 13-15 Unity in Community weekend in Orleans and Brewster. /episode/index/show/8ab1b9f6-175e-4dd0-8dd1-a3f960972a59/id/36848890

Long Term Family Pantry Leader Bids Adieu 06/04/2025

Long Term Family Pantry Leader Bids Adieu 30 May 2025 - HARWICH, MA - Long term Family Pantry executive Christine Menard steps down and shares her observations on nearly 40 years of fighting food insecurity on Cape Cod. /episode/index/show/8ab1b9f6-175e-4dd0-8dd1-a3f960972a59/id/36848865

Massachusetts challenges order to terminate parts of AmeriCorps 06/04/2025

Massachusetts challenges order to terminate parts of AmeriCorps 30 May, 2025 – MASSACHUSETTS – Two dozen states disagree with the federal government's right to terminate parts of AmeriCorps and have taken legal action in response. MA Atty General Andrea Joy Campbell has co-filed a lawsuit along with 23 other states and the District of Columbia against the federal government, arguing irreparable harm and highlighting Congress' sole power in creating and dismantling federal agencies. We sat down with the AG to talk about the lawsuit. We also spoke to a constitutional lawyer about the constitution – what does the legal procedure look like when the federal government is being sued? And what could these lawsuits mean for America's future? /episode/index/show/8ab1b9f6-175e-4dd0-8dd1-a3f960972a59/id/36848875

Summer 2025 Trends 05/27/2025

Summer 2025 Trends 23 May 2025 - CAPE COD, MA - Memorial Day kicks of summer 2025 - we visit with Jim Reese from WeNeedaVacation.com to get a peek into this year's booking trends. /episode/index/show/8ab1b9f6-175e-4dd0-8dd1-a3f960972a59/id/36727135

What would Massachusetts be without libraries? 05/27/2025

What would Massachusetts be without libraries? 23 May, 2025 – CAPE COD, MA – Massachusetts' 1600 libraries could be in trouble. The federal government ordered a termination of federal funding for museums and libraries. Attorney generals from twenty states, among them Massachusetts, sued the government and are waiting for the court decision. Why did they file and what could the order mean for local libraries? We sat down with Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell to ask these questions and more. /episode/index/show/8ab1b9f6-175e-4dd0-8dd1-a3f960972a59/id/36727145

Shark Smart Season 05/27/2025

Shark Smart Season 22 May 2025 - CHATHAM, MA - At its annual media day, the Atlantic White Shark Conservancy shared the latest science on the Cape's seasonal Great White sharks, talked about the 50th anniversary of Jaws, and encourage a shark smart summer. /episode/index/show/8ab1b9f6-175e-4dd0-8dd1-a3f960972a59/id/36727110

Community Efforts Burnish Veterans Park 05/27/2025

Community Efforts Burnish Veterans Park 23 May 2025 - ORLEANS, MA - A neglected 1970s Orleans park honoring Vietnam and Korean war veterans finally gets some love, as its first update in decades added sidewalks, memorials for new generations of veterans, and full accessibility. /episode/index/show/8ab1b9f6-175e-4dd0-8dd1-a3f960972a59/id/36727105

From Activist to Artist 05/19/2025

From Activist to Artist 15 May 2015 - YARMOUTH, MA - Barry Margolin's latest show, Don't Need a Weatherman, takes inspiration from the challenges of climate change as it builds textural layers of fluid acrylics and colors. The work incorporates embedded 3-D objects that swirl, ripple, and suggest eddies of water and wind pattern - and it also benefits Habitat for Humanity and the resilient homes it helps build on Cape Cod. /episode/index/show/8ab1b9f6-175e-4dd0-8dd1-a3f960972a59/id/36625045

Reshaping AmeriCorp CapeCod 05/19/2025

Reshaping AmeriCorp CapeCod 16 May, 2025 – CAPE COD, MA – Although AmericaCorps Cape Cod got the axe as DOGE sliced 40 percent of the AmeriCorps programs nationwide, Barnstable County says it is determined to find new was to recreate 26-year old service program under a different name and with local funding. /episode/index/show/8ab1b9f6-175e-4dd0-8dd1-a3f960972a59/id/36625015

Brewster Blooms with Annual Festival 05/12/2025

Brewster Blooms with Annual Festival 08 May, 2025 – BREWSTER, MA – Every spring Brewster's Main Street is lined with blossoming cherry trees, tulips and daffodils. There is a reason for that and its seeds sprouted the festival Brewster In Bloom which took place for the 39th year 2 May through 4 May. /episode/index/show/8ab1b9f6-175e-4dd0-8dd1-a3f960972a59/id/36535180

AmeriCorps Cape Cod Loses Funding – County Jumps In 05/12/2025

AmeriCorps Cape Cod Loses Funding – County Jumps In 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. /episode/index/show/8ab1b9f6-175e-4dd0-8dd1-a3f960972a59/id/36535200

Cleaning Orleans For Our Future 05/05/2025

Cleaning Orleans For Our Future 2 May, 2025 – ORLEANS, MA – What better day to spring clean Orleans beaches than Earth Day? The Orleans Pond Coalition and the Surfrider Foundation gathered over 50 volunteers to get our ponds and landings summer ready. Students and members of the award-winning Green Club at the Nauset Regional High School where at Nauset Beach to connect with the community. /episode/index/show/8ab1b9f6-175e-4dd0-8dd1-a3f960972a59/id/36437550

Ruck4HIT Hits 10th Anniversary With Biggest Run Ever 05/05/2025

Ruck4HIT Hits 10th Anniversary With Biggest Run Ever 02 May 2025 - CAPE COD, MA - Fifteen towns, 200 miles, 20 teams and 250 participants marked the tenth running of the R4H annual spring run. This year, the run - which features participants wearing rucksacks - incorporated a longer route that started and finished in Falmouth, passed through every Cape Cod town, and included new challenges like climbing the Pilgrim Monument in Provincetown at the midway mark.The event raised more $300,000 for military support organization Heros in Transition. /episode/index/show/8ab1b9f6-175e-4dd0-8dd1-a3f960972a59/id/36437560

Cape Cod Hospital Opens New Cancer Care Facility 05/05/2025

Cape Cod Hospital Opens New Cancer Care Facility 29 April 2025 — HYANNIS, MA — On April 24, Cape Cod Healthcare held a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the Edwin Barbey Patient Care Pavilion, located at Cape Cod Hospital in Hyannis. The four-story structure houses the Davenport-Mugar Cancer Center — which begins serving patients on May 12 — as well as floors dedicated to cardiology and surgical services slated to open later this year. /episode/index/show/8ab1b9f6-175e-4dd0-8dd1-a3f960972a59/id/36437525

Ballot Questions Seek to Stop to Radioactive Release 05/05/2025

Ballot Questions Seek to Stop to Radioactive Release 02 May 2025 - ORELANS, MA - This spring 16 towns in Massachusetts, most on Cape Cod, have ballot questions asking the state to stop the evaporation of radioactive water evaporation by Holtec as part of the shut down of the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Plant in Plymouth. /episode/index/show/8ab1b9f6-175e-4dd0-8dd1-a3f960972a59/id/36437500

The Cape Needs Its River Herring 04/28/2025

The Cape Needs Its River Herring 22.APRIL.2025 -- CAPE COD, MA -- River herring play a vital role in the Cape Cod ecosystem's food web by supporting a plethora of species. Each Spring their annual migration or "herring run" moves significant nutrients from the ocean into freshwater systems. Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries, Diadromous Fish Project Leader, Brad Chase explains why we need to take notice and why river herring are a big deal. /episode/index/show/8ab1b9f6-175e-4dd0-8dd1-a3f960972a59/id/36341160

Arts Weaving Orleans Together 04/28/2025

Arts Weaving Orleans Together 25 April, 2025 – ORLEANS, MA – Nine days filled with poetry, theater, live art installations, music and workshops. Orleans Cultural District wants there to be something for everyone during Arts Week Orleans. /episode/index/show/8ab1b9f6-175e-4dd0-8dd1-a3f960972a59/id/36341150

Truro Finally Breaks Ground on Cloverleaf Rental Housing 04/23/2025

Truro Finally Breaks Ground on Cloverleaf Rental Housing 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. /episode/index/show/8ab1b9f6-175e-4dd0-8dd1-a3f960972a59/id/36277385

Ten Rs Can Change the Planet 04/23/2025

Ten Rs Can Change the Planet 18 April 2025 - On its 55th Anniversary, Earth Day continues to remind us to pause and consider how we treat our little blue marble of a planet – and drive awareness and action from Cape Cod to the entire globe. In Brewster, the renamed Waste Reduction and Recycling Commission say one aspect of planetary care lies in reducing waste in all its forms -- and represents an aspect of environmental care where individual actions do make a difference. /episode/index/show/8ab1b9f6-175e-4dd0-8dd1-a3f960972a59/id/36277365

Human Trafficking Charges Increase By 700 Percent 04/23/2025

Human Trafficking Charges Increase By 700 Percent 18 April, 2025 – HYANNIS, MA – Human trafficking is far from new on Cape Cod, yet court charges increased by almost 700 per cent in the Cape and Islands' Superior and District courts between 2023 and 2024. The DA Robert Galibois attributes it to the past year's focus and cross-region collaborations on tackling the crime. Last week, a 2-day conference in Hyannis had local, state and federal law enforcement, the hospitality industry and survivors strategize on further countering human trafficking. Lower Cape TV spoke to the DA a few days later about what he has learned about human trafficking on Cape Cod. /episode/index/show/8ab1b9f6-175e-4dd0-8dd1-a3f960972a59/id/36277350

Cold Brook Preserve Gets Excellence in Conservation Award 04/14/2025

Cold Brook Preserve Gets Excellence in Conservation Award 04.08.2025 -- HARWICH, MA -- Harwich is brimming with pride after being awarded the 2025 Excellence in Conservation Award. 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. /episode/index/show/8ab1b9f6-175e-4dd0-8dd1-a3f960972a59/id/36133140

Plunging For Teen Addiction 04/14/2025

Plunging For Teen Addiction 11 April, 2025 – HARWICH, MA – From November through April the Atlantic's freezing waters harvest more than fish. Behavioral Health Innovators challenges winter dippers to raise funds for programs for teens with substance use challenges. One of the dippers is Janice McGrory who lost her daughter Liz to the opioid crisis. LCTV has also spoken with Lana Atamian who is 11 years sober and helps other women and girls with substance use disorders. /episode/index/show/8ab1b9f6-175e-4dd0-8dd1-a3f960972a59/id/36132945

Soup Bowls Return to Combat Cape's Food Insecurity 04/14/2025

Soup Bowls Return to Combat Cape's Food Insecurity 10 April 2025 - HARWICH, MA - The Cape's iconic Soup Bowls for Hunger returned with its strong collaboration between the Cape Cod Potters, Cape Cod Tech School, and The Family Pantry. /episode/index/show/8ab1b9f6-175e-4dd0-8dd1-a3f960972a59/id/36132710

Cut That Knotweed 04/07/2025

Cut That Knotweed 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. /episode/index/show/8ab1b9f6-175e-4dd0-8dd1-a3f960972a59/id/36037135

Stony Brook Fishways Refreshed 04/07/2025

Stony Brook Fishways Refreshed 04 April, 2025 - BREWSTER, MA - Migratory herring will have an easier time returning home to Brewster's Stony Brook 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. /episode/index/show/8ab1b9f6-175e-4dd0-8dd1-a3f960972a59/id/36037105

Thousands Support Local Economy At Meet The Farmers 04/07/2025

Thousands Support Local Economy At Meet The Farmers 4 April, 2025 – HARWICH, MA – After a post-pandemic hiatus, Meet The Farmers gathered visitors and animals alike in Harwich for all things local. Smooth honey, crisp produce, newly caught seafood and pasture raised meat made their way from farm to table through 40 vendors and almost 2000 visitors. But what is the state of agriculture on Cape Cod today, and how do our farmers impact the local economy? /episode/index/show/8ab1b9f6-175e-4dd0-8dd1-a3f960972a59/id/36037095

Three Projects and Three Approaches to Orleans Housing 03/31/2025

Three Projects and Three Approaches to Orleans Housing 28 March 2025 - ORELANS, MA - This spring Orleans will see years of planning work becoming newly-opened housing at two different locations in town, bringing 74 affordable housing units to the market. The lottery for the West Road apartments has opened, the 107 Main St is close to opening, and the former Govenor Prence Inn continues moving forward. /episode/index/show/8ab1b9f6-175e-4dd0-8dd1-a3f960972a59/id/35934285

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