Lower Cape News Podcast

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.

  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.

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 uncovere...

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 econo...

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.

28 March, 2025 – CAPE COD, MA – State and regional elder services agencies expect budget deficits for fiscal year 2025. So far federal funding cuts have had minimal impact on Cape Cod's programs for the elder, but what do our representatives anticipate? LCTV went on a ride along in Harwich with a Meals-On-Wheels volunteer driver, State Senator Julian Cyr and Representative Hadley Luddy.

21 March, 2025 – EASTHAM, MA – Sure signs of spring on Cape Cod are herring runs, boats in the water and returning ospreys. But at Wild Care in Eastham spring kicks off with the arrival of baby squirrels. There are more to these critters than meets the eye – they have built some of our most beloved forests of maple trees and oak pine.

A housing program launched in April 2024 successfully housed 55 individuals in year-round leases across 33 properties. The Lease to Locals initiative, after a promising pilot year, plans to continue. A study revealed a significant income gap between seasonal and year-round rentals, leading to the program's design to connect property owners with tenants. Funding comes from room tax revenue, and the...

21 March 2025 - ORLEANS, MA - Lower Cape Pride says it is planning a multi-day celebration in June. Unity in Community includes the gentle small town joys of a multi-generation BBQ, inclusive pride parade, and afternoon of music and performance.

7 March, 2025 – CAPE COD – Massachusetts state epidemiologist Dr. Catherine Brown says Massachusetts has seen zero known human cases of bird flu to date. While the risk remains low, the state continue to track and monitor for the virus in human populations.   "Nobody has seemed to have gotten avian flu just from being outside in the same place that ducks and geese were. That really does not seem t...

07 March 2025 - ORLEANS, MA - A vote at the last Town Meeting in Orleans set aside finds for a five new defibrillators; these potentially life-saving devices got their first test drive this week at the fire department.

07 March 2025 - WELLFLEET, MA - Outer Cape Health says March is colorectal cancer awareness month - and gives a shout out to the benefits of cancer screening.

28 February 2025 - ORLEANS, MA - As tax time arrives, enrolled Agency John Warren shares some tips for filing your 2024 returns and planning for the upcoming tax year.

28 February, 2025 – CAPE COD, MA – The avian flu is still widespread in Massachusetts and Cape Cod, but how does it spread? What have the authorities learned about the virus so far? Should you take down your bird feeders? Can you still walk your dog safely? We asked Andrew Vitz, State Ornithologist, these questions and more.

21 February 2025 — ORLEANS, MA — Starting May 7, 2025 TSA will begin requiring airline passengers to show either REAL ID version of their drivers license or a valid passport in order to board the plane. According Massachusetts Registrar of Motor Vehicles Colleen Ogilvie 56% of drivers have made the leap but the other 44% remain on the countdown clock.

21 February, 2025 – CAPE COD, MA – Grief is an innately human experience, touching each and every one of us. Yet, it is often an isolating one. Through a series of educational presentations across the Cape and islands, the nonprofit Sharing Kindness is hoping to make us better companions for those around us who are grieving. Attending one of the organization's peer support groups is Autumn Cardell...

07 February 2025 - WELLFLEET, MA - Love is in the air, but is it spreading its arms around local restaurants in that epicenter of oyster culture, Wellfleet? And is it providing an opportunity for the Cape's restaurant industry during a traditionally slow season?

07 February 2025 - CAPE COD, MA - You weren't imagining that moving earth on Cape Cod. We visit with earthquake expert Dr. Oliver Boyd at the USGS to understand what happened, why, and if it will happen again.

7 February, 2025 – CAPE COD, MA – The current uptick of cases of the avian flu is the biggest one the U.S. has seen to date. There have been no known human cases in Massachusetts, but state and local authorities stress following public guidelines to mitigate spillover and limit the risk of mutations. LCTV asked Cape and Islands Contract Epidemiologist as well as Mass Audubon – why is there a wider...

31 January 2025 - WELLFLEET, MA - From January to March, Wellfleet Preservation Hall's monthly Soup Socials take on the deep freeze of winter to build community and connection during the long dark isolating nights of the Outer Cape.

31 January, 2024 – ORLEANS, MA – This week, in our ongoing construction series, we are asking the Town of Orleans: What's happening at Rock Harbor? The 9 million dollar project is halfway through its revitalizing and securing of the commercial area of the harbor for fishers to dock and unload and for the public to view to watch the catch of the day.

24 January 2025 - WELLFLEET, MA The cold and flu season has arrived with a vengeance and the health community is on high alert - including responding to a state advisory on the highly contagious whooping cough. Lower Cape TV gets some additional insights into the coughs in the air and what they might mean.

As Orleans moves closer to its mid-March Phase 1 sewer connection deadline, the town just reached into the past to find some incentives to move residents over the current finish line.  Earlier this month, it announced it had received state approval to use a decades old pool of septic funds to offer $7500 grants to help year-round homeowners complete the mandatory connection.

A new art exhibition at the Guyer Art Barn in Hyannis displays incarcerated women's thoughts and experiences with human trafficking on Cape Cod. The opening night 16 January saw speakers such as the District Attorney Robert Galibois and a human trafficking survivor and former inmate sharing her story with the audience. Many female inmates have experienced being trafficked, the Barnstable County Sh...

Winter brings many sea ducks and seabirds to Cape Cod, leading to a record number of patients at Wild Care in Eastham. Species like scoters and long-tailed ducks undergo rehabilitation, which includes examinations, hydration, and swimming practice. The team ensures the ducks' feathers are waterproof before releasing them back into their natural habitats, providing safety as the hunting season conc...