Lower Cape News Podcast

17 January 2024 - ORLEANS, MA - Could the Cape burn like California? The giant LA fires have people looking close to home in a new way and we visit with Orleans Fire Chef Geof Deering to learn what could happen here.    

09 January 2025 -- BREWSTER, MA -- In December, local officials announced Brewster, Orleans and Eastham received a $150,000 state grant to study elementary and middle school efficiency and sustainability. The one-year study, set to begin later this year, will examine Stony Brook, Eddy, Orleans and Eastham Elemetary, as well as Nauset Regional Middle School. According to officials, results will inf...

14 December, 2025 - ORLEANS, MA - Holidays bring joy and happiness - but also the potential for fire. We visited Orlean's Fire Chief Deering for tips on a few preventative measures that help avoid tragedies during this season.

12 December, 2024 – BREWSTER, MA – Don't believe in Santa? These pups do. Last Sunday at the third annual event Santa Paws in Brewster Dog Park, hundreds of two and four legged friends waited for a photo op with the bearded midwinter visitor.

06 December 2024 - CAPE COD, MA - Drivers 75 years old and older have a higher rate of accidents per mile driven - and during Older Driver Safety Awareness week, Mass DoT and the Registry of Motor Vehicles say planning and open conversation can keep everyone safer.   Driving truly is a very complex task

6 December, 2024 – ORLEANS, MA – Cryptocurrency fraudsters scammed American seniors of over $3.4 billion dollars last year - and Cape Cod hasn't escaped unscathed. Police and the FINRA Investor Education Foundation explain what these scams look like, how to prevent them and what to do in the aftermath of a scam.

18 November 2024 - BREWSTER, MA - In Brewster's Fall Special fall meeting, Article 6 created a bit of a roller coaster. The request for excluded debt to fund a first round of work at the town's Sea Camp properties - which squeaked to a 2/3 majority approval by six votes.

29 November 2024 - CAPE COD, MA - Despite its wealthy image, Cape Cod struggles to feed its own. Post-COVID, support has dropped but needs have continued to grow. This Thanksgiving the Family Pantry of Cape Cod delivered more than 700 turkeys and fixings and struggles to meet a continued surge in demand.

    27 November, 2024 – EASTHAM, MA – Last weekend, Eastham went back to the roots with its 21st turnip festival. To show just how far and deep those roots stretch, members of the Wampanoag Nation were there to sing, dance and teach their craft. Organizers call the event a success. Among the visitors was a returning turnip-aficionado-couple with a fondness for Cape Cod and costume parties.

22 November, 2024 – CAPE COD, MA – Emily Lindblad fell in love with Luna's mischievous and energetic personality — but when the yellow lab puppy was just 9 months old, she unwittingly ingested rat poison and spent a month fighting for her life. Luna survived the ordeal, but many animals — including dogs and a range of wildlife — aren't as lucky. The New England Wildlife Centers addresses hundreds...

In recent months, Cape Cod has experienced an alarming rise in Mola Mola strandings. Carol "Krill" Carson, founder of the New England Coastal Wildlife Alliance (NECWA), has been at the forefront of rescuing the world's largest bony fish as they strand on Cape Cod. These massive dinner-plate shaped creatures, sometimes called "ocean sunfish," live in tropical and temperate waters and can reach 11 f...

15 November 2024 - CAPE COD, MA - Last month a $19.5 million dollar federal grant kick started an power project that expands the Provincetown battery storage, microgrid, and energy management project to bring new levels of power resiliency more than 200,000 electric customers on Cape Cod.

15 November 2024 – BREWSTER, MA – Do you call yourself a pet parent? Do you love your fur baby like a child? Good news, your feelings are validated – scientifically. LCTV visited the Brewster branch of Animal Rescue League of Boston where ten rescue pups, evacuated from hurricane Milton in Florida, are settling in on Cape Cod. We also spoke with Dr. Taylor Kirby-Madden, veterinary behaviorist at A...

ORLEANS, MA - Inspired by a 19th century Wampanoag woman whose cancer healing knowledge has been forgotten over the decades, Delilah's Healing and Education Collective held a day-long Wampanoag health equity seminar October 17 at the Church of the Holy Spirit in Orleans. We and the Land are One Thing drew on traditional place-based practices to consider how old knowledge can address current health...

11.06.24 — CAPE COD, MA — While most striped bass are released back into the water after being caught, some 9 percent of the released fish do not survive, making catch-and-release the leading cause of striped bass mortality. To understand why, the Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries has launched the Striped Bass Citizen Scientist Project. This initiative hopes the data will help ensure the...

08 November 2024 - BREWSTER, MA - The upcoming Brewster special town meeting on November 18 focused on Sea Camps and its comprehensive plan.

31 October 2024 - HARWICH, MA - In this new feature, Lower Cape TV answers your burning questions about What's Happening Here?!? In this episode we find out what all the construction at the x82 (formerly x10) Park & Ride lot is all about - and when it will reopen for normal parking. Send your questions to editor@lowercapetv.org and we'll find out!

30 October, 2024 - WELLFLEET, MA - A ground breaking ceremony for 46 new homes means Wellfleet will be doubling the number of affordable homes in the town. The parcel, across from the elementary school, offers a central location within walking distance to downtown and has been in process since 2018. Approximately half the units will townhouses inspired by Wellfleet's mid-century modern motif and t...

01 November 2024 – CAPE COD, MA – The 2024 election has Cape Codders headed for the polls, but did you know you have the right to bring someone to assist you at the voting place, or ask a poll worker for accommodations? In an aging population anyone could find themselves in a situation where they need to exercise their accessible voting rights. LCTV looks at what accessibility looks like and how i...

25 October 2024 – CAPE COD, MA – Every summer hundreds of tropical fish species ride the Gulf Stream from the Caribbean Sea to the Atlantic Ocean, and jumps off at Cape Cod. A few weeks ago a rare Gulf Stream orphan, a Blue Angelfish, only two months old, sought refuge hundreds of miles from home at Orleans' oyster grants in Pleasant Bay. It is the northernmost Angelfish recorded to date. We know...

18 October 2024 - As the November election approaches we visit hvisit wit with Evan Horowitz, executive director of the nonpartisan Center for State Policy Analytis at Tufts university - to find out how questions get the ballot and what this year's five questions really say.

18 October 2024- CAPE COD, MA - As Massachusetts voters get ready to go to the polls, five statewide ballot questions vie for attention alongside the national races. From MCAS to tip compensation we get the highlights from Evan Hororwitz. executive director of the nonpartisan Center for State Policy Analysis (cSPA) at Tufts University. 

18 October 2024 - ORLEANS, MA - The Outermost Roots & Blues Festival hosted 5,000 people over two days at Nauset Beach for bands, food, and a laid back vibe. Organizers said event ticket sales support activities at the town's Natural Resources department, while more than $1million in incremental revenue from the event provided an economic boost in the shoulder season. 

11 October 2024 — BREWSTER — After 14 years, Brewster fire chief Robert Moran has retired. He oversaw the department through major changes, including replacing a failed building with a new award winning station on time and under-budget.

11 October 2024 – HYANNIS, MA – Around 200 people came together Wednesday 2 October to kick off Domestic Violence Awareness Month at Independence House's annual breakfast event. Though domestic violence looks the same everywhere regardless of gender, age, race, socioeconomic status or geography, Cape Cod's regional challenges such as housing pose hurdles for survivors to access resources said the...