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Tribes claim wind farm would destroy sacred ritual

From a blustery perch over a Cape Cod beach, Chuckie Green gestures toward a stretch of horizon where he says construction of the nation's first offshore wind farm would destroy his Indian tribe's religion.

2 Mass. fishermen rescued off coast of Cape Cod

Two fishermen who went missing when their boat sank off the coast of Cape Cod have been rescued after about five hours in the water.

Greedy dogfish blamed for Mass. fishery's problems

The sea air isn't all that's salty when fishermen in the Cape Cod town of Chatham talk about the hated spiny dogfish.

Political luminaries pay tribute to Kennedy

In death as in life, Massachusetts Sen. Edward Kennedy on Friday brought together political rivals — this time to celebrate his ferocious sense of humor and unwavering dedication to family and country.

Kennedy to have Boston funeral, Arlington burial

Sen. Edward M. Kennedy's body and members of his family will travel for at least two hours from his Cape Cod home to Boston, where he will lie in repose for two days before his funeral at the Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia.

Mass. Sen. Edward M. Kennedy dies at age 77

Sen. Edward M. Kennedy of Massachusetts, the last surviving brother in a political dynasty and one of the most influential senators in history, died Tuesday night at his home on Cape Cod after a year-long struggle with brain cancer. He was 77.

A torch extinguished: Ted Kennedy dead at 77

The greatest heights eluded Ted Kennedy over a lifetime of achievement and pain. No presidency. No universal health care, chief among his causes.

The Nation's Weather

Unsettled weather was forecast to persist over the Eastern U.S., while Tropical Storm Danny would remain well offshore of the East Coast on Friday.

Cape Cod diver finds cannons once ID'd by JFK Jr.

A treasure hunter on Cape Cod brought more booty ashore from a sunken pirate ship, including two cannons first identified by John F. Kennedy Jr.

Special Olympians, family celebrate Eunice Shriver

Eunice Kennedy Shriver, the presidential sister who founded the Special Olympics, was celebrated Friday at a funeral Mass as a fearless warrior for the voiceless who changed the world for millions and an unconventional woman who smoked Cuban cigars and played tackle football.

Mourners pay respects to Eunice Shriver at wake

Eunice Kennedy Shriver was celebrated by family members as a passionate humanitarian and a pious woman devoid of vanity on Thursday night, hours after thousands of mourners flocked to a white and gray clapboard church to pay their respects to the founder of the Special Olympics.

Tall ship grounded on rocks at Cape Cod is freed

A tall ship grounded on rocks off Cape Cod during a sail training trip for young women has been freed by a tug.

New net timer could save sea turtles from drowning

Fishery managers trying to protect rare sea turtles from dying in fishing nets have tapped a Cape Cod company to build a device they think can help balance turtle protection with profitable fishing.

Ex-Mass. cop agrees to restitution on lewd antics

A former Cape Cod police officer has agreed to pay victims restitution after police say he exposed himself and urinated on fans at a Metallica concert. Under an agreement announced Wednesday, 29-year-old Joseph Houston will replay victims and their families $2,632 for the price of tickets and undergo alcohol treatment. He will also not challenge his termination by the Brewster Police Department.

Ex-Mass. cop faces lewd charge for concert antics

A former Cape Cod police officer accused of exposing himself and urinating on other fans at a Metallica concert in Boston is facing additional charges.

Obama faces tough choice on Cape Cod wind farm

President Barack Obama's enthusiasm for alternative energy is being buffeted by two political forces on opposite sides of plans to build the nation's first offshore wind farm off Cape Cod.

Feds: Cape wind farm OK for environment

Plans for the nation's first offshore wind farm got a boost Friday when a federal agency rejected high-profile opponents' arguments that the giant turbines would damage the environment off Cape Cod.

Seal turns hatchery into all-you-can-eat buffet

Life is a big buffet for a young seal with a talent for breaking and entering. A young harbor seal somehow broke into a fish hatchery on Cape Cod on Tuesday and turned the place into an all-you-can-eat buffet.

Mass. teen robbed, killed for money to buy car

Cape Cod prosecutors say the body of a suspected 16-year-old drug dealer was burned after he was shot, stabbed and robbed of $10,000 by his half brother and two others.

Nearly frozen sea turtle heading to rehab

His name is Herb, and he was very, very cold when he was found on a Cape Cod beach.

Cold causes more stranded sea turtles on Cape Cod

A cold snap has caused a high number of endangered sea turtles to wash ashore dead on Cape Cod beaches.

Lost manatee rescued in Mass. dies on trip to Fla.

An animal welfare official says a wayward manatee that was rescued from cold Cape Cod waters died on the way home to Florida.

Kennedy home after brief hospital visit

Sen. Edward Kennedy, who has brain cancer, has returned home after being taken to a hospital by ambulance because he had suffered a seizure, his staff says.

Cape Cod man charged in baseball-bat beating freed

A Cape Cod man accused of beating a man with a baseball bat because he thought he was a Yankees fan was released from jail Friday by a judge who said the media had made too much of the case.

Mass. woman diagnosed with rare brain disease

An elderly woman has been diagnosed with a rare brain disorder, state health officials said Monday.

The Vine
Teen: I Was Groped In Class; School Not Doing Enough
Source: TheBostonChannel.com

BOSTON -- Two male students at Cape Cod Regional Technical High School are accused of inappropriately touching a teenage girl while in class last month, the Cape Cod Time reported.

Longtime aide, Paul Kirk Jr, to replace Edward Kennedy as interim senator
Source: The Boston Globe

The slight, bespectacled man has spent much of his life next to the spotlight, the aide standing in the background as a senator gripped the podium. But today, it was Paul G. Kirk Jr.

So Much For Going Green: Single-Family Windmill Rejected by Cape Cod Officials
Source: The New York Times

Wendie Howland grows her own food and heats her water with rooftop solar panels. She drives a Prius with a bumper sticker that boasts "One Less S.U.V."

Now That Ted's Out of the Way, Hurry Up With That Cape Cod Wind Farm
Source: newsbusters.org

n the very day Ted Kennedy was buried at Arlington National Cemetery near his two brothers, a Boston Globe editorial argued to undo part of his legacy.

One Moment for One Fallen Soldier
Source: The Cape Cod Times

I wanted to give this 21 year-young man a chance to be recognized for the ultimate sacrifice he made for his country. In better years, Nicholas Xiarhos might have been enjoying a Cape Cod summer day with his friends and family. Instead...this.

Dogs cheat death after blast at animal hospital
Source: msnbc.com

An explosion rocked a Massachusetts animal hospital before a fire erupted, but a veterinarian saved most of the dogs by busting open their kennel so they could run out.

Boy, 13, Accused of Killing Drug Rival Brother
Source: AOL

Mykel, a seventh grader, is now accused of masterminding the slaying of his 16-year-old half-brother so he could take over the drug operation — one police say they inherited from their father, who is in prison for running one of the biggest cocaine rings, just a few miles from  …

Teachers, Officer Save Man In Burning SUV
Source: thebostonchannel.com

A man found unconscious in a burning sport utility vehicle on Cape Cod early Friday may owe his life to an off-duty officer and four teachers on their way to a conference in Boston who saw the vehicle and pulled him from the wreckage.

Hungry seal hits bonanza at fish hatchery
Source: The Boston Globe

Looking for a stellar seafood place on the Cape, with locally raised fare and no wait? A brazen young harbor seal found just that today after she sneaked into a state fish hatchery in Sandwich and dined on an all-you-can-eat trout buffet before being nabbed and returned to the se …

Massachusetts Teen's Body Found by Local Police - Still Burning
Source: Cape Cod Times

A horrific crime leaves a family devastated, friends distraught and a community shocked.

Experts accelerate plan to rescue Manatee on Cape Cod
Source: The Boston Herald

DENNIS - Wildlife officials are speeding up a plan to rescue a lost manatee from chilly Cape Cod waters and move it to Florida because its health appears be deteriorating.

WHAT's mistakes must not be missed
Source: The Barnstable Patriot

Another chitter chatter on WHAT's play Mistakes Madeline Made, a great show at the Harbor Stage

A polished glimpse at life's dirty details
Source: The Boston Globe

Globe review of the hilarious new show at the Harbor.

No Mistake To See 'Madeline'
Source: The Cape Cod Times

Such a fun review of the new hilarious comedy playing at the Wellfleet Harbor Stage.

'Pillowman' brings anything but sleep
Source: Provincetown Banner

more reviews for pillowman and it's dark and grim story. see it!

'Pillowman' at WHAT
Source: Cape Cod Chronicle

Another pillowman review talking about the show.

'Pillowman' packs a punch
Source: Cape Cod Times

Times' review of Pillowman at Wellfleet Harbor Actors Theater. Dark, twisted and intriguing.

A haunting 'Pillowman'
Source: The Boston Globe

Review of the twisted black comedy by Martin McDonagh (the writer and director of In Bruges) that is playing at the Wellfleet Harbor Actors Theater. Really a great show. See it!

This 'fool' offers wit and wisdom
Source: Cape Cod Times

This is an absolutely adorable play with original music and fun. A really great kids show with popcorn and candy concessions. See it! shaBAM.

Taking a road trip to nowhere in particular
Source: The Boston Globe

Eric Lane made a very cute coming of age story which was adorable. Marina is next going to be on broadway and Liliana is in the new show at the Julie Harris Stage- Pillowman. Going to be full on creepy entertainment.

'Butler' serves up farce
Source: The Boston Globe

Butler was hilarious, that second act took me by surprise. The rest of their season looks incredible too.

Chatham, Cape Cod Filmmaker featured on Boston Chronicle TV.
Source: WCVB TV Channel 5 Boston

Veteran filmmaker Christopher Seufert featured on WCVB TV 5 as part of a news magazine show about Chathamm, Cape Cod

Shipwreck mystery draws a crowd
Source: Cape Cod Online

The mystery shipwreck discovered on a Wellfleet beach almost a month ago continues to draw the curious — and not just casual visitors. Researchers from Woods Hole, Boston, Lowell and Connecticut have come to measure and appraise the extremely accessible wreck.

Sea captains logbooks reveal secrets of New England's fishing culture; fish population crash
Source: Christian Science Monitor

Bill Leavenworth trolls for the lost bounty of the Gulf of Maine. His prey: the bound, handwritten logs kept by the captains of virtually every fishing boat that plied those rich waters between 1852 and 1866.

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