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Don Wilding When the steamer Portland was lost off the coast of the Outer Cape during Thanksgiving weekend of 1898, it was the greatest maritime disaster that New England had ever seen. The disaster also proved to be the inspiration behind a poem, “The Loss of Steamer Portland,” which was written by Captain Frederick R. Eldredge and Hydrographer George Eldredge of Chatham. The 326-word poem opened with the lines: “On the twenty-seventh of November, In the year of ninety-eight, A northeast...

Wicked Local Dear Bird Folks, Please take a look at this very bad photo of a strange duck that I saw on Lily Pond in Pocasset. It was far away and the lighting was bad, but hopefully you can see enough details to help us identify what it is. –Fran, Pocasset, MA You are totally right, Fran, I don’t agree with many people, but you are 100% correct. That is indeed a very bad photo. Oh, I’m just teasing you. Even a subpar snapshot is better than hearing someone’s verbal descriptions. Verbal...

Health agents from Eastham, Wellfleet, Truro, and Provincetown are working on their own system to sign people up for the COVID-19 vaccine.

COVID-19 vaccine registration opens on Cape Cod Eligible Cape Codders searching for COVID-19 vaccines will have an opportunity Tuesday (Feb. 9) morning to vie for one of more than 1,700 vaccination slots available at two regional clinics on the Mid and Outer Cape this week. People who live or work on Cape Cod can register online starting at 9 a.m. Tuesday (Feb. 9) for a Wednesday clinic at the Cape Cod Melody Tent in Hyannis and for a Friday clinic at the Little Creek parking area in Eastham, o...

Susan Blood, Banner Correspondent Every year on the first Sunday of March, a traditional festival attracts thousands of people to the Bulgarian village of Shiroka Laka, home of the National School of Folklore Art. In 2020 John Thomas was there, on a Fulbright grant to research, study, learn, and perform the music of Bulgaria. “That was the last time I was with a big group of people,” Thomas said. A week later, Bulgaria reported its first two cases of the coronavirus, and Thomas’ stay in B...

Photos: Wild waves in Wellfleet WELLFLEET -- Wave-watching is an official sport on the Outer Cape, or at least it should be! So after a hearty breakfast, I sped over to the backshore to see what the recent storm had wrought. Here are some wicked wavy pics:

More Than A Foot Of Heavy Wet Snow Expected In Much Of Massachusetts CBS Boston 2/1/2021 Syndicated Local – CBS Boston BOSTON (CBS) – Gas up the snow blowers, a classic nor’easter is bearing down on southern New England. This one is going make some serious headlines, dropping a whole bunch of snow along the eastern seaboard by the time it’s over Tuesday. TIMING Monday Noon: Moderate, accumulating snow pushes northward. Should be snowing steady everywhere south of the M...

Officials say a COVID-19 vaccination clinic in Falmouth filled up in an hour, before it was even published on the state’s official booking website.

First Alert in Effect for Friday Cold, Monday-Tuesday Snowstorm © Provided by New England Cable News A First Alert continues Friday through 3 PM for stinging wind chill. Frostbite potential Central & North. The atmosphere is in flux over New England, and that almost always means things get interesting.  Pockets of mostly light snow persisting from overnight Wednesday night through Thursday morning delivered slick local and secondary roads, but even as snow continues to fly off and on Thursda...

Updated on January 28, 2021 at 9:58 am NBC Universal, Inc. The atmosphere is in flux over New England, and that almost always means things get interesting.  Pockets of mostly light snow persisting from overnight Wednesday night through Thursday morning delivered slick local and secondary roads, but even as snow continues to fly off and on Thursday, temperatures near freezing will limit additional accumulation except perhaps in a couple of localized pockets along the South Shore and Plymouth Co...