WickedLocal Barnstable: Construction on the Stewart’s Creek estuary habitat restoration project in Barnstable began this week (January 30) and will have some impact on local traffic, according to a release from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The system...

Dredging Today: The Barnstable Harbor dredging project is scheduled to commence on Monday, December 10. The survey work for this project has been wrapped up and the pre-dredge survey began , according to wickedlocal.com. The Barnstable Harbor...

Boaters who use the Barnstable Harbor ramp at Blish Point should note that the fees for launching have been raised. The fees are: Monday through Friday: $8 Weekends and holidays: $10 Seasons pass: $100 On the plus side, a...

Goose Hummock Shop has posted its weekly fishing report for Cape Cod. Here are some highlights: Solid scup fishing in Nantucket Sound. Bluefish in Nantucket Sound and South Sunken Meadow, in Eastham. Keeper bass off Barnstable Harbor Striper blitzes...

CapeCodOnline: A diver died Thursday after suffering from a medical condition during a scuba dive at Hathaway’s Pond , said First Assistant District Attorney Michael Trudeau this morning. Edward Fjeld, 65, of West Groton, had surfaced from...

CapeCodOnline: A scuba diver in his mid-50s was taken by ambulance to Cape Cod Hospital this afternoon after suffering a medical emergency in a Barnstable pond. Shortly before 2 p.m. emergency crews were called to Hathaway’s Pond for a...

Reporter Rob Conery of the Cape Cod Times has posted his roundup of recent fishing reports from around the Cape and islands. Among the highlights: decent numbers of bigger bass along the Vineyard’s south shore strong schoolie action in...

CapeCodOnline: Two fishermen were rescued from a sinking boat this afternoon by the Coast Guard and members of the Barnstable Fire Department. The two men were sitting on the bow of their sunken outboard motorboat when they were picked...

CapeCodOnline: Firefighting crews launched rescue boats to help 2 boaters in trouble in Barnstable Harbor Saturday afternoon . A witness saw 2 men struggling in the water at 3:30 p.m. in a small boat, and it appeared they...

Massachusetts Energy and Environmental Affairs (EEA) Secretary Richard K. Sullivan Jr. has announced $514,359 in grants to 9 nonprofit organizations to preserve 409 acres of open space across Massachusetts. The grants affect Mattapoisett, Worcester, Wareham, Holden, Barnstable, Rehobeth, Petersham,...