Patrick Flanary

"Because I learned later than most people, it made me appreciate reading so much more," says Avila Rudd, a World Literacy Foundation ambassador.

ORLEANS – Last year, when pipes began replacing septic systems downtown, Hot Chocolate Sparrow was among the first businesses to hook up to public sewer.

Patrick Flanary writes for Novant Health.

ORLEANS – Fourteen affordable housing units will soon replace the former Masonic lodge on Main Street as part of a $6.8 million development scheduled to break ground by August.

CAI | By Patrick Flanary, Gilda Geist Published July 18, 2024 at 7:44 AM EDT Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email

"Sea Change: The Gulf of Maine, a NOVA Special Presentation" is a three-part series from Boston public media producer GBH, premiering July 24.

Robert Motherwell and Renate Ponsold at Greenwich Harbor, 1977.

Toilets, tractor tires, boat anchors. These volunteers pull trash from Cape Cod’s murkiest ponds.

At least 10,000 people on Cape Cod are experiencing an accelerated form of cognitive loss, including dementia. Last month, scientists reported some encouraging news: A blood test can prove more accurate than a cognitive test when it comes to diagnosing Alzheimer's disease.

The world's largest annual campaign remembers without stigma those who have died—and the grief of family and friends left behind.