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Courtesy the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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The lone star tick population is expected to rise on the Cape after likely arriving from the Vineyard on the backs of seabirds.
Dan Tritle
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U.S. Centers for Disease Control
  • The Garden Lady was broadcast live from the CAI Studios today. C.L. Fornari's guest was Horticulturalist George Chapman, who is the Director of the gardens at Highfield Hall in Falmouth, MA. Members of the audience asked questions about hydrangeas, a birch tree that is dropping leaves, and Rhododendrons that aren't flowering.
  • This time on the fishing news CAI's John Basile talks with Kevin Blinkoff of On The Water magazine about the recent influx of shortfin squid in local waters.Many of the squid died, leading to speculation about the cause. But it appears to be a natural phenomenon driven by tide and wind conditions.They will also talk about the movement of bait fish into Cape Cod Bay and what that means for anglers.
  • Yarmouthport resident David Bermudez is the oldest living veteran of the Stonewall Rebellion of June 28, 1969, when patrons of the Stonewall Inn fought back against a police raid at the New York City gay bar.
  • This time on Sittin' In, CAI's John Basile talks with a New England jazz legend.
  • How words take on or lose meaning as language evolves, and what this tells us about cultures and society.
The Point
  •  Derek Artz / USDA-NRCS; Barbara Driscoll; David Cappaert, Michigan State University, Bugwood.org; Xerces Society / Sarah Foltz Jordan
    The importance of pollinators and efforts to conserve them.
  • Mark Faherty
    Mark talks about how spring storms tend to bring migrating birds to our shores, including a migration fallout event documented in Provincetown on May 30.
  • NASA
    A roundup of local headlines with our region's leading journalists.
  • Mindy Todd
    As we welcome June, Roberta will talk about what’s blooming now and how to assess your flower garden to keep blooms going all season.
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