Cape Cod Times

A walk at Sandy Neck after the September nor'easter The Sept. 25-27 nor'easter was the first test for Sandy Neck Beach Park in Barnstable since a $6.6M resiliency project was finished in the spring.

Think Cape Cod Central Railroad is just sightseeing? Here's what you're missing​‌ The folks at Cape Cod Central Railroad recommend smart or upscale casual attire "to match the elegant atmosphere of our dining trains.” Arrive 45 minutes before boarding to allow time for parking and ticket pickup. Here are five possibilities. The newest offering, this 3 to 3½-hour train ride includes a different themed murder mystery for each time it runs. This train is for 13 and older.

Bourne man avoids prison in Harvard building explosion On Oct. 1, Dominick Cardoza, 21, was sentenced in U.S. District Court to three years probation with standard and special conditions. He was ordered to pay $28,518 in restitution. A $100 special assessment was also imposed. The incident occurred on Halloween 2025.

Inspired by Cape Cod whales, he biked 4,000 miles across the U.S. Show Caption Hide Caption Watch Cape Cod team rescue entangled humpback whale A team from the Center for Coastal Studies in Provincetown freed a humpback whale on Aug. 7, 2026 in Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary. Vincent James completed a 4,000-mile cross-country bicycle journey to raise awareness for ocean health.

Oct. 3, 2026, 6:03 a.m. ET We knew it was coming into this season. Maybe it is just validation. With the release of the MIAA Power Rankings, the Cape and Islands is looks like a stacked region for field hockey. Especially with the teams ranked and those receiving honorable mention here, there are several teams in the area that may be in for a tournament win, or more.

FALMOUTH — Kinleigh Mohan holds the position of setter for the Falmouth girls volleyball team. She could also have the position of SF: Stabilizing Force. On a Falmouth team that is both young and relatively inexperienced, Mohan's ability to keep everything together is massive.

This app tells you when a monarch butterfly is near your phone Show Caption Hide Caption Monarch butterfly fuels up for Mexico at Cape Cod butterfly bush A monarch butterfly fuels up for Mexico at a Cape Cod butterfly bush. The fall migration of monarch butterflies is currently underway, with some traveling hundreds of miles. A new app called Project Monarch allows the public to track individual butterflies fitted with tiny, solar-powered tags.

Battle of Heisman hopefuls—how to stream college football today with Sling David Hoffman Oct. 3, 2026, 5:08 a.m. ET Week 5 of college football continues on Saturday, Oct. 3. Top games this weekend include Alabama vs. Mississippi State and Florida vs. Missouri. Sling offers packages from as low as $4.99 to watch college football. Week 5 of the college football season has arrived and only one thing is clear—chaos is expected.

How to buy Golden State Valkyries vs. Las Vegas Aces WNBA playoff tickets Trisha Easto Oct. 2, 2026, 11:28 p.m. ET The Golden State Valkyries will face the Las Vegas Aces in the WNBA semifinals. The best-of-five semifinal series is scheduled to begin on Sunday, October 4. In the other semifinal matchup, the Atlanta Dream will play against the New York Liberty.

Much was made of the 4-0 Pitt Panthers and the 4-0 Virginia Tech Hokies playing each other unranked on Oct. 2. It will live on in ignominy as the first time two 4-0 teams from a major conference played each other with both unranked. In response, the two teams gave fans one of the most thrilling games of the early season, a 35-33 Pitt stunner that ended in a missed Hokies field goal that looked like it had a chance to have gone through. Did Virginia Tech get robbed?