Cape Cod's crown jewels, it's beaches, attract millions of visitors to the Cape every year. However, these waters are just out of reach for many would-be-beach-goers who are unable to enjoy this core piece of the Cape. As the Americans With Disabilities Act turns 35 years this July we, a group of reporters, set out in the height of Cape Cod's humid summer season, to look into who can actually access these profitable recreational pleasures. This is the first episode in our ongoing reporting series Barriers To The Beach.

12 June, 2025 – ORLEANS, MA – Cheryl Martin, herbalist in Orleans, summoned the healing community from all over Cape Cod to the Healing Arts Festival Cape Cod. Cheryl says lives were changed and a new tradition has been born.

12 June 2025 – BREWSTER, MA – Six dogs from tornado-battered St. Louis arrived at the Animal Rescue of Boston's Brewster shelter. LCTV visited with two-year-old Fred Christmas, and learned more about the network that brought these pups to Massachusetts.

13 June, 2025 - WELLFLEET, MA - The Wellfleet Harbor Actors Theater (WHAT) plans to premiere three plays on Cape Cod this summer. Each play draws from a true story and two are by local playwrights. Christopher Ostrom, the producing artistic director of WHAT, shared a brief summary of what the audience can expect.

30 May 2025 — ORLEANS, MA — The Neon Hype Girl of Provincetown aka drag performer Mackenzie visited the Cape Cod News.org studios to share insight into the art form that will be part of the upcoming June 13-15 Unity in Community weekend in Orleans and Brewster.

30 May 2025 - HARWICH, MA - Long term Family Pantry executive Christine Menard steps down and shares her observations on nearly 40 years of fighting food insecurity on Cape Cod.

30 May, 2025 – MASSACHUSETTS – Two dozen states disagree with the federal government's right to terminate parts of AmeriCorps and have taken legal action in response. MA Atty General Andrea Joy Campbell has co-filed a lawsuit along with 23 other states and the District of Columbia against the federal government, arguing irreparable harm and highlighting Congress' sole power in creating and dismantling federal agencies. We sat down with the AG to talk about the lawsuit. We also spoke to a constitutional lawyer about the constitution – what does the legal procedure look like when the federal government is being sued? And what could these lawsuits mean for America's future?

23 May 2025 - CAPE COD, MA - Memorial Day kicks of summer 2025 - we visit with Jim Reese from WeNeedaVacation.com to get a peek into this year's booking trends.