Gilda Geist @gildageist.bsky.social · 27/03/2026Part 4: www.capenews.net/podcast/inti...capenews.netIntimate | Part Four: By Any Other NameIn 2013, Gabriela Rowland’s life changed forever. In the decade since surviving domestic violence, she has become an advocate for survivors like herself and works to raise awareness in her 010
Gilda Geist @gildageist.bsky.social · 27/03/2026Part 3: www.capenews.net/podcast/inti...capenews.netIntimate | Part Three: Serve And ProtectDomestic violence is happening around the country every few minutes, even in places like Cape Cod. Former state police officer and state representative Timothy Whelan sat down with producer Noelle 110
Gilda Geist @gildageist.bsky.social · 27/03/2026Part 2: www.capenews.net/podcast/inti...capenews.netIntimate | Part Two: System FailureLaws are meant to protect the public and ensure justice for victims. So what happens when those laws fail the people they were designed to protect? Producer Noelle Annonen takes 110
Gilda Geist @gildageist.bsky.social · 27/03/2026Part 1: www.capenews.net/podcast/inti...capenews.netIntimate | Part One: Behind Closed DoorsDomestic violence is happening around the country every few minutes, even in places like Cape Cod. ‘Intimate’ an Upper Cape Catch Limited series, aims to shed light on the often 110
Gilda Geist @gildageist.bsky.social · 27/03/2026And finally, my former colleague Noelle Annonen (now of Nebraska Public Media) produced a powerful and informative four-part series on domestic violence issues on Cape Cod a few years ago when we worked on a podcast together. All four parts posted below (please take care when listening). 110
Gilda Geist @gildageist.bsky.social · 27/03/2026MV Community Services CONNECT to End Violence | mvcommunityservices.org | 24-hour hotline 508-696-7233 A Safe Place | asafeplacenantucket.org | 24-hour hotline 508-228-2111 Children’s Cove: The Cape & Islands Child Advocacy Center | childrenscove.org | 508-375-0410 110
Gilda Geist @gildageist.bsky.social · 27/03/2026Independence House | independencehouse.org | 24-hour hotline 800-439-6507 WE CAN | wecancenter.org | 508-430-8111 Community Action Committee of Cape Cod & the Islands Safe Harbor Shelter | cacci.cc | 508-771-1727 Continued below: 110
Gilda Geist @gildageist.bsky.social · 27/03/2026Much of this story takes place on Cape Cod, where I do most of my reporting these days, so I want to take this opportunity to highlight local resources for folks who are experiencing domestic violence. See below: 110
Gilda Geist @gildageist.bsky.social · 27/03/2026Reporting stories that involve family disputes is challenging and awkward, and if it involves your OWN family, that makes it even harder. Props to M. for putting themselves in a vulnerable spot to tell this important story. 110
Gilda Geist @gildageist.bsky.social · 27/03/2026My review of @serialproductions.bsky.social's "The Idiot" that no one asked for: Beyond the solid storytelling, I found it refreshing to hear @mashagessen.bsky.social use their audience and credibility as an NYT journalist to hold a family member accountable for domestic violence (and more). 120
Gilda Geist @gildageist.bsky.social · 19/02/2026How are people on Cape Cod, the South Coast, and the Islands observing Black History Month under a presidential administration that openly vilifies diversity, equity, and inclusion? Listen here (for free!) to find out: www.capeandislands.org/show/the-poi...capeandislands.orgBlack History MonthHow do we talk about Black history when those in power are trying to erase it? 020
Gilda Geist @gildageist.bsky.social · 28/10/2025You might be surprised by how much food insecurity there is on Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket. Island food pantries expect the impending cutoff of SNAP benefits amid the government shutdown to increase demand for their services. www.capeandislands.org/local-news/2...capeandislands.orgIsland food pantries preparing for impending SNAP cutoffWith federal food assistance expected to run out of money at the end of the week due to the government shutdown, area food pantries are bracing for an increase in demand. 020
Gilda Geist @gildageist.bsky.social · 13/10/2025From the Boston Globe: "The boy is a 7th-grader at Albert N. Parlin School in Everett, his mother said. The teen and his family, who are Brazilian nationals, have a pending asylum case and are authorized to work legally in the United States, Lattarulo said." www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/12/m...bostonglobe.comEverett 13-year-old arrested by ICE and sent to Virginia detention facility - The Boston GlobeThe boy’s mother, Josiele Berto, was called to pick her son up from the Everett Police Department on Thursday, the day he was arrested. 010
Reposted by Gilda GeistWoods Hole Oceanographic Institution @whoi.edu · 12/10/2025The Mass. Division of Marine Fisheries recently issued an advisory for "low-oxygen zones" in Cape Cod Bay. So why do these hypoxic areas form—and what does it mean for marine life? 🦞 #WHOI senior scientist Malcolm Scully breaks it down with wcai-npr.bsky.social. Listen here: go.whoi.edu/cai-loz 0205
Gilda Geist @gildageist.bsky.social · 26/09/2025Hurricane season has been pretty quiet in Mass so far this year, but we still have a few months left to go. For folks interested in learning more about hurricanes, how they work, and how to prepare for them, I *highly* recommend this episode of @ologies.bsky.social: www.alieward.com/ologies/temp...alieward.comTempestology (HURRICANES) with Matt Lanza & Dr. Kim Wood — alie wardPart 1: Hurricanes. Typhoons. Cyclones. Tropical storms. Tropical depressions. What does it all MEAAAN? Let’s dive in. Career meteorologists Dr. Kim Wood of the University of Arizona and Space City W... 091
Gilda Geist @gildageist.bsky.social · 26/08/2025Brief departure from my usual content alert! My partner @ocathal.bsky.social made this game and it's fun :) 120
Reposted by Gilda GeistNational Weather Service @nws.noaa.gov · 18/08/2025A large portion of the Atlantic coastline will see the risk for high surf and rip currents this week due to #Erin. 🟥Risk of Rip Currents is High🟥 Life-threatening rip currents are likely. Swimming conditions are unsafe for all levels of swimmers. Stay out of the water. nhc.noaa.gov/refresh/grap... 220996
Gilda Geist @gildageist.bsky.social · 18/08/2025We'll be following Hurricane Erin on WCAI this week. Tune in on the radio (90.1 FM) or online (capeandislands.org) for the latest on how the hurricane, which is not expected to make U.S. landfall, could still have impacts on our region. First and foremost: high surf conditions start Tuesday morning!capeandislands.org 020
Reposted by Gilda GeistDivision of Ecological Restoration (DER) @massecorestore.bsky.social · 11/08/2025Drought Update! Unfortunately, drought conditions have worsened in the Cape Cod Region, which was upgraded to a "Level 2 - Significant Drought." For more information about the current drought status and how you can help, visit www.mass.gov/info-details... 012
Gilda Geist @gildageist.bsky.social · 11/08/2025Nantucket fashion designer Madeline Malenfant is on this season of Project Runway. I interviewed Madeline about what it's like bringing her Nantucket-inspired historical fashion sense to one of the most iconic competition reality shows of the 21st century. www.capeandislands.org/local-news/2...capeandislands.orgNantucket fashion designer featured on new season of 'Project Runway'Nantucket's own Madeline Malenfant is one of 12 contestants on the newest season of "Project Runway," the competition reality show for fashion designers. 020
Gilda Geist @gildageist.bsky.social · 11/08/2025"It's really important to start from a real place, especially when you're talking about aspects of Black life in America." Dara Douglas shares her experience doing archival research for Ralph Lauren's new collection inspired by Oak Bluffs. www.capeandislands.org/local-news/2...capeandislands.orgBehind the scenes of Ralph Lauren's new Oak Bluffs-inspired collectionThis summer, the clothing company Ralph Lauren released a collection inspired by Black history and culture in Oak Bluffs. 000
Reposted by Gilda GeistCAI @wcai-npr.bsky.social · 01/08/2025Union nurses at Cape Cod Healthcare are prepared to go on strike if necessary, though they are hoping to instead reach a fair deal with their employer at the bargaining table this month.capeandislands.orgSeeking fair contract, Cape Cod nurses are prepared to strikeUnion nurses at Cape Cod Healthcare are prepared to go on strike if necessary, though they are hoping to instead reach a fair deal with their employer. 011
Gilda Geist @gildageist.bsky.social · 02/07/2025Btw it's Cabo Verdean Heritage Month in New Bedford www.capeandislands.org/local-news/2...capeandislands.orgJuly will 'now and forever' be Cabo Verdean Heritage Month in New BedfordThis Saturday is the 50th anniversary of Cabo Verde's independence from Portugal. 020
Reposted by Gilda GeistWHOI Sea Grant @seagrant.whoi.edu · 20/06/2025It's officially summer! ☀️Cape Cod mascot Doug the Quahog will predict how many beach days we'll have this season. But the quahog (the Wampanoag word for a hard-shelled clam) gained importance thousands of years before Doug came along, as an integral component of the Wampanoag people's culture, (1/2) 111
Reposted by Gilda GeistCAI @wcai-npr.bsky.social · 16/06/2025In what will rank as one of the largest political demonstrations ever on Cape Cod, about 2,000 people turned out in Hyannis on Saturday afternoon, June 14, to demonstrate against the Trump administration. Demonstrations also took place in Falmouth, Bourne, Vineyard Haven, Aquinnah, and Nantucket.capeandislands.orgThousands rally against Trump policies in one of Cape Cod’s largest demonstrationsIn what will rank as one of the largest political demonstrations ever on Cape Cod, about 2,000 people turned out in Hyannis on Saturday afternoon, June 14, to demonstrate against the Trump administrat... 183
Gilda Geist @gildageist.bsky.social · 30/05/2025Wampanoag artists from all across the region will have artwork on display at the Cotuit Center for the Arts tonight through June 29. I got a sneak peek of some of the pieces that will be in the exhibit. www.capeandislands.org/in-this-plac...capeandislands.orgWampanoag art exhibit All Our Relations: 'Something important going on'More than 20 Wampanoag artists will have work on display at Cotuit Center for the arts. 120
Gilda Geist @gildageist.bsky.social · 29/05/2025This is where we reported that the arrest happened: www.capeandislands.org/local-news/2...capeandislands.orgFalmouth activists share 'red cards' to help immigrants know their rightsAfter at least one Falmouth resident was taken by immigration authorities last week, a local activist group is trying to spread the word about immigrant rights. 010
Gilda Geist @gildageist.bsky.social · 29/05/2025We reported that the arrest happened, but we don't have the man's name. ICE didn't get back to us, and Falmouth police also had no info, other than being able to confirm that ICE was in town that day. Anyone with info on the man or eyewitness accounts from that day, please let us know. 210
Gilda Geist @gildageist.bsky.social · 28/05/2025Nantucket and Martha's Vineyard folks, if you saw any of the federal immigration enforcement activities take place on the islands yesterday OR if you have any information on who was taken, please DM me. 111
Reposted by Gilda GeistCAI @wcai-npr.bsky.social · 21/05/2025Storm conditions will impact the region Thursday morning and continue into Thursday night, though we could see light rain starting overnight Wednesday. #CapeCodcapeandislands.orgCape region braces for storm ahead of holiday weekendCape Cod, the South Coast, and the islands will receive the brunt of a late-spring nor’easter predicted to bring as much as three inches of rain and winds gusting to 50mph. 042
Gilda Geist @gildageist.bsky.social · 20/05/2025After at least one Falmouth, MA resident was taken by immigration authorities last week, a local activist group is trying to spread the word about immigrant rights. www.capeandislands.org/local-news/2...capeandislands.orgFalmouth activists share 'red cards' to help immigrants know their rightsAfter at least one Falmouth resident was taken by immigration authorities last week, a local activist group is trying to spread the word about immigrant rights. 020
Reposted by Gilda GeistCAI @wcai-npr.bsky.social · 20/05/2025Meals-on-Wheels currently delivers to its clients Monday through Friday. But on June 1, they will no longer be delivering on Tuesdays. @gildageist.bsky.socialcapeandislands.orgMeals-on-Wheels cuts back program for Cape and Islands seniorsDue to state and federal funding cuts, Elder Services of Cape Cod and the Islands is scaling back its meal delivery program for seniors to four days a week instead of the usual five. 111
Gilda Geist @gildageist.bsky.social · 15/05/2025Breaking: Juan Francisco Méndez has been released from Strafford County Corrections and is in Burlington, where he is being processed out of federal custody, according to his attorney. Méndez was arrested in New Bedford last month by federal agents who smashed through his car window. 041
Gilda Geist @gildageist.bsky.social · 13/05/2025Five days after a judge ordered Juan Francisco Méndez's release, he is still detained in New Hampshire. I talked to his lawyer yesterday and she explained the situation. www.capeandislands.org/local-news/2...capeandislands.orgMigrant arrested in New Bedford still detained, despite judge's release orderThough his case was dismissed, a migrant arrested by federal agents in New Bedford last month remains in detention in New Hampshire. 013
Gilda Geist @gildageist.bsky.social · 09/05/2025Juan Fracisco Méndez's lawyer after his hearing Thursday: “The government submitted nothing, absolutely nothing. They didn't make any charges against him, they didn't say he was resisting arrest, they didn't say he was unlawfully in the country.” www.capeandislands.org/local-news/2...capeandislands.orgJuan Francisco Méndez, detained in window-smashing ICE arrest, ordered releasedAfter his arrest in New Bedford, the immigrant from Guatemala was detained for nearly a month in New Hampshire, but the US government never charged him with any crimes. 012
Reposted by Gilda GeistThe New Bedford Light @newbedfordlight.bsky.social · 08/05/2025BREAKING NEWS: A New Bedford man whose April detention during an immigration raid made international headlines, with video of agents smashing in his car window, is set to be released after a judge found Homeland Security did not file charges #immigration #ICE newbedfordlight.org/judge-orders... 042
Reposted by Gilda GeistThe New Bedford Light @newbedfordlight.bsky.social · 06/05/2025Juan Ramón Alegría Rodas is the 18th confirmed detainee in New Bedford since Jan. 20. Arrested Monday while on his way to pick up his teenage daughter from school, he says he has been mistaken for a friend and former roommate deported in 2009. #immigration #newbedford #immigrationarrest #detaineesnewbedfordlight.orgImmigrant in U.S. for 30 years arrested by federal agents in New Bedford - The New Bedford LightJuan Ramón Alegría Rodas is the 18th confirmed detainee in New Bedford since Jan. 20. He says he has been detained in a case of mistaken identity. 012
Gilda Geist @gildageist.bsky.social · 06/05/2025You may have seen the video of a federal agent smashing a car window to detain an immigrant living in New Bedford. His wife, Marilú, spoke to the New England News Collaborative about how she and her son are doing after her husband's arrest. www.capeandislands.org/2025-05-05/i...capeandislands.org‘I need to keep fighting’: How an ICE arrest changed one New Bedford familyICE agents detained Juan Francisco Méndez after breaking through his car window with an axe. His wife, Marilú Domingo Ortiz, is now trying to be reunited with her husband. 020
Gilda Geist @gildageist.bsky.social · 06/05/2025Since Trump took office, 27% of staff at Northeast Fisheries Science Center are no longer at their jobs the NOAA branch, which has five labs throughout the northeast, including its directorate in Woods Hole. www.capeandislands.org/local-news/2...capeandislands.orgMore than a quarter of staff gone at NOAA's Northeast Fisheries Science CenterAt least 27 percent of staff who worked at NOAA's Northeast Fisheries Science Center when Trump took office are no longer with the agency. The Woods Hole lab is at the center of the regional fisheries... 010
Gilda Geist @gildageist.bsky.social · 02/05/2025This is according to current and former NOAA employees, who asked not to be named for fear of retaliation. NOAA declined to comment, saying its policy is to not comment on internal personnel matters. 000
Gilda Geist @gildageist.bsky.social · 02/05/2025Breaking: NOAA's Northeast Fisheries Science Center (NEFSC) has seen a 27% reduction in staff since Trump took office. That includes those who took early retirement or voluntary separations. The NEFSC has labs in MA, RI, NJ, CT, and ME. 101
Gilda Geist @gildageist.bsky.social · 02/05/2025In case you don't know what AmeriCorps Cape Cod does, its members provide community services including natural disaster preparedness and response, conservation, public health outreach and youth education. 010
Gilda Geist @gildageist.bsky.social · 02/05/2025Detained New Bedford resident Juan Francisco Mendez's attorney, Ondine Galvez, spoke at a protest this week outside New Bedford's city hall. The protest was about recent immigration raids in the city, which have resulted in at least 17 people being detained. www.youtube.com/watch?v=MLLK...youtube.comSTOP THE ABDUCTIONS Protest in New Bedford, MA; Attorney for Juan Mendez speaks out..YouTube video by Shelley Quintin 000
Reposted by Gilda GeistSim Barr @simpulse.bsky.social · 30/04/2025🎺 🎸 This afternoon @ Town Hall in New Bedford 🎸 🎺 031
Gilda Geist @gildageist.bsky.social · 30/04/2025The Woods Hole Science Aquarium's resident harbor seal Bubba celebrated his 25th birthday this month, so I paid him a quick visit. Heads up that the indoor aquarium exhibits will be closed starting tomorrow (reopening date TBD). But Bubba's seal pool will still be open (and it's free)! 010
Reposted by Gilda GeistCAI @wcai-npr.bsky.social · 30/04/2025We Are the Land comes to Cape Cod April 30th and May 1st at the Tilden Arts Center in Barnstable. Siobhan Brown, Citizen of Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe and Director of We Are The Land, and Troy Currance, Citizen of Herring Pond Wampanoag, discuss the play.capeandislands.orgThe Wampanoag StoryWe are the Land is a community devised play that shares the Wampanoag Experience through story, dance and spoken word. 033
Gilda Geist @gildageist.bsky.social · 25/04/2025"Their 9-year-old son found out about his father's arrest through social media." Freelance journalist Gerardo Beltrán Salinas has been covering government raids on immigrants in New Bedford. Check out our recent conversation at the link below. www.capeandislands.org/local-news/2...capeandislands.org'People are afraid': at least 17 immigrants have been detained in New Bedford this yearCAI spoke to freelance journalist Gerardo Baltrán Salinas, who has been on the ground covering the raids in New Bedford for the past several weeks. 010
Reposted by Gilda GeistWBUR @wbur.org · 25/04/2025Keolis has had to call in buses to fill in gaps on the long-awaited Fall River and New Bedford rail lines — with little notice to passengers. The MBTA wants promised service levels restored quickly.wbur.orgJust weeks in, South Coast Rail runs short of staff, owes the T fines on canceled trainsKeolis has had to call in buses to fill in gaps on the long-awaited Fall River and New Bedford rail lines — with little notice to passengers. The MBTA wants promised service levels restored quickly. 0285
Reposted by Gilda Geistgloonie @gloonie.bsky.social · 24/04/2025newbedfordlight.org/two-undocume...newbedfordlight.orgTwo undocumented immigrants arrested in New Bedford - The New Bedford LightOne of the detainees is on probation for two OUI charges; it is unclear whether the second detainee has any criminal record. 001