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Cape Cod, MA

Final CT Snowfall Projections Released For Major Winter Storm Final CT Snowfall Projections Released For Major Winter Storm
Final CT Snowfall Projections Released For Major Winter Storm Final projected snowfall totals have been released for a major winter storm that will be followed by a days-long stretch of bitterly cold temperatures. The storm will arrive Sunday afternoon, Jan. 19 and wrap up before daybreak on Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Monday, Jan. 20. Areas in Connecticut and Massachusetts shown in yellow in the first image above are projected to see the most snowfall, with 6 to 8 inches of accumulation predicted, the National Weather Service says. In those locations, snow may fall at rates of between 1 to 2 inches per hour at times, with the heaviest snowfal…
400-Pound Turtle 'Phinney' Rescued On Cape Cod After Getting Tangled In Fishing Gear 400-Pound Turtle 'Phinney' Rescued On Cape Cod After Getting Tangled In Fishing Gear
400-Pound Turtle 'Phinney' Rescued On Cape Cod After Getting Tangled In Fishing Gear A nearly 400-pound, six-foot-long leatherback turtle nicknamed Phinney is back at sea following a harrowing ordeal with some fishing ropes on Cape Cod last week.  New England Aquarium Anderson Cabot Center for Ocean Life scientists and members of the Aquarium's Animal Health team and Sea Turtle Rescue and Rehabilitation team rescued the turtle on Thursday, July 18.  “The turtle had a rope entanglement around the shoulder region of its right front flipper, but fortunately it was detected quickly and the gear was still loose with minimal damage to the flipper,” said Dr. Melissa Jobl…