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Gilda Geist

Falmouth

Reporter and Podcast Producer at The Enterprise News

News reporter and podcast producer for the Enterprise | All views expressed are my own | Following ≠ endorsement

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  • 1 week ago | capeandislands.org | Gilda Geist

    Today is Juneteenth, but events have been happening all week long and into the weekend to celebrate the end of slavery in the United States. One of them is the dedication of a brand-new stop on the African American Heritage Trail of Martha's Vineyard this Friday. CAI’s Gilda Geist spoke to Elaine Cawley Weintraub, cofounder and executive director of the Heritage Trail, to learn more about this new trail stop and how it relates to Juneteenth.

  • 1 week ago | capeandislands.org | Gilda Geist

    Experts are predicting four major hurricanes for this Atlantic hurricane season, which began on June 1 and ends on November 30. At a recent meeting of the Barnstable County Board of Regional Commissioners, the county’s emergency preparedness director, Chip Reilly, encouraged people to plan ahead for an emergency. “Having a plan; having supplies at home; keeping informed of what's happening around you; communicating with your friends, family and other loved ones,” Reilly said.

  • 2 weeks ago | capeandislands.org | Gilda Geist

    On January 28 of this year, the Cape and Islands Regional Network on Homelessness counted 365 unhoused individuals on Cape Cod and the Islands. That's 203 fewer people than last year. But according to Charise Madison — Homeless Management Information System director for the Barnstable County Department of Human Services — that doesn't necessarily mean fewer people on Cape Cod and the Islands are homeless.

  • 3 weeks ago | capeandislands.org | Gilda Geist

    If you live on Cape Cod or the Islands, you've probably heard that there's a shortage of healthcare providers, especially primary care doctors. But maybe you didn't know that there's a local group that's been working for the past six years to change that. Dr. Mary O'Neill is a primary care doctor at the Community Health Center of Cape Cod and a per diem hospitalist at Cape Cod Healthcare. She's also the secretary and co-founder of the Cape Cod and Islands Physician Council.

  • 4 weeks ago | capeandislands.org | Gilda Geist

    A new exhibit highlighting Wampanoag art opens at the Cotuit Center for the Arts this Saturday. Mashpee Wampanoag Paula Peters co-curated the exhibit, which features more than 20 Wampanoag artists from across the region. CAI's Gilda Geist visited with Paula to get a preview of the exhibit, which is called “All Our Relations: Art of the Wampanoag Nation.”Gilda Geist So Paula, just from the press release, it's clear that a lot of planning went into putting together this exhibit.

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Gilda Geist
Gilda Geist @gilda_geist
20 Dec 22

If you live on Cape Cod, you might be interested in this fresh perspective on sustainable architecture, poverty, and public participation. https://t.co/Eg7ULHneRe

Gilda Geist
Gilda Geist @gilda_geist
23 Nov 22

Need something to listen to while you sit in holiday traffic? Try the Enterprise's podcast, the Upper Cape Catch (it's really good I promise)! https://t.co/p7FBLKkBUV

Gilda Geist
Gilda Geist @gilda_geist
23 Nov 22

In a recent episode of the Upper Cape Catch, Mashpee Wampanoag Education Department Grant Manager Talia Landry talked to me about what Thanksgiving means to her and her community. Listen here: https://t.co/1nn35M6SjL