Stephanie in the Morning 9/22/26: Hank Sennott, First Day of Fall (Mashpee) + MassDOT Route 151 Meeting

Cape Cod's only daily show, live from Mashpee on September 22, 2026.

TODAY: Hank Sennott, Today Real Estate, on the first day of fall. THIS WEEK ON CAPE COD: MassDOT Route 151 business meeting, Sept 23, online / Habitat Blitz Build house finished, Sept 25, Falmouth / Love Local Fest, Sept 27, Hyannis

Nobody planned this one. Stephanie came down the stairs with an armload of pumpkins she grew by accident, Hank arrived with a list, and the first day of fall turned into cuffing season and a fight about Route 151.

IN THIS EPISODE

• Kale chips, not kelp chips, out of the community kitchen, and Clam Jam in November
• Farmers market season is extended through Nov 22, then rolls into the Christmas season
• The 20th annual Season of Illumination parade, and this year's theme is Evergreen
• Question of the day: telehealth or in person? Hank's eye exam was half of each
• Ten phrases husbands regret saying to their wives, read straight down the list
• Cuffing season: run clubs, speed dating, and a new one called suggest someone
• Radio lore: Casey Kasem, Shadoe Stevens, and AM radio's week in Washington
• Habitat for Humanity's Blitz Build in Falmouth, a whole house in five days
• MassDOT wants to meet Route 151 businesses virtually on less than 24 hours notice
• Sept 25 is now Dolly Parton Day in California
• Return to office is not making anyone more productive
• Haunted Hallows is walked through and ready, with a Halloweentown night market
• Five ways to celebrate the autumn equinox, according to a therapist
• A 3D printer in the garage and a mushroom farm pitched for the guest room

WHAT ROUTE 151 BUSINESSES NEED TO SEND IN

After a year of the Chamber asking, the state offered a virtual meeting on less than a day's notice. It is open to the public, link on the Mashpee Chamber Facebook page. Bring numbers: percent of business lost, customer counts, traffic flow, staff who cannot get to work.

CRAZY CRIME

A Sandwich man found a Crock-Pot on his front steps. Plugged in. Empty. Police suggested a doorbell camera. And in far north Queensland, thieves took more than 800,000 bees from about 40 hives, lifting the brood boxes and leaving the honey behind.

STUDIES AND SURVEYS

Reported on air: 61 percent of U.S. companies now have formal return to office policies, hybrid teams show the lowest focus time at 31 percent, and the average employee juggles about 18 apps a day and loses four hours a week switching between them.

PEOPLE AND ORGANIZATIONS MENTIONED

Hank Sennott of Today Real Estate (todayrealestate.com), Kono Pizza, the Mashpee Chamber of Commerce (mashpeechamber.com), MassDOT, Habitat for Humanity of Cape Cod (habitatcapecod.org), the Home Builders and Remodelers Association of Cape Cod, Tony Andrews Farm, Events on Cape Cod (eventsoncape.com), stephanieinthemorning.com.

MARK YOUR CALENDAR

• Wed Sept 23, 2 p.m.: MassDOT virtual meeting with Route 151 businesses. Open to the public, link on the Mashpee Chamber Facebook page
• Fri Sept 25: Habitat Blitz Build house finished, behind the ReStore, Gifford St Ext, Falmouth
• Sun Sept 27: Mashpee Farmers Market, and Love Local Fest in Hyannis
• Sat Oct 3: SandwichFest, Sandwich Village
• Oct 9 to 31, Fri and Sat evenings: Haunted Hallows and the Halloweentown Market, 4 Job's Fishing Rd, Mashpee. Tickets $20
• Sat Oct 31: Halloween lands on a Saturday. Trunk or Treat and Mashpee Commons, with music
• Sun Nov 22: last Sunday of the extended farmers market season
• Sat Dec 12: Season of Illumination parade, plus a market and stroll

HELP WANTED

Route 151 owners, send your numbers. Brunch contest deadline is today in Cape Cod Dining at Home and Anywhere Else.

QUOTABLE

"We need quantifiable numbers." (Stephanie)

"Say a thing or don't, but don't just give us placation." (Stephanie)

"My hobby is work." (Stephanie)

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