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Steve Junker/Cape Cod’s COVID-19 Task Force reacts to the news that the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is no longer requiring masks in many situations, including indoors, for people who are fully vaccinated. Meanwhile, Barnstable County health officials are talking with local schools about how to vaccinate children as young as 12.
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In a day long-awaited by clean energy advocates, the U.S. Department of the Interior announced that it has approved construction and operation of Vineyard Wind 1, the nation’s first large-scale offshore wind project. It will be built about 15 miles south of Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket, and it is expected to be the first of many coming to the East Coast. -
Dennis Town Meeting voters on Saturday rejected a proposal to spend $660,000 to design the initial phases of the wastewater project.
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The Nantucket Historical Association has acquired a first-edition book written by Frederick Douglass, the famous American abolitionist who escaped slavery. Titled My Bondage, My Freedom, it was published in 1855, and is an autobiography of the first part of Douglass’s life. He describes his childhood growing up as a slave, as well as his escape and settlement as a free man in the North.
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All members of Cape Cod’s vaccine consortium, which includes Cape Cod Healthcare, community health centers, and Barnstable County, now allow people to get the vaccine without an appointment, according to state Sen. Julian Cyr.
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Oyster growers, regulators, and environmentalists are banding together to call for more money and data to support the future of the state’s shellfishery.
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Stuart Meek/https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Deer_Tick_-_geograph.org.uk_-_105508.jpgPeople often find more ticks on themselves, their kids, and their pets when the weather warms up. But Cape Cod Cooperative Extension Entomologist Larry Dapsis says ticks are actually a threat year-round. CAI's Kathryn Eident talked with Dapsis for tips on how to prevent tick bites and what to do if you find a tick on yourself.
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The idea of herd immunity has been sold to the public as the way out of the pandemic. Some medical experts say the idea is probably not that useful in terms of understanding how the pandemic ends.
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To get pubs back to normal, experts say Brits should go out and each drink about 124 pints of beer this summer. They also say eating 976 bags of french fries or 40 roast dinners will do the trick.
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The battle between Israel and Hamas enters its second week. CDC director defends latest mask recommendation. New poll spotlights different views of Black and white Americans on race and police.
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As the pandemic eases, are single people ready to resume dating in person? The CEO of dating app Hinge says he is expecting a busy summer as people start to resume normal life.
