Barnstable

Four times as many people in the U.S. boarded flights this summer than last summer, but Covid continues to affect our travel plans.

The Barnstable Public School District is searching for its next superintendent.An email from the School Committee to parents on Wednesday said the position will begin July 1.

June to October in Massachusetts is the growing season for some of our most popular shellfish, including quahogs and oysters. To keep the harvest sustainable, town shellfish programs are raising millions of them each year, in tucked-away places that are easy to miss.

Concrete barriers along Main Street in Hyannis that narrowed the street to create space for outdoor dining and social distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic are scheduled to be removed this week.

Masks will be mandatory in the Barnstable public schools this fall — but with changes from last year. School officials in Barnstable and Falmouth took votes on the mask issue last night.

Students at the high school and middle school are voting online, and the top vote-getter will become a formal recommendation to the School Committee.

The Barnstable school district plans to launch a survey next week to gauge student opinion about choices for a new mascot.School Committee member Barbara…

Wednesday’s COVID-19 vaccination clinic at the Cape Cod Melody Tent was flooded with traffic and had to stay open two hours late to finish all the…

Judges in the Barnstable courts want the public to know the courts are open, even as some tasks have slowed because of COVID-19 restrictions.Several…

The Barnstable School Committee on Wednesday decided to move forward with replacing both the name and image of the high school mascot, the Red Raider.The…