News Roundup

Good news, bad news this week. The Cape region leads the state for its 75-and-older vaccination rate, and the number of vaccines it’s receiving to give out has tripled. Not so good: coronavirus case numbers are rising again. Also, this week a new state timeline makes everyone eligible for a vaccine by April 19th.

Good news, bad news this week. The Cape region leads the state for its 75-and-older vaccination rate, and the number of vaccines it’s receiving to give out has tripled. Not so good: coronavirus case numbers are rising again. Also, this week a new state timeline makes everyone eligible for a vaccine by April 19th.

On our weekly roundup of local news: we mark the one-year anniversary of the pandemic, and a new report identifies significant quantities of PFAs in the Cape's ponds and rivers, but the source of much of it remains a mystery.

We round up the week's news with journalists from around the region. Today: A bigger and better vax site is coming to Cape Cod; the feds drop their case against the Mashpee Wampanoag; and Barnstable Public Schools choose a new mascot.

Cape officials are asking why the region, with its disproportionatly older population, has no mass vaccination site. The county and towns are struggling…

Seniors 75-and-older start baring their shoulders as Phase Two of the vaccination rollout gets underway. “Please have patience” – that was the message…

February 1st marks the start of Phase 2 of the state's COVID vaccination rollout, open to seniors 75-and-over. But many of those eligible can't get an…

The new presidential administration is creating ripples around the Cape and Islands. The local rollout of the coronavirus vaccine begins to reach…

The vaccine rollout continues across the region, with first responders and older veterans receiving theirs this week. Gov Baker vetoes a major climate…

Cape Cod officials want to open a COVID-19 recovery facility to relieve pressure on hospitals – but they’ve been waiting on state approval. Meanwhile, the…