News Roundup

This week: COVID cases spike up in Provincetown, and the Delta variant is confirmed on Martha's Vineyard. Meanwhile, Governor Baker weighs in (sort of) on the proposed Cape Cod machine gun range. And: what’s the story behind the Outer Cape’s mosquito plague?

This week: A major new development comes to the New Bedford waterfront; the state’s last mass vaccination site, in Dartmouth, packs up as the pandemic response shifts to mobile outreach; and another endangered right whale is spotted entangled in rope and fishing gear, this time in Canada.

This week: Tropical Storm Elsa takes a swing at the Cape and Islands; helicopters will be flying over Cape Cod deploying rabies vaccine baits; and Beacon Hill lawmakers get to a compromise budget.

This week: great white sharks along the Outer Cape are being studied closer than ever, from the air and in the water. After a week of conflicting messages, the Tri-town Wastewater agreement appears to be falling apart. And the controversial Machine Gun Range appears to be facing mounting opposition.

This week: evictions in New Bedford and the South Coast could soar with a key federal protection ending. The Steamship Authority says it did not pay a ransom after a cyber attack crippled its online infrastructure. And a turbine that harnesses the energy of the tides.

This week: the Steamship Authority is taking reservations again after a cyber attack shut down the ferry line’s computers for more than a week; local elected officials are pushing back on the proposed machine gun range at Joint Base Cape Cod. And a Task Force says the greatest threat facing the region right now is lack of housing.

This week: A week after a cyber attack, the Steamship Authority has lashed together some provisional fixes; and a sexual assault is reported on a ferry. Barnstable will be looking for a new School Superintendent. And the Cape Cod Chamber of Commerce gets drawn into the machine gun range controversy.

This week: A week after a cyber attack, the Steamship Authority has lashed together some provisional fixes; and a sexual assault is reported on a ferry. Barnstable will be looking for a new School Superintendent. And the Cape Cod Chamber of Commerce gets drawn into the machine gun range controversy.

This week: Nearly all covid restrictions are going away by Memorial Day – but don’t throw away that mask, yet. The Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe votes in new leadership. And the proposed machine gun range catches flak from angry residents.

This week: The wind farms are coming: Vineyard Wind gets its final approval. Also, the CDC relaxes mask rules—so what’s that mean for us locally? And young teens can now get Pfizer vaccines, and Barnstable County is exploring clinics at schools.