Outer Cape

Despite medical strides, people still face barriers to accessing sexual health care, particularly in remote and transient communities like Provincetown. That's why registered nurse Jeffrey Schaffer started a program at Outer Cape Health Services called testNtreat.

A federal auction of offshore wind areas off Cape Cod today resulted in only half of the eight leases sold and two winning bidders. Leases on the areas closest to the Outer Cape were among those sold.

An association that represents 22 towns on Cape Cod, Martha’s Vineyard, and Nantucket is asking for more time to comment on plans for offshore wind lease areas off the Outer Cape.

The federal government has issued a draft report that evaluates the environmental effects of pre-construction activities for offshore wind off the Outer Cape.

The Biden administration has proposed eight new areas, totaling nearly 1 million acres, for lease to wind developers in the Gulf of Maine.

Longtime Outer Cape state representative Sarah Peake says nine terms in the Massachusetts House will be enough.

Yarmouth CTC's mobile unit makes five trips a week to Wellfleet, increasing access to patients on the Outer Cape.

At the Provincetown office of Outer Cape Health Services, a state-designated vaccination site, spokesman Gerry Desautels said staff is working to meet demand at a very busy time of year.

Health agents from Eastham, Wellfleet, Truro, and Provincetown are working on their own system to sign people up for the COVID-19 vaccine.The towns have…

COVID-19 cases are trending upward in many communities on the Cape, Coast, and Islands as the second surge in infections continues.The rate of new cases —…