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After a summer without many popular public events, the select board on Monday night, May 24, voted to allow several perennial favorites to be held.

Barnstable County Fair shows go on July 19-25 The Barnstable Patriot FALMOUTH – With the recent announcement of the lifting of all Massachusetts COVID-19 restrictions on May 29, the Barnstable County Fair this week announced plans to return to the Cape Cod Fairgrounds Monday, July 19 – Sunday, July 25.  “Not having the fair in 2020 was something that was, unfortunately, unavoidable,” says Wendy Brown, Cape Cod Fairgrounds general man. “The fair is something that is the result of man...

Cape Codders no longer need to make appointments to get their COVID-19 vaccines. Vaccination sites across the Cape — including Cape Cod Melody Tent in Hyannis and Cape Cod Fairgrounds in East Falmouth — are now offering shots to walk-ins during clinic hours. The days when Cape Codders had to spend hours online trying to find an appointment have vanished with the winter’s chill. “Walk-ins are available universally. It’s never been easier” to get a shot, state Sen. Julian Cyr, D-T...

Cape Codders no longer need to make appointments to get their COVID-19 vaccines. Vaccination sites across the Cape — including Cape Cod Melody Tent in Hyannis and Cape Cod Fairgrounds in East Falmouth — are now offering shots to walk-ins during clinic hours. The days when Cape Codders had to spend hours online trying to find an appointment have vanished with the winter’s chill. “Walk-ins are available universally. It’s never been easier” to get a shot, state Sen. Julian Cyr, D-T...

Reply Not too long ago, COVID-19 vaccine shots were hard to come by in Massachusetts. But as of Thursday, more than 2.7 million people in the state have been fully vaccinated. (Shutterstock) BARNSTABLE, MA — The days of spending hours online to secure a coronavirus vaccine appointment are over. Vaccination sites across Barnstable County, including the Cape Cod Melody Tent in Hyannis and the Cape Cod Fairgrounds in Falmouth, are now offering walk-in vaccinations, Barnstable County health offi...

HYANNIS — Paula Borowski, of Hyannis, was eager to get immunized against COVID-19, but she dreaded the idea of having to travel to a mass vaccination site off-Cape or spending hours online trying to book an appointment. As full-time head baker at the Cottage Street Bakery in Orleans who also works one day a week at Buckies in Dennisport, Borowski, 64, has precious little time to chase vaccines. It turned out that getting her first shot of Pfizer was a piece of cake. Close to noon on Tuesday, ...

Cape Cod Times COVID-19 vaccinations began rolling out in mid-December on Cape Cod as part of a three-phase schedule set up by Massachusetts health officials. Phase two began Feb. 1 and people ages 75 and up are the first group eligible for vaccinations. Each phase is subdivided by eligible groups of people based on age, health risks, jobs and other factors. Vaccinations for the general public will begin in April in phase three. In the latest: Gov. Charlie Baker opened up phase two COVID-1...

SANDWICH — Town officials said they vaccinated about 250 residents ages 85 and over this week as part of a municipal COVID-19 immunization effort.  Assistant Town Manager Heather Harper said the town plans to continue to reach out to residents 85 and over who have called the towns helpline, which went live on Jan. 19. But she urged people to grab the first COVID-19 vaccination they can, be it at a mass vaccination site off Cape, through a pharmacy or a regional clinic sponsored by Barnstable...

The rates of new COVID-19 cases appear to be on the decline, health officials said.

By WXTK News Feb 5, 2021 The Barnstable County Commissioners passed a resolution yesterday calling for Governor Charlie Baker to open a mass Covid-19 vaccination site on Cape Cod immediately.   The Cape has seen several regional vaccine clinics all quickly fill up, including ones being held this week at the Cape Cod Fairgrounds in Falmouth and the Melody Tent in Hyannis.   Officials said during a public phone briefing that additional vaccination clinics are coming in Orleans, Truro and Eas...