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The Cape, ironically, also has the most people vaccinated in the state because of its older population. Dr. William Hanage, an associate professor of epidemiology at Harvard, says this doesn’t mean people can let their guard down. “Unfortunately people think that just having a lot of people vaccinated or being leaders in vaccination means you cannot have outbreaks, that’s not true," he said. "Not true until you get to a lot of people being vaccinated. When I say a lot of people, I mean ro...

Cape Cod is known for summer vacations, beaches, seafood, and ice cream — and now there’s springtime COVID concerns after a spike in the more...

The Marthas Vineyard Times Search warrants result in three arrests Three Tisbury residents were arrested Tuesday on drug charges, according to a press release from the Tisbury Police Department. The drug charges are the result of a two-month investigation that included the Cape Cod Drug Task Force, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency, and Falmouth Police, the release states. On Tuesday at 10:30 pm, two search warrants were executed. The first warrant was executed in Falmouth by the Cap...

More COVID-19 testing sites are expected to come online next week as Outer Cape Health Services plans to double the testing hours at its Wellfleet and Provincetown locations and have another site up and running at its Harwich Port clinic. Outer Cape Health Services expects to be able to offer free rapid tests for asymptomatic people by mid-week, CEO Patricia Nadle said Thursday during a press briefing by the Reopening Cape Cod Task Force. Expanded testing on the Outer Cape, as well as Hyannis ...