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Immunization sign at Walmart in Falmouth. The CDC issued new recommendations Thursday allowing fully vaccinated people to go without masks outdoors and indoors, with some exceptions. The relaxing of guidelines does not apply to unvaccinated people, including children. Cape Cod’s COVID-19 Task Force said the change is welcome news as summer approaches and the region heads into high season for tourism. Task force spokesman Julian Cyr, a state senator, urged the public and visitors to continue ...

WELLFLEET — The Boston Marathon may be virtual this year but the Bird-a-Thon is live and happening in real time starting Friday. Mass Audubon sponsors the competition each year, and this years battle between 13 teams based around Audubon’s Sanctuary regions celebrates the 125th anniversary of the organization, which was founded in 1896 by cousins Harriett Hemenway and Minnie Hall. The two Bostonians wanted to stop birds from being shot to feather fashionable hats. The first Sanctuary, Moo...

Several towns across the Cape exemplify the work that is needed to mitigate climate change. In this series, in conjunction with the Cape Cod Climate Change Collaborative, we will review one town from each of the four quadrants that define the Cape. The towns being recognized for their work to mitigate climate change are Upper Cape—Mashpee; Mid Cape—Yarmouth; Lower Cape—Chatham; and Outer Cape—Wellfleet. From the Upper Cape, Mashpee demonstrates what it takes to reduce fossil...