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The task force has advocated for expanded testing, coordinated vaccine clinics, and helped businesses and the public navigate a myriad of health guidelines.

UpdatedFri, Jun 4, 2021 at 2:04 pm ET Reply (Caroline Eagen) When the Cape Cod COVID-19 Response Task Force launched in early May 2020, the state was reporting upwards of 1,000 new cases of the coronavirus daily and the statewide positive test rate was in the teens and 20s. On Thursday, during what the task force planned to be its last weekly media call, Sean OBrien of the Barnstable County Department of Health and the Environment said that the incidence of COVID-19 is now starting "to dwindle...

Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser, who sees himself as “The People’s Lawyer,” wants his state to wage war on the opioid crisis with money provided by settlements in multistate lawsuits

Despite restrictions being lifted, businesses can still require patrons to follow COVID-19 protocols

On March 25 and April 15, Troutman Pepper reported on the 100% federally funded COBRA premium subsidy included in the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA), noting the need for additional...

The Cape Cod Chamber of Commerce said it has been in talks with workforce recruiters who specialize in hiring domestic employees.

And yet as more vaccines are available than ever, uptake is slowing down. Sean O’Brien, head of Barnstable County’s Department of Health and Environment, said the county is used to dispensing hundreds of vaccines but a recent county vaccination clinic drew only 25 pre-registered individuals and 25 walk-ins. During a Thursday morning briefing by the Cape Cod COVID-19 Response Task Force, Cyr said he wants to see increased outreach to people of color, who have lower vaccination rates than wh...

Seasonal employees may be a bus ride instead of plane ride away, provided that businesses can recruit workers in New Bedford and Fall River to fill large labor gaps on Cape Cod. Wendy Northcross, CEO of the Cape Cod Chamber of Commerce, said the Cape business community has been in talks with workforce recruiters who specialize in hiring domestic employees, since the traditional pool of foreign seasonal workers has dried up. “How exactly they find people — that’s their secret sauce,” N...

On Cape Cod 62% of white residents have received at least one COVID vaccine dose compared with 37% of Black residents and 51% of Hispanic/Latinos.

The Barnstable Patriot BARNSTABLE — The Barnstable County Board of Regional Commissioners, in partnership with Tales of Cape Cod, has named Wendy Northcross of West Barnstable as the 2021 Mercy Otis Warren Cape Cod Woman of the Year for making a significant positive impact in our region.  Northcross, the longtime CEO of the Cape Cod Chamber of Commerce and a local business and community activist, received three nominations from Peter Scarafile, Dorothy Savarese, and Elaine Bono. In his no...