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This week: A tragic drowning on Martha’s Vineyard claims the lives of two brothers. Also, the state announces a new protocol for monkeypox vaccines. And the steamship Authority is buying 2 freight ferries — but freight service between the islands and New Bedford remains elusive.
This week: Provincetown’s sewer is knocked out of commission just ahead of Carnival week. And: how much did the rain this week impact our drought? Also, what’s behind the recent beach closures for poor water quality?
This week: State legislators crash into an end-of-session deadline: we tell you what got passed and what didn’t. Also, changing rules could put the squeeze on Chatham shellfishermen. And: a record-breaking week for shark sightings off Nantucket beaches.
This week: A historic Nantucket inn is destroyed by fire, with more than two dozen firefighters from the Cape traveling to the island to help put out the blaze. A Lyme disease vaccine will get a trial on the Vineyard. And the Twin Brooks development enters a new phase in the approval process.
This week: A proposed 315-unit development in Hyannis is back in the news, with the sale of a conference center at the site. Falmouth is up in arms over the sale of high-power rifles from its police department. And scientists want to detect sharks along beaches in real time — but that's easier said than done.