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Jacob Greenberg, Banner Correspondent PROVINCETOWN — It takes two to three years for an oyster seed to mature into a full-grown, edible oyster — about the same amount of time it can take a new business to show a profit. Aquaculturist Michael Chute hasn’t yet figured out a way to get his product from tide to table any faster, but he did get a leg up on the business side of things when his company SilvaChuters, based in Provincetown, won $1,000 in a local “pitch contest.”  Think "Shark Tank"...but on a fishbowl scale. “One of the opportunities that we see is aqua tourism,” Chu...

Speakers applauded the 429 graduates for sticking with classes and their education in a historic COVID-19-era test that prepared them for life.

4Cs Announces Fall 2021 Plans Including New “HyFlex” Courses May 13, 2021 Cape Cod Community College’s (4Cs) plan for Fall 2021 semester course options includes face-to-face, online, remote, hybrid, and a new “HyFlex” modality that will allow students to choose whether or not they take a class in-person or remotely. 4Cs will ramp up its face-to-face offerings on campus in September, adhering to safety protocols that include continued temperature checks upon entry to the campus, social distancing in the classroom, and masks. The College’s new HyFlex option will allow students...

WASHINGTON – Twenty years ago, it seemed as if the Cape and Islands were ready to tap into the wind off our shores and lead the nation into a new era of renewable energy. Cape Wind, located in Nantucket Sound, faltered after a tortuous 16-year regulatory process, but on Tuesday Vineyard Wind received its final approval from the federal government and will become the nation’s first industrial-scale offshore wind farm. Secretary of Interior Deb Haaland and Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced final approval of construction and operation for Vineyard Wind on Tuesday morning, cle...

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-Truro, said Thursday morning during a briefing by the Cape Cod COVID-19 Response Task Force. “Now ...