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Nelson Andrews Jr., Kyle Bassett, Aaron Tobey Jr. and Brian Weeden are campaigning for the position.  The chairperson presides over tribal council meetings and acts as the tribe’s official spokesperson. They also serve as the coordinator over all tribal government activities. The tribe’s last two chairmen have either been convicted of federal crimes or are currently facing federal charges. Some of the candidates have cited the need to restore the integrity of the tribe’s governing process and improve accountability.  The election is currently set to take place through mail-in ballotin...

Barnstable County is opening 1,200 appointments Friday for clinics next week for the single-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine.

Now the school just needs the vaccine — nearly 2,000 doses. “That’s what we’re waiting for,” school Superintendent Roger Forget said Wednesday afternoon. The plan is to dispense 1,997 first shots in a single day — possibly March 19 — to pre-K through grade 12 staff in the Bourne, Sandwich, Falmouth, Mashpee and Upper Cape Tech school districts, he said. “It’s not just teachers. It’s everyone. It’s the bus drivers. It’s the custodians,” said Forget, who worked with state Rep. Steven G. Xiarhos, Sandwich Selectman David J. Sampson and Sandwich fire Chief John Burke to ...

Youth protesters last summer On The Point, we discuss youth experiences with racism, young people's ideas on how to address racism and white supremacy, and how schools are responding. Guests on the program are: Jeanne Morrison, consultant in diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives for nonprofit organizations, and career counselor to youth of color. She serves on multiple local and state boards and steering committees for non- profit organizations committed to social and racial justice including the League of Women Voters Cape Cod, Barnstable Human Rights Commission and Barnstable No...

Now that Cape Cod Healthcare has held its first COVID-19 vaccination clinics at Cape Cod Community College, people want to know how they can get on the list for first and second doses. While the answers are still a bit unclear, Cape Cod officials said more answers should be coming as a regional consortium gets rolling. “So much has changed in the last week,” said Madeline Noonan, director of community services for the town of Barnstable. “What does that mean to people? Everybody wants to know, ‘What do we do?’” Cape Cod Healthcare, which has held several clinics at Cape Cod Melod...