HYANNIS – Kids in Massachusetts will be able to increase their defense against COVID-19 after the state recently announced that children between the … [Read more...]
Sandwich Schools Handling COVID Staff Absences
May 23, 2022
SANDWICH – The Sandwich School Committee offered a COVID-19 update at a recent meeting, including how schools are dealing with staffing issues from … [Read more...]
Health Officials Focus on COVID Hospitalizations, Deaths
May 23, 2022
HYANNIS – Barnstable County public health officials gave an update on rising case counts of COVID-19 in the region and how other metrics may take … [Read more...]
Covid Case Numbers on the Rise in Falmouth
May 16, 2022
FALMOUTH – COVID-19 case count numbers recently increased again in Falmouth as Barnstable County’s community risk level remains high based off the … [Read more...]
Creeping COVID-19 Cases Result in Few Schools Mask Mandates
May 12, 2022
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — U.S. coronavirus cases are up, leading a smattering of school districts, especially in the Northeast, to bring back mask … [Read more...]
Pandemic Gets Tougher to Track as COVID Testing Plunges
May 11, 2022
(HYANNIS) - Testing for COVID-19 has plummeted globally, making it tougher for scientists to track the course of the pandemic and spot worrisome viral … [Read more...]
Barnstable County Enters CDC’s High-Transmission Category for COVID
May 6, 2022
HYANNIS - According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Barnstable County has entered the high transmission level for … [Read more...]
Barnstable County Assembly Agrees to $10M in ARPA Funds for Towns
April 26, 2022
HYANNIS - The Barnstable County Assembly of Delegates has agreed to the distribution of $10 million in American Rescue Plan Act funding to … [Read more...]
Mask Mandates Return to US College Campuses as Cases Rise
April 23, 2022
WASHINGTON - Facing a rise in COVID-19, several U.S. universities are reinstating mask mandates, sometimes just days after dropping them. Mandates … [Read more...]
FEMA Providing $7.7M to Massachusetts for COVID Costs
April 13, 2022
HYANNIS - To help cover some of the administrative costs incurred by the state responding to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Federal Emergency Management … [Read more...]
