Meetings are held remotely. Go to provincetown-ma.gov and click on the meeting you want to watch. Tuesday, Jan. 5 Conservation Commission, 6 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 6 Council on Aging, 5 […]
Health & Healthcare
HEALTH
Free Covid Testing Has Come to Outer Cape Health Services
Asymptomatic rapid tests are now available at three clinic sites
PROVINCETOWN — Until this week, only people with symptoms of Covid-19 and those who have had direct contact with infected people have been able to get tested for the coronavirus […]
CANNABUSINESS
Eastham Pot Shop Hopes for February Opening
Cannabis commission must approve license first
EASTHAM — The marijuana dispensary Emerald Grove is anticipating a February opening for adult-use retail sales, but it may have to delay launching its medical marijuana dispensary until later in […]
This Week In Provincetown
Meetings Ahead
Meetings are held remotely. Go to provincetown-ma.gov and click on the meeting you want to watch. Town Hall will close at noon on Thursday, Dec. 24, and be closed all day Friday, […]
VISITING THE SICK
Hospitals Can Be Flexible on No-Visit Policy
But sometimes you have to fight to get them to do it
Among all the challenges of the Covid-19 pandemic, perhaps the greatest is not being able to visit elderly loved ones. In some cases, Covid patients have died in health-care facilities […]
COVID TESTING, PART 4
County to Open Affordable Testing Sites
Falmouth, Hyannis will open next week; OCHS sites to follow
PROVINCETOWN — Cape Cod’s struggle to get expanded access to Covid testing took a big step forward this week. Legislators and county leaders announced that drive-through testing sites will open […]
PANDEMIC
Wastewater Testing Yields Messy Data
But it’s a still a valued tool for detecting Covid outbreaks
PROVINCETOWN — Testing wastewater for Covid was an unproved idea at the start of this pandemic. If it worked, it would be a way to cheaply test entire communities at […]
LEARNING AND RESILIENCE
Educators Ask if the Kids Are All Right
Cape Cod Tech measures student trauma from the pandemic
HARWICH — With isolation, possible illness, and family economic crises looming, the counselors at Cape Cod Regional Technical High School had every reason to believe the 626 students enrolled at […]
PANDEMIC
Outer Cape Expects More Testing in December
County leaders hope for a durable program
PROVINCETOWN — Resources are arriving to expand Covid testing on Cape Cod — at about the same time as the coronavirus itself is arriving. The timing wasn’t exactly planned, but […]
PANDEMIC
As Others Act, Outer Cape Still Lacks Asymptomatic Testing
Upper Cape and Nantucket adopt multipronged approach
PROVINCETOWN — In the popular children’s book Stone Soup, the soup is started with no great resources — in fact, it’s just a large pot of water with one stone […]
ELDER CARE
State Releases Partial Data on Covid Deaths in Assisted Living
One Cape Cod facility has had 11 previously unreported fatalities
Since late May, the state has provided detailed reports on fatalities from Covid-19 in nursing homes, but for assisted living facilities, the same information is hard to come by. The […]
PANDEMIC
Cyr Calls Out Gov. Baker on Testing Funds
Asymptomatic testing is key to controlling new outbreaks
PROVINCETOWN — In a recent press call, state Sen. Julian Cyr sounded an alarm about coronavirus testing on Cape Cod. “We see the cases coming south and east towards Cape […]
THE THIRD WAVE
Baker Issues New Covid Rules, Curfew
This time, restrictions target late-night activity
PROVINCETOWN — Gov. Charlie Baker announced three new executive orders on Monday, Nov. 2, and a 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. curfew, all of which will go into effect on […]
HEALTH
Where to Get Your Flu Shot on the Outer Cape
A temporary shortage at CVS is said to be resolved
Although the much-trumpeted vaccine for Covid-19 vaccine is still unavailable, flu shots can be had at multiple locations on the Outer Cape. And this year, just like every other year, […]
FOOD SECURITY
Soup Kitchens Face a Season of Want and Worry
The numbers of the hungry ‘could go anywhere’ this winter
PROVINCETOWN — It is the season of Outer Cape soup kitchens, community kitchens, food banks, and food pantries. “There’s just always need here,” said Philip Franchini, board chair of the […]
