Jim McCabe

1 week ago | capecod.com | Jim McCabe

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Tuesday announced that COVID-19 vaccines are no longer recommended for healthy children and pregnant women — a move immediately questioned by several public health experts. In a 58-second video posted on the social media site X, Kennedy said he removed COVID-19 shots from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s recommendations for those groups.

1 week ago | capecod.com | Jim McCabe

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected the appeal of a Massachusetts student who was barred from wearing a T-shirt to school proclaiming there are only two genders. The justices left in place a federal appeals court ruling that said it would not second-guess the decision of educators in Middleborough to not allow the T-shirt to be worn in a school environment because of a negative impact on transgender and gender-nonconforming students. Educators at the John T.

1 week ago | athlonsports.com | Jim McCabe

BETHESDA, Md. - To scan the field of players from top to bottom at a golf competition - especially one that casts its net nationally and internationally - is to provide great fodder should you always be intrigued by wonderful golf stories. Count me totally in, of course, so at the intersection of Birk Nelson and his caddie, Jim Hackenberg, down at the 85th Senior PGA Championship at vaunted Congressional Country Club last week, what set off a bell was mention of the Orange Whip.

1 week ago | capecod.com | Jim McCabe

BOURNE – There are several new farmers’ markets are available on Cape Cod this summer, adding to an already-robust lineup. One is the Canal Region Farmers Market in Buzzards Bay Bark, located at 90 Main Street in Buzzards Bay, running from June 26th to August 28th on Thursdays from 3 to 7 p.m. There will be a collaboration with the Canal Concert Series.

1 week ago | capecod.com | Jim McCabe

BOSTON – The Massachusetts Department of Correction is lowering the minimum age to become a correction officer from 21 to 19. The state says the adjustment is part of an effort to expand recruitment and establish a new pathway for individuals interested in a public service career. To be eligible, you must have a high school diploma, an equivalency certificate or served at least three years in the United States Armed Forces.