Outdoor Mask Mandate Removed: Cape Cod Enters New Reopening Phase
Bridge the Gap: A Cape Cod Bridges Podcast
Release Date: 04/30/2021
Critical Access: The Bridges, Public Safety, and Emergency Management
Bridge the Gap: A Cape Cod Bridges Podcast
Episode 2: Critical Access: The Bridges, Public Safety, and Emergency Management In episode two of Bridge the Gap, co-hosts Matt Pitta (Director of Communications at The Davenport Companies), and Paul Niedzwiecki (CEO of the Cape Cod Chamber of Commerce), talk about how the Sagamore and Bourne Bridges impact public safety on Cape Cod. This episode features special guests Peter Burke, Chief of the Hyannis Fire Department and Heath Eldredge, Chief of the Brewster Police Department. Both Chiefs serve on the Barnstable County Regional Emergency Planning Committee - a coalition of law...
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Welcome to Episode 1 of the podcast “Bridge the Gap”
Bridge the Gap: A Cape Cod Bridges Podcast
In the inaugural episode of Bridge the Gap, co-hosts Matt Pitta, Director of Communications at The Davenport Companies, and Paul Niedzwiecki, CEO of the Cape Cod Chamber of Commerce, sit down with Luisa Paiewonsky, Executive Director of the Massachusetts Megaprojects Delivery Office. Luisa oversees some of the Commonwealth’s largest infrastructure projects—including the Sagamore and Bourne Bridges replacement program, each with price tags of $500 million or more. Together, they discuss why replacing these critical bridges is essential for the Cape and Islands’ economy, the risks of...
info_outlineCape Cod and all of Massachusetts moved into the next phase of reopening on April 30 more than year after the COVID-19 outbreak began. As of the end of April, the outdoor mask mandate has been eliminated. In the coming weeks, capacity limits for gatherings will increase for both indoor and outdoor venues. Street festivals, parades and beer gardens will be able to reopen. Gov. Charlie Baker also announced that as of August 1st, all industry restrictions will be lifted. On this episode of the Policy Pod, we discuss what the changes mean for Cape Cod residents and businesses.