Falmouth Getting Hundreds Of Vaccine Doses Next Week: Patch PM

FALMOUTH, MA — It's Thursday, March 25. Here's what you should know this afternoon:

• Cape Cod Community College will get another 2,400 vaccines to distribute next week. The Barnstable County Fairgrounds in East Falmouth will get 870 doses.
• Emails released to Patch after a public records request show Framingham officials tried to cover up its health director's resignation by saying he was taking a medical leave.
• Newton residents have donated more than $35,000 to help a high school Spanish teacher whose home was damaged in a fire last month.
• State crews and firefighters in Auburn responded to a large ink spill Thursday morning.

Scroll down for more on those and other stories Patch has been covering in Massachusetts today.

Today's Top Story

Barnstable County officials said they will host a coronavirus vaccine clinic at the Barnstable County Fairgrounds next week.

The clinic is scheduled for 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Thursday. Barnstable County officials said the clinic will distribute the Pfizer vaccine, meaning a second appointment will be required. There will be 870 doses available

Also see: Cape Cod Community College Hosting 2 Vaccine Clinics Next Week

Residents over 65, workers in Phase 1 of the vaccine rollout, people with two or more comorbidities, teachers, child care workers, school staff and residents and staff of low income and affordable senior housing are eligible for the clinic. Registration begins 10 a.m. Friday and can be found here.

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Thursday's Other Top Stories

MA gun laws could change: A possible expansion of gun rights is on the Supreme Court's agenda, days after mass shootings in Colorado and Georgia. Among the prospects is an appeal from gun rights advocates that asks the court to declare a constitutional right to carry a handgun outside the home for self-protection. The appeal comes from New York, which gun rights groups say is among eight states, including Massachusetts, that make it difficult if not virtually impossible for people to get permits to carry guns in public.

Newton tiene corazón: Newton residents have donated more than $35,000 to help a high school Spanish teacher whose home was damaged in a fire last month. Dan Fabrizio, who works at Newton North High School, had bought the condo less than two years ago. No one was injured in the fire, but all the residents were displaced.

Too bad it wasn't disappearing ink: State crews and firefighters in Auburn responded to a large ink spill along Southbridge Street Thursday morning. The spill of blue ink stretched more than a quarter of a mile from the scene, according to the department. Images shared by the fire department showed large puddles of the ink in a parking lot, and a nearby stream full of the blue stuff.

More refunds for BSC members: Bankrupt Boston Sports Club agreed to refund $126,858 to 588 members, and the company was ordered to not pursue collections against members who disputed the charges with their credit card companies. BSC's parent company closed all of its Massachusetts locations at the start of the coronavirus pandemic, but members continued to be billed. Attorney General Maura Healey said her office received more than 2,000 consumer complaints from BSC members.

Delays in Orange Line work: Shuttle buses will continue to replace a large section of the Orange Line through April 11, a one-week extension to allow for a track replacement at the site of a train derailment at Wellington Station.

For information on getting a coronavirus vaccine in Massachusetts, visit Patch's information hub.

They Said It

"Sam, we need to issue a communication about your departure. Otherwise, the media will make up whatever they want unless the city tells the story."

• Framingham spokeswoman Kelly McFalls in an email to former health director Sam Wong. Emails released to Patch after a public records request show the city tried to cover up Wong's resignation by saying he was taking a medical leave.