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Barnstable County’s Emergency Preparedness Director Chip Reilly Urges Residents to Be Ready as Atlantic Hurricane Season Approaches

Atlantic hurricane season officially begins this coming Saturday, June 1 and ends November 30, 2024. National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) meteorologists are predicting 17–25 named storms and 8–13 hurricanes, […]

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Cape Leaders Commend Amendment Lapsing Funding for Joint Base Machine Gun Range

Local leaders, including Barnstable County Commissioner Mark Forrest, praised an amendment in the 2025 National Defense Authorization Act that would end funding for the proposed machine gun range at Joint […]

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Cyndy Jones Honored With 2024 Mercy Otis Warren Cape Cod Woman of the Year Award

Last night, under the historic roof of The 1717 Meetinghouse, Cyndy Jones, President and Co-founder of Heroes in Transition, was awarded the 2024 Mercy Otis Warren Cape Cod Woman of […]

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Guide to Getting Beach Parking Stickers for all Towns on Cape Cod and the Cape Cod National Seashore

Planning a trip to Cape Cod or preparing for beach season? Barnstable County has a comprehensive guide for getting beach parking stickers for all 15 towns on Cape Cod and […]

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Scientific American and WBUR Co-Produce Three Part Series Exploring Nitrogen Pollution from Urine on Cape Cod

Cape Cod once again finds itself making headlines in the environmental science community, as Scientific American and WBUR publish the first two episodes in their three-part series on Scientific American’s […]

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Recent Training at Cape Cod Center for Public Safety

Check out these photos from an April training session held at the West Barnstable Fire Department! The Cape Cod Center for Public Safety Training, a department of Barnstable County, conducted […]

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Waquoit Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve (WBNERR) to Hold Event on Urine Diversion May 30th

If you live in Falmouth or the surrounding towns, you’ve likely been hearing quite a bit about urine diversion recently. That’s because MOST of the nitrogen in our waste is […]

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Local Health Fair for Outer Cape Residents to Take Place June 6th in Provincetown

Do you live or work on the Outer Cape? Are you looking for local resources to benefit yourself and/or your family? Come to a local health fair for residents from […]

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