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Department of Public Health Launches Statewide Survey to Improve Community Health

Responses will be gathered through early fall 2023 and will inform future state initiatives BOSTON (August 7, 2023) – The Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH) is offering Commonwealth residents an […]

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Barnstable County staff weigh in on recent beach closures at Cooks Brook in Eastham

Bacterial growth could have been encouraged by beach erosion BY AMELIA ROTH-DISHY, The Provincetown Independent | JUL 26, 2023 EASTHAM — The closure of Cooks Brook Beach on the Cape Cod Bay […]

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‘Pee-Cycling’: One Way of Thinking Outside the Bowl

Cape towns consider the practical and the possible to reduce nitrogen BY NICHOLAS MILLER, The Provincetown Independent | JUL 26, 2023 WELLFLEET — Kim Cobart of the Falmouth Pond Coalition stood in […]

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National Weather Service Warns of Dangerous Heat and Potential for Severe Storms

While the risk for severe weather on Cape Cod is less than the rest of the state, residents and visitors are advised to consider the weather while making outdoor plans […]

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Teacher-in-Residence Program comes to MASSTC

The Cape Cod Regional STEM Network’s Teacher-in-Residence Program pairs Pre-K–12 teachers with STEM-rich organizations across the region to explore STEM beyond the classroom. Barnstable County’s Massachusetts Alternative Septic System Test Center (MASSTC) […]

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Barnstable County’s Serving the Health Insurance Needs of Everyone (SHINE) Program Celebrates 15 New Counselors

July 24, 2023 (Barnstable, MA) – The Barnstable County SHINE program recently celebrated fifteen newly certified SHINE counselors, following their successful completion of a six-week, forty-hour intensive training and testing program. […]

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The Department of Human Services is Seeking Testimonials to Raise Awareness for International Overdose Awareness Month in August

In preparation for International Overdose Awareness Month which takes place in August and culminates on August 31st with a candlelight vigil, stories of and tributes to loved ones lost, and […]

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Board of Regional Commissioners say Freshwater Initiative is Off to a Great Start  

Love Live Local Empowering Local and Businesses County Capital Projects    July 19, 2023 (BARNSTABLE COUNTY, MA) — At today’s meeting of the Barnstable County Board of Regional Commissioners, Kristy Senatori, Executive Director […]

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