Barnstable County Human Services Awarded Three Grants To Address Opioids November 15, 2018 – Barnstable County Department of Human Services has recently been awarded three new grants to support county wide efforts to address the opioid epidemic. Massachusetts Department of Public Health $20,000 for Bulk Narcan Purchase In response to Cape Cod’s high incidence of […]
The offices at Barnstable County will be closed on Monday, November 12, 2018 in observance of Veterans Day. Regular office hours of 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM will resume on Tuesday, November 13th.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 9, 2018 Media Contact: Sonja Sheasley |508-375-6896| sonja.sheasley@barnstablecounty.org Barnstable, MA – The Cape Cod Cooperative Extension is hosting the Chemical Safety and Climate Change Preparedness Workshop on Wednesday, December 12th from 9:30 AM to 11:30 AM at the West Barnstable Community Building located at 2377 Meetinghouse Way in West Barnstable, MA. […]
As towns have struggled with the necessity to stem the flow of human-produced nutrients, such as nitrogen and phosphorous into our shared groundwater, ponds, bays, and estuaries, the team at Massachusetts Alternative Septic System Test Center (MASSTC), a division of the Barnstable County Department of Health and Environment, is consistently working to develop innovative solutions. Recently the Baker-Polito […]
Barnstable County is happy to announce that Donald Reynolds, the Deputy Director of Facilities Department has been promoted to the position of the Interim Director of Facilities. Don has been with the department since 1999 and has advanced through progressively more responsible roles within the department. He has played a key role overseeing numerous county […]
Barnstable County Human Services Awarded Three Grants To Address Opioids November 15, 2018 – Barnstable County Department of Human Services has recently been awarded three new grants to support county wide efforts to address the opioid epidemic. Massachusetts Department of Public Health $20,000 for Bulk Narcan Purchase In response to Cape Cod’s high incidence of […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 9, 2018 Media Contact: Sonja Sheasley |508-375-6896| sonja.sheasley@barnstablecounty.org Barnstable, MA – The Cape Cod Cooperative Extension is hosting the Chemical Safety and Climate Change Preparedness Workshop on Wednesday, December 12th from 9:30 AM to 11:30 AM at the West Barnstable Community Building located at 2377 Meetinghouse Way in West Barnstable, MA. […]
As towns have struggled with the necessity to stem the flow of human-produced nutrients, such as nitrogen and phosphorous into our shared groundwater, ponds, bays, and estuaries, the team at Massachusetts Alternative Septic System Test Center (MASSTC), a division of the Barnstable County Department of Health and Environment, is consistently working to develop innovative solutions. Recently the Baker-Polito […]
Barnstable County is happy to announce that Donald Reynolds, the Deputy Director of Facilities Department has been promoted to the position of the Interim Director of Facilities. Don has been with the department since 1999 and has advanced through progressively more responsible roles within the department. He has played a key role overseeing numerous county […]
We are happy to announce that Stephen Tebo has been promoted to Assistant County Administrator. In the past year Stephen has been serving as Interim Assistant County Administrator, assuming responsibility as the Business Manager for the Dredge and Information Technology as well as the oversight of the Fire Training Academy cleanup while still keeping Facilities […]
Children’s Cove: The Cape & Islands Child Advocacy Center, received additional grant funding that strengthens its capacity to meet the increasing needs of victims of child sexual abuse, physical abuse, witness to domestic violence and commercial sexual exploitation (human trafficking). Federal funds from the Department of Justice: Victims of Crime Act (VOCA), awarded through the […]
Influenza (flu) is a contagious respiratory illness caused by influenza viruses. It can cause mild to severe illness. Serious outcomes of flu infection can result in hospitalization or death. Some people, such as older people, young children, and people with certain health conditions, are at high risk for serious flu complications. The best way to […]
For Immediate Release: Friday, September 7, 2018 Contact: Media Relations, (404) 639-3286 Reports in the news media of airline passengers with influenza are a reminder that the influenza season in the United States is fast approaching, and people who are sick should protect themselves—and others—by not traveling. CDC recommends everyone six months and older […]
As the Southern Hemisphere approaches its winter season, flu activity has increased in some tropical regions of the Americas, as well as in the temperate zones where the pace of infections hasn’t yet passed the thresholds in most countries, the WHO said yesterday in its latest global flu update for the week ending May 13. […]
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