October 22, 2021 – Barnstable, MA | The Massachusetts Alternative Septic System Test Center (MASSTC), a division of the Barnstable County Department of Health and Environment, announced today that field verification testing conducted at the facility during the last three years has aided in the successful development of an award-winning sensor for measuring nitrogen discharges from innovative and alternative (I/A) septic systems.   Found in most soils and plants, water, the atmosphere, and our DNA, nitrogen is crucial to life on […]

As of October 21, 2021, the Federal Drug Administration (FDA)  has amended emergency use approvals (EUAs) for Moderna and Johnson and Johnson vaccines. Barnstable County will begin providing booster doses of these vaccines as supply allows once we receive approval from CDC and Massachusetts Department of Health. COVID-19 Booster Shots – Frequently Asked Questions/Concerns Is a […]

Barnstable County invites sealed bids for Shellfish Seed Suppliers per Bid No.7954 from vendors approved by MA Division of Marine Fisheries (DMF) to provide bulk shipments of shellfish seed, to the towns in the County for Summer of 2022. The bid documents may be obtained electronically online at https://barnstablecounty.bonfirehub.com wherethey are publicly available as of […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Information from Cape Cod Cooperative Extension  October 15, 2021 (Barnstable, MA) – Four outstanding Barnstable County 4-H members were selected by the Barnstable County 4-H Advisory to receive scholarships totaling $6,000, as well as a $500 Kent Lage Scholarship from the Massachusetts 4-H Foundation. The four members receiving scholarships are Lydia Fitton-Alves, Elena Fritsch, […]

The Cape Cod Climate Change Collaborative’s “Net Zero 2021 | Powering Change at the Grassroots Level: Our Roadmap to a Clean Energy Future” is set for Friday, October 29, from 8:30 AM to 3:30 PM. This is the Climate Collaborative’s fourth annual and second virtual conference. The NZ‐21 conference will focus on Massachusetts’ groundbreaking new […]