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Category: MAIN COUNTY FEATURED NEWS

Purple Flags on County Campus Honor 86 Community Members Who Died of Overdose in 2022

The theme of 2023 International Overdose Awareness Day is “Recognizing Those Who Go Unseen”. It is a powerful feeling to be recognized, acknowledged, and heard—a feeling that many of us […]

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Confirmed Tornado Touchdown in Marstons Mills Highlights the Importance of Situational Awareness and Emergency Preparedness

The National Weather Service has posted the following preliminary statement regarding a small EF-0 tornado that touched down in the town of Barnstable near the village of Marstons Mills today, […]

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Heavy Rains on Tuesday could Impact Beach Water Quality throughout the Week of August 8th

On Tuesday, August 8th, between 11:00 AM and 1:00 PM, Cape Cod experienced severe weather including a tornado warning and torrential rain. In a small amount of time, several inches […]

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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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