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Barnstable County Retirement Association | Election 2019 Notices
Please find links to documents relating to the Barnstable County Retirement Association Election 2019. Please visit the Barnstable County Retirement Website for more information.
Wrapping Up Year 20 – AmeriCorps Cape Cod
Last Thursday July 25, 2019, AmeriCorps Cape Cod hosted its Year 20 Member Recognition Ceremony at Cape Cod Community College. Twenty-one AmeriCorps Cape Cod members officially ended an 11-month commitment of service on Cape Cod. During the past year they completed 166 projects in 15 towns on Cape Cod, including clearing herring run debris, […]
Barnstable County Board of Regional Commissioners Declares August Seal-and-Shark Awareness Month
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 31, 2019 Media Contact: Sonja Sheasley, Barnstable County Communications Coordinator Email: Sonja.sheasley@barnstablecounty.org Barnstable County Board of Regional Commissioners Declares August Seal-and-Shark Awareness Month BARNSTABLE, MA – The Barnstable County Board of Regional Commissioners voted today to make the month of August Seal and Shark Awareness Month on Cape Cod. Wellfleet concerned […]
Six Participating Cape Homeowners to Install On-Site Septic System Phosphorus-Removal Technology in Efficacy Test
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 31, 2019 Media Contact: Emily Michele Olmsted Barnstable County Department of Health and Environment | Massachusetts Alternative Septic System Test Center Email: emilymichele.olmsted@barnstablecounty.org Phone: 508-375-6901 Barnstable County Department of Health and Environment has received a grant from the EPA/MEP to test efficacy of on-site septic systems for phosphorous removal BARNSTABLE, MA […]
Reflecting on Judy Vollmer’s 44 Years of Service at the Cape Cod Cooperative Extension
As Judy Vollmer prepares for retirement this month, we wanted to reflect on her work over the last 44 years of her time at the Cape Cod Cooperative Extension. Throughout those years Judy has made significant contributions to the Extension office. She began her career working with youth, specifically through the Marine Science and Coastal […]
MEMA Created Cape Cod Tornado Webpage
The Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency (MEMA) has created a new “Cape Cod Tornado” webpage with information specific to the recent tornado event. MEMA will be updating the content as the recovery continues. Visit https://www.mass.gov/info-details/cape-cod-tornado
Power Restoration to be handled by state
BCREPC Media Release Barnstable County Regional Emergency Planning Committee Media Release 05 – July Tornado July 25, 2019 For Immediate Release Restoration to be handled by state BARNSTABLE (MA) July 25, 2019 – The Barnstable County Regional Emergency Planning (BCREPC) Committee held its final conference call at 4 p.m. on Thursday regarding […]
Lenny Fontes: Making a Difference on the Cape & Islands
Meet Lenny Fontes, Associate Director of Children’s Cove. Lenny has been at Children’s Cove since 2001, Barnstable County’s first Child Advocacy Center to work in partnership on Cape Cod to provide a comprehensive multidisciplinary response to child sexual abuse cases. Since 2013 Lenny has been in a supervisory role, leading the direct service team and […]
Emergency shelter closed at Dennis Yarmouth Regional High School
BCREPC Media Release Barnstable County Regional Emergency Planning Committee Media Release 04 – July Tornado July 25, 2019 For Immediate Release Emergency shelter closed at Dennis Yarmouth Regional High School BARNSTABLE (MA) July 25, 2019 – The Barnstable County Regional Emergency Planning (BCREPC) Committee held a conference call at 10 a.m. on Thursday […]
Power restoration efforts continue, estimate of global restoration time released, shelter to remain open
BCREPC Media Release Barnstable County Regional Emergency Planning Committee Media Release 03 – July Tornado July 24, 2019 For Immediate Release Power restoration efforts continue, an estimate of global restoration time released, emergency shelter to remain open BARNSTABLE (MA) July 24, 2019 – The Barnstable County Regional Emergency Planning (BCREPC) Committee held a conference call […]
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