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SHINE Offers Presentations to Explain Medicare Coverage Options
SHINE PROGRAM | MEDICARE OPEN ENROLLMENT PRESENTATIONS Medicare’s Part C (Medicare Advantage) and Part D (Medicare Prescription) Open Enrollment Period begins on October 15th and ends December 7th for 2019 plan choices. The Cape and Islands Regional SHINE (Serving the Health Insurance Needs of Everyone) Program is offering community presentations to explain Medicare coverage […]
Barnstable County Recognizes September 27th as Barnstable County Independence Day
Tales of Cape Cod, Inc., a non-profit organization dedicated to preserving and disseminating Cape Cod’s history initially proposed recognition of Barnstable County Independence Day. They estimate that as many as 1,500 ordinary citizens from across Cape Cod gathered in front of Barnstable’s Olde Colonial Courthouse on September 27, 1774 – nearly two years earlier than […]
Year 20 AmeriCorps Cape Cod Members Take Pledge of Service
Yesterday 24 new AmeriCorps Cape Cod members took the pledge of service administered by AmeriCorps Cape Cod Program Coordinator Andrew Platt. The event was attended by many of the service partners that the AmeriCorps Cape Cod members will serve over the course of the next 11 months. The members are a diverse group of trained adults […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Barnstable County Cape Cod Cooperative Extension Releases Video Series “Tickology”
Barnstable County Cape Cod Cooperative Extension Releases Video Series “Tickology” FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 25, 2018 Media Contact: Sonja Sheasley | Phone: 508-375-6896 | Email: sonja.sheasley@barnstablecounty.org BARNSTABLE (Sept. 25, 2018)—Barnstable County announced that the Barnstable County Cape Cod Cooperative Extension released its first digital video series, “Tickology,” premiering today on YouTube. Join Larry Dapsis, Entomologist […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: AmeriCorps Cape Cod Announces Location Change for Ceremony Wednesday, September 26th
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – September 25, 2018 INFORMATION FROM BARNSTABLE COUNTY AMERICORPS CAPE COD Media Contact: Andrew Platt Barnstable County AmeriCorps Cape Cod (508) 375-6872 andrew.platt@barnstablecounty.org www.americorpscapecod.org ________________________________________ Update: LOCATION CHANGE – Barnstable County AmeriCorps Cape Cod Welcomes 23 New Members BARNSTABLE COUNTY, MA – Due to the weather forecast, the Barnstable County AmeriCorps Cape […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – September 21, 2018 – Barnstable County AmeriCorps Cape Cod Welcomes 23 New Members
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – September 21, 2018 INFORMATION FROM BARNSTABLE COUNTY AMERICORPS CAPE COD Media Contact: Andrew Platt Barnstable County AmeriCorps Cape Cod (508) 375-6872 www.americorpscapecod.org BARNSTABLE COUNTY, MA – Barnstable County AmeriCorps Cape Cod will be holding a ceremony to welcome 23 new members on the front steps of the Superior Courthouse on Wednesday, […]
Mercury in the Water | A Talk with Barnstable County
Please join us for a community discussion on the danger of mercury exposure, the effects mercury can have on our water, and the preventative measures we can all take to protect our health and environment from the element. WHEN: Wednesday, October 3, 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM | RSVP-Free WHERE: Barnstable Senior Center, Hyannis Presenter: […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Kristy Senatori Appointed Cape Cod Commission Executive Director
INFORMATION FROM THE CAPE COD COMMISSION BARNSTABLE COUNTY Media Contact: Kristy Senatori, Executive Director ksenatori@capecodcommission.org | 508-362-3828 Senatori Appointed Cape Cod Commission Executive Director Kristy Senatori to lead the Cape Cod Commission BARNSTABLE COUNTY, MA – The Barnstable County Board of Regional Commissioners unanimously approved the recommendation of the Cape Cod Commission Executive Committee and […]
Important Updates to Barnstable County Independence Day Event on September 27th
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 19, 2018 Media Contact: Sonja Sheasley | Phone: 508-375-6896 | Email: sonja.sheasley@barnstablecounty.org Updates to Barnstable County Independence Day Event on September 27th BARNSTABLE COUNTY, MA – Additional events have been scheduled to coincide with the official recognition of the first annual Barnstable County Independence Day during the regular Barnstable County Commissioners’ […]
Upcoming Webinar on New & Expanding Tick Threats to Schools | September 18, 2018
EPA’s Center for Integrated Pest Management will host a webinar about ticks, their identification and how to monitor and control these pests. Featured presenters include Larry Dapsis, Deer Tick Project Coordinator and Entomologist at Barnstable County Cape Cod Cooperative Extension. Presenters will discuss tick-borne disease risk, general tick management issues that include considerations around pesticide […]
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