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Category: MAIN COUNTY FEATURED NEWS

Buy Fresh Buy Local Cape Cod Offers Free Health Checks at Outer Cape Locations in Response to Community Needs 

Collaborative Barnstable County Government program to provide residents with no-cost blood pressure and glucose checks, in addition to nutrition and local food access education.  April 5, 2023 (Barnstable, MA) – Cape […]

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State Extra SNAP Benefits

Massachusetts households will receive state-funded extra SNAP payments on April 7, May 2, and June 2, 2023, following Governor Healey’s signing of a supplemental budget that created an offramp from the […]

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Wastewater Division Director Discusses County Wastewater Initiatives on Sunday Journal

April is National County Government Month, and Barnstable County is using it to highlight local efforts to protect the region’s water resources. County Senior Environmental Specialist Brian Baumgaertel joins Sunday […]

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Barnstable County Spotlights Water Quality Programs and Services during National County Government Month  

April 3, 2023 (Barnstable, MA) – Barnstable County, the Regional Government of Cape Cod, is celebrating National County Government Awareness Month in April. This year the County is focusing on raising […]

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HUD Awards over $2.2M to Cape and Islands Homelessness Programs

The award is part of HUD’s annual Continuum of Care Competition Awards through its FY22 appropriation  March 31, 2023 (Barnstable, MA) â€“ The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) recently announced the […]

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Cape Cod Boat Owners Benefit from Expansion of Successful Boat Shrink Wrap Recycling Program for 2023.

Cape Cod Boat Owners Benefit from Expansion of Successful Boat Shrink Wrap Recycling Program for 2023

Falmouth becomes the sixth town to join a collaborative recycling program managed by Barnstable County’s Cape Cod Cooperative Extension, WHOI Sea Grant, and AmeriCorps Cape Cod.  This spring, boaters from […]

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Barnstable County Approves $616,255 in ARPA Funding for Harwich’s Great Sand Lake Sewer Collection System  

PFAS clean up at former fire training site estimated between $22-$59 million  March 29, 2023 (BARNSTABLE, MA) – Today the Barnstable County Board of Regional Commissioners approved funding from the American […]

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Act Now, Stay Covered! COVID-19 Protections for MassHealth Coverage are Ending – Members Must Renew Coverage to Maintain Benefits

In March 2020, the federal government declared a public health emergency (PHE) due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In response to the PHE and consistent with federal continuous coverage requirements, MassHealth […]

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How and why to test your soil on Cape Cod.

How to Get Your Soil Tested

Developing and maintaining productive soils begin with soil testing. Soils tests provide information on the soil’s actual nutrient status. Test results are used to determine the amount and kind of nutrients […]

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