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MassHire Cape & Islands Workforce Board is Collecting Gift Cards for Families in Need
MassHire Cape and Islands Workforce Board is collecting gift cards and gifts for families in need this holiday season. Please consider donating a gift card, or if you prefer to donate a gift, consider mittens or hats for younger children, games, a craft item, or bath & body products. All donations can be brought to […]
Year Round Options for Household Hazardous Waste Disposal
PRESS RELEASE For Immediate Release Date: December 5th, 2019 Media Contact: Kalliope Chute Hazardous Materials Environmental Specialist Barnstable County Hazardous Materials Program 800-319-2783 Kalliope.Chute@barnstablecounty.org www.loveyourlocalwater.org Did you miss your town’s hazardous waste collection? The hazardous waste collection season on Cape Cod runs from April through October. If you miss your local collection there are various […]
Help Ensure Everyone is Counted for the Census 2020
We invite you to attend the following subcommittee meetings for the Census 2020 Complete Count Committee for Cape Cod, which will help ensure everyone on Cape Cod is counted in 2020. RSVP to jclinton@capecodcommission.org More information can be found at http://capecodcommission.org/census2020. Older Adults & Snowbirds Subcommittee Meeting WHEN: December 2nd at 1PM WHERE: Barnstable Adult Community Center, 825 Falmouth Road, Hyannis […]
Happy Thanksgiving 2019
All Barnstable County offices will be closed at 12:00 PM on Wednesday, November 27th, and all day Thursday, November 28th in observance of Thanksgiving Day. Wishing you and yours a Happy Thanksgiving! – From all of us at Barnstable County
Cape Cod Healthcare Awards Barnstable County ‘Ask a Public Health Nurse Program’ $3K to Help Expand Services
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Barnstable County Regional Government of Cape Cod Media Contacts: Deirdre Arvidson, Public Health Nurse |508-375-6617|darvidson@barnstablecounty.org Sonja Sheasley, Communications Coordinator|508-375-6896|Sonja.sheasley@barnstablecounty.org Barnstable MA, November 26, 2019 – On behalf of the Department of Health and Environment, Barnstable County is pleased to announce that Cape Cod Healthcare has awarded the Public Health Nursing Division $3,000 for outreach to vulnerable and underserved populations […]
Barnstable County Announces Sustainable Materials Recovery Program (SMRP) Funding Awarded to Cape Cod & the Islands
Barnstable County Announces Sustainable Materials Recovery Program (SMRP) Funding Awarded to Cape Cod & the Islands $516K in grants awarded to 21 out of 23 towns across Cape Cod & the Islands to support recycling and waste disposal challenges Barnstable, MA, November 22, 2019 – Barnstable County is pleased to announce that the Cape and […]
Barnstable County Hosts Hazardous Waste Roundtable
Tuesday, November 19, 2019 – Barnstable County hosted a Hazardous Waste Roundtable in the Eastwing Conference room at the Barnstable County Complex. Kalliope Chute, Hazardous Materials Environmental Specialist at the Cape Cod Cooperative Extension welcomed twenty-five representatives from municipalities across Cape Cod, MassDEP, and volunteer Hazardous Materials Collections workers. They came together to discuss the […]
Cape Cod Cooperative Extension and AmeriCorps Cape Cod Hosted Water Festival on Friday, November 15th at Eddy Elementary
Cape Cod Cooperative Extension Deeds and Probate Building 3195 Main Street – PO Box 367 Barnstable, MA 02630-0367 (508) 375-6690 tel – (508) 362-4518 fax www.capecodextension.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Jordanne Feldman AmeriCorps Cape Cod Member (508) 375-6847 jordanne.feldman@barnstablecounty.org November 20, 2019 – Eddy Elementary Hosts WET Festival Brewster, MA– The Cape Cod Cooperative Extension […]
Barnstable County License Plate Grant Funding Awarded
Barnstable County License Plate Grant Funding Awarded $30,000 in grants awarded to support local economic development initiatives FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – The Cape Cod Commission, on behalf of the Barnstable County Board of Regional Commissioners and the Barnstable County Economic Development Council (BCEDC), is pleased to announce micro grant awards through the Barnstable County License […]
Director of Human Services Beth Albert discusses social determinants of health in Duffy Health Center’s new podcast
In the debut episode of Health Matters: Cape Cod, hear from the Director of Barnstable County’s Department of Human Services, Beth Albert. She discusses the makeup of her department and the unique work that they do in Barnstable County. The conversation serves to educate about Social Determinants of Health and provide some context for upcoming episodes. Listen HERE. Read the […]
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