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Category: MAIN COUNTY FEATURED NEWS

Barnstable County Announces Availability of $5 Million in Grant Funding for Cape Communities and Nonprofits

Information from the Office of the Barnstable County Board of Regional Commissioners and Assembly of Delegates County will host virtual conferences on how to bid for available grants August 9, 2022 […]

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Congratulations to the Year 23 AmeriCorps Cape Cod Members

Congratulations to the Year 23 Corps members for completing their 11-month term! Today we celebrate the over 40,000 hours they have served Cape Cod. Their commitment to protecting the environment […]

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Barnstable County Awards Critical ARPA Grant to Town of Mashpee 

ARPA funds allocated to Mashpee for wastewater management July 27, 2022 (Barnstable, MA) The Barnstable County Board of Commissioners today announced the award and execution of an American Rescue Plan […]

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Barnstable Complete Streets Public Comment Period Open 

Seeking transportation improvement suggestions now through August 31, 2022  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (July 25, 2022) — In January of 2022 the Town of Barnstable was officially recognized as a Complete Streets […]

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AmeriCorps Cape Cod Assists with Boat Shrink Wrap Program

Our AmeriCorps Cape Cod members were glad to assist Woods Hole Sea Grant and the Cape Cod Cooperative Extension with their FREE boat shrink wrap recycling program! Collecting this single […]

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Samaritans on Cape Cod & Islands Launch New 3-Digit Crisis Support Number: 988

Samaritans on Cape Cod and the Islands recently launched 988, the 3-digit number adopted by the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline. If you haven’t heard about 988, here’s a quick overview. […]

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Read the AmeriCorps Cape Cod Waypoint Newsletter | July 2022

The third edition of the AmeriCorps Cape Cod Waypoint newsletter is available now. Visit https://loom.ly/OvrsvmM to read about how the Year 23 Corps has reflected on building skills, forming partnerships, […]

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Housing Assistance Corporation’s New THRIVE Program Provides Housing Subsidies for Childcare Workers

Here is some great news for our community! Have you heard about the new THRIVE program created by Housing Assistance Corporation to address housing affordability? The program provides housing subsidies […]

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Wastewater’s Impacts On Natural Dye Plant Growth & Color

What if wastewater wasn’t waste at all? What if the valuable nutrients excreted from our bodies could be captured and recycled for useful means? Out at Barnstable County’s Massachusetts Alternative Septic […]

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