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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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Featured Program at Barnstable County: Massachusetts Alternative Septic System Test Center (MASSTC)
MASSTC, a subdivision of the Barnstable County Department of Health and Environment, began about 20 years ago supporting Health Departments across the Cape in meeting standards for wastewater treatment, but quickly developed into much more than that. Located 20 miles away from the County complex at the Joint Base, today their team of specialists are […]
News from Human Services: Continuum of Care (CoC) Program Competition Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA)
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has recently released the 2019 Continuum of Care (CoC) Program Competition Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA). The Cape & Islands CoC is Accepting New and Renewal Project Applications for: Permanent Housing-Permanent Supportive Housing (PH- PSH) Permanent Housing – Rapid Rehousing (PH- RRH) Joint Transitional Housing (TH […]
Assembly of Delegates Will Hold Public Hearing to Solicit Comments for Charter Review
On July 17, 2019, at 4:15 p.m., the Assembly of Delegates will hold a public hearing to solicit comments from the public and interested parties on suggested topics for consideration of a Charter Review. Future meetings and open discussions by the Assembly of Delegates will take into consideration comments expressed by the public. Please see […]
Barnstable County Officials Build ‘Employer Toolkit’ to Combat Substance Use
Barnstable County Officials Build ‘Employer Toolkit’ to Combat Substance Use – Initiative to initially target businesses in the trade, service and construction sector BARNSTABLE, Ma. (June 17, 2019) – The Barnstable County Regional Substance Use Council has unveiled a new online ‘Employer Toolkit’ to help Cape businesses combat substance use disorders in the workforce. Vaira […]
Attend the Joint Committee on Mental Health, Substance Use and Recovery
Senator Julian Cyr and State Rep. Marjorie Decker to Host Listening Session in Barnstable for the Joint Committee on Mental Health, Substance Use, and Recovery State Senator Julian Cyr (D-Truro) and State Representative Marjorie Decker (D-Cambridge), Senate and House Co-Chairs of the Joint Committee on Mental Health, Substance Use and Recovery, will host a listening […]
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