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West Nile virus found in Cape mosquitoes

Test samples of mosquitoes infected with both West Nile virus and Eastern equine encephalitis were found in Cape Cod towns during routine testing this week.

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Welcoming New RSAC Co-Chair Vaira Harik

Vaira holds a bachelor’s Degree from the University of Pennsylvania, and a Master’s Degree in Health Policy and Management from the Harvard School of Public Health. Directly out of her […]

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Welcoming New RSAC Co-Chair Lisa Guyon

Lisa is the Director of Community Benefits and Grants Administration for Cape Cod Healthcare. In this role, she is responsible for directing a system-wide community benefits program and promoting positive […]

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Welcoming New RSAC Co-Chair – Honorable John M. Julian

Associate Justice Edgartown District Court, appointed in 2002. Presiding Judge Barnstable Drug Court, 2011- present. Presiding Judge Plymouth Drug Court, Nov 2015-present. Assistant District Attorney, Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office […]

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Water Safety – Learn how to keep yourself and your children safe around water

You can stay safe while enjoying water by following these and some other tips

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Smoking and diabetes linked to brain calcifications

People who smoke or have diabetes may be at increased risk of calcifications in a region of the brain crucial to memory, according to a new study published online in […]

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Chatham, Harwich, Orleans and Brewster move forward with watershed pact

The pieces to the wastewater cleanup puzzle for Pleasant Bay are starting to come together. Town meetings this spring in all four towns that overlap the 21,600-acre watershed approved an […]

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Debate Continues On Whether Alum Treatments Are Worth Their Salt

Alum treatments, which have been used to improve pond health on Cape Cod by reducing the effects of phosphorus, remain controversial.

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Report: Cape’s skin cancer rate among nation’s worst

There’s a price to pay for years of unprotected fun in the sun. Several recent reports show that skin cancer rates are particularly high on the Cape and Islands, and […]

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