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Report of Barnstable County Real Estate Activity for the Month of November 2020
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS BARNSTABLE COUNTY REGISTRY OF DEEDS P.O. BOX 368 BARNSTABLE, MASSACHUSETTS 02630 Telephone 508-362-7733 Fax 508-362-1917 JOHN F. MEADE, REGISTER OF DEEDS David B. Murphy Assistant Register Kathleen Grenier Executive Administrative Assistant SALES VOLUME & VALUE REMAIN STRONG! Barnstable County Register of Deeds, John F. Meade, reports that the volume of real […]

BCHRAC Announces Human Rights Awards at Annual Breakfast on December 10
(Barnstable, MA – December 8, 2020) – The Barnstable County Human Rights Advisory Commission (HRAC) will present its Human Right Awards at the Annual HRAC Awards Breakfast, on Thursday, December 10, 2020 from 8:30 am to 10:30 am. The Keynote Speaker for the event is Krissie Williams, educator and founder of Barnstable Ally Group. 2020 […]

New, Low Cost COVID-19 Test Sites on Cape Cod
December 8, 2020 – Barnstable County, in collaboration with the Cape and Islands Legislative Delegation, Cape Cod Health Care, local fire/EMS, community health centers and municipal leadership, is proud to announce the upcoming launch of two regional COVID-19 testing sites. In addition to taking insurance for participants who have an order from their physician, testing […]

Learn about Shellfish Aquaculture on Cape Cod
Do you want to learn about shellfish aquaculture? The Cape Cod Cooperative Extension Marine Program, Woods Hole Sea Grant, and the Southeastern MA Aquaculture Center are offering the Fundamentals of Shellfish Farming class online in 2021. Starting on Thursday February 4, 2021, the class will meet every Thursday night from 7:00-8:15 PM through April 1. […]

December 5, 2020 Weather Update | Intense coastal storm will impact parts of Southern New England with snow, heavy rain and very strong winds today into tonight
Information from the Barnstable County Regional Emergency Planning Committee Coastal system will heavily impact parts of southern New England today. Today through early Sunday a strong winter storm will bring heavy rain changing over in the afternoon to a period of heavy wet snow across the interior along with strong wind gusts of 50- 60 […]

December 4, 2020 – BCREPC Weather Update | High Wind Watch for Cape Cod and the Islands on Saturday
Information from Barnstable County Regional Emergency Planning Committee (BCREPC). Strong winds are likely along the coast and a high wind watch has been issued for coastal Plymouth county to Cape Cod and the Islands Saturday into Saturday night. Gusts could be 60-65 mph resulting in possible scattered power outages across the region. The MACC is […]

Hunger is rising on Cape Cod. This holiday season, here’s how you can help.
The COVID-19 pandemic upended the table that so many Cape Codders had neatly laid their lives upon. The cost of living on Cape Cod was already high, and many year-round residents were cobbling together their finances with a handful of jobs. With so many in-person industries crippled by the pandemic, budgets are stretched thinner and […]

UMass Tick-Testing Service Temporarily Sidelined by Work Furloughs
Please be advised of interruption to tick testing: As of December 1, the tick testing lab at UMass Amherst suspended operations. The university furloughed a number of employees. The test lab will reopen at some future point but a date has not been established. You can check the UMass website www.TickReport.com for updates and we […]

The Dredge Report – Week of November 22nd
A tornado warning in November! Dredging at Parker’s River with the Sand Shifter had to stop on Monday due to the high winds and seas associated with that wild weather that came through the area. Dredging restarted on Wednesday and we were able to complete the project on Saturday. Over in Cape Cod Bay, on […]

November 30, 2020 | Weather Update: High Wind Warning and Heavy Rain for Cape Cod and the Islands
Event: Special Weather Statement Alert: …HEAVY RAIN MAY LEAD TO STREET FLOODING THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING… A period of widespread rain with embedded downpours will impact southern New England this afternoon and evening. This may lead to localized street flooding, particularly during the evening commute. Keep this in mind if you will be traveling this […]