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Month: June 2015

USDA Food Safety Tips for Areas Affected by Severe Thunderstorms

The National Weather Service announced a severe thunderstorm watch for portions of New England into the Central Appalachians and Ohio Valley. There are possible storms farther west later this afternoon […]

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State Matches Funds With Barnstable County for Water Quality Monitoring Program

The state has given Barnstable County $250,000 in matching funds to expand its marine water quality monitoring to include all estuaries and near shore stations. Under the terms of the […]

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Measles diagnosis on Martha’s Vineyard spurs public health alert

Martha’s Vineyard Hospital and state Department of Public Health (DPH) officials are working feverishly to prevent an outbreak of measles following confirmation Friday that an unvaccinated child visiting from another […]

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Great White Shark Research off Chatham To Begin This Week

The state’s foremost shark researcher Dr. Gregory Skomal will be heading out into the waters surrounding Cape Cod this week for year two of a major great white shark population […]

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July 1, 2015 BCREPC Regular Meeting

PUBLIC MEETING ANNOUNCEMENT The Barnstable County Regional Emergency Planning Committee Will hold a public meeting on Wednesday, July 1, 2015 at 2:00 p.m. Harbor View Conference Room at the Barnstable […]

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Cape Cod Cooperative Extension’s Household Hazardous Waste Collections

Cape Cod Cooperative Extension’s yearly Household Hazardous Waste Collections are underway! Hazardous Waste & Water Quality programs are designed to assists individuals, families, businesses, and government agencies in making better […]

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Scientists to breed ticks to study how to slow spread of diseases

To most people, ticks are loathsome, disease-riddled little bloodsuckers. Best avoided. To Roman Ganta, they’re a scientific subject worthy of a life’s work. He’s setting up a breeding facility in […]

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Science Fair Winner Designs Device To Cut Virus Spread On Planes

When 17-year-old Raymond Wang saw the Ebola outbreak on the news last year, it got him thinking about viruses and how they spread around the world, especially on airplanes. He […]

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Gov. Charlie Baker awards almost $400K to communities for drinking and wastewater infrastructure planning

The Baker-Polito administration has awarded nearly $400,000 in MassDEP grants to help over a dozen Massachusetts communities plan out infrastructure improvements for their drinking, wastewater and stormwater systems. “Economic development […]

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