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Month: June 2018

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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Cape Cod Foundation Seeks Proposals for Healthy Aging (HA) Project Assistant

Healthy Aging Project Assistant The Cape Cod Foundation is seeking proposals from qualified contractors for a Healthy Aging (HA) Project Assistant to ensure the ongoing coordination and oversight of town-level […]

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Join the Conversation | Community Design Workshops

Are you interested in how we can create a stronger community by introducing housing opportunities for all life stages in our communities?  Join us for a community conversation and voice […]

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Nancy Viall Shoemaker Presented with Mercy Otis Cape Cod Woman of the Year Award

On Tuesday, June 5, 2018 at 7 pm, Nancy Viall Shoemaker was presented with the Mercy Otis Cape Cod Woman of the Year Award by last year’s recipient Dolores DaLuz […]

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Barnstable County Entomologist Larry “The Tick Guy” Dapsis on T.V. Tonight

Barnstable County Entomologist Larry “The Tick Guy” Dapsis will be appear on both NECN at 5:30 PM and on Chronicle on WCVB Channel 5 at 7:30 PM tonight to talk about tick-borne […]

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Traveling? Flu on the rise in some parts of the Southern Hemisphere

As the Southern Hemisphere approaches its winter season, flu activity has increased in some tropical regions of the Americas, as well as in the temperate zones where the pace of […]

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