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Category: MAIN BARNSTABLE COUNTY

988: The New Suicide & Crisis Hotline

By Theresa Covell, Assistant Public Health Nurse “Who is 988 for? 988 is for ANYONE in emotional distress or suicidal crisis. It is for an individual who is worried about […]

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Register by December 18th for a Free Christmas Dinner

Register for a free Christmas dinner, a gift to the community. Drive though, pick-up on Christmas Day at the Waquoit Congregational Church in East Falmouth. You must order by December […]

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2022 Barnstable County's HHW Collections Keeping Our Drinking Water Safe

2022 HHW Collections: A Successful Season at Keeping You Safe

The Barnstable County Hazardous Materials Program intercepted 600,970 pounds of hazardous waste from residents in 2022 BEFORE these toxic substances made their way into our aquifer, which provides the Cape’s […]

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Dredging is underway at Parkers River Entrance Channel

At great deal of progress has been made this week by the Cod Fish II. Windy conditions made the work challenging at times, but we were able to get out […]

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2022 Holiday Lights Recycling Collection

2022 Holiday Lights Recycling Collection

Recycle Old Holiday Lights This Season! Collection Drive running from December to end of January. Broken lights? Burnt bulbs? Spread holiday cheer by helping the environment this year. Barnstable County’s […]

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Public Health Nursing Division to Offer COVID-19/Flu Vaccine Clinic on 12/14

IT’S NOT TOO LATE! Give yourself and your family members the gift of vaccine protection this holiday season! Our Public Health Nursing Division is holding a COVID-19 / flu vaccine […]

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Read the Fall Edition of our Health Newsletter!

Check out the fall edition of #BarnstableCounty‘s Community Health Newsletter at https://loom.ly/bJSqMzA. Read about important public health issues impacting Cape Codders as we head into the winter months such as mental health, […]

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Regional Organizations Form Canal Bridges Task Force

  For Immediate Release (December 6, 2022) – The Bourne and Sagamore bridges are instantly recognizable landmarks that serve as both a symbolic and a literal gateway to Cape Cod. However, the […]

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Dredge Pipe

Cod Fish II Kicks Off 2022 – 2023 Dredge Season

The County Dredge Cod Fish II started the Parkers River dredging project on Friday, December 2nd. This project was originally scheduled to have started earlier in fall but had been […]

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