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Category: MAIN COUNTY FEATURED NEWS

AmeriCorps Cape Cod Assists with Boat Shrink Wrap Program

Our AmeriCorps Cape Cod members were glad to assist Woods Hole Sea Grant and the Cape Cod Cooperative Extension with their FREE boat shrink wrap recycling program! Collecting this single […]

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Samaritans on Cape Cod & Islands Launch New 3-Digit Crisis Support Number: 988

Samaritans on Cape Cod and the Islands recently launched 988, the 3-digit number adopted by the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline. If you haven’t heard about 988, here’s a quick overview. […]

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Read the AmeriCorps Cape Cod Waypoint Newsletter | July 2022

The third edition of the AmeriCorps Cape Cod Waypoint newsletter is available now. Visit https://loom.ly/OvrsvmM to read about how the Year 23 Corps has reflected on building skills, forming partnerships, […]

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Housing Assistance Corporation’s New THRIVE Program Provides Housing Subsidies for Childcare Workers

Here is some great news for our community! Have you heard about the new THRIVE program created by Housing Assistance Corporation to address housing affordability? The program provides housing subsidies […]

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Wastewater’s Impacts On Natural Dye Plant Growth & Color

What if wastewater wasn’t waste at all? What if the valuable nutrients excreted from our bodies could be captured and recycled for useful means? Out at Barnstable County’s Massachusetts Alternative Septic […]

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Notice of Opportunity for Public Comment on the Cape Cod Metropolitan Planning Organization’s Public Participation Plan 

For Immediate Release (July 19, 2022) – The Cape Cod Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) has released a 2022 update to its Public Participation Plan for a public review comment period. Members of […]

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Household Hazardous Waste Collections Resume 8/6

Household Hazardous Waste Collections resume on Saturday, August 6, and will be held every Saturday in August, September, and most of October. Get a full list of items that can […]

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Read the Regional Substance Addiction Council (RSAC) Monthy E-Newsletter

Have you seen the July edition? Barnstable County Regional Substance Addiction Council (RSAC) monthly E-Newsletter is a tether of communication across towns, providers, organizations, and individuals on Cape Cod, providing […]

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WCAI: Managing Wastewater – Practices and Technologies to Keep our Bays, Estuaries, and Aquifers Clean

July 13, 2021 | WCAI’s The Point host Mindy Todd interviews Brian Baumgaertel, Senior Environmental Specialist with the Barnstable County Department of Health and Environment, Director of the Massachusetts Alternative Septic […]

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