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Category: MAIN COUNTY FEATURED NEWS

Cases of Pertussis, also known as “Whooping Cough”, are on the rise post-pandemic

Have you ever heard of whooping cough, also known as pertussis? Named after the telltale “whoop” sound people develop when taking a breath after a coughing fit, it is a […]

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The Alternative: A Newsletter from the Massachusetts Alternative Septic System Technology Center

Check out MASSTC’s most recent edition of their newsletter “The Alternative”!

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2024 Barnstable County Ballot Information & Resources

Barnstable County Government does not report election/ballot results. Official results for the Assembly of Delegates and the Board of Regional Commissioners will not be posted by Barnstable County until November […]

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County Commissioners Oppose Question 6 to Increase Assembly’s Power to Spend from Reserves 

  Approved Key Funding for a Wellfleet Housing Project, Children’s Cove and Aquaculture Barnstable, MA (October 9, 2024) – At today’s meeting, the Barnstable County Board of Regional Commissioners voiced their […]

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Assembly of Delegates Unanimously Passes Resolution Supporting Ballot Question 6

October 17, 2024 (Barnstable, MA) – Citing the need for transparency, efficiency, accountability, and saving taxpayers’ dollars, the 15 Assembly Delegates reaffirmed their strong support for Ballot Question 6 by unanimously […]

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Attend the “Wampanoag Health Symposium: Connecting People and Land”

Barnstable County Human Rights Advisory Commission Vice Chair, Leo Blandford, will be one of the featured presenters at the Wampanoag Health Symposium: We and the Land Are One Thing. This […]

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Cape Cod License Plate Grant Funds Available to support Economic Development Priorities and Initiatives

For Immediate Release (October 16, 2024) — The Cape Cod Commission, on behalf of the Barnstable County Commissioners and the Barnstable County Economic Development Council, is seeking proposals from local […]

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AmeriCorps Cape Cod Swearing-In Ceremony

In late September, our AmeriCorps Cape Cod (ACC) members took the AmeriCorps pledge and were officially sworn in as the Year 26 Corps. For the next 11 months, these 11 […]

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Mobilizing Continued & Dredging Begins in the Cotuit Approach, Entrance & Embayment Channel 

Mobilizing continued this week for the Cotuit dredging project with the towing of 3,500′ of pipe from Harwich (in addition to +7,000′ of pipe already in place). More than 10,000′ of […]

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