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Health Officials: Go On In, The Water’s Fine

Good news: The fresh and salt waters of Harwich, Chatham and Orleans have remained clean and safe for swimmers all summer, according to health agents in the three towns.

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Barnstable County Officials Issue Tips Following West Nile Detections

With West Nile Virus detected in mosquitos from at least five Cape Cod towns, experts are issuing some tips on how to avoid the disease.

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West Nile virus found in Cape mosquitoes

Test samples of mosquitoes infected with both West Nile virus and Eastern equine encephalitis were found in Cape Cod towns during routine testing this week.

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Welcoming New RSAC Co-Chair Vaira Harik

Vaira holds a bachelor’s Degree from the University of Pennsylvania, and a Master’s Degree in Health Policy and Management from the Harvard School of Public Health. Directly out of her […]

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Welcoming New RSAC Co-Chair Lisa Guyon

Lisa is the Director of Community Benefits and Grants Administration for Cape Cod Healthcare. In this role, she is responsible for directing a system-wide community benefits program and promoting positive […]

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Welcoming New RSAC Co-Chair – Honorable John M. Julian

Associate Justice Edgartown District Court, appointed in 2002. Presiding Judge Barnstable Drug Court, 2011- present. Presiding Judge Plymouth Drug Court, Nov 2015-present. Assistant District Attorney, Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office […]

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Water Safety – Learn how to keep yourself and your children safe around water

You can stay safe while enjoying water by following these and some other tips

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Smoking and diabetes linked to brain calcifications

People who smoke or have diabetes may be at increased risk of calcifications in a region of the brain crucial to memory, according to a new study published online in […]

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Chatham, Harwich, Orleans and Brewster move forward with watershed pact

The pieces to the wastewater cleanup puzzle for Pleasant Bay are starting to come together. Town meetings this spring in all four towns that overlap the 21,600-acre watershed approved an […]

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