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Expanding Skills and Building Safety: Regional Firefighter Training in Full Swing

As the busy summer season approaches, fire departments across Cape Cod are making the most of their time by sharpening critical emergency skills with the help of Barnstable County’s Cape […]

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Children’s Cove Celebrates Mashpee TASK Force Success

Cape Teens Raise Awareness of Child Sexual Abuse May 12th, 2025 (Mashpee, MA) – Children’s Cove: The Cape and Islands Child Advocacy Center, a department of Barnstable County, held its sixth and […]

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Barnstable County Commissioners Welcome District Attorney, Receive Update from Children’s Cove, Honor Regional Leader

May 7, 2025 (Barnstable, MA) – At their meeting this morning, the Barnstable County Board of Regional Commissioners heard updates from Cape & Islands District Attorney Rob Galibois and Children’s […]

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Barnstable County Commissioners Vote Unanimously to Preserve AmeriCorps Cape Cod for Remainder of Service Year

Record Public Support Demonstrates Deep Community Commitment May 1, 2025 (Barnstable, MA) – In response to the abrupt and unprecedented termination of federal funding for AmeriCorps Cape Cod (ACC), the Barnstable […]

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Cape Cod and Islands Water Protection Fund Management Board Awards $105 Million

Funding supports critical infrastructure improvements to protect Cape Cod’s water quality. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (April 30, 2025): More than $105 million is flowing to wastewater projects across Cape Cod, marking […]

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Is Tick Control Helping? Cape Cod Residents Can Join a Free Study to Find Out!

Cape Cod, we’ve got an itch to scratch — and you might be able to help (without even leaving your backyard!). Ticks are more than just a nuisance. They’re responsible […]

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Barnstable County Assembly of Delegates Announces Members of 2025 Charter Review Committee

March 6, 2025 (Barnstable, MA) – The Barnstable County Assembly of Delegates has announced the members of the 2025 Charter Review Committee, established to conduct the mandated five-year review of the […]

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Three smiling women stand together in an outdoor community garden. One woman wears a blue jacket, another wears a white t-shirt with a Cape Verdean Cultural Center logo, and the third wears a gray dress. The text "Feeding Community, Fueling Hope" is displayed above them, with a yellow and blue banner below that reads "capecod.gov/foodaccess." The Cape Cod Buy Fresh Buy Local and Barnstable County logos appear in the bottom right corner.

Connecting Neighbors to Food & Resources

At Cape Cod Cooperative Extension, we don’t just talk about community—we build it. Last week, a story in The Cape Cod Chronicle highlighted the power of collaboration—how local journalism, community […]

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A group of volunteers, including AmeriCorps members, are working together in a field to harvest sweet potatoes. They are dressed in warm clothing, using buckets and shovels to gather the produce. The sky is overcast, and the backdrop consists of trees and greenery. Logos for Barnstable County, AmeriCorps, and Buy Fresh Buy Local Cape Cod are visible in the top left corner.

Cape Cod Cooperative Extension: Growing & Feeding Our Community

Back in 2017, nearly 100 volunteers rolled up their sleeves at Cape Cod Organic Farm to harvest sweet potatoes for Cape Cod families. Led by Extension’s Nutrition Department, Buy Fresh […]

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