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Town of Barnstable Warming Centers will be at Hyannis Youth & Community Center and Barnstable Adult Community Center 1/20/2025 – 1/24/2025

by Cathy Flynn | Jan 17, 2025 | Community, Health, Press Releases, Public Safety, Village News | 0

With the anticipated extreme temperatures forecasted for next week, the Hyannis Youth & Community Center and the Barnstable Adult Community Center will be available as warming centers. Hyannis Youth & Community...

Human Case of West Nile Virus Confirmed in Town of Barnstable

by Cathy Flynn | Sep 12, 2024 | Health, Press Releases, Public Safety | 0

The Massachusetts Department of Public Health (MDPH) announced today a human case of West Nile virus (WNV) in the Town of Barnstable. This raises the risk level to high in our town. Although serious illness caused by WNV is...

What to do if you spot Vineyard Wind debris?

by Sarah Beal | Aug 22, 2024 | Health, Press Releases | 0

On Wednesday, August 21, 2024, Vineyard Wind confirmed that pieces of foam collected on Hyannisport beaches, and which were reported through the Vineyard Wind Debris Reporting Hotline, are from the damaged Vineyard Wind turbine...

OPIOID SETTLEMENT FUNDS WORKSHOP

by Sarah Beal | Jan 11, 2024 | Community, Health | 0

OPIOID SETTLEMENT FUNDS WORKSHOP Tuesday, January 30, 2024 5:30-8:30 pm Barnstable High School...

DRAFT POLICY: Deadline to Connect Buildings to Public Sewer

by Sarah Beal | Dec 19, 2023 | Health | 0

DRAFT POLICY: Deadline to Connect Buildings to Public Sewer Six (6) Month Sewer Connection Deadline: Section 360-13 of the Town of Barnstable Code requires that the owner of a building on a parcel of land which abuts...

2023 Health Division Flu Clinics

by Sarah Beal | Sep 22, 2023 | Community, Health | 0

Town of Barnstable Flu Clinics December 6th 4:00PM – 6:00PM LOCATION: Hyannis Youth &...

2023 Water Quality Monitoring

by Sarah Beal | Jul 10, 2023 | Health | 0

Water quality monitoring for the 2023 season began on May 23, 2023. Should a Town waterbody fail...

PFAS and Your Community

by Sarah Beal | Mar 1, 2023 | Community, Events, Health | 0

An In Person Event On Saturday, March 25th at 1:00 p.m., the Barnstable Youth Commission,...

Proposed MassDEP Title 5 and Watershed Permitting draft regulations – Additional Information Sessions & Public Hearings

by Sarah Beal | Dec 21, 2022 | Health, Marine & Environment | 0

MassDEP recently extended the public comment period for the proposed Title 5 and Watershed Permitting draft regulations through January 30, 2023. The Department hopes to solicit additional feedback from the public, municipal...

Barnstable County Department of Health and Environment to Host Three Public Vaccine Clinics in September and October

by Sarah Beal | Sep 8, 2022 | Community, Health | 0

Clinics will provide an opportunity to get the recently approved COVID-19 bivalent booster, and/or the influenza vaccine for the 2022/2023 flu season September 8, 2022 (Barnstable, MA) – Barnstable County Department of Health...