The Cape Cod Commission’s effort to increase by sevenfold the number of signatures needed to certify a citizen’s petition was thwarted this week by a close vote of the Barnstable
The Cape Cod Commission voted yesterday, Thursday, January 27, to increase the number of signatures needed to allow a citizens’ petition to be placed on the agenda of their regional
When Kripani Patel contacted the Mashpee Board of Health seeking to become a board member, they were immediately impressed with her credentials.
Ms. Patel is a Mashpee native and a graduate from Mashpee Middle-High School and the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. At UMass, she graduated with a bachelorâs degree in psychology with a concentration in neuroscience. Following her undergraduate degree, Ms. Patel attended Kent State University in Ohio and earned her masterâs degree in public health with a social and behavioral science concentration. For work, she is a full-time substitute teacher at MMHS and also teaches a medical terminology course.