A children’s behavioral health consultant for the Barnstable County Department of Human Services, Barbara Domenic, briefed the Board of Regional Commissioners Wednesday, May 24, on an event hosted on May
The Barnstable County Department of Health and Environment concurred with the US Environmental Protection Agency s draft decision to prohibit the proposed machine gun range on Joint Base Cape Cod at
Barnstable County celebrated its Household Hazardous Waste Program (HHW) at the meeting of the county Board of Regional Commissioners Wednesday, April 12.
Silent Spring Institute presented to the Barnstable County Board of Regional Commissioners Wednesday, April 7, about the level of certain potentially toxic chemicals in the water on Cape Cod and its current testing for them.
Founded in 1994, Silent Spring Institute is a Massachusetts-based scientific research organization dedicated to uncovering the links between chemicals found in the everyday environment and womenâs health, with a focus on breast cancer prevention.
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are manufactured chemicals that are resistant to degradation and can be found in everyday items such as dental floss, microwavable popcorn bags, non-stick cookware, carpets and others. Perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS) and perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) are part of the PFAS group.
Mark Forest was only a few hours into his new role as Barnstable County Commissioner when he started getting barraged by constituent questions about the COVID-19 vaccine.
“My phone hasn’t stopped ringing,” Forest said during a meeting of the three Barnstable County commissioners Wednesday.
“We’re getting calls from people who are upset,” said Forest, who was sworn in Monday.
People want to know, “Who do I call? Where do I go?” Forest said.
Under the three-phase vaccination schedule unveiled by Gov. Charlie Baker’s administration Dec. 9, vaccination clinics will start Monday across the state for first responders, who are in group three of phase one.