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In response to the recent surge in positive COVID-19 cases in Barnstable County, Cape Cod Healthcare (CCH) is running drive-through community testing sites at Cape Cod and Falmouth Hospitals.

Local news and notes from Yarmouth and Dennis.

Barnstable Town Council approves Schools, Airport, Police FY22 budgets Bronwen Howells Walsh The Barnstable Town Council on Thursday approved a $73,520,899 FY 22 public schools budget, a $1,047,000 increase over FY 21 that places increasing emphasis on mental health services and English as a Second Language (ESL) instruction. "Schools are playing a greater role in delivering mental health services," Mayo-Brown said. "Counseling services are key and go hand in hand with academic services." The d...

Local news and notes from the seven villages of Barnstable

Water trickles out of a faucet. (Martin Bernetti/AFP via Getty Images) Researchers are beginning a five-year, multi-state study to look at the long-term health effects of the toxic chemicals known as PFAS in drinking water. In Massachusetts, the study will focus on Hyannis and Ayer — two communities where public drinking water supplies were contaminated by firefighting foams used at nearby fire training areas. Barnstable town manager Mark Ells, speaking at a webinar to announce the study, not...

Bronwen Howells Walsh Hyannis is bracing for commotion to rival Memorial Day Weekend lines for Four Seas ice cream and Barnacles fried clams. "We are embarking on a major program that requires all of us to coordinate," Town Manager Mark Ells said, briefing the Barnstable Board of Health Tuesday. "Our Board of Health plays a major role in our moving forward with (sewering). There’s a lot of effort going on right now to begin to face the concerns we all know we’ve been facing for the past 2...

A boost to arts and tourism “This funding is critical to shining a bright light on the beauty, power and depth that arts and culture have on our region,” she said in an announcement of the state grant. By showcasing cultural offerings, Wake said, “we have an opportunity to not only provide exposure, but an essential boost to our artists and arts organizations that desperately need all the help they can get.” The foundation’s grant is the largest of the 14 grants distributed to Cape an...

Sherry Greene-Starr lives about 100 feet from the railroad tracks in West Barnstable.  She’s always taken walks along the tracks, but during the pandemic she’s strolled the route more frequently.  The tracks have been strewn with trash for years, she said, but recently she’s noticed more litter than usual. “There’s just garbage everywhere,” said Greene-Starr, who is married to Barnstable Town Councilor Gordon Starr of Precinct 1.  Precinct 11 Councilor Kristine Clark also notice...

A boost to arts and tourism “This funding is critical to shining a bright light on the beauty, power and depth that arts and culture have on our region,” she said in an announcement of the state grant. By showcasing cultural offerings, Wake said, “we have an opportunity to not only provide exposure, but an essential boost to our artists and arts organizations that desperately need all the help they can get.” The foundation’s grant is the largest of the 14 grants distributed to Cape an...

NewsSportsEntertainmentLifestyleOpinionUSA TODAYObituariesE-EditionLegals Silent Spring to host virtual PFAS forum May 18 The new federally-funded Cape Cod study aims to increase understanding of the health impacts from past exposure to PFAS in drinking water. The Barnstable Patriot HYANNIS — The Silent Spring Institute and its partners invite current and former Hyannis residents to a virtual community event on Tuesday, May 18 to learn about the Massachusetts PFAS and Your Health Study....