BARNSTABLE - The Barnstable County Sheriff’s Office will receive $25,000 from the state to help bolster residential substance abuse treatment. The … [Read more...]
Archives for December 2021
Fire Experts Highlight Holiday Safety
December 24, 2021
HYANNIS - Fire officials are urging residents to stay safe this holiday season between lighting decorations, more time cooking at home and other … [Read more...]
Local Police Receive $120,000 to Integrate Mental Health Services
December 24, 2021
HYANNIS - A total of $120,000 has been secured by regional lawmakers to help integrate mental health services with Barnstable and Yarmouth Police … [Read more...]
Serious crash closes Route 6A in Sandwich
December 23, 2021
SANDWICH - A serious crash was reported in Sandwich about 7:30 PM Thursday evening. A car reportedly struck a pole and went into the woods on Route 6A … [Read more...]
Sunday Journal – Champ Homes Helping Those Facing Homelessness
December 23, 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic has created challenges for everyone across the region, as well as exacerbated the affordable housing crisis the Cape Cod and … [Read more...]
Sunday Journal – Barnstable Clean Water Coalition Tackling Cape’s Worsening Water Quality
December 23, 2021
The Cape Cod region has seen more and more algal blooms and other signs of poor water quality in recent years, an issue that the Barnstable Clean … [Read more...]
US Adds Merck Pill as 2nd Easy-To-Use Drug Against COVID-19
December 23, 2021
WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. regulators have authorized a second pill against COVID-19, an antiviral drug from Merck that may help blunt the wave of … [Read more...]
Pause on Student Loan Payments is Extended Through May 1
December 23, 2021
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Biden administration is extending a student loan moratorium that has allowed tens of millions of Americans to put off debt … [Read more...]
Another Danger to Illicit Drug Users: Animal Tranquilizer
December 23, 2021
CHESTER, VT (AP) - An animal tranquilizer is turning up in drug overdoses across the country. A report from the Centers for Disease Control and … [Read more...]
Omicron Less Likely to Put You in the Hospital, Studies Say
December 23, 2021
NEW YORK (AP) - Two new British studies provide some early hints that the omicron variant of the coronavirus may be milder than delta. Scientists … [Read more...]
