Zachary Clapp, Author at CapeCod.com

Climate Ambassadors Program Continues Growing on Cape

January 4, 2024

BARNSTABLE - A program that is becoming increasingly more popular on the Cape for students from grade nine to twelve is the Climate Ambassadors … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News, NewsCenter Tagged With: application, Barnstable, Cape Cod, Cape Cod Commission, Climate Ambassadors Program, Climate Change, deadline, Executive Director, Kristy Senatori, Massachusetts, meetings, registration, sessions, solutions, Students

Chatham Holds Third Community Engagement Forum

January 4, 2024

CHATHAM - The Town of Chatham, along with consultants Barrett Planning Group and Dodson & Flinker Landscape Architects, will hold the third and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News, NewsCenter Tagged With: Affordable Housing, Affordable Housing Trust Fund Board of Trustees, Barrett Planning Group, Cape Cod, Chatham, community engagement meeting, Dodson & Flinker Landscape Architects, Main Street, Massachusetts, Meetinghouse Road, Town of Chatham, West Chatham

Provincetown to Use Electronic Vote Tabulator

January 4, 2024

PROVINCETOWN - The Town of Provincetown has purchased a vote tabulator that officials say will help increase election security and vastly improve and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News, NewsCenter Tagged With: Alex Morse, ballot counting, Cape Cod, Election, LHS ImageCast Precinct Ballot, Massachusetts, Provincetown, results, Town Manager, Town of Provincetown, vote, vote tabulator, voting

Holiday Giving Campaign Delivers $6,500 to Local Charitable Groups

January 3, 2024

SOUTH YARMOUTH - The Davenport Companies’ Charitable Giving Program recently donated $6,500 to the Cape & Islands Veterans Outreach Center’s Food … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News, NewsCenter Tagged With: All Cape Self Storage, Blue Rock Golf Course, Cape & Islands Veterans Outreach Center’s Food Pantry, Cape Cod, Cape Cod Fence Co., Cape Cod Foster Closet, CEO, Davenport Building Company, Davenport Companies’ Charitable Giving Program, Davenport Realty Trust, DeWitt Davenport, Massachusetts, South Yarmouth, Thirwood Place, Yarmouth

State Jobless Numbers Show Slight Improvement

January 2, 2024

BARNSTABLE - The jobless rate in 24 of the state's labor markets went down in November 2023, compared to the year before. The numbers were released … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News, NewsCenter Tagged With: Barnstable, Cape Cod, Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development, jobs, Massachusetts, unemployment

EPA Providing Tips for Healthier Heating Season

January 2, 2024

BARNSTABLE - Many people seek to avoid high heating costs by turning to wood as fuel during the winter, and the Environmental Protection Agency New … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News, NewsCenter Tagged With: acute bronchitis, asthma attacks, Barnstable, black carbon, Cape Cod, carbon monoxide, David W. Cash, Environmental Protection Agency, EPA, heart attacks, Heating, irregular heartbeat, Massachusetts, tips, volatile organic compounds, wood fire

Fourteen Recreational Vehicles Seized by Wareham Police

January 2, 2024

WAREHAM - Wareham Police and state law enforcement officials recently served a search warrant for stolen recreational vehicles. Two of the vehicles … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News, NewsCenter Tagged With: ATVs, Cape Cod, Connecticut, dirt bikes, Fall River, Massachusetts, Massachusetts Environmental Police, New Haven, search warrant, seized, stealing, theft, Wareham, Wareham Department of Natural Resources, Wareham Police Criminal Investigation Division

Effort to Support North Atlantic Right Whales Gets $4.6 Million Grant

January 2, 2024

BARNSTABLE - More than $4.6 million dollars is being awarded to the Massachusetts Department of Fish and Game’s Division of Marine Fisheries from a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News, NewsCenter, Top Story Tagged With: Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission, Barnstable, Cape Cod, DMF, Energy and Environmental Affairs, Massachusetts, Massachusetts Department of Fish and Game’s Division, National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, NOAA Fisheries, North Atlantic right whales, Rebecca Tepper

Falmouth Road Race Awards Over $93,000 in Grants

January 2, 2024

FALMOUTH - It was a record-breaking year across the board for the Falmouth Road Race, with top times at the race and a best-ever fundraising number, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News, NewsCenter, Top Story Tagged With: ASICS Falmouth Road Race, Cancer, Cape Cod, Centerville, donation, Falmouth, Falmouth Public Schools, Falmouth Road Race, Lori Duerr, Massachusetts, Superintendent, Tommy's Place

Community Health Center Recognized for Quality Improvements

January 1, 2024

MASHPEE - The Community Health Center has been awarded multiple commendations by the Health Resources and Services Administration for quality … [Read more...]