BARNSTABLE - The Town of Barnstable is inviting the public to take part in an Opioid Settlement Funds Workshop, a facilitated conversation regarding … [Read more...]
Slight Decrease Reported in Opioid-Related Overdose Deaths
December 18, 2023
BARNSTABLE - According to preliminary data released recently by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health, opioid-related overdose deaths … [Read more...]
Duffy Health Center Expands Outreach With Mobile Unit
August 17, 2023
HYANNIS – Duffy Health Center recently hosted local leaders and community partners to reveal the new REACH (Respectful, Equitable, Access to … [Read more...]
Report: Mass. Opioid Overdose Deaths Rose by 2.5% in 2022
June 24, 2023
BOSTON - Fatalities related to opioid overdoses in Massachusetts rose by 2.5% in 2022, according to the Massachusetts Department of Public Health … [Read more...]
Yarmouth Receiving Unexpectedly Low Opioid Settlement Sum
April 12, 2023
YARMOUTH - Local leaders are investigating after it was unveiled that Yarmouth would be receiving a significantly smaller sum from the settlements … [Read more...]
FDA Approves Narcan for Over-The-Counter Sale
March 31, 2023
HYANNIS - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the opioid overdose-treatment drug Narcan for over-the-counter sale, a move receiving … [Read more...]
Experts Urge Better Opioid Rescue Drug Access To Save Lives
January 30, 2023
BOSTON (AP) — Access has improved across the U.S. to a rescue drug that reverses opioid overdoses, but advocates say naloxone — commonly known by its … [Read more...]
Barnstable County Will Receive Opioid Settlement Funds
April 25, 2022
HYANNIS – Barnstable County will be receiving funds from an opioid settlement to compensate for the impact of the opioid crisis. Assistant County … [Read more...]
AG Healey, Lawmakers Highlight $525M for Fight Against Opioids
April 6, 2022
HYANNIS - Attorney General Maura Healey recently joined lawmakers and community leaders in highlighting $525 million in funds that have been secured … [Read more...]
From The CapeCod.com NewsCenter
Attorney General Campbell secures millions for statewide opioid recovery
Cape Cod downgraded to a state of mild drought
Old Ladies Against Underwater Garbage cleaning up ponds for nearly a decade
Lower Cape town hosting civic education program
Questions remain after Fall River assisted living facility fire kills 9, sends 30 to hospital- Governor Healey voices support for school cell phone ban bill
Dennis officials celebrate calmer Fourth of July conditions at beaches
Harwich Town Band recognized for 50 years of entertainment
Nantucket announces settlement in connection to last summer’s Vineyard Wind debris incident
Grants awarded for Mid-Cape, Outer Cape PFAS projects
West Nile confirmed in Barnstable
Cape septic test center gets $3M to research “reinvented toilets”
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