barnstable county

Massachusetts towns receive money through the state lottery system that can be used on almost anything. But some local officials think their towns are being short-changed.

Barnstable County's new emergency management director knows what the county has to do to prepare for a major disaster.

Maria Soares represented Barnstable County in Governor Maura Healey's first youth advisory council.

Three years ago, a woman incarcerated in the Barnstable County jail asked a member of the sheriff’s staff for help with her writing. The jail’s response became a class for incarcerated women on writing their own life stories. CAI’s Jennette Barnes joined the class for a day.

If the home-rule petition becomes law, Cape towns could opt in or out of the program, aimed at generating revenue for affordable housing.

There are two ongoing state-mandated PFAS remediation efforts in the town of Barnstable, both with recent announcements.

Barnstable County has a new tool for testing the safety of drinking water, and it will make weekend and holiday testing more efficient.

The majority of Cape Cod's nutrient pollution comes from urine. But what if it was diverted from the waste stream?

The United States is getting its first-ever certification site for alternative, non-sewered toilet systems, and it's going to be on Cape Cod.

At an emergency meeting on Thursday, the Barnstable County Board of Regional Commissioners authorized the use of surplus funds to keep AmeriCorps Cape Cod running through August.