Board of Health hears 15 human services grant applications, defers funding vote. The board, with Hillard Boskey, M.D., Chair; Mary Craig, Vice Chair; and Eric Weston, Clerk present, heard presentations from organizations requesting between $3,000 and $20,000 in FY2027 funding. The board set a
Yarmouth Board of Health grants two organizations extra time to submit grant applications. The Board unanimously approved late-submission extensions for Family Table Collaborative and VNA of Cape Cod after both missed the May 1 deadline for Human Services Grant funding, with Assistant Health
Yarmouth Board of Health approves six plastic waivers for local restaurants and retailers. Mary Craig moved to extend Andrea's West Yarmouth Fish and Lobster and Lil' Caboose through October 31, 2026, while The Loft Restaurant and The Spice Boss Restaurant received extensions through December.
Yarmouth Board of Health voted unanimously to recommend a hazardous materials storage variance for SRS Building Products and granted plastic-reduction waivers to eight food-service businesses at its May 18 meeting.
Yarmouth Board of Health approves plastic-use waivers for eight local food businesses. The board granted extensions ranging from July through December 2026 for Basil Thai Cuisine, Ambassador Inn and Suites, The Mariner Resort, All Seasons, Cape Flats Pizza, The Friday Club, Cape Cod Creamery, and
Board of Health unanimously approves plastic-use extensions and updated kratom regulation. Papa Gino's and Old King's Coffeehouse each received extensions or waivers valid until October 2026 to phase out non-compliant plastic goods, while Town Fair Tire's septic variance for its 474 and 484 Station