4-H Babysitting Course in Truro
The Truro Public Library is offering the 4-H Babysitting Course on Saturdays, April 28 and May 5, 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. for ages 11 and up. Sessions include child safety, first aid and emergencies, stages of child development, feeding babies and children, discipline and entertainment, and the business of babysitting. Graduation & Certificate presentation: Saturday, May 5, 2 p.m. Please sign-up by calling the library: 508.487.1125.
Volunteer for the Provincetown International Film Festival
The annual film festival has volunteer opportunities available in the following areas: box office; theater staff; concessions; merchandise retail; special events; catalog distribution; guest services; TIPS certified bartenders; transportation; and more.
Volunteers wil be “showered with thanks, not to mention a few perks,” including a PIFF Volunteer t-shirt, free admittance to the opening and closing parties, a free movie for every 4 hours you volunteer, and on Monday June 19, a special film screening for volunteers and a fabulous party to celebrate all your hard work!
To apply to be a volunteer, e-mail [email protected] with the subject “Volunteer!” and include your name, phone number, address, a list of the positions you are interested in, and any related experience. The Provincetown International Film Festival takes place in Provincetown and Wellfleet June 13 -17 this year. For more information visit provincetownfilm.org/festival.
Comment Period for Proposed Remedy Selection Plan for Multiple Training Areas located at Joint Base Cape Cod
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is seeking public comment on the EPA’s proposal indicating no further action is needed for multiple Training Areas on the Camp Edwards portion of Joint Base Cape Cod (JBCC). The EPA’s proposal is based on an Army National Guard study that was done as one of the requirements of a Safe Drinking Water Act Administrative Order, and with the oversight of EPA and the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP).
The 30-day public comment period on this proposal is open through May 10 for the “Remedy Selection Plan,” which outlines the proposed no further action decisions and limited follow-up investigations at multiple Training Areas.
“EPA is committed to making progress at hazardous waste sites across New England,” said Alexandra Dunn, Regional Administrator at EPA New England. “We look forward receiving public comment on the proposed remedy for Joint Base Cape Cod, which is an important next step in the process.”
After the comment period ends, on May 10, 2018, EPA will consider public comments received, consult with MassDEP, and issue a Decision Document that contains response actions required for each range. With the issuance of the Decision Document, EPA will include a Responsiveness Summary to provide responses to comments received during the public comment period.
The Army National Guard’s Impact Area Groundwater Study Program (IAGWSP) has investigated potential soil and groundwater contamination at the Training Areas. IAGWSP’s investigations at these sites determined that they were not expected to have significant environmental impacts. The proposed remedy recommended is for no further action. No further investigations or response actions are recommended for many of the Training Areas. No Further Action (NFA) recommendations are area-specific and are based on the associated risk screening evaluation using results of the soil, groundwater, surface water, sediment and munitions data collected and analyzed for each specific area. In most instances, the environmental analyses indicated that contaminants related to military training were absent or present at very low concentrations comparable to background. Future actions, including additional data review, geophysical surveys and/or confirmatory sampling are proposed at five Training Areas.
A Remedy Selection Plan Fact Sheet has been developed and the details of the investigations and findings at the Training areas are presented in an Investigation Report. Both documents can be found on EPA’s Joint Base Cape Cod Web site: epa.gov/superfund/otis along with instructions for providing public comment.
