The Provincetown Independent

NAUSET SCHOOLS

Clenchy’s Successor Will Have Some Tough Tests

New superintendent will face shrinking enrollments and rising budgets

ORLEANS — Nauset Public Schools Supt. Brooke Clenchy has confirmed that her retirement at the end of the current school year, first announced last month in an email … ▶

DEMO DESK

Contractor Says Demolition Did Truro ‘a Favor’

Cape Cod Builders has a history of suing municipalities

TRURO — Cape Cod Builders, without the town’s permission, demolished a cottage in early October instead of renovating it for use as employee housing as the firm’s … ▶

ON THE BALLOT

Question 5 Would Increase Wages but Allow Larger ‘Tip Pools’

Many restaurant workers fear new rules would erase wage gains

It makes sense that a ballot measure that would more than double the wages that must be paid to tipped employees would be popular with at least one large block of … ▶

ON THE BALLOT

‘Dark Money,’ Wind Power, and Question No. 7

A Hingham man’s solo campaign is behind a nonbinding referendum

ORLEANS — Until they saw the roadside signs urging them to “Vote NO Question 7,” most Outer Cape voters had no idea there was a seventh question on the Nov. 5 … ▶

ON THE BALLOT

Question 6 Asks Voters to Decide County Budgeting Process

The answer depends on whether you think the Assembly of Delegates is ‘advisory’ or ‘co-equal’

After marking their choices for president, Congress, the state legislature, the county commission, and five statewide ballot questions, voters here will be presented … ▶

ON THE BALLOT

Question 4 Would Legalize ‘Psychedelics Centers’ and Personal Use

PROVINCETOWN — Among the many choices that Massachusetts voters face on Election Day is ballot Question 4, which would legalize and regulate several psychedelic … ▶

LITTLE HOUSES

An ADU Project in the Seashore Becomes a Snafu

Conflicting laws could put Seashore homeowners’ certificates at risk, Supt. Flynn said

WELLFLEET — The owners of a two-acre property at 19 School House Hill Road are overseeing the finishing touches on an accessory dwelling unit (ADU) built under the … ▶

THE SHIPPING NEWS

Wellfleet Harbors Mariners in Need

A modern installment of a traditional story of rescue and recovery

WELLFLEET — There is an expression in French for when all of the elements are against you, said Marie-Anne O’Reilly: “Contre vents et marées. Against wind and tide.” … ▶

HAUNTED HISTORY

Beware the Black Flash!

Remembering the leaping, fire-breathing phantom of Cape Cod

ROAD TRIP

To Edward Gorey, Everything Was a Gem

The Yarmouth Port home of the artist known for his sense of Edwardian macabre is anything but scary

POLISHING UP

Letting Gravestones Speak

Robert Sweetman teaches the careful cleaning of historic markers

THE SCUTTLEBUTT

Chesapeake Bay Results Are In, and They’re Not Good

Striper spawning success is low for sixth year in a row

ANTIFOGMATIC

A Punch From the Past

Uneasy times call for a strong beverage that can be made by the batch

ON THE BEACH

The Emotional Comfort of a Go-To Lure

Even scruffy and worn, favorite lures create the confidence necessary for fishing success

HOCUS POCUS

The Witch of the Wood

RARA AVIS

This Week’s Bird Sightings

WARRIORS WATCH

Field Hockey Seniors Prepare to Pass Baton

Warriors finish regular season 7-8-3, qualifying for postseason play

ROAD TRIP

Playing With Fire

At the Sandwich Glass Museum, the rise and fall of an industry and the enduring sparkle of a craft

MORNING FLIGHT

Bird-Watching From a Different Cape

Huge numbers of birds fly by Cape May on their fall migrations

ASTRAL PROJECTIONS

May the Stars Guide You

Let the light in on these darkening days

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PROVINCETOWN: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS

Paid Parking for Spooky Bear

Meetings Ahead Most meetings in Provincetown are held in person, typically with an online-attendance option. Click on the meeting you want to attend on the … ▶

TRURO: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS

The Motor Inn Taking

Meetings Ahead Meetings in Truro are often held remotely. Go to Truro-ma.gov and click on the meeting you are interested in for an agenda and details on how to … ▶

WELLFLEET: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS

Raising the Walls

Meetings Ahead Most meetings in Wellfleet are held online and in person. Go to www.wellfleet-ma.gov/calendar and click on the meeting you want to watch, then … ▶

EASTHAM: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS

Back on the Green

Meetings Ahead Most meetings in Eastham are in-person, typically with an online attendance option. Click on the meeting you are interested in on the calendar at … ▶

Upstairs, Downstairs

Going big on design gives a small house room for entertaining and for retreat

Provincetown is a high-density town. Case in point, what once was a small home in the East End with two buildings on a narrow lot recently became three condos … ▶

In Truro, Memories of Old Provincetown

At home with Nate McKean and Braunwyn Jackett

Braunwyn Jackett and Nate McKean describe their North Truro house as having an “old-school Provincetown” aesthetic. “This is how we grew up,” Jackett says. The … ▶

Scratch Circles

Stories of the winter wind, the compass grasses, and the sand

We stood on the steps of the dune shack, chipped enamel cups full of strong coffee in our hands, and looked out over a world made clean and new. The footprints we … ▶

Blurring the Edges

A landscape architect’s advice on how to help your garden — no matter how big or small — fit in an Outer Cape setting

Keith LeBlanc has focused for years on designing landscapes and gardens that eschew suburban ideals of clipped lawns and formal flower beds while seamlessly blending … ▶

A Craftsman Finds the Power of Punk in Plywood

Thomas Moses builds his own riffs on Cape Cod modern design

When the Cape Cod Modern House Trust was a fledgling organization, Thomas Moses signed up to advance its mission to restore the Outer Cape’s modern houses, many of … ▶

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