The night before Hurricane Lee tore through the coastal waters of Massachusetts, most Cape Codders were stocking up on food and hoping the storm wouldn’t hit too hard. Birders, meanwhile, were hoping it would get stronger. … ▶
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DEVELOPMENT
Walsh Property Plan Cut From 252 to 160 Units
Select board approves 18 recommendations, including phased development
TRURO — The proposed number of housing units at the 70-acre Walsh property dropped from 252 units to 160 after a 9-to-2 vote of the Walsh Property Community Planning … ▶
TOWN MEETING
Wellfleet OKs Wastewater Treatment, Town Planner
Inclusionary zoning is approved; only the nips ban gets nixed
WELLFLEET — The Sept. 18 special town meeting was a bylaw bonanza. Voters approved 10 bylaw amendments as well as an inclusionary zoning bylaw that drew lengthy … ▶
LITIGIOUSNESS
Former Principal Clerk Maclauchlan Sues Wellfleet
She accuses the town administrator of age and disability discrimination
WELLFLEET — Former Principal Clerk and select board candidate Jeanne Maclauchlan is suing the town and Town Administrator Rich Waldo for employment discrimination. … ▶
HOUSING
First $25K ADU Incentive Goes to Eastham Family
CDP program sees year-round rentals as key to keeping young professionals here
EASTHAM — Katie Castagno and Natalia Redyk call it the “Cape Cod shuffle.” They’ve been doing it since landing jobs here nearly three years ago. “We moved … ▶
HEALTH CARE
40 Days of Anti-Abortion Protests Planned at Health Clinic
Cape chapter of a Texas group says it will hold prayer vigils
HYANNIS — For 15 years, people seeking abortions had to leave Cape Cod for care; the nearest clinic was over 100 miles away. But in July, Health Imperatives opened … ▶
HEALTH CARE
Outer Cape Health to Have a Doctor as Its New CEO
Damian Archer has been OCHS’s chief equity officer since April
WELLFLEET — Outer Cape Health Services announced on Aug. 26 that Dr. Damian Archer will replace Patricia Nadle as CEO on Dec. 1. Since April, Archer has been … ▶
PERMISSIONS
Five Years and Counting on a Fix at Beach Point
Plans, money, time, permits, and neighbors converge at Ebb Tide condos
TRURO — The Ebb Tide on the Bay Condominiums at Beach Point are closer to the water than any of the other Shore Road dwellings around them, and over the last several … ▶
NIPPED
Wellfleet Loves Its Nips and Notable Trees
Syntactical and typographical errors, not so much
WELLFLEET — It was raining steadily on Monday night as a few hundred denizens of Wellfleet filed into the elementary school gym for the special town … ▶
THIS WEEK ON THE OUTER CAPE

HURRICANE WHO?
Kite Surfers Embrace Lee’s Gentler Side

CHECKING IN
A Weekend at the Provincetown Inn
Regulars and their rituals in a nostalgia-infused room with a view

FINAL BOWS
Mark Cortale Says Farewell to the Art House and Hello to Broadway
A theater lease is ending amid new plans for both venue and producer

ON THE MARSH
Shorebirds Thrive Between the Tides
Birds making some of the longest migrations on the planet stop to feed on our flats

THE FLAVOR PURPLE
Inspired by a Drag Star, a Noncook Ventures Into a Blueberry Bar
One bit of advice: if you’re going to zest, spring for a zester

GREAT PLANES
As Long as There’s No Wind, Kenny Dutra Flies
A flyer of radio-controlled aircraft takes to the skies in Truro

THE SCUTTLEBUTT
Nothing but a Nor’easter Without the Snow — This Time
What the fishing’s like before, during, and after a storm

ON THE BEACH
Advice Opens the Way to Experience
‘Can I ask what lure you’re using?’ and other questions fishermen here will answer

WARRIORS WATCH
Girls Soccer Gets 2 Shutout Wins
A weekly wrap-up of Nauset Regional High School sports

DUNE SHACKS
As Leasing Deadline Nears, a Glimpse Into NPS Reasoning
‘Have some confidence in the process,’ Carlstrom told one family

RARA AVIS
This Week’s Bird Sightings

ASTRAL PROJECTIONS
Going Deep in the Space In-Between
Maybe time is the longest distance between two seasons
CURRENTS
PROVINCETOWN: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
ZBA Questions
Meetings Ahead Most meetings in Provincetown are held in person, typically with an online-attendance option for both committee members and residents. Click on the … ▶
TRURO: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Community Vaccine Clinic
Meetings Ahead Most meetings in Truro are remote. Go to truro-ma.gov and click on the meeting you want to watch. The agenda includes instructions on how to … ▶
WELLFLEET: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Eastham Is Here to Help
Meetings Ahead Most meetings in Wellfleet are remote only, but some are held in person. Go to www.wellfleet-ma.gov/calendar and click on the meeting you want to … ▶
EASTHAM: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Nova, the Police Dog
Meetings Ahead Most meetings in Eastham are in-person, typically with an online-attendance option. Go to eastham-ma.gov and click on the meeting you are … ▶