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Archives for May 2021
Robert Menengas Service Friday
A service for longtime Wellfleet resident Robert “Bobby” Menengas will be held at 10 a.m. on Friday, May 7 at the Grace Chapel, Assembly of God, 25 Lieutenant Island Road […]
NAUSET WATERFRONT
Eastham and Orleans Officials Will Meet on Estuary Dredging
Select board puts off a decision to pull its support of project
EASTHAM — The select board stopped short of withdrawing its support for the Nauset Estuary dredging project at its May 3 meeting, voting instead to meet for discussions with Orleans […]
EARLY LEARNING
Truro School Board Votes to Add Pre-K Places
Families with three- and four-year-olds win a child-care option
TRURO — The school committee on April 29 approved a plan to expand the town’s free preschool program so that it can accommodate all the three- and four-year-old children of […]
CONSENSUS
Smooth Sailing for Another Provincetown Town Meeting
Broad agreement on diversity, Pier Corp., Court Street articles
PROVINCETOWN — Provincetown’s second outdoor, Covid-safe town meeting was held on Saturday, May 1 and it was relatively uncontentious, with nearly every article passing by large margins. Articles that added […]
SCHOOLS
Nauset’s Interim Superintendent Brings a ‘Tapestry of Experience’
Brooke Clenchy hopes to make the position permanent
About 1,000 miles separate Ontario, Canada, where Brooke Clenchy was born and raised, from the Outer Cape, where she will soon become the Nauset Regional School District’s interim superintendent. And […]
THE DOOR REVOLVES
Wellfleet Taps Sumner as Interim Town Administrator
Meanwhile, volunteers push to finish town meeting warrant and budget
WELLFLEET — In three days last week, the select board held three meetings during which they delayed town meeting by three weeks, reviewed warrant articles, and decided to offer the […]
PIER REVIEW
Pier Corp. Controversy Goes On as McKinsey’s Role Changes Again
Town meeting indefinitely postpones an article to dissolve the board
PROVINCETOWN — Criticism of the board of the Provincetown Public Pier Corp., which led to an unsuccessful bid to dissolve the corporation at Saturday’s annual town meeting, grew intense in […]
CANNABUSINESS
And Then There Were Three: Another P’town Pot Shop Opens
A growing industry could mean a local medical outlet by winter
PROVINCETOWN — Hennep opened its doors at 246 Commercial St. on Monday, May 3, becoming the third retail marijuana shop in Provincetown. Owner Andrew Koudijs decided to go into the […]
RIGHTS
Sylvan Lane Land Owner Sues Neighbors Over Access
Court decision will determine right to build, not just pick blueberries
TRURO — The owner of property at the top of Sylvan Lane has sued her neighbors in Land Court to settle once and for all her right to use a long […]
MUMS
Flower Power Is What People Need
A mother’s love of plants and sunshine inspires a sideline in blooms
“My mom is a lover of plants,” says Sophie Yingling. Her own proclivity for floral design was born, she’s sure, in the “room full of plants and sunshine” her mother […]
THE SCUTTLEBUTT
Right Whale Plankton Banquet Keeps Lobstering on Hold
Trap gear closure is extended to May 15
This past week’s cooler weather has slowed down the striped bass migration a bit, as water temperatures have remained steady in the mid-40s, short of that 50-degree mark we need […]
NEW ORLEANS DISPATCH
Making It Back to Mosca’s
In NOLA, a side trip in search of memories of hope and garlic
As soon as we cross the Huey Long Bridge, I begin to scan for the rambling white clapboard building — some call it a shack — that houses Mosca’s. I’m […]
MOVEMENT
To Lose Pandemic Pounds, Aim to Gain Strength
The right snacks and plenty of sleep help, too
If you gained weight last year, you’re not alone. Studies show that, in America, more than half of us put on unwanted pounds. Chalk it up to a combination of […]
DIAMOND TIME
Batter Up! Cape Cod Baseball Is Back
The season starts June 20, but host families are still needed
The Cape Cod Baseball League (CCBL) released a two-word statement on April 22 that had local sports fans excited. It read, “We’re back.” The league is returning to action this […]
