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Archives for 2022
Real Estate Transactions
for the week of Nov. 21, 2022
Recorded at the Barnstable County Registry of Deeds from Nov. 21 to Nov. 25, 2022. PROVINCETOWN Nov. 21. Nancy M. Sirvent and Edna F. Holley to PTown Staff House LLC […]
CLASSIFIEDS
Classifieds Dec. 1 – Dec 7, 2022
Neighborly connections about all kinds of stuff
SEEKING Your dream tenant wants a small one-bedroom year-round rental. After 22 years full-time on the Outer Cape, I moved over the bridge. Realized I was too deeply rooted in […]
Indie’s Choice
Indie's Choice for the Week of Thursday, December 1, to Thursday, December 8, 2022
Symphonic Celebration (Friday-Sunday, Dec. 2-4) The Cape Symphony presents its annual winter holiday concerts at the Barnstable Performing Arts Center (744 West Main St., Hyannis) from Friday, Dec. 2 to […]
Town of Truro Legal Notices
TOWN OF TRURO Historical Commission Public Hearing for 146 Rt 6, TRURO, MA MAP 51, PARCEL 32 December 13, 2022 The Truro Historical Commission will hold a remote Public Hearing on […]
Provincetown Legal Notices
Town of Provincetown Licensing Board Public Hearing December 13, 2022 The Provincetown Licensing Board will hold a Public Hearing on Tuesday, December 13, 2022 at 5:15 p.m. in the Judge […]
FOOD SERVICE
Three Community Kitchens Prepare for a Busy Winter
Shared meals target food insecurity and loneliness
TRURO — In all three of Cape Cod’s outermost towns, community kitchens have come to serve an important role in fighting off the twin worries of the off-season here: diminished […]
HOUSING
Provincetown Wants 36 Apartments at Police Station
Select board asks if some could be reserved for firefighters
PROVINCETOWN — The next step toward a new housing complex at the site of the current police station at 26 Shank Painter Road should happen in January, Town Manager Alex […]
WATER QUALITY
A ‘Hybrid’ Watershed Plan Aims to Cut Nitrogen Pollution
The Wellfleet plan relies on a new generation of septic systems
WELLFLEET — Water resources consultant Scott Horsley presented the latest Targeted Watershed Management Plan to the board of health on Nov. 9 with minimal sewerage and myriad advanced ecofriendly technologies. […]
RADIOACTIVITY
Holtec Says Regulated Contaminants Will Be Treated Away
The EPA does not regulate radionuclides
PLYMOUTH — The owner of the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station has indicated it is closer to releasing radioactive wastewater from the plant’s spent fuel pool, reactor cavity, and other systems […]
EMERGENCY SERVICES
Staff Shortages and Stress Affect First Responders
Outer Cape departments face critical need but candidates are few
Staff shortages at Outer Cape fire departments and rescue squads are increasing pressure on the first responder teams who answer emergency calls. Local fire chiefs point to a dearth of […]
ECONOMY
State Passes $3.8 Billion Economic Development Bill
Funds for health care, clean energy, business; but not for workers, renters, children
Gov. Charlie Baker signed a $3.8-billion economic development bill into law on Nov. 10, about three months after the end of the legislature’s formal session. The bill directs $545 million […]
CAREERS
Wellfleet Native Elizabeth Paine Is Provincetown’s New Town Clerk
The key lesson from a varied career path: ‘You just got to get it done’
PROVINCETOWN — Elizabeth Paine, the select board’s secretary for the last five years, has been promoted to town clerk, besting 14 other candidates for the position, which pays $86,516 a […]
ART OF FORAGING
Ink Making With Acorns
An illustrated wild harvest how-to
Drawings and text by Grace Emmet
VANCOUVER DISPATCH
A Spicy Curry Soup to Come Home To
A light, aromatic bowl is an antidote for travels and turkey dinners
Now that travel is a thing again, Christopher and I decided to revive our tradition of getting out of town for a bit just before Thanksgiving. We’d been missing the […]
