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Archives for 2022
Real Estate Transactions
for the week of Sept. 26, 2022
Recorded at the Barnstable County Registry of Deeds from Sept. 26 to Sept. 30, 2022. PROVINCETOWN Sept. 26. The Estate of Elizabeth S. Fleeson (Lucinda Fleeson, personal representative) to Black […]
CLASSIFIEDS
Classifieds Oct. 6,- Oct. 12, 2022
Neighborly connections about all kinds of stuff
FOR SALE Two lightly used kayaks and a trailer. A 13-ft. Current Design (cost $1300, selling for $650); a 12-ft. Old Town (cost $850, selling for $450) equipped for fishing […]
Indie’s Choice
Indie's Choice for the Week of Thursday, October 6, to Thursday, October 13, 2022
Where the Wilder Things Are (Thursday, Oct. 6) Wellfleet Preservation Hall presents a staged reading of some of Thornton Wilder’s lesser-known works — two short plays and the prologue to […]
Town of Truro Legal Notices
TOWN OF TRURO Historical Commission Public Hearing October 17, 2022 The Truro Historical Commission will hold a remote Public Hearing on Monday, October 17, 2022, at 5:00PM to review a […]
Provincetown Legal Notices
Town of Provincetown Licensing Board Public Hearing UPDATE The Provincetown Licensing Board will hold a Public Hearing on Thursday, October 13, 2022 at 4:00 p.m. in the Judge Welsh […]
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Legal Notices
Commonwealth of Massachusetts The Massachusetts Department of Transportation PUBLIC NOTICE The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) invites you to attend an upcoming Virtual Public Information Meeting for the Cape Cod Bridges Program. The purpose of […]
Rowing Rendezvous
Three-year-old Wesley Peros of Marstons Mills showed off his excellent form at the annual Rowing Rendezvous at Wellfleet’s Mayo Beach on Sept. 17. This week the Independent inaugurates a regular series […]
RADIOACTIVITY
Holtec Says It Will Delay Decision on Water Release
The company plans to use the water on-site until the first quarter of 2023
PLYMOUTH — Holtec Decommissioning International, the company that now owns the former Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station, has announced it will extend its timeline for the potential release of 1.1 million […]
ZONING REFORM
Eastham Group Aims to Increase Housing Diversity
A task force’s work wins nearly unanimous support
EASTHAM — At the Cape Cod Commission’s annual conference last month, Eastham Community Development Director Paul Lagg made a brief presentation on his town’s new zoning task force, which began […]
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Mental Illness and Addiction at Heart of Sheriff Race
Less than 2 percent of sheriff’s current budget goes to treatment
EASTHAM — Donna Buckley, the Democrat hoping to be elected sheriff on Nov. 8, says the reason the Barnstable County Correctional Facility does not have effective mental health or substance […]
SLOW ROLL
Provincetown Wants Better Bus Options for Workers
Without a late-night route, some people pay cab fare every night
PROVINCETOWN — The select board appointed the new assistant town manager for communications and operations, Dan Riviello, as the town’s representative to the Cape Cod Regional Transit Authority on Monday […]
THE BEAT
Sam Holmstock Helps Veterans Drum Through Their Trauma
How one WOMR DJ teaches the healing art of drumming
HYANNIS — Sam Holmstock lives in Cotuit, but he doesn’t mind his once-a-month commute to Provincetown. On the second Sunday evening of each month, Holmstock hosts his WOMR radio show […]
ZONING DISPUTE
Town Asks Land Court for Injunction to Stop GFM
The dust, noise, and vibrations are ‘unbearable,’ says a neighbor
WELLFLEET — As expected, the town counsel filed a request late Monday in state Land Court for a preliminary injunction to stop GFM Enterprises from operating its satellite contractor’s yard […]
THE PET SET
Seen and Heard at the Blessing of the Animals
Dog and cat days in Provincetown
PROVINCETOWN — Townspeople and visitors put their love of pets on parade with extra verve during Pet Appreciation Weekend this year. While animal magnetism was on display at events like […]