TRURO — Last weekend’s town meeting marathon saw overwhelming support for multi-pronged efforts to build affordable housing. But when it came to plans to upgrade a … ▶
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ENVIRONMENT
U.S. Proposes 8 Wind Energy Areas in Gulf of Maine
Local fishermen’s alliance will question effects of offshore turbines
The U.S. Dept. of the Interior announced last week the proposed auction of eight offshore wind lease areas in the Gulf of Maine. The areas selected by the … ▶
CLEARCUT
Truro Campground Makes Slow Amends for 2016 Violations
Work is underway on environmental restoration and a long-delayed sewage system
By Jack Styler
TRURO — Eight years after the owners of Horton’s Camping Resort in Truro illegally cleared 11 acres of land abutting the Cape Cod National Seashore, a habitat … ▶
TOWN MEETING PREVIEW
Truro Leaders Reach 11th-Hour DPW Compromise
Ad hoc committee’s plan trims 9,000 square feet and $6.7 million from project
TRURO — This weekend’s double town meeting is widely expected to break Outer Cape records. About 1,000 chairs will be set up under a heated tent on the Truro Central … ▶
BLOODSUCKERS
Winter Floods Set the Stage for More Mosquitoes
Flood waters abate and larvicide is sprayed, but a lot depends on the weather
WELLFLEET — Barton Morris stands in the Duck Harbor parking lot and surveys the floodplain to the north. It’s a cool April day, and it’s been about two weeks since … ▶
EARLY SHIFT
One Last Wait for a Provincetown Kayak Permit
A springtime tradition will end, with slots to be issued online next year
PROVINCETOWN — I’ll admit it: the first thing I did when I arrived at the harbormaster’s office on MacMillan Pier at 4:44 a.m. on April 16 was lie down on the … ▶