TRURO — New Covid-19 infections here, some connected to the July Provincetown cluster, have led officials and business owners to reinstate pandemic protocols. At the beginning of July, Truro had […]
VALUES
Officials Differ on Whether to Call Truro ‘Rural’
A discussion of priorities for next year reveals conflicting views
TRURO — An open-ended discussion of the select board’s values last week exposed conflicting points of view on several questions, including whether the town should describe itself as “rural.” Another […]
OUT OF CONTROL
Mosquito Population Stays High Despite Treatment
Itchy residents turn to private companies for relief
WELLFLEET — One month after the Cape Cod Mosquito Control Project began treating breeding areas in the Herring River basin, this year’s proliferating plague of mosquitos is proving more difficult […]
ON TOUR
Abandoned Sears Houses Are Focus of Walsh Committee
A year in the making, a planning group takes a first walk together
TRURO — July 19 was a day of firsts for the members of the Walsh Property Community Planning Committee. That morning, they met each other in person for the first […]
BLOODSUCKERS
Mosquito Boom Was Caused by Duck Harbor Overwash
A long-term solution could involve increased tidal flow in Herring River
WELLFLEET — Mosquitos, the biting, buzzing beasts, are back this year in unprecedented numbers that are terrorizing the Outer Cape. Some ask if the problem could have been avoided, and […]
CANNABUSINESS
Dispensary Owners Now Seek to Build Grow Facility in Truro
The canopy space is 10 times as large as in earlier plan
TRURO — The owners of cannabis dispensaries in Eastham and Wellfleet plan to build a 9,600-square-foot building to grow and manufacture marijuana products off Route 6 in North Truro, an […]
SUSTAINABILITY
Farmers Find New Ways to Grow
Local markets gained ground during the pandemic; now farmers look to hold it
TRURO — When the pandemic hit and restaurants closed, Uli Winslow, a mushroom farmer in Truro, expected his sales to take a nosedive, and for good reason: about half of […]
CHURCH & STATE
Local Catholic Leaders Don’t See Bishops’ Vote as Political
The Cape’s diocesan leader, Bishop da Cunha, won’t say how he voted
PROVINCETOWN — Nearly three-quarters of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), the national organization of bishops, voted on June 17 to draft a new statement on the meaning of […]
TRURO TOWN MEETING
Housing and Child Care Get Voter Support
Petitioned changes to board selection are all put off
TRURO — Tensions between proponents of affordable housing and its detractors were on display at the annual town meeting Saturday, with the proponents ultimately winning the day. Voters approved all […]
Treasure
In Eastham, a Place for Give and Take Reopens
Pent-up demand, for treasures and connection, at the Eastham Swap Shop
EASTHAM — The Swap Shop, regulars will tell you, offers much more than the junk within its walls. For one shopper, it’s a chance to find a “hidden treasure.” Another […]
