WELLFLEET — A plan for a two-story house on the outer shore of Lieutenant Island is expected to come back before the Wellfleet Zoning Board of Appeals now that a […]
INCLUSIONARY BYLAW
Two Multi-Unit Projects Spark Neighborhood Ire
Some affordable units are included, but abutters see much else to dislike
PROVINCETOWN — A town that almost universally supports affordable housing and that routinely endorses housing provisions at town meeting has suddenly found itself somewhere unexpected — in a housing fight. […]
AFFORDABLE HOUSING
Habitat Faces a Tough Sell for Truro Project
A steep, sandy site on Rt. 6 presents obstacles for 3-house plan
TRURO — Habitat for Humanity of Cape Cod found itself embroiled in a superior court battle the last time it proposed a plan to build three affordable homes on a […]
CIVICS
GFM Ramps Up Activities Despite Orders to Stop
Amid dust and noise, neighbors ask why town can’t shut down contractor’s yard
WELLFLEET — Neighbors of a contractor’s yard at the corner of Route 6 and Old Wharf Road, which they and local officials contend is operating illegally, want the operation shut […]
RADIOACTIVITY
Foes of Pilgrim Dumping Plan Distrust Holtec
They suspect contaminated water will end up in the bay
PLYMOUTH — The meetings of the Nuclear Decommissioning Citizens Advisory Panel (NDCAP) usually draw just a handful of observers. But on Monday it was standing room only when the group […]
PRESERVATION
Charlie Zehnder Studio Will Be Demolished
Truro Historical Commission votes 4-2 not to impose a delay
TRURO — Decades of neglect have turned an artist’s studio built by designer Charlie Zehnder into an attractive nuisance, according to its new owners, who want to demolish it. Following a […]
TRIGGERED
Police Chiefs Ask for ‘Active Shooter’ Training
Cape Cod Law Enforcement Council seeks $250,000 from county
BARNSTABLE — Running toward a gunman armed with a high-powered automatic weapon during the chaos of a mass shooting invites almost certain death. Yet that is exactly what is expected […]
REGULATION
Planning Board Still Split on Seashore House
Coast Guard Road hearing is now in its fourth month
TRURO — The plan for the house and pool house that would replace the cottage colony at 17 Coast Guard Road was trimmed from 5,100 square feet to 4,760 square […]
JEOPARDY
Fighting the Sextons in Land Court
Wellfleet might be in for a very long legal struggle
WELLFLEET — Chellise Sexton, whose lawyers are preparing their final filings in her case against the town over ownership of 12 units of affordable housing on Fred Bell Way, doesn’t […]
PILGRIM PROGRESS
Holtec Chief Says Shipping Water Offsite Is Off the Table
In a letter to Sen. Markey, Singh cites concern for ‘environmental justice’
PLYMOUTH — The president of the company decommissioning the Pilgrim nuclear power plant has ruled out shipping a million gallons of radioactive water to a licensed disposal site, taking off […]
CIVICS
Commissioners and Delegates Disagree on County Budget
ARPA fights, budget battles hinge on charter conflicts
BARNSTABLE — The county government on Cape Cod is unusual, first, because it exists. Eight of the 14 counties in Massachusetts voted their county governments out of existence between 1997 […]
ABORTION RIGHTS
On the Front Lines in Waco, Texas
Truro’s Dr. Nicola Moore has served women’s needs across the nation
TRURO — Every two weeks for the last five years, Dr. Nicola Moore has made the 1,800-mile trip from Massachusetts to the Planned Parenthood clinic in Waco, Texas, where she […]
TRURO DEVELOPMENT
Slight Change in House Plan Fails to Impress
Zehnder’s scaled-down proposal is still too large for planning board
TRURO — Attorney Ben Zehnder once again put off asking for a formal vote on a proposed sprawling house with a swimming pool at 17 Coast Guard Road after the […]
LAND COURT
Sextons Claim Ownership of Fred Bell Property in Wellfleet
Litigious family tries to take possession of 12 affordable units
WELLFLEET — Chellise Sexton of Eastham and her son, Kevin Sexton of Wellfleet, claim that they own the property off Old King’s Highway, now called Fred Bell Way, where the […]
GROWING PAINS
Out There Grown Is Out of Pot Farm Plan in Truro
Farmer Stephanie Rein says she does not have the resources for a legal battle
TRURO — Stephanie Rein, a select board member and co-owner of Out There Grown, has withdrawn her application for a cannabis farm on Old Bridge Road, giving in to pressure […]
