Editor’s note: Because of a fact-checking error, the print edition of this article, dated March 17, reported that the date of the annual town election had been changed to June […]
WELLFLEET TOWN MEETING
Select Board Sponsors Bylaws to Address Housing Needs
Two articles would create affordable lots and year-round cottages
WELLFLEET — The select board has proposed two articles for the June 11 annual town meeting aimed at addressing the town’s lack of both affordable and year-round housing. One would […]
IN HARM’S WAY
Radioactive Water From Pilgrim Would Flow to Outer Cape
Mapping of Cape Cod Bay currents shows path of potential contamination
PLYMOUTH — The company decommissioning the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station in Plymouth has not said much about where the radioactive water it proposes to release into Cape Cod Bay would […]
ANIMAL BEHAVIOR
Sharks Patrol Shallow Waters Here
Tagged sharks are common but can’t always be spotted from the air
PROVINCETOWN — The presence of great white sharks on the Outer Cape’s shores may not be the shocking news it used to be, but just how much of the time […]
RESTORATION
A Retreat for Artists Takes Shape at Edgewood Farm
Five years in, Castle Hill’s $1-million renovation spans barn to yurt
TRURO — Turn toward the ocean at the sign for Edgewood Farm on Route 6 and follow the road up a short hill. There you’ll find a striking shingled barn, […]
COURT REPORT
Truro Man Indicted for Selling Firearms
Grand jury finds at least 55 weapons offered illegally on Cape
TRURO — A Truro man is facing a federal charge of illegally selling firearms after being indicted by a grand jury. A continuing investigation may result in additional charges, according to […]
COUNTY GOVERNMENT
$10M in ARPA Cash May Arrive
Commissioners move to free up some funds quickly
Officials in nine of the 15 Barnstable County towns want to see the entire $41.37 million the county will get in American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds distributed directly to […]
RADIOACTIVITY
EPA: Holtec Sows ‘Public Confusion’
Agency chastises Pilgrim’s owner for statements on dumping water into Cape Cod Bay
PLYMOUTH — An Environmental Protection Agency official criticized Holtec International last week for misleading the public about its proposed dumping of radioactive water from the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station into […]
DEVELOPMENT
12 New Condos Proposed for Nelson Avenue
2 units would be affordable under Provincetown's inclusionary bylaw
PROVINCETOWN — Local developer Thomas Tannariello wants to build 12 condominium units on a .58-acre lot on Nelson Avenue. Two units would be deed-restricted as affordable dwellings. Tannariello’s company, Tri-T, […]
TRURO HOUSING
Long-Pending ‘Cloverleaf’ Plan Will Move Forward
With court date and bond requirement looming, lawsuit is settled
TRURO — A roadblock preventing progress on building a rental housing development here has been removed. The Truro Zoning Board of Appeals and affordable housing developer Community Housing Resource of […]
PRESERVATION
Housing Is Top Priority for Truro CPC Funds
Committee recommends spending $780,000 of the $1.6 million available
TRURO — Housing is this year’s top priority for the community preservation committee (CPC), which plans to recommend that annual town meeting voters allocate $440,000 to efforts related to affordable […]
RADIOACTIVITY
Attorney General Says Permits Forbid Release of Reactor Water
The company argues against the alternatives to ‘overboarding’
PLYMOUTH — The Mass. attorney general’s office has doubled down on a recent statement saying that Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station’s permits prohibit the release of radioactive water into Cape Cod […]
ZONING
Wellfleet ZBA Shuts Down GFM Operation
Board finds building inspector’s OK was given in error
WELLFLEET — The zoning board of appeals has revoked the authorization given by an interim building inspector last fall for an excavating company to operate a contractor’s yard at the […]
RADIOACTIVE QUESTIONS
Attorney General: Dumping Pilgrim Water Is Prohibited
The water has not yet been tested for possible contaminants
Editor’s note: After this week’s Independent went to press, Mass. Attorney General Maura Healey’s office issued a statement about the release of radioactive water into Cape Cod Bay. The report below […]
COMMUNITY PRESERVATION
School Playground, Housing Are Top Priorities for Funding
Committee holds back because of town’s financial crisis
WELLFLEET — The top priority for the Community Preservation Committee (CPC) in the upcoming funding cycle has been the Wellfleet Elementary School playground. Members of the group plan to recommend […]
