The immunization of children entering kindergarten against preventable diseases in all four towns on Outer Cape Cod lags far behind statewide averages. In both Truro and Provincetown, less than 80 […]
SCOFFLAWS
IRS Tells Delgizzi’s Tenants It Will Collect the Rent
A judge’s Sept. 2 order could lead to contempt of court sanctions
TRURO — Officials from the Internal Revenue Service knocked on the doors of tenants who rent from David Delgizzi here last week and instructed them to make their rent payments […]
PERMISSIONS
Truro and Disabilities Group Can’t Reach Compromise on Deck
Conservation commission says temporary platform could cause damage in a storm
TRURO — An organization established to provide opportunities for people with disabilities to engage in activities that others enjoy is locked in a dispute with the Truro Conservation Commission over […]
BUSINESS
Owner of Seashore Park Inn Halts Auction With Bankruptcy Filing
Perkins put the LLC that holds Orleans motel into Chapter 11 last week
ORLEANS — Taylor Perkins, a hotelier based in York, Maine, purchased two motels and a vacation-rental property in three different Lower Cape towns in the last two years through a […]
DEMOLITION BY NEGLECT
Truro Commission Considers Intervention for Decaying House
Attorney general’s Abandoned Housing Initiative aims to force repairs for derelict properties
TRURO — The 180-year-old Greek Revival house at 7 Pond Road is quickly slipping past the point where it can be saved, according to members of the Truro Historical Commission […]
RADIOACTIVITY
Nuclear Plant Owner Appeals Denial of Permit Change
Holtec argues that Ocean Sanctuaries Act doesn’t apply in this case
PLYMOUTH — Looking for a way to gain approval for disposing of a million gallons of contaminated wastewater into Cape Cod Bay, Holtec International, the company decommissioning the Pilgrim nuclear […]
BUSINESS
High-Interest Loan Pushes Willy’s Into Bankruptcy
Owner of popular Eastham gym files for Chapter 11
EASTHAM — Barbara Niggel, the owner of Willy’s World Wellness and Conference Center, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, unable to pay off a $6.87-million short-term commercial loan on her […]
COCKCROW
One Neighbor’s ‘Menagerie’ Is Another’s Leaf Blower
Spurred by crowing complaints, council agrees to draft rules for farmers and neighbors
ORLEANS — Complaints by neighbors about backyard farming operations in their midst may not be the most frequent grievances the health dept. gets, but they are among the most frustrating, […]
BAD BUSINESS
Historic Wellfleet Inn, After Fire, Is up for Auction
The Copper Swan owners declare bankruptcy and blame the bank
This article was updated on Aug. 7. WELLFLEET — The historic property at 70 Main St., not far from Wellfleet’s center, has seen more than its share of woes over […]
FORECLOSURE
Orleans Motel Is Set to Be Auctioned
Owner has defaulted on $5.2-million mortgage
Editor’s note: The auction of the Seashore Park Inn that was scheduled for Aug. 8, as reported below, has been postponed to Friday, Aug. 23 at 11 a.m. ORLEANS — […]
CHANGE OF USE
Former Kennel and Long-Planned Dispensary Could Become a House
After Provincetown Pet Resort closed, Green Harbor dispensary never opened
PROVINCETOWN — The owners of the former Provincetown Pet Resort at 79 Shank Painter Road, which for years was slated to become the Green Harbor cannabis dispensary, have petitioned the planning […]
ON THE WATERFRONT
Old Reliable Plans Take Two Steps Forward
But many steps remain for Christine Barker’s long-delayed mixed-use development
PROVINCETOWN — Developer Christine Barker has won two victories in her years-long attempt to get plans for redeveloping the derelict Old Reliable Fish House property over the finish line. She […]
RADIOACTIVITY
DEP Denies Permit to Discharge Wastewater Into Cape Cod Bay
Local advocates and state ask Holtec to ship the waste offsite rather than appeal
PLYMOUTH — State environmental officials won’t allow the company decommissioning the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station to dump one million gallons of filtered wastewater containing radionuclides and other contaminants from the […]
CLEAR CUT
Judge Rules Against Sextons in Clearcutting Case
Trees are timber after all, a Land Court judge finds
WELLFLEET — A Land Court judge has settled a dispute between the town and Kevin Sexton over the June 2021 clearcutting of a swath of woods on his family’s land […]
ON THE FARM
Orleans Partners With Growers to Preserve Its Agricultural Heritage
The town’s program fits into the state’s new Farmland Action Plan
ORLEANS — Farmers tilling the soil on large plots of town-owned land at Putnam Farm, just off the Route 6 rotary, range from enthusiastic first-timers interested in producing their own […]
