WELLFLEET — Among the colorful shops in Wellfleet’s commercial center, one particularly ramshackle building stands out. Makeshift curtains unsuccessfully try to screen what’s inside, but through the dingy windows one […]
DEVELOPMENT
Patrick Files Suit Disputing Old Reliable Property Line
He claims the planned new pier will be on his land
PROVINCETOWN — Businessman Patrick Patrick and developer Christine Barker each have surveyor’s drawings showing the line between their waterfront properties on Commercial Street. But the two drawings show different locations […]
EASTHAM TOWN MEETING
Sewage and Sediment on Eastham’s Town Warrant
Debt exclusions for wastewater and dredging are this year’s big-ticket items
EASTHAM — This year’s annual town meeting will be outdoors again, on the Nauset Regional High School athletic field at 100 Cable Road. The meeting is this Saturday, May 6 […]
MIGHTY NEIGHBORLY
ZBA Asks New Owners and Abutters to Compromise on Big House
A vote to reduce house size and visual impact is reversed
EASTHAM — The zoning board of appeals spent more than two hours on April 6 considering an appeal filed by abutters opposed to the planning board’s recent approval of a […]
RADIOACTIVITY
Ocean Sanctuaries Act Could Stop Pilgrim Release
Lawyers for APCC argue the law prohibits any new industrial waste in bay
PLYMOUTH — Holtec International can’t release one drop of its million gallons of wastewater from the former Pilgrim nuclear plant into Cape Cod Bay because doing so would violate the […]
OLD RELIABLE
Barker’s Waterfront Plan Is Deemed ‘Appropriate’
An expanded project clears a hurdle at historic district commission
PROVINCETOWN — Developer Christine Barker’s ambitious plan for 227 and 229 Commercial St., an expansion of her already-approved project at the adjoining Old Reliable Fish House site at 227R Commercial, […]
RETREAT
Foxberry Inn Withdraws Application for a 3rd Floor
Proposed size — and owners’ bad behavior — scuttles a project
PROVINCETOWN — Following a tense zoning board of appeals hearing on April 6, Robin Reid, the attorney for the owners of the Foxberry Inn at 29 Bradford St. Extension, withdrew […]
AGING IN EASTHAM
What It’s Like to Get Old Here
Worries about the cost of living and lack of medical services, plus hopes for lifelong learning
EASTHAM — Nearly half of Eastham’s residents are at least 60 years old, and a recent study shows the trend toward an expanding older population is expected to continue because […]
RADIOACTIVITY
Promised Study of Water Release Risks Is Stalled
Holtec says it can’t pay; Sen. Markey says otherwise
PLYMOUTH — An independent study of potential risks related to Holtec’s plan to release one million gallons of radioactive wastewater from the former Pilgrim nuclear facility into Cape Cod Bay […]
PLEAS
Fisherman Launches Petition Against Release of Pilgrim Water
Over 214,000 people ask Holtec to hold back
PLYMOUTH — Bourne resident Ryan Collins, whose father and grandfather were fishermen, continues the family tradition. He has now become an advocate as well. Collins has collected more than 214,000 […]
TOWN MEETING
Sinaiko Withdraws Article to Protect Property Next Door
Historic district commission discusses broader district expansion
PROVINCETOWN — Jonathan Sinaiko plans to withdraw his controversial petition to extend the town’s historic district by one property when it comes up for discussion at the April 3 annual […]
BUSINESS
Inn Denied Permission to Open With No On-Site Manager
Problems arose last summer when Sandbars had no staff present
TRURO — Lack of an onsite manager at a popular North Truro vacation spot last summer resulted in problems for guests as well as the neighborhood, and the board of […]
NEIGHBORHOODS
Neighbors Appeal Plan for Big House at Boat Meadow Marsh
Are large buildings ‘inevitable’ or should they fit in?
EASTHAM — Two abutters have appealed the planning board’s site plan approval of a new house that will overlook Boat Meadow marsh. At issue is the proposed house’s size: it […]
GROWTH
With More Space, Barker Unveils a Bigger Plan for the Waterfront
Architect says the project will restore the town’s memory of its industrial past
PROVINCETOWN — A narrow strip of land that extends from Commercial Street southward to the harbor could, in the not-too-distant future, boast two new hotels with a total of 51 […]
HOWL
Health Board Opens a ‘Conversation’ on Leash Law
Truro dog owners say they oppose any change in the existing bylaw
TRURO — One of the prickliest issues in town government is the regulation of dog owners and their pets, especially the question of when and where canines may run off […]
