WELLFLEET — Maria Broadbent, the town manager of Berwyn Heights, Md., will be Wellfleet’s next town administrator. The 54-year-old was picked over current Dartmouth Town Manager Shawn MacInnes in what […]
COVID-19 FALLOUT
Cramped Quarters Led to Shutting AmeriCorps Site
Program now looks to adding a house for next round of work
WELLFLEET — AmeriCorps member Corrine Losch received an email on May 15 telling her she had two weeks to move out of the Wellfleet house where she had been lodging […]
THE HAIL MARY
For Some, Outdoor Alcohol May Save Season
Wellfleet chiefs support restaurant plan
WELLFLEET — The Beachcomber, the Pearl, and Mac’s Shack will ask the select board on June 9 to be allowed to serve alcohol outdoors. Each restaurant hopes to set up […]
SHELLFISHING
Seasonal Permits Are Banned in Wellfleet
But more costly year-round licenses remain an option
WELLFLEET — Vacationers and visitors received another blow from the select board last week — a ban on seasonal recreational shellfishing permits. On top of the short-term rentals ban through […]
CIVICS
Meeting Attendance Zooms Upward
Raise your hand if you’re for more participation
WELLFLEET — The number of people viewing and participating in virtual select board meetings here in recent weeks is breaking the board’s attendance records. Since the Wellfleet Select Board began […]
DISTANCE
Wellfleet’s Beaches May Be Plenty Big
But officials want to reduce parking anyway
WELLFLEET — Gov. Charlie Baker said Monday, without providing evidence, that social distancing at beaches means blankets must be 12 feet apart — at least during phase one of the […]
STICKER SHOCK
Wellfleet Board Sets Beach Restrictions
WELLFLEET — In an effort to reduce crowding on town beaches, Wellfleet is moving the start date for requiring beach parking stickers forward 30 days, to May 20. And only […]
AQUACULTURE
OysterFest Is off the Table
Economic hit estimated at over $2 million
WELLFLEET — This town’s signature day will be missing in 2020 due to fears about the spread of Covid-19. The select board voted on April 28 to ban public uses […]
AFFORDABLE HOUSING
Town Meeting Delay Stalls Housing Progress
Water main upgrade, a first step, needs voter approval
WELLFLEET — Officials are pumping the brakes on the 95 Lawrence Road affordable housing project due to the delay of town meeting. The use of town-owned land at that location, […]
SUMMER 2020
Day-trippers Uninvited to Wellfleet Beaches
The first Outer Cape town to limit beach access
WELLFLEET — Summertime is coming but the living is far from easy. The expansive Outer Cape beaches may seem the perfect social distancing paradise, but the Wellfleet Select Board is […]
EXTRA CREDIT
Schools, at a Distance, Diverge in Use of Grades
But all are focused on keeping kids engaged
The Provincetown Public Schools and the Cape Cod Lighthouse Charter School in Harwich both have middle school programs, but they have taken different approaches to grading since the schools were […]
HEALTH
Dentists on the Front Lines
‘Somebody has to do this’
Dentistry is one of the most high-risk professions when it comes to disease exposure, but Outer Cape dentists are still finding emergency work to sink their teeth into. Dr. Scott […]
CIVICS
Truro Board Defends Itself on Crisis Response
The town catches up on live streaming meetings
TRURO — The Truro Select Board had one topic on the agenda for its April 9 meeting: to discuss and respond to two articles in the April 2 edition of […]
PANDEMIC
Study Suggests Cape Is More Ready for Covid-19
Two hospitals’ capacity compares well to Boston’s in expected surge of patients
Health care facilities around the country are scrambling to deal with the influx of Covid-19 patients, but hospitals on Cape Cod are better off than most. A recent study by […]
CIVICS
Truro Lags Behind in Access to Meetings
All other Outer Cape towns are streaming their regulatory boards
TRURO — In the race to get Outer Cape towns’ regulatory board meetings online, Truro is in last place. Gov. Charlie Baker issued an executive order on March 13 suspending […]
