EASTHAM — Barbara Niggel’s quest to expand her Stow Away self-storage business at 4730 Route 6 ended at the planning board’s Aug. 18 hearing, with board member Joe Manas casting […]
TIDE CHART
Provincetown and Wellfleet Harbors
Thursday, August 19, 2021 - Wednesday, August 25, 2021
Know when to hit the flats.
HIGH SCHOOL RENOVATION
NRHS Completion Date Pushed Back a Year
The new school is now slated to be finished in August 2025
EASTHAM — The estimated completion of the Nauset Regional High School building project has been moved out a year from August 2024, the date advertised by the building committee in […]
CONTRACTIONS
Stow Away Storage Expansion at Willy’s, Continued
Attorney Zehnder won’t promise not to come back for more
EASTHAM — A proposal by Willy’s Gym owner Barbara Niggel to expand the number of storage units at 4730 State Highway has been scaled back after a Cape Cod Commission […]
ANIMAL RIGHTS
Eastham Adopts New Rules on Noncommercial Farm Animals
‘You want to see animals raised humanely. That’s the whole point.’
EASTHAM — The board of health voted on July 29 to adopt a new set of noncommercial farm animal regulations. The rules require households to apply for permits to keep […]
DEVELOPMENT
Community Center Gets T-Time Committee Endorsement
The group will consider whether to recommend building a pool
EASTHAM — The T-Time Committee has begun homing in on its recommendations for development of the town-owned 11-acre property at 4790 Route 6, agreeing at a July 20 meeting a […]
TRAFFIC
Marijuana Delivery Service Eyes Eastham
‘Order from your phone, and it’s delivered to your doorstep’
EASTHAM — The select board voted 4 to 0 at their July 12 meeting to pursue a host community agreement with KushKart LLC, a recreational marijuana home-delivery start-up that has […]
BIG DIG
Dredging Project’s Effects on Nauset Dunes Feared
East Orleans group ‘will expend whatever is necessary’ to stop it
EASTHAM — A group called Saving Nauset Dunes, represented by Mackie Shea Durning PC, a Boston-based boutique law firm focused on environmental and land use law, has fired a shot […]
REGULATION REPORT
Willy’s Gets Its All-Alcohol License
ABCC asked the town to ‘resolve any differences’
EASTHAM — The select board granted an all-alcohol liquor license for Willy’s World Wellness & Conference Center, doing business as Grateful Café, on July 12, just days before a scheduled […]
DREDGE REPORT
Eastham Officials Question Benefits of Nauset Estuary Dredging Plan
Eckman and Autorino doubt safety and economy arguments
EASTHAM — A mixed bag of concerns about the proposed dredging of the Nauset Estuary emerged from the first citizens’ forums on the project held on June 22 and 29. […]
SURVEY SAYS
T-Time Survey: Big on Recreation. The Economy? Not So Much.
Most respondents were over 55. And they’re looking for a good time.
EASTHAM — People in Eastham are enthusiastic about using the town-owned 11-acre T-Time property at 4790 Route 6 for recreation or a community center. According to the results of a […]
EASTHAM CHOOSES
Town Meeting Endorses $3M Plaza Deal
Officials envision a comprehensive plan for N. Eastham
EASTHAM — After a rain delay of one hour, Saturday’s annual town meeting overwhelmingly approved spending $3,080,000 to acquire the Town Center Plaza in North Eastham. The vote was 293 […]
EASTHAM PRE-TOWN MEETING
Town Center Plaza Price Set at $3.1 Million
‘We cannot not try to purchase it,’ says Jacqui Beebe
EASTHAM — The select board has agreed to a purchase price of $2.8 million for the Town Center Plaza at 4550 Route 6, and will ask town meeting voters on […]
LEDGERDEMAIN
Auditors Blame New Software and Staff Turnover
They try to explain a ‘material weakness’ to select board
WELLFLEET — The adoption of new accounting software and the turnover of personnel were blamed by auditors this week as the causes of their finding a “material weakness” in the […]
ON THE WATERFRONT
Boat Owners Worry That Rock Harbor Parking Will Shrink
Another objection to the planned harbormaster office surfaces
EASTHAM — Rock Harbor boat slip holders are asking if plans for the new harbormaster office will leave them and their guests high and dry with nowhere to park during […]
