EASTHAM — A two-acre aquaculture grant in Nauset Marsh that has gone largely untended for several years will be offered to new stewards. At its April 5 meeting, the select […]
WHEELS
Cape Tech Students Revive Bikes for Kids
Taking on a worldwide shortage, one bike at a time
HARWICH — They arrived rusty, dirty, and tired, but thanks to the efforts of a group of students, a fleet of buffed-up bicycles will soon roll off the campus at […]
WATER FIGHT
Water Skiing Roils Eastham Pond
Enforcement of existing rules is one solution, notes Beebe
EASTHAM — What began as an effort to improve safety in tidal creek areas by revising boating bylaws has churned up discord among residents over water skiing and motorboat use […]
ELECTION
Nauset High School Renovation Is Big Winner at Polls
All 4 district towns approve school rebuilding project
EASTHAM — The Nauset Regional High School building project will move forward after winning approval from more than two-thirds of the voters in Tuesday’s district-wide election. Based on figures reported […]
INFRASTRUCTURE
Eastham Water Hookups Hit 1,500 Mark
System revenues will now cover annual operating costs
EASTHAM — The Water Dept. has reached a milestone of sorts, with 1,500 completed or pending connections to the town water system — enough hookups to cover the department’s annual […]
ENVIRONMENT
The Eastham Herring Count Returns
Volunteers are eager to count fish, ‘even in the pouring rain’
EASTHAM — A scout was spotted by a natural resources dept. officer at the Bridge Pond run on March 12. A herring scout, that is — one of the individual […]
ON THE WATERFRONT
New Harbormaster Office Plans Move Forward
Ways to reduce cost of construction are sought
EASTHAM — The plan for a new harbormaster’s office and site improvements at Rock Harbor is scheduled to begin the permitting process next month, with hearings set for April 13 […]
STEEPLE CHASE
Chapel in the Pines Has Its Crowning Moment
Community preservation funds and private donations paid for renovation
EASTHAM — The Chapel in the Pines renovation was completed last Saturday as George Koeber and Paul Collins installed the final piece of the project — a copper steeple cap. […]
BROADBAND
Bienvenue’s Wireless Fix for OpenCape’s Inadequacy
His idea for a ‘mesh network’ would make residential hookups affordable
EASTHAM — The OpenCape Corporation’s high-speed internet service has been tantalizingly close and yet out of reach for most Outer Cape residents since 2013, when the nonprofit technology company used […]
ENERGY
Eastham Contemplates Solar Self-Sufficiency
Proposals include canopies at the transfer station and a 3-acre solar farm
EASTHAM — Eastham could have a surplus of energy should four new solar projects move forward. “The town of Eastham, with the completion of these projects — if they were […]
NAUSET REGIONAL
2 Eastham Boards Back High School Renovation in Unanimous Votes
Beebe calls endorsement a ‘no-brainer’
EASTHAM — The Nauset High School renovation gained the unanimous support of Eastham’s finance committee and select board when they voted on Feb. 17 and Feb. 22, respectively, to recommend […]
RENOVATION DEBATE
Easley Challenges Brewster Committee’s School Cost Numbers
School choice program is attacked and defended
EASTHAM — Members of the Nauset Regional School Committee have taken issue with a report on the high school building project that asserts that eliminating — or substantially reducing — […]
CORNER OFFICE
Nauset Supt. Conrad to Retire in June
EASTHAM — Nauset Regional School District Supt. Thomas Conrad announced on Feb. 3 that he will retire at the end of June after 29 years. “I have been truly blessed […]
LEARNING
Nauset Supt. Claims School Choice Doesn’t Raise Costs
Zoom meetings will lead up to NRHS building project vote on March 30
EASTHAM — The Nauset Regional High School building project committee has scheduled a series of Zoom meetings leading up to the March 30 district-wide vote on the renovation project. The […]
TAXES
Eastham Select Board Shies Away From the RTE
Residential exemption idea triggers ‘vehement reaction,’ says Demetri
EASTHAM — The controversial residential tax exemption (RTE) is off the table for fiscal year 2022. Eastham’s select board voted at its Jan. 25 meeting not to adopt the exemption […]
