EASTHAM — The Mass. School Building Authority (MSBA) has confirmed that the Nauset Regional High School renovation is eligible for a third extension of the deadline for qualifying for a […]
ROCK HARBOR
Harbormaster’s Office Design Approved
Last-minute request for revisions by local alliance is denied
EASTHAM — The Rock Harbor Capital Projects Committee voted on Jan. 11 to accept “design number two” for a harbormaster’s office, a shed-like, 563-square-foot building on eight-foot pilings. “I like […]
SCHOOLS
Nauset Board Sets HS Vote for March 30
Critics say district-wide vote on renovation is ‘undemocratic’
EASTHAM — The Nauset Regional School Committee voted 6 to 1 on Jan. 7 to set March 30 as the date for a district-wide vote on the $131.8-million renovation of […]
BUSINESS NEWS
Board Rejects Willy’s License Renewals
Attorney Zehnder calls the town’s position ‘technocratic’
EASTHAM — The select board voted four to one on Jan. 4 not to renew Willy’s World’s all-alcohol retail license and common victualer’s license, saying 2018 changes at the facility […]
TOWN FINANCE
Proposed Eastham Budget Is Up 4.2 Percent
Increase is said to be due to fixed wage increases
EASTHAM — Though there are still some moving parts, as Finance Director Richard Bienvenue called them, the town’s 2022 operating budget of $36,364,711, presented at the select board’s Jan. 4 […]
WATERFRONT
Eastham Harbormaster’s Office Plan Downsized
A new concept is scaled back, in an effort to satisfy abutters
EASTHAM — The Rock Harbor Improvements Capital Project Committee unveiled a new design concept for the harbormaster’s office at its Dec. 28 meeting. It involved a smaller footprint, lower roofline, […]
CANNABUSINESS
Eastham Pot Shop Hopes for February Opening
Cannabis commission must approve license first
EASTHAM — The marijuana dispensary Emerald Grove is anticipating a February opening for adult-use retail sales, but it may have to delay launching its medical marijuana dispensary until later in […]
FARMING
No Permit Needed for Six Geese a-Laying
Eastham health board relents on some proposed farm animal rules
EASTHAM — The board of health wanted to tighten the town’s regulations on the keeping of noncommercial farm animals. But blowback from the public has made the board think again. […]
SCHOOLS
District-Wide Vote Set on Nauset High Renovation
Hanging in the balance is $35 million in state funds
EASTHAM — In an effort not to lose a Mass. School Building Authority (MSBA) grant of $35.6 million that’s contingent on voter approval of the proposed $131.8-million renovation of Nauset […]
TOWN HALL
Resident Tax Exemption Causes Friction on Eastham Select Board
Seeking ways to increase revenue and keep town affordable
EASTHAM — The select board began its annual deliberations on whether to adopt a residential tax exemption for the next fiscal year at its Monday, Dec. 7 meeting, and division […]
HAPPENED UPON
Document Signed by Sam Adams Found
The paper also shows the 1789 tally of the county’s votes for Washington: 44
EASTHAM — The Eastham Historical Society made a rare find last month while dusting and sorting items at the 1869 Schoolhouse Museum: a document signed by Samuel Adams. “Joe [Mistretta, […]
LAND USE REGULATION
Select Board Proposes Zoning Task Force
A response to calls for new rules on house size and uses
EASTHAM — Town officials are looking to create a zoning task force to examine and make recommendations on residential zoning and regulation issues, including the protection of historic homes and […]
WATERFRONT
Rock Harbor Panel Mulls Change of Plan
Committee rejects idea of repurposing antique house as office
EASTHAM — The Rock Harbor Improvements Committee will not recommend moving an antique half Cape from 60 Dyer Prince Road and turning it into the harbormaster’s new office. Instead, the […]
EASTHAM 400
Indigenous Artifacts Found at 1869 Schoolhouse Museum
Rediscovered objects reveal land was ‘intensely’ inhabited 3,500 years ago
EASTHAM — While working to create a display as part of this year’s 400th anniversary of the Mayflower’s arrival on Cape Cod, volunteers at Eastham’s 1869 Schoolhouse Museum unearthed a […]
WATERFRONT
Worries Stall Rock Harbor Building Plan
An alliance of neighbors puts pressure on town officials
EASTHAM — The Rock Harbor Improvements Committee, a subgroup of the Capital Projects Committee, has hit pause on a plan for a new harbormaster’s building while town staff try to […]
