WELLFLEET — Dick Elkin looked out the window of his home on Catboat Road on the morning of Nov. 4 and saw DPW workers installing signs at the entrance to […]
WATER QUALITY
A ‘Hybrid’ Watershed Plan Aims to Cut Nitrogen Pollution
The Wellfleet plan relies on a new generation of septic systems
WELLFLEET — Water resources consultant Scott Horsley presented the latest Targeted Watershed Management Plan to the board of health on Nov. 9 with minimal sewerage and myriad advanced ecofriendly technologies. […]
CIVICS
Wellfleet Select Board Names 6 to Maurice’s Planning Committee
A 9-member group will consider options for the 21-acre campground property
WELLFLEET — The select board filled six of seven available spots on the new Maurice’s Campground Planning Committee at its Nov. 1 meeting but ran into trouble trying to decide […]
CLEAN ENERGY
E-Bike Rebates Roll Into Provincetown
Income-eligible customers can get 75% off new wheels
PROVINCETOWN — Bill Meadows, who owns Ptown Bikes on Bradford Street, has sold 26 e-bikes since July. That’s many more than he would have sold, he said, had it not […]
SYMBOLISM
Wellfleet Select Board Says ‘No’ to a New Town Seal
The board saw the effort as a waste of time and money
WELLFLEET — An appeal from Wellfleet Select Board Chair Ryan Curley to replace the town seal was quickly quashed at the board’s Nov. 1 meeting. “I don’t know where to […]
NAUSET HIGH SCHOOL
Renovation Bids Are $30 Million Over Budget
High bids for construction mean a new vote is likely
EASTHAM — Before the foundations are laid for the Nauset Regional High School renovation project, voters in the four district towns may have to authorize a new budget. Of the […]
LOCAL FLAVORS
Dispatches From Eggs Isle
A live comedy podcast about gentrification and displacement in Provincetown
Eggs Isle is a fictional place off the coast of Provincetown where those who are evicted from their homes wash ashore. It is also the name of a live improvisational […]
TRANSPORTATION
DOT Splits Route 6 Improvements Into 3 Projects
A narrower roadway but with bike lanes and bus pull-offs south of Main Street
WELLFLEET — The Mass. Dept. of Transportation’s plan for repaving Route 6 in Wellfleet promises to do a lot more than pour fresh asphalt on a degraded roadway. Improving accessibility […]
ELECTIONS
Question 4 Arguments Cite Safety Concerns and Voter Fraud
Voters will decide if undocumented immigrants can get driver’s licenses
Massachusetts voters will decide through Question 4 on the Nov. 8 ballot whether a law allowing undocumented immigrants to obtain driver’s licenses will stay or go. The law, known as […]
