WELLFLEET — The select board unanimously agreed on May 30 to support a mitigation plan required by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers that will enable the town to receive […]
WELLFLEET HOUSING
Staffing Crisis Puts Maurice’s Planning on Hold
Resignation of assistant town administrator is latest blow to town’s capacity
WELLFLEET — Bids on a master plan for housing at Maurice’s Campground were supposed to be due on June 21, and interest in the project was strong. But the committee […]
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Wellfleet Police Run an Academy for Citizens
Lessons on use of force are ‘a real eye-opener,’ participants say
WELLFLEET — On Tuesday evenings in February and March, nine Wellfleet citizens — and one Independent reporter — attended the citizens’ police academy at Wellfleet Police Dept. headquarters on Gross […]
TRANSLATION
Liberating Kafka From the Myth of Kafka
Ross Benjamin’s translation of Kafka’s diaries is the first of its kind
EASTHAM — When the German-speaking Czech writer Franz Kafka died in 1924 from tuberculosis, he ordered his close friend and literary executor Max Brod to burn all his work. Brod, […]
BUSINESS
Truro Orders Martin to Cease Business on Route 6
Commercial use of the former Jack’s Gas site is prohibited, say Seashore officials
TRURO — Robert Martin has been selling firewood from a roadside lot at 100 Route 6 since he began renting it on Jan. 15. This spring, the business’s footprint seemed […]
M.I.B.
On the Unknowable Path of a Message in a Bottle
A beachcomber’s find in Truro provides a lesson in how ocean currents work
TRURO — Fred Marshall was out hunting for sea glass on Cobb Hill Beach on April 16 when he thought he spotted treasure: a glint of cobalt blue — the […]
THE DREDGE REPORT
28 Acres of Blackfish Creek Will Be Placed Under Mitigation
The acreage is required to receive a dredging permit, but confusion remains
WELLFLEET — Town officials are finalizing plans to dedicate 28 acres of Blackfish Creek to oyster habitat enhancement as required by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to receive a […]
THE DREDGE REPORT
28 Acres of Blackfish Creek Will Be Placed Under Mitigation
The acreage is required to receive a dredging permit, but confusion remains
WELLFLEET — Town officials are finalizing plans to dedicate 28 acres of Blackfish Creek to oyster habitat enhancement as required by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to receive a […]
FILM
Kit Zauhar’s Actual People Was Made by Actual People
The Twenty Summers resident wrote, directed, and acted in her debut film
When Kit Zauhar began marketing her debut feature film Actual People on the festival circuit, she referred to it as “mumblecore for people of color.” “I don’t regret many things […]
WELLFLEET OVERRIDES
Town Meeting Voters Say ‘Yes’ to Whole Warrant
But a housing coordinator position is defeated at the ballot box
WELLFLEET — With the opportune arrival of an influx of free cash, a largely agreeable gym-full of voters at Saturday’s town meeting left no article defeated. The six-hour meeting was […]
WELLFLEET TOWN ELECTION
Curley Is Reelected to Select Board
WELLFLEET — Select board incumbent Ryan Curley defeated challenger Jeanne Maclaughlan at the May 1 town election. And on May 2 the board asked Curley to serve another year as […]
FREE AT LAST
$4.5M in Free Cash Arrives Just in Time for Town Meeting
But Standard & Poor’s will still downgrade Wellfleet’s bond rating
WELLFLEET — Town Administrator Richard Waldo received word on Friday that a key goal for the town had been achieved: the Mass. Dept. of Revenue had finally certified Wellfleet’s free […]
WELLFLEET ELECTION
Select Board Incumbent Curley: ‘There’s More Work to Be Done’
The 39-year-old chair says housing and finances are top priorities
WELLFLEET — Select board chair Ryan Curley wants to finish what he started. At the annual town election on May 1, Curley will face former Wellfleet Principal Clerk Jeanne Maclauchlan, […]
WELLFLEET ELECTION
Select Board Candidate Maclauchlan Wants Less Spending
The town’s former principal clerk has no comment on the upcoming town meeting warrant
WELLFLEET — Jeanne Maclauchlan did not want her picture in the newspaper, but perhaps many people know her already. She retired from her job as the town’s principal clerk last […]
ON THE COURT
Mock Trial Team Plays the Plaintiff in Boston
They lost by one point, but competing in a federal courthouse was a win
EASTHAM — The Nauset Regional High School mock trial team is officially among the eight best high school teams in the state this year. On March 8, the team traveled […]
