TRURO — Police Chief Jamie Calise has denied a request from the Independent for more information about the number, types, and present whereabouts of the firearms and ammunition that were […]
NATIONAL SEASHORE
Truro Ghost Town Still Inspires
From the Cold War to the Highlands Center to now
NORTH TRURO — In the Outer Cape’s collective memory, the fear associated with living and working at an Air Force station built to listen for incoming Soviet atomic bombs has […]
SOCIAL JUSTICE
Haywood Honored for Human Rights Activism
As the first McCarthy Award is made, the county revives its Human Rights Advisory Commission
PROVINCETOWN — The Rev. Brenda Haywood received the Tim McCarthy Human Rights Champion Award on Dec. 10. This week, she welcomed a reporter to her home to talk about that […]
HEALTH
New Laws Would Help Teens Get PrEP and Abortions
Sen. Cyr and Rep. Peake would allow access without parental consent
Two bills being promoted by the Outer Cape’s representatives in the Massachusetts legislature would expand minors’ access to medical care without the consent or knowledge of their parents. One concerns […]
ENVIRONMENT
Herring to Be Protected From Big Trawlers
Local fishermen are hopeful about new NOAA rule
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) moved to protect herring on Nov. 19 when it approved a new rule restricting the operation of trawlers. Amendment 8 to the Atlantic […]
COUNTING
2020 Census Count Will Affect Cape Infrastructure
Challenges include counting immigrants and seniors who leave for the winter
Census packages won’t arrive in mailboxes across the country until mid-March, but officials and community groups on Cape Cod are strategizing now about how to make sure everyone here is […]
CLIMATE CRISIS
The Kids Aren’t All Right
Boomers boo from the stands as students protest inaction
The older generation has taken to saying how sorry it is to leave behind a climate crisis that young people will have to fix. I’ve been the recipient of this […]
health
Does OCHS Have a Problem With M.D. Turnover?
Patients worry, but leaders at Outer Cape Health won’t talk about it
PROVINCETOWN — Jonathan Sperber of Truro moved to Cape Cod last spring. On Oct. 7, he filed his new patient paperwork with the Outer Cape Health Services (OCHS) clinic in […]
economy
Trump’s Trade War Affects Local Lobster Market
Canada moves into the market void
EASTHAM — The trade war with China is reshaping East Coast lobster sales. Whether local lobstermen feel the burn depends, for now, on where they’re fishing. But with Canada stepping […]
climate crisis
Citizens Push for Climate Crisis Legislation
A meeting in Wellfleet with Peake to discuss carbon tax and other bills
WELLFLEET — Fifteen concerned citizens gathered at the Flying Fish Café in Wellfleet on Nov. 15 to discuss bills now in play at the State House that aim to curb […]
health
Outer Cape Immunization Rates Among Lowest in State
Just 77% of Wellfleet kindergartners have been fully vaccinated
WELLFLEET — A large number of children who visit the Outer Cape Health Services clinic here are “under-vaccinated” — having not received a full series of standard immunizations against infectious […]
ECONOMY
Fishing Is Still the Most Dangerous Job
Fishing Partnership’s insurance plan, the model for ‘Romneycare,’ has helped
Close brushes with death are common for Outer Cape fishermen. Rick Marvin of Eastham, who fishes for lobster, bluefish, and crab, knows from experience that a routine move can quickly […]
health
Fewer Kids Are Vaping but Cigarette Sales Are Up
With a ban on e-cigarettes in effect, smokers are going back to an old habit
EASTHAM — The current e-cigarette ban and recent cases of vaping-related illness have affected the number of students using vaping products on campus at Nauset Regional High School. Assistant Principal […]
health
Outer Cape Health to Bring Midwife Back
Goff will work one day a week starting in March
Outer Cape Health Services will restore its nurse midwife practice following a year with no prenatal or postpartum care available here, OCHS CEO Pat Nadle said this week. Certified nurse […]
IMMIGRANTS
Finding Increasingly Rare Refuge on a Truro Farm
A Nepalese couple succeeds even as asylum policy is strangled by Trump
TRURO — Fall hasn’t yet hit Down Home Farm: devoid of the expected autumnal colors, its fields glow green. The growing season isn’t over, and the farm’s cozy stand on […]
