WELLFLEET — The 328 voters at the April 28 annual town meeting owed their first unexpected vote to resident Brian Stern, who moved to block a $225,000 capital budget item […]
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TOWN MEETING PREVIEW
Wellfleet Will Debate Plans for Campground
No operating overrides; $600K for marina won’t address fire damage
WELLFLEET — For the second year in a row, the annual town meeting warrant does not propose any Proposition 2½ overrides to raise local taxes above the state’s statutory limit, […]
MARINE BARNYARD CHORUS
Annie Lewandowski Hears Jazz in Whale Songs
With help from cetaceans, a composer and her students learn to improvise
On their last day in Provincetown earlier this month, a group of Cornell University students piled into a van and drove to Herring Cove Beach at dusk. Though their artistic […]
MARINE HERITAGE
Four New Shipwrecks Discovered on Stellwagen Bank
Commercial fishermen towed submerged sonar rigs for NOAA mapping project
PROVINCETOWN — At first, the three men on the 40-foot F/V Heidi Lyn didn’t see any signs of debris on their consoles. Since being launched at MacMillan Pier, sonar scanners […]
LIABILITIES
Fisherman and Pier Are in Holding Patterns After Fire
Wellfleet’s marina master plan fund may be tapped to cover ‘hefty expenses’
WELLFLEET — When a public hearing on the Wellfleet Marina’s proposed new fee schedule turned briefly to the subject of insurance at the March 24 select board meeting, the worry […]
WELLFLEET MARINA
Fire Severely Damages Pier, Fishing Vessel
With no insurance, town may be on the hook for costly repairs
WELLFLEET — A devastating fire that started in the early morning on April 3 at the Wellfleet marina severely damaged the town’s deteriorating wooden L-pier and destroyed a fishing vessel, […]
HOUSING
Wellfleet Considers 250-Unit Proposal for Maurice’s Campground
Some are supportive while others want to stop a ‘Mega City’
WELLFLEET — Residents debated whether a master plan for year-round housing at Maurice’s Campground would help bring young people and families with children into town at a community meeting at […]
EASTHAM ELECTION
Jerry Cerasale Seeks Re-Election in Lawyerly Style
Town budget, wastewater, and hiring a town manager are among his priorities
EASTHAM — Jerry Cerasale was first drawn to Cape Cod by love for the sea; not just Cape Cod Bay, he says, but the “waves on the ocean side.” He […]
EASTHAM ELECTION
Suzanne Bryan Likes to See ‘How Stuff Works’
Zoning reform, climate resilience, and support for education are on her agenda
EASTHAM — Though Suzanne Bryan grew up in Eastham, returning to the Cape 10 years ago from Arizona wasn’t an easy transition. One of the ways she found community again […]
HOUSING AT MAURICE’S
A Master Plan for Campground Is Unveiled
Planners project that number of year-round units will drop from 300 to 250
WELLFLEET — Nearly three years after the select board signed a purchase-and-sale agreement for the 21-acre Maurice’s Campground, a master plan for affordable housing there is coming into view. Members […]
MEET THE MAKER
Making a Scallop Dredge, Al Youngren-Style
In the Orleans workshop of a veteran fisherman who knows all the angles
ORLEANS — On a rusty table fashioned from what once held the shaft of a windmill, Al Youngren sketches the outline of a scallop dredge with a piece of white […]
WELLFLEET MARINA
Harbormaster’s Proposed Rules Spark Controversy
Cavanaugh wants slip assignments to be ‘fair and ethical’
WELLFLEET — Harbormaster Mike Cavanaugh and his assistant, David Dalby, have proposed a series of amendments to marina regulations that would significantly change the way boat slips are assigned and […]
WELLFLEET TOWN MEETING
Citizens Petition to Earmark Rooms Tax Money for Housing
After a four-year budget crisis, housing trust says it’s time to dedicate funds
WELLFLEET — As year-round housing becomes less available and affordable on the Outer Cape, housing advocates argue that one cause of the problem — the use of a large share […]
STATE OF THE TOWN
Guerino Says Wellfleet Is Making a Comeback
Town operating budget is up 3.4%, with no Prop 2½ override expected
WELLFLEET — In his “State of the Town” talk on March 6, Town Administrator Tom Guerino said that efforts to right the town’s finances, begun three years before he arrived in […]
TERMINATION
Outer Cape Protests Firing of Park Service Staff
More than 100 people gather near Salt Pond Visitor Center on March 1
EASTHAM — A yellow patch of grass opposite the Lobster Shanty on Route 6 became the site of a 100-person protest on Saturday, March 1, as it was the nearest […]
