This article was updated on July 17, 2025. WELLFLEET — The select board asked the board of health on July 8 to “temporarily suspend its current septic regulations,” reverting to […]
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PUBLIC HEALTH
Federal Cuts Could Imperil Local Sexual Health Programs
About $1.5 billion in HIV funds are on the chopping block
PROVINCETOWN — A Supreme Court ruling on June 27 preserved a requirement in the Affordable Care Act that insurance companies cover preventive care at no cost to patients — including […]
HOUSING
On One Parcel, a Land Trust Becomes a Reality in Wellfleet
Finding a nonprofit to own the land could make the process easier for others
WELLFLEET — As house prices become increasingly unaffordable on the Outer Cape, interest is growing in ways that individual property owners could help create opportunities for year-round residents to own […]
HERRING RIVER RESTORATION
Park Service Nears Completion of Dike at Mill Creek
Chequessett Neck bridge and gates are on track to be done by mid-2026
WELLFLEET — Five hundred yards upstream of the Chequessett Neck bridge, sequestered on a maintenance access road, a $7-million dike designed to prevent flooding in the Mill Creek sub-basin is nearing […]
WASTEWATER
Wellfleet Plans to Amend Its Septic Upgrade Rules
A July 30 health board hearing will consider ‘strategic siting’ and changing upgrade triggers
This article was updated on June 27, 2025. WELLFLEET — Just over six months after the town adopted new septic system regulations in January — passed in part to help […]
ENVIRONMENT
Green Crab Removal Gets Boost in Wellfleet Harbor
Pilot project offers population data and possibilities for baitfish, compost, and dinner
WELLFLEET — A menace stalks the shores of Wellfleet in the thousands: the European green crab, Carcinus maenas, an invasive species that feasts on juvenile shellfish and clips eelgrass to […]
DOGE DISRUPTION
AmeriCorps Grants Reinstated by Judge’s Order — for Now
Compliance with executive orders on gender and D.E.I. is still required
PROVINCETOWN — A federal judge in Maryland on June 5 blocked the Trump administration’s cuts to AmeriCorps, the community service agency, in 24 states including Massachusetts — reinstating, at least […]
CLASS OF 2025
Soon-to-Be Graduates Prepare to ‘Fit in the World’
Nauset High seniors look to the future with excitement and apprehension
TRURO — The mood among the members of the Class of 2025 at Nauset Regional High School gathered at Truro Vineyards for the senior banquet on May 30 was, by […]
FILM HISTORY
Censored, But Still Queer
In Sick and Dirty, Michael Koresky argues for a second look at Code-era movies
“Golden ages” are rarely golden for everyone, especially in film history. The era referred to as “classic Hollywood” roughly coincided with the Production Code, a set of guidelines developed by […]
GREEN ECONOMY
Curaleaf Sues Town to Claw Back $372K in Fees
The dispensary says new rules on community impact should apply retroactively
PROVINCETOWN — The Massachusetts branch of Curaleaf, the world’s largest cannabis company by revenue, is suing the town over claims that it improperly collected community impact fees from the company’s […]
CRIME
Police Seek Leads in Hit-and-Run Death
Timothy Duval, 24, was a father and Army vet
WELLFLEET — Police are seeking information about the driver of a vehicle that struck and killed 24-year-old Timothy Duval Jr. of Tallahassee, Fla. on Ocean View Drive on Saturday, May 24 […]
BUSINESS
Wellfleet Nixes Use of Lot as Staging Area for Rental Turnovers
Select board debates company’s past use of marina and its purpose
WELLFLEET — The select board at its May 13 meeting turned down a request by Del Mar Vacations, an Orleans-based short-term rental management company, to park its trailer on the […]
NO SERVICE
DOGE Cuts Cancel Grants for AmeriCorps
County officials and nonprofits scramble to preserve jobs
WELLFLEET — AmeriCorps, the federal agency that funds community service projects, has terminated $530,000 in grants for work on the Outer Cape undertaken by AmeriCorps Cape Cod (ACC) and through […]
ENVIRONMENT
New Analysis Suggests Prioritizing Septic Upgrades at Sites Nearest the Shore
Wellfleet board opts not to vote on watershed plan, asking consultants for a rewrite
WELLFLEET — After a recent round of amendments, a strategy for removing nitrogen from the town’s wastewater over next 20 years — part of the Targeted Watershed Management Plan — […]
TRURO ELECTION: PLANNING BOARD
Riemer Wants to Keep Truro Rural and ‘Water Secure’
TRURO — Planning board clerk Jack Riemer is running for re-election on May 13 against incumbent Paul Kiernan and challengers Harlen Howard and Eric Jansen. Riemer was one of three […]
