PROVINCETOWN — When Curaleaf opens the first recreational marijuana store on Cape Cod at 170 Commercial St. — perhaps next Wednesday, Jan. 29 — it will be a cash-only business. Possibly a lot of cash. “Curaleaf cannot comment on revenue projections or the handling of cash revenue,” company spokesman Casey Sherman said this week. But […]
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CIVICS
Bylaws Would Ban Plastic Bottles, Bags
Town meeting may vote on prohibiting sales at local retail stores
EASTHAM — At any beach cleanup, the haul of trash is fairly predictable: plastic, in the form of beverage bottles, shopping bags, straws, netting, and more. Because much of the litter on beaches and roadsides involves purchases from retail stores (and single-use plastic bags to carry them in), the conservation commission is backing two bylaws […]
ECONOMY
Outer Cape Sees Boom in Rooms Tax Receipts
First full quarter of ‘weekly tax’ brings in an extra $1 million
PROVINCETOWN — After a year of commotion and confusion, the expansion of the rooms occupancy tax to cover short-term rentals is beginning to produce its intended dividends. In the first full quarter for which the tax was in effect, that is, August, September, and October 2019, the tax added just under $1 million in revenue […]
CURRENTS
State Agency to Vote in Feb. on Nauset High Renovation
Estimated cost drops by $7.6 million
EASTHAM — The cost estimate for the Nauset Regional High School (NRHS) renovation project has dropped to about $131.8 million, according to Greg Levasseur, chair of the Nauset School Building Committee. The initial estimate was $139.4 million, but the committee has reduced the overall footprint of the project by about 6,000 square feet and cut […]
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This Week in Eastham
Meetings Ahead Monday, Jan. 27 Board of Health, 10 a.m., Earle Mountain Meeting Room, Town Hall Eastham 400 Commemoration Committee, 10:30 a.m., Public Library Eastham Elementary School Committee, 5:30 p.m., Earle Mountain Meeting Room, Town Hall Tuesday, Jan. 28 Search Committee, 4 p.m., Small Meeting Room, Town Hall T-Time Development Committee, 5 p.m., Small Meeting Room, […]
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This Week in Wellfleet
Meetings Ahead Thursday, Jan. 23 Local Comprehensive Planning Committee, 8:30 a.m., Council on Aging Local Housing Partnership, 4 p.m., Town Hall Tuesday, Jan. 28 Select Board, 6 p.m., Council on Aging Wednesday, Jan. 29 Finance Committee, 7 p.m., Council on Aging Conversation Starters Herring River Project Goes to Cape Cod Commission The Herring River Restoration […]
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This Week in Truro
Meetings Ahead Thursday, Jan. 23 Conservation Commission, 1 p.m., Town Hall Pamet Harbor Commission, 7 p.m., Truro Public Safety Facility Monday, Jan. 27 Select Board and Finance Committee Budget Task Force, 4 p.m., Town Hall Zoning Board of Appeals, 5:30 p.m., Town Hall Tuesday, Jan. 28 Select Board, 5 p.m., Town Hall Thursday, Jan. 30 […]
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This Week in Provincetown
Meetings Ahead Thursday, Jan. 23 Economic Development Committee, 11 a.m., Veterans Memorial Community Center Planning Board, 6:30 p.m., Town Hall Public Pier Corp., 4 p.m., Town Hall Recreation Commission, 5:30 p.m., Veterans Memorial Community Center Friday, Jan. 24 Local Comprehensive Plan, 10 a.m., Town Hall Monday, Jan. 27 Public Landscape Committee, 2 p.m., Town Hall […]
WARRIORS WATCH
Hockey Nights Highlight the Week Ahead
A weekly preview of Nauset High sports
Note: Team records are listed of the Independent’s deadline Friday, Jan. 24 Boys basketball: The Warriors (6-4) will play an away game against the Barnstable Red Raiders at 5:30 p.m. Girls basketball: The Warriors (8-3) host the Barnstable Red Raiders at 6:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 25 Boys wrestling: The Warriors (0-3) will compete in the […]
ON THE COURT
When the Temperature Drops Basketball Picks Up
Elementary school gyms provide a place for informal five-on-five games
January on the Cape: the temperature cold, the days short, and the options for physical exercise limited. Getting outside is tough at this time of year and one of the few gyms that exist on the Outer Cape is closed. There is, however, an option that flies under the radar for many people. It’s five-on-five […]
BABY COUNT
Steady as She Goes
The number of babies born to Eastham residents in 2019 was up compared to the last couple of years, while Wellfleet recorded fewer births than in recent years. But overall the statistics on Outer Cape births in the last year don’t reveal any significant trend. The average number of total births in the four towns […]
OBITUARIES
Roger Skillings, 82, Author and Mentor to Generations of Writers
A literary mainstay of Provincetown’s Fine Arts Work Center
Roger D. Skillings died peacefully on the night of Jan. 15, 2020, with his wife and daughter beside him. He was 82 years old and had been suffering from dementia for years. Born in Bath, Maine in 1937, Roger graduated from Phillips Academy Andover and then from Bowdoin College in 1960. A cleft palate hindered […]
EXITS
Wellfleet Town Administrator Gives Notice
Dan Hoort, citing stress of the job, to leave June 30
WELLFLEET — Town Administrator Dan Hoort announced Friday that he is resigning from his job after four years, effective June 30. Hoort, a Provincetown innkeeper, holds a degree in accounting and was the head of the municipal finance department for the town of Provincetown before coming to Wellfleet in 2016. “It has been my pleasure […]
LEADERSHIP
Robin Craver Takes the Reins in Provincetown
New town manager will get $190K salary plus housing bonus
PROVINCETOWN — Robin Craver led her first meeting as town manager at 9 a.m. Tuesday, just hours after the select board announced on Monday night that they had agreed to the terms of her contract. “I can tell you, she is tough,” Select Board Member Louise Venden said of Craver. “I spent many hours negotiating […]
CIVICS
Cheryl Andrews Sets Sights on County Commission
Provincetown Select Board veteran looks to fill Democratic slot on November ballot
PROVINCETOWN — Cheryl Andrews, a veteran elected official in Provincetown, is the first challenger to declare her candidacy for the Barnstable County Commission race this fall. The commission is the three-person executive branch of county government and writes the county’s budget, among other powers. There are currently two Democrats and one Republican on the commission. […]
