EASTHAM — After two years of applications and revisions of plans, Willy’s Gym owner Barbara Niggel can expand her self-storage business. The planning board granted her a special permit during […]
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OBITUARY
Juliette Brown, 47, a ‘Free Spirit’ of the Outer Cape
When Juliette Brown began working at the Underground in Provincetown soon after it was founded in 2013, her coworkers found her tattoos a bit intimidating, but soon enough they marveled […]
INVESTIGATION
Eastham Woman Dies in Single-Car Accident
Police ask for details from possible witnesses
WELLFLEET — A 47-year-old Eastham woman died when her 2008 Toyota Camry left Route 6 near Old Wharf Road sometime in the early morning of Sunday, Jan. 23. Local and […]
PROVINCETOWN: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Virtual Support Groups
Some meetings are in person, some online, and some are both. Go to provincetown-ma.gov and click on the meeting you want to watch to see if a remote option is […]
TRURO: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Eversource and Salt Marshes
Most meetings in Truro are remote. Go to truro-ma.gov and click on the meeting you want to watch. The agenda includes instructions on how to join. Thursday, Feb. 3 Climate […]
WELLFLEET: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Mosquito Control
All meetings in Wellfleet are remote only and can be watched online. Go to wellfleet-ma.gov and click on the meeting you want to watch, then follow the instructions on the […]
EASTHAM: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Master Planner Plans
Most meetings are being held in person, but some are still remote. Go to eastham-ma.gov/calendar-by-event-type/16 and click on the meeting you are interested in to learn about locations and any […]
TOWN FINANCE
Wellfleet Voters Will Face $750K Override
Local receipts can’t go to housing efforts, other departments
WELLFLEET — At the upcoming April town meeting, voters will be asked to approve a Proposition 2½ override of $750,000 to fund last year’s budget shortfalls and maintain town services […]
PUBLIC SAFETY
Wellfleet First Town on Cape to Use Police Body Cameras
Chief Hurley says aim is to ‘de-escalate’ interactions
WELLFLEET — The second smallest municipal police department on the Cape has become the first in the county to outfit all its officers with body cameras. Wellfleet town meeting voters […]
PILGRIM WASTE
Shape of Bay Means Poisons Would Linger
Activists, legislators look to stop release of radioactive water from closed reactor
PLYMOUTH — Cape Cod Bay is not a good place to dump one million gallons of radioactive effluent from systems at Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station, according to an expert on […]
ELECTIONS
Two Candidates Seek D.A. Post
Carey and Galibois want to replace the veteran Michael O’Keefe
BARNSTABLE — After almost 20 years in office, Cape and Islands District Attorney Michael O’Keefe will step down when his current term ends in January 2023, and, so far, two […]
SHARING KINDNESS
Schools and Healers Try to Comfort the Grieving
Two high school students’ deaths mobilize community support efforts
School staff and parents at Nauset Regional High School in Eastham and Monomoy Regional High School in Harwich are struggling this week to support young people who are grieving the […]
SUPPORT SYSTEMS
Employment and a Tax Break for Those With Disabilities
A plan builds on the blueprint of the senior municipal service program
TRURO — On her next birthday, Anna Rogers, a Truro resident with autism, will turn 22, making her ineligible for special education services through the state. But her mother, Amy, […]
PROVINCETOWN: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Fire and Police Staff Swelling
Some meetings are in person, some online, and some are both. Go to provincetown-ma.gov and click on the meeting you want to watch to see if a remote option is available. Thursday, Jan. […]
TRURO: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Doomed on the Dune
Most meetings in Truro are remote. Go to truro-ma.gov and click on the meeting you want to watch. The agenda includes instructions on how to join. Thursday, Jan. 27 School […]
