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THE UNRAVELING
Wellfleet’s Accounting Nightmare Goes On, as New Issues Emerge
Untangling the mess could delay hiring a new town administrator
WELLFLEET — Untangling the mess of accounts that do not match and the unreconciled records dating back two years in the town’s books will take several more months. It may […]
CHILDREN'S HEALTH
Two Bills Aim to Boost Child Immunizations
Low vaccination rates in Wellfleet, Eastham sway Peake and Cyr
There is not yet a Covid-19 vaccine for children under 12. But public awareness of the importance of vaccination has cast the Outer Cape’s low childhood immunization rates in a […]
EVICTION DEADLINE
Former Napi’s Workers Still Have Nowhere to Go
Manager Sabuda said he wanted no Black employees, Jamaicans charge
PROVINCETOWN — With seven days remaining before the Aug. 31 deadline on their eviction notices, five former employees of Napi’s Restaurant still had nowhere to go as of Tuesday this […]
OPEN MEETINGS
Truro Parents File Complaints Against School Committee
A disagreement over the hiring of a new superintendent escalates
TRURO — Beth Dietz and Christine Markowski, parents of eight-year-old twins at Truro Central School (TCS), have filed two complaints with the state over the school committee’s hiring earlier this year […]
COURT REPORT
Stewart Trial, Set for September, Probably Won’t Take Place
The sexual assault case has already been delayed 11 times
ORLEANS — The jury trial of William Stewart, the former Eastham restaurant owner accused of harassing and threatening his female employees, is scheduled for Sept. 28 in Orleans District Court, […]
STOWED
Niggel’s Storage Expansion Rejected by Planning Board
Possible danger to groundwater cited by one board member
EASTHAM — Barbara Niggel’s quest to expand her Stow Away self-storage business at 4730 Route 6 ended at the planning board’s Aug. 18 hearing, with board member Joe Manas casting […]
PROVINCETOWN: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
RTE to Remain 25%
Meetings Ahead
Some Provincetown meetings are in-person only, some are remote only, and some are a hybrid where you can choose to participate in person or through a remote link. Go to provincetown-ma.gov, […]
TRURO: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
RTE Goes to 25 Percent
Meetings Ahead
All meetings in Truro are remote only. Go to truro-ma.gov and click on the meeting you want to watch. The agenda includes instructions on how to join. Thursday, August 26 Truro School […]
WELLFLEET: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Dish on Mac’s Tables
Meetings Ahead
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. Follow the instructions on the agenda. Thursday, August […]
EASTHAM: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Nauset Light Beach Blues
Meetings Ahead
Most meetings are being held in person, but some are still remote or virtual. Go to eastham-ma.gov/calendar-by-event-type/16 and click on the meeting you are interested in to learn about meeting locations and […]
DEMOGRAPHICS
2020 Census: Big Population Increases Here
Wellfleet grew 30%, Provincetown 25%, in 10 years
PROVINCETOWN — The first tranche of data from the 2020 U.S. census was released last week, and it shows something new for the Outer Cape: substantial population growth. The 2010 […]
PROBATE
They Worked for Napi for Years; Now They’re Being Evicted
After being fired by new management, they say, Jamaican workers must leave longtime homes
PROVINCETOWN — Anton “Napi” Van Dereck Haunstrup, the late art collector and owner of Napi’s Restaurant, had no children. But Ellis Wilson, he often told friends, was “the son he […]
BACK TO SCHOOL
Masks Likely to Be Required at Schools on Outer Cape
With no remote option, all students will be back in classrooms this fall
As vaccination rates ramped up last spring and the daily count of Covid-19 cases came down, many hoped this fall’s start of school could feel more like normal. That no […]
HIGH SCHOOL RENOVATION
NRHS Completion Date Pushed Back a Year
The new school is now slated to be finished in August 2025
EASTHAM — The estimated completion of the Nauset Regional High School building project has been moved out a year from August 2024, the date advertised by the building committee in […]
