Meetings Ahead Thursday, March 12 Housing Authority, 4:15 p.m., Town Hall Zoning Board of Appeals, 5:30 p.m., Town Hall Tuesday, March 17 Cemetery Commission, 10 a.m., Town Hall Board of […]
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This Week in Wellfleet
Meetings Ahead Thursday, March 12 Local Comprehensive Planning, 8:30 a.m., Council on Aging Dredging Task Force, 1 p.m., Town Hall Nauset Regional School Committee, 6 p.m., Brewster Town Hall Zoning […]
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This Week in Eastham
Meetings Ahead Thursday, March 12 Nauset Regional School Committee, 6 p.m., Brewster Town Hall Saturday, March 14 Board of Library Trustees, 9 a.m., Greg Turner Room, Eastham Public Library Monday, […]
CIVICS
Primary Election Results
CANDIDATES DEMOCRAT Provincetown Truro Wellfleet Eastham Deval Patrick 4 2 4 6 Amy Klobuchar 26 18 25 56 Elizabeth Warren 365 230 311 347 Michael Bennet 6 1 1 0 […]
John B. ‘Jack’ Stetson, 80, Well Driller and Storyteller
WELLFLEET — Jack Stetson died peacefully at home on Feb. 28, 2020, after a long illness. He was 80 years old. He was born and raised in Newton and spent […]
HEALTH
Navigators Help Police Deal With Crisis Calls
Mental health and substance abuse are most pressing issues
Last year, 600 to 700 calls to the Wellfleet Police Dept. resulted in police reports. Of those, half involved mental health or substance abuse issues. Providing crisis intervention is now […]
TECHNOLOGY
Town Website Glitch Cancels Four Meetings
Open meeting law required rescheduling in Eastham, Wellfleet
The Eastham, Wellfleet, and Truro town websites were unreachable for much of last Monday and Tuesday, forcing the last-minute cancellation and rescheduling of at least four local board meetings. The […]
RENOVATION
Size and Cost of Nauset High School Renovation Plan Is Debated
School choice population is point of contention at Brewster forum
BREWSTER — There are two contrasting views of the $131,825,665 Nauset Regional High School renovation and addition project. One supports the multiyear effort to design a 905-student school with significant […]
CIVICS
Conservation Work Lags With Volunteer Shortage
Travel, conflicts, and controversy combine to make recruiting difficult
WELLFLEET — The conservation commission has struggled in recent months to do its work with fewer than a full complement of seven members. According to interviews with several current commissioners, […]
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This Week in Provincetown
Meetings Ahead Thursday, March 5 Recycling & Renewable Energy Committee, 9 a.m., Caucus Hall, Town Hall Economic Development Committee, 11 a.m., Room 93, Veterans Memorial Harbor Committee & Provincetown Public […]
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This Week in Truro
Meetings Ahead Friday, March 6 Dialogue with the Director, 10 to 11 a.m., Truro Council on Aging Tuesday, March 10 Select Board, 5 p.m., Truro Town Hall Thursday, March 12 Truro Housing […]
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This Week in Wellfleet
Meetings Ahead Thursday, March 5 Housing Authority, 10 a.m., upstairs meeting room, Town Hall Recycling Committee, 2 p.m., Wellfleet Public Library Monday, March 9 Cape Cod Commission Development of Regional […]
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This Week in Eastham
Meetings Ahead Thursday, March 5 Affordable Housing Trust, 8:30 a.m., Small Meeting Room, Town Hall Board of Health, 3 p.m., Small Meeting Room, Town Hall Zoning Board of Appeals, 5 […]
URGENT CARE
Costa Rica Trip Becomes Ordeal for Hopkins
Family, friends mobilize to help stricken Truro farmer
TRURO — John Hopkins went to Costa Rica to do yoga, meditate, and otherwise boost his immune system. He has ended up fighting for his life in a private hospital […]
DEVELOPMENT
T-Time Walk: ‘It’s a Nice Piece of Land’
Committee takes a close look at former driving range
EASTHAM — As sunset approached Monday, a figure emerged from the trees and began to cross Eastham’s field of dreams. It seemed to glide through the knee-high brush. On closer […]
