Meetings Ahead Monday, March 2 Select Board, 5:30 p.m., Earle Mountain Room, Town Hall Tuesday, March 3 Charter Review Committee, 5:30 p.m., Small Meeting Room, Public Library Wednesday, March 4 […]
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CIVICS
Farmer Elected to Select Board
TRURO — “Farmer Stephanie” Rein is the newest select board member after a spirited race against planning board member Karen Tosh to succeed the late Maureen Burgess. Tuesday’s special election […]
RENOVATION
State Agrees to $36 Million Share of NRHS Rebuild
Project needs approval at all four town meetings and elections
EASTHAM — The Mass. School Building Authority (MSBA) approved funding for the renovation of Nauset Regional High School (NRHS) on Feb. 13 to the tune of $35.6 million — representing […]
ENVIRONMENT
Sacrificial Sand Won’t Stop Erosion at Blasch House
Restoration experts look to biomimicry and managed retreat
WELLFLEET — The huge pile of sand dumped over the edge of the bayside bluff next to the Blasch house in November has entirely washed away, adding sediment to the […]
65-AND-OVER TENNIS
Outer Cape Stripers Bring Home National Championship
Weinman and Small go undefeated; Bernstein and Haigh win critical tie-break
EASTHAM — The Outer Cape Stripers, the men’s tennis team normally based at Willy’s Gym in Eastham, won the United States Tennis Association 65-and-over national invitational tournament over the Feb. […]
early learning
Truro’s Free Preschool Will Not Expand for Now
Eastham voters may be asked to provide preschool vouchers
TRURO — The school committee, which agreed last spring to completely eliminate tuition for preschool at the Truro Central School, decided on Feb. 13 not to enlarge the program to […]
CIVIL RIGHTS
Cyr and Peake Support Drivers’ Licenses for the Undocumented
City police chiefs are for it, but local police offer mixed views
BOSTON — A bill that would allow Massachusetts residents without legal immigration status to apply for drivers’ licenses is up for debate in the state house. An Act Relative to […]
learning
Restorative Practices Introduced at Nauset Schools
New method aims to strengthen relationships and prevent hurtful behaviors
EASTHAM — A few days a week, students in Crissy O’Hara’s seventh-grade science class at Nauset Regional Middle School (NRMS) start by sitting in a circle and answering a “question […]
RECIPE BOX
Recreating Iruña’s Pork Tenderloin Estofado
A Cambridge taste memory, brought back with some detective work
When I was in college in the 1990s, there was a restaurant in Harvard Square called Iruña — which is the Basque name for the city of Pamplona. A friend’s […]
warriors watch
Girls Race to Track Championship
A weekly wrap-up and preview of Nauset High sports
Note: Team records are listed as of the Independent’s deadline Thursday, Feb. 20 Girls ice hockey: In its last game of the regular season the Cape Cod Furies will play […]
currents
This Week in Provincetown
Meetings Ahead Thursday, Feb. 20 Animal Welfare Committee, 12 p.m., Veterans Memorial Community Center Harbor Committee, 5 p.m., Town Hall Board of Health, 4 p.m., Town Hall Historic District Commission, […]
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This Week in Truro
Meetings Ahead Thursday, Feb. 20 Commission on Disabilities, 3:30 p.m., Town Hall Monday, Feb. 24 Zoning Board of Appeals. 5:30 p.m., Town Hall Tuesday, Feb. 25 Select Board, 5 p.m., […]
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This Week in Wellfleet
Meetings Ahead Thursday, Feb. 20 Local Housing Partnership, 4 p.m., Town Hall Saturday, Feb. 22 Nauset Regional School Negotiations Subcommittee, 9 a.m. Central Administration Building, 78 Eldredge Parkway, Orleans Conversation […]
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This Week in Eastham
Meetings Ahead Thursday, Feb. 20 Affordable Housing Trust, 8:30 a.m., Small Meeting Room, Town Hall Board of Assessors, 4:30 p.m., Earle Mountain Meeting Room, Town Hall Dog Owners Association, 6 […]
ENVIRONMENT
Ice Sports Are Just Memories As Ponds Warm
Cape Cod’s kettle ponds prove highly sensitive to climate change
WELLFLEET — Jake McGrath of Eastham counts the number of days when the temperature stays below freezing. He’s not counting down to summer. He’s hoping it will stay cold enough […]