EASTHAM — The documents that the T-Time Development Committee collected for its second meeting on Jan. 28 included the North Eastham Village Center plan created back in 2007. The 11 […]
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TRURO SELECT BOARD
Potlucks and Pot Agreements
The talk of Candidates’ Night
TRURO — A standing-room only crowd listened to the two select board candidates — Stephanie Rein, a farmer, and Karen Tosh, an attorney — during candidates’ night on Feb. 4. […]
REC ROUNDUP
Outer Cape Recreation Outlook for Winter and Spring
Basketball, pickleball, and Brazilian jujitsu are offered
Outer Cape recreation departments offer a slew of programs throughout the winter and spring. Here is a sampling. Provincetown Youth basketball is offered for boys and girls in grades K-6 […]
WARRIORS WATCH
Furies Host Senior Night
A weekly wrap-up and preview of Nauset High sports
Note: Team records are listed as of the Independent’s deadline. Friday, Feb. 7 Girls basketball: The Warriors (11-4) host the Nantucket Whalers at 3:30 p.m. The Warriors fell to the […]
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This Week in Provincetown
Meetings Ahead Thursday, Feb. 6 Harbor Committee, 5 p.m., Town Hall Other Post-Employment Benefits, 10:30 a.m., Town Hall Recycling & Renewable Energy, 9 a.m., Town Hall Shellfish Committee, 5 p.m. […]
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This Week in Truro
Meetings Ahead Thursday, Feb. 6 Planning Board/Select Board ADU Ad Hoc Subcommittee Work Session, 4 p.m., library Friday, Feb. 7 Finance Committee with Select Board Budget Task Force, 2 p.m., […]
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This Week in Wellfleet
Meetings Ahead Thursday, Feb. 6 Housing Authority, 9:15 a.m., Town Hall Parking Task Force II at Wellfleet Forum, 7 p.m. Council on Aging Saturday, Feb. 8 Nauset Regional School Committee […]
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This Week in Eastham
Meetings Ahead Thursday, Feb. 6 Zoning Board of Appeals, 5 p.m., Earle Mountain Room, Town Hall Nauset Regional School Committee, 6 p.m., Brewster Town Hall Saturday, Feb. 8 Board of […]
THREE RINGS
Cirque du Soleil May Be on the Way
The circus that dare not speak its name
PROVINCETOWN — The circus is coming to town, maybe. A company calling itself 66 Days LLC agreed on Jan. 23 to pay the town recreation commission $150,000 to rent Motta […]
THRIFT
Mass Appeal Gets Reprieve
Landlord changes his mind on eviction
WELLFLEET — Just nine days before the landlord’s deadline for vacating their longtime home, the volunteers at Mass Appeal got the good news that they can stay at the Cove […]
housing
Nauset Green Applications Reveal Unexpected Need
Nearly half of the 290 applicants were at the lowest income level
EASTHAM — As the first tenants begin moving into the Village at Nauset Green off Brackett Road, officials have acknowledged that the demand for housing by people at the lowest […]
THE HOUSING PUZZLE
Harbor Hill: Why Provincetown Is Subsidizing Market-Rate Apartments
A bleeding-edge strategy for a pressing housing problem
The housing crisis is so widely recognized on the Outer Cape that it feels elemental, like the sun, wind, or tide. It’s behind the second question most employers ask in […]
WARRIORS WATCH
Girls Swimming Wins 2 Meets
A weekly wrap-up and preview of Nauset High sports
Note: Team records are listed as of the Independent’s deadline. Friday, Jan. 31 Boys and girls swimming: The Warriors will compete in the Cape & Islands Diving Championships at Sandwich […]
CIVICS
A New Tool for Enforcing Rental Rules
It’s not too late to get certified without a penalty
PROVINCETOWN — Since 2005 the board of health has required landlords who rent their property year-round, seasonally, or short-term (fewer than 30 days) to have a rental certificate. These certificates […]
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This Week in Provincetown
Meetings Ahead Thursday, Jan. 30 School Committee, 5 p.m., High School Tuesday, Feb. 4 Conservation Commission, 6 p.m., Town Hall Airport Commission, 2 p.m., Airport Conference Room Wednesday, Feb. 5 […]
