Meetings Ahead Friday, Jan. 31 95 Lawrence Road Rental Housing Task Force, 8 a.m., Town Hall Board of Assessors, 9:30 a.m., Town Hall Wednesday, Feb. 5 Conservation Commission, 4 p.m., […]
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This Week in Eastham
Meetings Ahead Thursday, Jan. 30 Recycling Committee, 5 p.m., Small Meeting Room, Eastham library Monday, Feb. 3 Select Board, 5:30 p.m., Earle Mountain Meeting Room, Town Hall Tuesday, Feb. 4 […]
CANNABIS
Pots of Cash Expected After Curaleaf Opens
It’s cash only at most such shops, raising safety concerns
PROVINCETOWN — When Curaleaf opens the first recreational marijuana store on Cape Cod at 170 Commercial St. — perhaps next Wednesday, Jan. 29 — it will be a cash-only business. […]
CIVICS
Bylaws Would Ban Plastic Bottles, Bags
Town meeting may vote on prohibiting sales at local retail stores
EASTHAM — At any beach cleanup, the haul of trash is fairly predictable: plastic, in the form of beverage bottles, shopping bags, straws, netting, and more. Because much of the […]
ECONOMY
Outer Cape Sees Boom in Rooms Tax Receipts
First full quarter of ‘weekly tax’ brings in an extra $1 million
PROVINCETOWN — After a year of commotion and confusion, the expansion of the rooms occupancy tax to cover short-term rentals is beginning to produce its intended dividends. In the first […]
CURRENTS
State Agency to Vote in Feb. on Nauset High Renovation
Estimated cost drops by $7.6 million
EASTHAM — The cost estimate for the Nauset Regional High School (NRHS) renovation project has dropped to about $131.8 million, according to Greg Levasseur, chair of the Nauset School Building […]
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This Week in Eastham
Meetings Ahead Monday, Jan. 27 Board of Health, 10 a.m., Earle Mountain Meeting Room, Town Hall Eastham 400 Commemoration Committee, 10:30 a.m., Public Library Eastham Elementary School Committee, 5:30 p.m., Earle […]
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This Week in Wellfleet
Meetings Ahead Thursday, Jan. 23 Local Comprehensive Planning Committee, 8:30 a.m., Council on Aging Local Housing Partnership, 4 p.m., Town Hall Tuesday, Jan. 28 Select Board, 6 p.m., Council on […]
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This Week in Truro
Meetings Ahead Thursday, Jan. 23 Conservation Commission, 1 p.m., Town Hall Pamet Harbor Commission, 7 p.m., Truro Public Safety Facility Monday, Jan. 27 Select Board and Finance Committee Budget Task […]
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This Week in Provincetown
Meetings Ahead Thursday, Jan. 23 Economic Development Committee, 11 a.m., Veterans Memorial Community Center Planning Board, 6:30 p.m., Town Hall Public Pier Corp., 4 p.m., Town Hall Recreation Commission, 5:30 […]
WARRIORS WATCH
Hockey Nights Highlight the Week Ahead
A weekly preview of Nauset High sports
Note: Team records are listed of the Independent’s deadline Friday, Jan. 24 Boys basketball: The Warriors (6-4) will play an away game against the Barnstable Red Raiders at 5:30 p.m. […]
ON THE COURT
When the Temperature Drops Basketball Picks Up
Elementary school gyms provide a place for informal five-on-five games
January on the Cape: the temperature cold, the days short, and the options for physical exercise limited. Getting outside is tough at this time of year and one of the […]
BABY COUNT
Steady as She Goes
The number of babies born to Eastham residents in 2019 was up compared to the last couple of years, while Wellfleet recorded fewer births than in recent years. But overall […]
OBITUARIES
Roger Skillings, 82, Author and Mentor to Generations of Writers
A literary mainstay of Provincetown’s Fine Arts Work Center
Roger D. Skillings died peacefully on the night of Jan. 15, 2020, with his wife and daughter beside him. He was 82 years old and had been suffering from dementia […]
EXITS
Wellfleet Town Administrator Gives Notice
Dan Hoort, citing stress of the job, to leave June 30
WELLFLEET — Town Administrator Dan Hoort announced Friday that he is resigning from his job after four years, effective June 30. Hoort, a Provincetown innkeeper, holds a degree in accounting […]