ORLEANS — Nauset Public Schools Supt. Brooke Clenchy has confirmed that her retirement at the end of the current school year, first announced last month in an email to parents […]
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PROVINCETOWN: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
$50,000 to Lease to Locals
Meetings Ahead Most meetings in Provincetown are held in person, typically with an online-attendance option for both committee members and residents. Click on the meeting you want to attend on […]
TRURO: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Cloverleaf Update
Meetings Ahead Meetings in Truro are often held remotely. Go to Truro-ma.gov and click on the meeting you are interested in for an agenda and details on how to join. Thursday, Nov. […]
WELLFLEET: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Septic Regulation Planning
Meetings Ahead Most meetings in Wellfleet are held online and in person. Go to www.wellfleet-ma.gov/calendar and click on the meeting you want to watch, then follow the instructions on the […]
EASTHAM: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Animal Ed.
Meetings Ahead Most meetings in Eastham are in-person, typically with an online attendance option. Click on the meeting you are interested in on the calendar at eastham-ma.gov for details. All […]
NAUSET SCHOOLS
Clenchy’s Successor Will Have Some Tough Tests
New superintendent will face shrinking enrollments and rising budgets
ORLEANS — Nauset Public Schools Supt. Brooke Clenchy has confirmed that her retirement at the end of the current school year, first announced last month in an email to parents […]
DEMO DESK
Contractor Says Demolition Did Truro ‘a Favor’
Cape Cod Builders has a history of suing municipalities
TRURO — Cape Cod Builders, without the town’s permission, demolished a cottage in early October instead of renovating it for use as employee housing as the firm’s contract required. Thomas […]
ON THE BALLOT
Question 5 Would Increase Wages but Allow Larger ‘Tip Pools’
Many restaurant workers fear new rules would erase wage gains
It makes sense that a ballot measure that would more than double the wages that must be paid to tipped employees would be popular with at least one large block […]
ON THE BALLOT
‘Dark Money,’ Wind Power, and Question No. 7
A Hingham man’s solo campaign is behind a nonbinding referendum
ORLEANS — Until they saw the roadside signs urging them to “Vote NO Question 7,” most Outer Cape voters had no idea there was a seventh question on the Nov. […]
ON THE BALLOT
Question 6 Asks Voters to Decide County Budgeting Process
The answer depends on whether you think the Assembly of Delegates is ‘advisory’ or ‘co-equal’
After marking their choices for president, Congress, the state legislature, the county commission, and five statewide ballot questions, voters here will be presented with a sixth question that doesn’t appear […]
ON THE BALLOT
Question 4 Would Legalize ‘Psychedelics Centers’ and Personal Use
PROVINCETOWN — Among the many choices that Massachusetts voters face on Election Day is ballot Question 4, which would legalize and regulate several psychedelic substances. A “yes” vote would OK […]
LITTLE HOUSES
An ADU Project in the Seashore Becomes a Snafu
Conflicting laws could put Seashore homeowners’ certificates at risk, Supt. Flynn said
WELLFLEET — The owners of a two-acre property at 19 School House Hill Road are overseeing the finishing touches on an accessory dwelling unit (ADU) built under the town’s still-new […]
THE SHIPPING NEWS
Wellfleet Harbors Mariners in Need
A modern installment of a traditional story of rescue and recovery
WELLFLEET — There is an expression in French for when all of the elements are against you, said Marie-Anne O’Reilly: “Contre vents et marées. Against wind and tide.” O’Reilly, her […]
PROVINCETOWN: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Paid Parking for Spooky Bear
Meetings Ahead Most meetings in Provincetown are held in person, typically with an online-attendance option. Click on the meeting you want to attend on the calendar at provincetown-ma.gov for a […]
TRURO: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
The Motor Inn Taking
Meetings Ahead Meetings in Truro are often held remotely. Go to Truro-ma.gov and click on the meeting you are interested in for an agenda and details on how to join. Thursday, Oct. […]
