PROVINCETOWN — It has taken time, money, and willingness to compromise, but local businessman Patrick Patrick should be able to break ground by summer on his much-anticipated, mostly seasonal workforce […]
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TRAFFIC CALMING
Route 6 May Go on a ‘Road Diet’ in North Eastham
Select board likes a plan to reduce highway lanes from 4 to 2
EASTHAM — Imagine making a left turn on Route 6 without taking your life in your hands and being able to ride a bike or walk along the highway on […]
COMMUNITY PRESERVATION
Committee Votes to Put $750K in Truro Housing Trust Fund
Asked for $500K, the group OKs $100K for Provincetown’s affordable housing
TRURO — The Community Preservation Committee agreed on Jan. 27 to recommend more than $1 million in grants for housing and historic preservation in fiscal 2024, with the largest chunk […]
GREEN ENERGY
Solar Power Will Come to Nauset Middle School at Last
Contractor did a ‘screw job’ on the district, says Easley
ORLEANS — The long and frustrating road to the installation of a solar canopy at Nauset Regional Middle School is nearing an end. After two years of delays caused by […]
RADIOACTIVITY
Bill Would Remove Cape Cod From Nuclear Oversight Panel
Legislators say Plymouth needs more representation as they eye hundreds of developable acres
PLYMOUTH — A pair of state legislators who represent Plymouth have proposed a bill that would reduce the size of the Nuclear Decommissioning Citizens Advisory Panel (NDCAP) from 21 people […]
MISSING PERSON
Sister Seeks Public’s Help in Finding Bruce Crowley
New details emerge about the Malden man last seen in Provincetown
PROVINCETOWN — Bruce Crowley, 57, left work in Revere on the evening of Dec. 28 and was last seen by an innkeeper and in surveillance footage at the Anchor Inn […]
PILGRIM UPDATE
Pilgrim Water Must Go to Colorado for Testing
PLYMOUTH — The state has still not tested samples of untreated water from the spent fuel pool and other areas of the former Pilgrim nuclear plant, members of the Nuclear […]
THRIFT
Reports of Demise of Swap Shop Are Greatly Exaggerated
Thrift shops fill the void while the DPW awaits a new trailer
PROVINCETOWN — The town swap shop will reopen at the beginning of May, according to Sherry Prada, deputy director of the Dept. of Public Works. The town’s familiar trading spot […]
RARA AVIS
This Week’s Bird Sightings
Confirmed bird sightings on the Outer Cape in the week preceding the Independent’s deadline on Tuesday, Jan. 31 included the following, based on a report prepared by Mass Audubon’s Wellfleet […]
PUBLIC SAFETY
Firearm ‘Listening Tour’ Starts on the Cape
BARNSTABLE — Cape Cod Community College will host the first stop of a statewide “listening tour” on gun safety at 6 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 9. State Rep. Michael S. […]
PROVINCETOWN: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Motta Field Master Plan
Meetings Ahead Most meetings in Provincetown are in-person, typically with an online-attendance option for both committee members and residents. Click on the meeting you want to attend on the calendar […]
TRURO: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Dedicating the Annual Town Report
Meetings Ahead Most meetings in Truro are remote. Go to truro-ma.gov and click on the meeting you want to watch. The agenda includes instructions on how to join. Thursday, Feb. 2 School […]
WELLFLEET: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Chequessett Neck Bridge Noise Exemption
Meetings Ahead Most meetings in Wellfleet are remote only, but some are held in person. Go to www.wellfleet-ma.gov/calendar and click on the meeting you want to watch, then follow the […]
EASTHAM: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Hearing From Part-Timers
Meetings Ahead Most meetings are being held in person, but some are still held online. Go to eastham-ma.gov and click on the meeting you are interested in for details on any virtual options […]
EACH TO EACH
2 Affordable Housing Developments Ask Neighbors for Money
A scramble to close funding gaps caused by rising construction costs
PROVINCETOWN — The Community Builders have been preparing to build 65 apartments on Jerome Smith Road since they won the bid to do the work in late 2021. But their […]
