Storm waters breached what’s left of the dune at Ballston Beach in Truro during this week’s nor’easter. Compare this picture, taken on Jan. 17, with one taken a year ago, […]
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DEVELOPMENT
Wellfleet Puts Brakes on Contractor’s Yards for Now
Public hearing on zoning bylaw changes set for Feb. 16
WELLFLEET — The town was shocked a year ago when Great White Realty Group, owned by Donna and Steve DiGiovanni of Truro, with no permits in hand, cleared their newly […]
BITS
Directing Rescue Funds to Broadband
Officials need to decide if it is really worth it
PROVINCETOWN — A plan to extend a fiber-optic broadband network to 1,528 customers got a tentative green light from the select board last July 26. The idea was to use […]
CIVICS
Two Towns May Collaborate on Finance Work
Regionalized services look better as recruiting gets harder
WELLFLEET — With ads posted seeking both a town accountant and a treasurer, Wellfleet’s interim Administrator Charles Sumner has been talking with Eastham officials about a shared two-town finance department. […]
ARPA AT THE STATE HOUSE
Parsing the Possibilities in a $4 Billion Bill
‘An opportunity to solve some of our biggest problems’
PROVINCETOWN — Last fall, the state government combined $2.5 billion in federal Covid relief money from the American Rescue Plan Act and an unexpected surplus of $1.5 billion in tax […]
AIRBORNE ILLNESS
Covid Cancels Cape Air’s Provincetown Route
Airline suspends local service until April
PROVINCETOWN — Cape Air won’t be offering flights out of the Provincetown Municipal Airport until April 1 because of a pandemic-related shortage of pilots as well as airport construction. This […]
SEARCH UPDATE
Ahern Takes Superintendent Spot in Barnstable
She drops out of Nauset search, leaving three candidates
ORLEANS — The Nauset School District’s Superintendent Search Committee announced on Tuesday the dates and times of public forums with three remaining finalists. The announcement followed Sara Ahern’s Jan. 12 […]
JOURNALISM
Two Winter Fellows Named by the Independent
An editor and a student get awards named for Mary Heaton Vorse
PROVINCETOWN — The first recipients of a new journalism fellowship program created by the Provincetown Independent have been welcomed to town by the newspaper’s publisher, Teresa Parker, and staff. Lee […]
CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Intervention Before School Age Helps Children With Disabilities
What starts as ‘a difficult conversation’ can improve a child’s progress
TRURO — For parents of children with disabilities, the path from the first signs of a child’s developmental delay to a supportive school setting is a difficult one. The first […]
PROMOTED
Eastham Fire’s Lisa Albino Is Now Deputy Chief
She is the first Cape Cod woman in that role
EASTHAM –– Lisa Albino has worked in the Eastham Fire Dept. under seven chiefs. With 34 years of service, she is the town’s longest tenured active firefighter. And as of […]
ENDANGERED
Fin Whale at Jeremy Point
International Fund for Animal Welfare scientists have not been able to determine a cause of death for this 57-foot endangered finback or fin whale discovered on Jan. 4 at Jeremy […]
LABOR RELATIONS
When Paychecks and Housing Don’t Mix
Lessons on labor practices, learned the hard way
PROVINCETOWN — As business owners begin to plan for the season ahead knowing both workers and workforce housing are in extremely short supply, many will try to wrap wages and […]
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. 18 included the following, based on a report prepared by Mass Audubon’s Wellfleet […]
PROVINCETOWN: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Pickleball Pondered for East End
Meetings Ahead Some meetings are in person, some online, and some are both. Go to provincetown-ma.gov and click on the meeting you want to watch to see if a remote option is […]
TRURO: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
EMS Challenges, a Regional Study
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, Jan. […]
