Meetings Ahead Most meetings in Truro are remote. Go to Truro-ma.gov and click on the meeting you are interested in. The agenda includes instructions on how to join. Tuesday, Nov. 28 Special […]
Civics
WELLFLEET: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Dredging Committee Overboard
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
Ready for Anything
Meetings Ahead Most meetings in Eastham are in-person, typically with an online attendance option. Go to eastham-ma.gov and click on the meeting you are interested in for details. All meetings […]
DARK MONEY
Following the Money in Town Meeting Campaigns
Cyr wants to close an ‘undemocratic loophole’ in campaign finance laws
PROVINCETOWN — For 50 years, Massachusetts has maintained strict campaign finance laws for contests up and down the ballot, from select board seats to statewide ballot initiatives. Yet a hallmark […]
DEMOCRACY
35 Challenged Voters Are Now Off Truro Rolls
With two appeals pending, town meeting is put off to Nov. 28
TRURO — After four straight days of hearings last week, 35 of the 66 people whose voter registrations were challenged by Raphael Richter before the special town meeting deadline are […]
PROVINCETOWN: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Winter Wednesdays
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
A Committee for Part-Time Residents
Meetings Ahead Most meetings in Truro are remote. Go to Truro-ma.gov and click on the meeting you are interested in for instructions on how to join. Thursday, Nov. 16 Pamet Harbor Commission, […]
WELLFLEET: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
An Out-of-Town Treasurer
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
A Planning Charrette
Meetings Ahead Most meetings in Eastham 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 […]
THE LEGISLATURE
2 Bills Would Advance State Health Equity Initiatives
Legislators take aim at HIV risk and period poverty
In a move aimed at improving statewide public health outcomes, the Mass. Senate on Oct. 26 unanimously passed two bills that would expand access to HIV preventive medication and free […]
VOTER CHALLENGES
Registrars Strike 3 Names but Keep 5 Others
TRURO — On the first night of hearings on dozens of voter challenges, the board of registrars struck three names from the town’s rolls but upheld the registrations of five […]
REDACTIONS
Executive Session Minutes Leave Public in the Dark
Discussion of personnel matters can be exempted from open meeting rules
WELLFLEET — The select board has released minutes from its June 27 executive session, at which the beginning of a board meltdown apparently occurred. The session came before the board’s […]
PROVINCETOWN: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Free Parking in April
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
ZBA Seeks Applicants
Meetings Ahead Most meetings in Truro are remote. Go to Truro-ma.gov and click on the meeting you are interested in. The agenda includes instructions on how to join. Thursday, Nov. 9 Climate […]
WELLFLEET: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Town Responds to Maclaughlan Suit
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 […]