EASTHAM –– Benten Niggel resigned from the Eastham Elementary School Committee on Oct. 15 after charges emerged that he had “promoted the use and sale of marijuana” to high school […]
Civics
EMERGENCY RESPONSE
Truro Fire Department Survives a ‘Staffing Crisis’
But the town braces for the possible loss of Lower Cape Ambulance
TRURO — The fire and rescue dept. has weathered what town officials called a “severe staffing shortage” last month when, according to an Oct. 12 press release, the department was down […]
WORD FOR WORD
T-Time Emails Give Insight Into a Community’s Thinking
The select board’s final decision on the site’s future is weeks away
EASTHAM — The T-Time Development Committee that has been studying the 11-acre former driving range for two years has wrapped up the public input phase of its work. At three […]
PROVINCETOWN: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
A Park by Any Other Name
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 available. Tuesday, Nov. 16 […]
TRURO: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Suit Drops From $5.7M to $41
Meetings Ahead
All meetings in Truro are remote only. Go to truro-ma.gov and click on the meeting you want to watch. The agenda includes instructions on how to join. Friday, Nov. 12 […]
WELLFLEET: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Trees at Baker’s Field Removed
Meetings Ahead
All meetings in Wellfleet are remote only and can be watched online. Go to wellfleet-ma.gov and click on the meeting you want to watch, then follow the instructions on the […]
EASTHAM: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Thrift Store Rescue?
Meetings Ahead
Most meetings are being held in person, but some are still remote or virtual. Go to eastham-ma.gov/calendar-by-event-type/16 and click on the meeting you are interested in to learn about meeting […]
FISCAL CRISIS
STM Is Put Off as Town Can’t Set Tax Rate
Facing a cash crunch, Wellfleet may have to borrow to pay bills
WELLFLEET — After meeting with a team from the state Dept. of Revenue (DOR) on Tuesday, interim Town Administrator Charles Sumner had more bad news about the town’s financial condition: […]
SEEKING
Eastham Thrift Shop Needs a New Home
Generous landlords who helped thrift thrive now need to sell
EASTHAM — The thrift shop run by the Friends of the Eastham Council on Aging first opened in what had once been a general store on Massasoit Road in 1984. […]
PROVINCETOWN: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
VFW Demolition Set
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 available. Thursday, Nov. 4 […]
TRURO: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Rental Assistance, Adapted
Meetings Ahead
All meetings in Truro are remote only. Go to truro-ma.gov and click on the meeting you want to watch. The agenda includes instructions on how to join. Friday, Nov. 5 […]
WELLFLEET: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Town Administrator Search Committee Expands
Meetings Ahead
All meetings in Wellfleet are remote only and can be watched online. Go to wellfleet-ma.gov and click on the meeting you want to watch, then follow the instructions on the […]
EASTHAM: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Zoning Changes Incoming
Meetings Ahead
Most meetings are being held in person, but some are still remote or virtual. Go to eastham-ma.gov/calendar-by-event-type/16 and click on the meeting you are interested in to learn about meeting […]
LOO NEWS
Final East End Park Design Comes In at $2.3M
Final plan is simpler, but includes a restroom
PROVINCETOWN — The final design of the East End Waterfront Park includes fewer trees but has that bathroom that people requested. The cost to turn the existing crushed-shell parking lot […]
AMONG THE STACKS
A New Library Director for Eastham
Melanie McKenzie will help you overcome your fear of technology
EASTHAM — Library Director Debra Dejonker-Berry announced in the spring that she would be retiring after seven years here and more than 15 years in the same job in Provincetown. […]
