WELLFLEET — As expected, the town counsel filed a request late Monday in state Land Court for a preliminary injunction to stop GFM Enterprises from operating its satellite contractor’s yard […]
THE SCUTTLEBUTT
One by One, the Boats Go to Bed
We saw good fishing but rising water temperatures, too
It’s that time of year when the weather is not so hospitable for fishing and one by one the party and charter fishing, and whale watching crews shut down their […]
AQUACULTURE
A Bad Year for Shellfish Seed Sows Discontent
Facing shortage, shellfishermen question Wellfleet's revocation of A.R.C. grant
WELLFLEET — Shellfisherman Bob LaPointe is grateful he will be able to grow half his usual crop of oysters and clams this year. That’s because Island Creek Oysters, one of […]
ENFORCEMENT
Town to Get Tough on Great White Realty’s Contractor’s Yard
104 Wellfleet residents sign a petition demanding action on flouted stop-work orders
WELLFLEET — A petition bearing 104 signatures may have done what months of complaints about a contractor’s yard had failed to do. The town will ask the Land Court for […]
RESCUE ACT
Bigger Cape Cod Towns Are First to Get Their ARPA Dollars
The 9 smaller towns have not yet applied to county for designated funds
BARNSTABLE — Nine of 15 towns on Cape Cod have not yet applied for their share of the $10 million in American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) money set aside by […]
HOUSING
Orleans Project Could Help Ease Housing Crunch — a Little
Of 42 apartments planned for abandoned mall site, 5 will be affordable
ORLEANS — A Boston firm is working on a plan to redevelop the former Bayside Plaza — widely known as the “Underground Mall” — a project that would add 42 […]
RESTORATION
Ecologists Establish a Baseline on Herring River Oysters
Scientists and shellfishermen prepare for increased tidal flow
WELLFLEET — In the late 1960s, the Chequessett Neck tide gate on the Herring River started to rust. As a result, the tide pushed through openings and into parts of […]
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Lobstermen Don’t Deserve Monterey Bay Rating
Why putting lobster on the ‘red list’ misses the mark
Fishing remains very good for both striped bass and bluefish. They were both solidly inside the bay for a few days, providing some excellent fishing close to home. They’ve since […]
GREEN ECONOMY
State Will Cut Towns’ Cannabis Receipts in Half
Three-percent ‘community impact fees’ are slashed
PROVINCETOWN — A law that passed the state legislature almost unanimously in July and was signed by Gov. Charlie Baker in August will cut in half the revenue from marijuana […]
IN FAVOR
Voters Endorse Maurice’s Campground Purchase
Town meeting moves to preserve the ‘soul of Wellfleet’
WELLFLEET — With a show of hands, voters at Saturday’s special town meeting agreed to buy Maurice’s Campground for the purpose of siting affordable, year-round, and seasonal housing on its […]
ON TRIAL
Sextons’ Suit Against Town Enters Final Phase
Their claim to own Fred Bell Way would affect 17 homes
WELLFLEET — If Chellise and Kevin Sexton win their case against the Wellfleet Housing Authority, now in its final stage in Land Court, not only will 12 units of affordable […]
SPECIAL TOWN MEETING
Wellfleet Loosens Rules for Cottages and Affordable House Lots
Curley’s zoning amendments pass easily over Parent’s objections
WELLFLEET — Voters at Saturday’s special town meeting adopted two zoning bylaw changes intended to create more year-round affordable dwellings in town. Both articles had been proposed by select board […]
HOUSING CRISIS
When You Have to Live at a Campground
Hundreds of workers feel lucky to stay in trailers for the season
WELLFLEET — Flowers border the trailer where Katie Nelson has lived for the past four summers. Rocks and antique bottles collected at the beach surround the garden. Her boyfriend’s neon […]
THE SCUTTLEBUTT
Stripers, Blues, Bonito, and Sunsets
Now is prime time for big fish and spectacular autumn skies
Fishing has looked like the old fall runs we used to get around here. It’s as if we’re making up for all the fish we’ve missed out on over the […]
STAYING SASSY
$3.7M Donation Will Buy Summer of Sass a Home
The program brings queer young people to the safety of Provincetown
PROVINCETOWN — The Summer of Sass program brings vulnerable LGBTQ young people who are living in hostile environments to Provincetown, sets them up with secure housing and a job, and […]
