TRURO — Harlen Howard, 38, thinks it’s time for a change on the planning board and is making his first run for local office. He’s challenging longtime planning board members […]
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TRURO ELECTION: PLANNING BOARD
Riemer Wants to Keep Truro Rural and ‘Water Secure’
TRURO — Planning board clerk Jack Riemer is running for re-election on May 13 against incumbent Paul Kiernan and challengers Harlen Howard and Eric Jansen. Riemer was one of three […]
TRURO ELECTION: PLANNING BOARD
Jansen Cites Experience as Local Business Owner
TRURO — Eric Jansen, owner of the Blackfish Bistro in Truro and Local 186 in Provincetown, says that the beauty of running a restaurant is the sense of community it […]
TRURO ELECTION: PLANNING BOARD
Kiernan Worries That Truro Will Be ‘Bedroom Community’
TRURO — Planning board incumbent Paul Kiernan is in his 20th year on the board — from 1992 to 2002, then again starting in 2015. He sees himself as an […]
THIS WILD CAPE
Watching the Songbirds
The beauty of migratory birds’ arrival in May’s fleeting weeks
Yes, we got through the winter here on Cape Cod, and we’ve been counting the days through March and April. Finally, the wind and the cold are pretty much behind […]
THE SCUTTLEBUTT
Flounder and Mackerel Are Here, but Haddock Are Not
We’ll be getting the blues early this year
The water temperatures off Cape Cod are only sluggishly increasing this spring, reaching the upper 40s and in some spots the low 50s last week. If all you’re thinking about […]
NATURAL SELECTION
70 Million Years Young
The fuzz-covered newborns that can be seen unrolling from their fetal positions near the cedar swamp in Wellfleet this week are the fresh fronds of cinnamon fern, Osmundastrum cinnamomeum, an […]
RARA AVIS
This Week’s Bird Sightings
Confirmed bird sightings on the Outer Cape in the week preceding the Independent’s deadline on Tuesday, May 6 included the following, based on a report prepared by Mass Audubon’s Wellfleet […]
PROVINCETOWN: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Motta Field Groundbreaking
Meetings Ahead Most meetings in Provincetown are held in person, typically with an online-attendance option. Click on the meeting you want to attend on the calendar at provincetown-ma.gov for a […]
TRURO: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
A Couple of Good Freds
Meetings Ahead Meetings in Truro are often held remotely. Go to Truro-ma.gov and click on the meeting you are interested in for an agenda and details on how to join. […]
WELLFLEET: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Town Election Results
Meetings Ahead Most meetings in Wellfleet are in person, typically with an online-attendance option. Click on the meeting that interests you on the calendar at wellfleet-ma.gov for details. All meetings […]
EASTHAM: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Meet the Candidates
Meetings Ahead Most meetings in Eastham are in person, typically with an online-attendance option. Click on the meeting you are interested in on the calendar at eastham-ma.gov for details. All […]
TOWN MEETING
Wellfleet Says Yes to Funding Maurice’s RFP
Seasonal communities label and money for marina repairs are also approved
WELLFLEET — The 328 voters at the April 28 annual town meeting owed their first unexpected vote to resident Brian Stern, who moved to block a $225,000 capital budget item […]
DEVELOPMENT
House Construction Cuts Close to Burial Site
State and town both say they lack authority to protect private cemeteries
PROVINCETOWN — Thom Cusack lives near the town’s Gifford and Hamilton cemeteries and walks daily through the rows of stones marking the final resting places of countless Provincetown residents. Those […]
EVERYTHING IN MODERATION
Against ‘Tyranny of Fear,’ Wellfleet Likes ‘Torture by Democracy’
Despite some applause and boos, Wellfleet wraps 37 articles in a mere 4 hours
WELLFLEET — Monday was a perfect spring evening: warm sunshine lingered, and there was a nice breeze blowing off the bay. While the rest of the Cape was enjoying it, […]
