EASTHAM — The people living near Salt Pond will likely be the ones who must hook up to a sewer system in order for Eastham to get a targeted watershed […]
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HOUSING
County Gets $1.5 Million From ARPA to Fight Homelessness
Most effective uses are debated as need outstrips funding
PROVINCETOWN — Some extra money will be coming to Barnstable County from the American Rescue Plan Act to help people who are homeless or at risk of homelessness. The $1,556,508 […]
PRESERVATION
After 21 Years, Provincetown’s Land Bank Expires
$9-million program paid for conservation land throughout town
PROVINCETOWN — Last month’s special town meeting primarily concerned the town’s sewer expansion program, but there was one significant outlier on the warrant: Article 2, seeking $1.75 million of Land […]
RARA AVIS
This Week’s Bird Sightings
Confirmed bird sightings on the Outer Cape in the week preceding the Independent’s deadline on Tuesday, Dec. 6 included the following, based on a report prepared by Mass Audubon’s Wellfleet […]
CURB APPEAL
Six Businesses to Get Improvements Funded by ARPA
Eastham seeks to continue a strategy of focusing on business vitality
EASTHAM — Inn at the Oaks owner Melody Edson said if she had a dollar for every time a customer said they drove right by her business she would be […]
PROVINCETOWN: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Short-Term Rental Fee Increase
Meetings Ahead Most meetings in Provincetown 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 […]
TRURO: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Walsh Committee Seeks Input
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, Dec. 8 Climate […]
WELLFLEET: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Maurice’s Planning Starts
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
Truck Fire Spread to House
Meetings Ahead Most meetings are being held in person, but some are still remote or virtual. Go to eastham-ma.gov and click on the meeting you are interested in to learn about meeting locations […]
DROP IN
Sexual Health and Harm Reduction Move Downtown
With fentanyl in the drug supply, broader Narcan access is needed to save lives
PROVINCETOWN — On World AIDS Day this Dec. 1, the AIDS Support Group of Cape Cod (ASGCC) will open a drop-in center at 301 Commercial St. — that is, in […]
CRIME: 'LADY IN THE DUNES'
Long Unsolved Murder Comes Into Focus
Son of Ruth Terry says she was kindhearted — ‘almost to a fault’
This article was updated with new information on Dec. 1, 2022. PROVINCETOWN — Richard Hanchett hoped to come here this week to see the town where his mother’s remains lay […]
SIGNAGE
Kayakers Say ‘No Launching’ Signs Go Too Far
Waldo says town seeks to balance conservation and recreation
WELLFLEET — Dick Elkin looked out the window of his home on Catboat Road on the morning of Nov. 4 and saw DPW workers installing signs at the entrance to […]
RADIOACTIVITY
State Will Test Pilgrim Water for Contaminants
DPH does not want to see Holtec release wastewater into the bay
PLYMOUTH — The Mass. Dept of Public Health (DPH) and the state’s Dept. of Environmental Protection (DEP) will in the weeks ahead be analyzing untreated water taken from new samples […]
POLITICS
Baker’s Veto May Deplete State’s ARPA Money
$1.7 billion could now go to last month’s economic development bill
PROVINCETOWN — When Gov. Charlie Baker signed a $3.8-billion economic development bill two weeks ago, he threw in a curveball, vetoing a provision that said only $510 million would come […]
WELLFLEET HARBOR
Marina Committee Readies Ideas for Parking Changes
Making people pay to park would be ‘a gold mine,’ says one member
WELLFLEET — It’s taken a few years, but the Wellfleet Marina Advisory Committee hopes soon to be ready with some recommendations for changing the town’s parking policies to help resolve […]
