TRURO — To Paul Wisotzky, annual town meeting is not so different from Thanksgiving dinner. “You spend days cooking and then you eat the meal in 20 minutes,” he said. […]
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WELLFLEET TOWN ELECTION
Curley Is Reelected to Select Board
WELLFLEET — Select board incumbent Ryan Curley defeated challenger Jeanne Maclaughlan at the May 1 town election. And on May 2 the board asked Curley to serve another year as […]
THE COMMUTE
Expanded Local Bus Service Arrives for the Season
Earlier and later trips added to help Outer Cape workers
PROVINCETOWN — About an hour before sunrise on Friday, May 5, a Cape Cod Regional Transit Authority bus will leave the affordable housing complex at Nauset Green in Eastham and […]
ON THE BEACH
Fishing as a Way of Life
Striper fishing offers a glimpse into what it means to be a Cape Codder
A year off from graduate school in 1972 gave me the chance to fulfill my dream of being on Cape Cod all year round. I finagled free winter digs in […]
THE SCUTTLEBUTT
Them’s the Rules
Regulations can depend on whether you’re fishing in the Gulf of Maine or Southern New England
The word is migratory bass have begun to show up in the Canal and in estuary mouths along the Cape’s south shore. Some fish as large as 30 inches have […]
MILLION-YEAR PICNIC
‘What’s That Planet Over There?’
There’s an app for that
“How did you know that’s where you’d find Saturn? How did you know the Moon would be right there? How did you know that was the North Star?” These “how […]
RARA AVIS
This Week’s Bird Sightings
The report from Mass Audubon’s Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary for the week preceding the Independent’s deadline on Tuesday, May 2 was delayed, wrote Mark Faherty, “because I ended up out […]
PROVINCETOWN: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Annual Town Election
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
Election Day Is Coming
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. Monday, May 8 Concert […]
WELLFLEET: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Non-Naturals Non-Licensed
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
No Challengers for Select Board
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 are […]
INFERNO
No One Injured in Destruction of Truro House
The cause of the fire and explosions is under investigation
TRURO — When Robert Byrnes stepped outside last Friday morning, April 21, he found a typewritten letter in his yard addressed to Todd Henning.
MIGHTY NEIGHBORLY
ZBA Asks New Owners and Abutters to Compromise on Big House
A vote to reduce house size and visual impact is reversed
EASTHAM — The zoning board of appeals spent more than two hours on April 6 considering an appeal filed by abutters opposed to the planning board’s recent approval of a […]
FREE AT LAST
$4.5M in Free Cash Arrives Just in Time for Town Meeting
But Standard & Poor’s will still downgrade Wellfleet’s bond rating
WELLFLEET — Town Administrator Richard Waldo received word on Friday that a key goal for the town had been achieved: the Mass. Dept. of Revenue had finally certified Wellfleet’s free […]
FACT CHECK
Answers to Perennial Questions About Residency and Voting Rules
People may gossip, say town clerks, but challenges to voter registrations are rare
PROVINCETOWN — It’s town meeting season on Cape Cod — which means that in addition to the gray skies, spring blossoms, and allergy attacks, there’s another perennial popping up: questions […]
