Two teenagers discussed their paths out of life-threatening depression at a March 28 online forum on youth suicide prevention organized by the League of Women Voters. Sophia Ryan, a senior […]
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RADIOACTIVITY
Ocean Sanctuaries Act Could Stop Pilgrim Release
Lawyers for APCC argue the law prohibits any new industrial waste in bay
PLYMOUTH — Holtec International can’t release one drop of its million gallons of wastewater from the former Pilgrim nuclear plant into Cape Cod Bay because doing so would violate the […]
CYCLING
Small Improvements Presage Bigger Trail Projects
Pieces of an Outer Cape bicycle network fall into place, but progress is slow
PROVINCETOWN — Turning disparate stretches of bike trail into a connected network can be like carpentry: the junctions and joinery require just as much attention as the long boards. One […]
WELLFLEET ELECTION
Select Board Incumbent Curley: ‘There’s More Work to Be Done’
The 39-year-old chair says housing and finances are top priorities
WELLFLEET — Select board chair Ryan Curley wants to finish what he started. At the annual town election on May 1, Curley will face former Wellfleet Principal Clerk Jeanne Maclauchlan, […]
WELLFLEET ELECTION
Select Board Candidate Maclauchlan Wants Less Spending
The town’s former principal clerk has no comment on the upcoming town meeting warrant
WELLFLEET — Jeanne Maclauchlan did not want her picture in the newspaper, but perhaps many people know her already. She retired from her job as the town’s principal clerk last […]
CIVICS
A Tense Town Meeting Left Lingering Questions
In the end, the town moderator’s discretion is the controlling factor
PROVINCETOWN — In the aftermath of the April 3 town meeting’s 90-minute dustup over Articles 18, 19, and 20 on short-term rental regulation, some of the 582 registered Provincetown voters […]
TOWN MEETING TACTICS
Advocacy on Warrant Is Not Subject to Campaign Law
A website and texts opposing short-term rental articles were anonymous but legal
PROVINCETOWN — Leading up to the April 3 annual town meeting, texting campaigns both for and against three controversial petitioned articles proposing short-term rental regulations landed in the phones of […]
ON THE BEACH
In Praise of the Single Barbless Hook
When fewer fish are keepers, using the right lure matters more
The last time I used anything more than a single hook while fishing was a memorable mid-September day in 1978, when an enormous school of 15-pound bluefish cornered an even […]
ON THE COURT
Mock Trial Team Plays the Plaintiff in Boston
They lost by one point, but competing in a federal courthouse was a win
EASTHAM — The Nauset Regional High School mock trial team is officially among the eight best high school teams in the state this year. On March 8, the team traveled […]
RARA AVIS
This Week’s Bird Sightings
Confirmed bird sightings on the Outer Cape in the week preceding the Independent’s deadline on Tuesday, April 18 included the following, based on a report prepared by Mass Audubon’s Wellfleet […]
THE SCUTTLEBUTT
Circle Hooks Supported by Study on Why Catch-and-Release Fish Die
The stripers have reached Rhode Island, and the tautogs are here now
The northern fringe of the striped bass migration reached Rhode Island this past week, and if we continue to get this unseasonably warm weather the bass could be in our […]
PROVINCETOWN: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Select Board Candidates Forum
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
Monica Kraft Is Honored
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, April 20 Pamet […]
WELLFLEET: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
A Housing Roadmap
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
Town Meeting Preview
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 at Town Hall unless […]
