Confirmed bird sightings on the Outer Cape in the week preceding the Independent’s deadline on Tuesday, Jan. 31 included the following, based on a report prepared by Mass Audubon’s Wellfleet […]
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PUBLIC SAFETY
Firearm ‘Listening Tour’ Starts on the Cape
BARNSTABLE — Cape Cod Community College will host the first stop of a statewide “listening tour” on gun safety at 6 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 9. State Rep. Michael S. […]
PROVINCETOWN: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Motta Field Master Plan
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
Dedicating the Annual Town Report
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, Feb. 2 School […]
WELLFLEET: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Chequessett Neck Bridge Noise Exemption
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
Hearing From Part-Timers
Meetings Ahead Most meetings are being held in person, but some are still held online. Go to eastham-ma.gov and click on the meeting you are interested in for details on any virtual options […]
EACH TO EACH
2 Affordable Housing Developments Ask Neighbors for Money
A scramble to close funding gaps caused by rising construction costs
PROVINCETOWN — The Community Builders have been preparing to build 65 apartments on Jerome Smith Road since they won the bid to do the work in late 2021. But their […]
DEVELOPMENT
Walsh Committee Votes to Study Plan for 252 Housing Units
With ‘consensus’ out of reach, the group votes 7-3 to proceed
TRURO — The Walsh Property Community Planning Committee, which has been meeting regularly for two years, took its first actual vote on Jan. 18. By seven votes to three, with […]
RESCUE
LCAA Medics Say They Can Help the Fire Dept.
Trovato agrees to hire as many as 16, even if they don’t want to fight fires
PROVINCETOWN — As word spread that the Lower Cape Ambulance Association (LCAA) would close in a few months, requiring Truro and Provincetown to hire two dozen medics, so did worry […]
FIRST RESPONSE
Car Crashes Into OCHS Lobby in Wellfleet
No one was seriously injured, and the health clinic quickly reopened
WELLFLEET — A white Audi sedan operated by Greta Einig, 74, drove into the Outer Cape Health Services (OCHS) office on Route 6 shortly after 9:30 a.m. on Jan. 18, […]
ELDERS
Social Worker Michelle Peterson Will Run Truro COA
More than 100 people gather to ask ‘who is going to be there’ for them
TRURO — The staffing shortage at the Truro Council on Aging has meant reduced services, including van rides and Friday lunches. But Town Manager Darrin Tangeman told about 100 people […]
HOUSING
Revised Plan at VFW Prioritizes Lower-Income Units
To qualify for state funding, the number of middle-income units is reduced
PROVINCETOWN — In an emergency session on Jan. 17 the select board approved a revision of the planned mix of units at the affordable housing development to be built at […]
BUDGET TALKS
Town Meeting to Vote on Hiring 16 Medic-Firefighters
Another override for pier maintenance is likely
PROVINCETOWN — The draft version of next year’s budget was presented to the select board this week, and although the details are not final, two Proposition 2½ override votes are […]
RARA AVIS
This Week’s Bird Sightings
Confirmed bird sightings on the Outer Cape in the week preceding the Independent’s deadline on Tuesday, Jan. 24 included the following, based on a report prepared by Mass Audubon’s Wellfleet […]
MISSING PERSON
Bruce Crowley Search Still Active
PROVINCETOWN — The search for a missing man who was last seen in Provincetown over New Year’s Eve weekend is still active, according to Cape & Islands District Attorney Rob […]
