’Round these parts, venturing off the forest trail and into the brush is not without some risk. Poison ivy is common, Lyme-bearing ticks lie in wait, and the native vine […]
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RARA AVIS
This Week’s Bird Sightings
Confirmed bird sightings on the Outer Cape in the week preceding the Independent’s deadline on Tuesday, July 9 included the following, based on a report prepared by Mass Audubon’s Wellfleet […]
PROVINCETOWN: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Coastal Flooding Survey
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
The Slope at Longnook
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. Thursday, July […]
WELLFLEET: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Herring River Contingency Update
Meetings Ahead Most meetings in Wellfleet are remote only, locations for those held in person are noted. Go to www.wellfleet-ma.gov/calendar and click on the meeting you want to watch for […]
EASTHAM: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Route 6 ‘Road Diet’ Update
Meetings Ahead Most meetings in Eastham are in person, typically with an online-attendance option. Click on the meeting you want to attend on the calendar at eastham-ma.gov for a link […]
WELLFLEET HARBOR
Stranding Stirs Dolphin Rescue Effort at ‘the Gut’
125 Atlantic white-sided dolphins are trapped at low tide
WELLFLEET — Last week’s mass dolphin stranding here is thought to be the largest in at least a quarter century, and its causes may never be fully explained. One hundred twenty-five […]
RISKY BUSINESS
When Recreation Wrecks Your Erection
Misuse of TriMix can cause lasting damage, doctors say
PROVINCETOWN — As summer ramps up, so too does a nightlife scene that draws throngs of gay men to the tip of the Cape. Nightclubs like Purgatory and the Paramount […]
HUSKY HEARINGS
District Court to Decide Whether Two Dogs Are ‘Dangerous’
The town ordered the owner to build a kennel by April 30; he has not complied
EASTHAM — Richard Moore wants to overturn the select board’s April determination that his two huskies are “dangerous dogs” — a designation that allows the town to order steps to […]
POND SCUM
Bacteria Monitoring Expands in Outer Cape Towns
Runoff and climate change will likely make blooms more common
PROVINCETOWN — Sophia Feuerhake and Jacob Scola meet at the entrance to Clapps Pond off Route 6 and unload a box full of equipment — tubes, nets, bottles, and a […]
TRURO ELECTION
Voters OK HVAC Repairs, DPW Design, Mill Pond Culvert
But adding human resources coordinator to staff loses by 32 votes
TRURO — Voters approved three Proposition 2½ debt exclusions at a special election on June 27, allowing the town to move forward with long-discussed projects. But the hiring of a […]
PUBLIC ART
Provincetown’s Matriarchs Are Due for a Reprint
The portraits ‘will always have a home there,’ says marina owner Ann Lagasse
PROVINCETOWN — Almeda Segura, Eva Silva, Mary Jason, Bea Cabral, and Frances Raymond. Since 2003, these five women have kept an eye on Provincetown Harbor — or rather, their portraits […]
ON THE WATERFRONT
Developer Drops Marina and Pier Expansion From Plans
Changes are aimed at moving long-delayed project at Old Reliable forward
PROVINCETOWN — Christine Barker’s ambitious and long-delayed proposal for the redevelopment of the derelict Old Reliable site on Provincetown Harbor has been altered in an attempt by the developer to […]
STATEHOUSE POLITICS
Senate Drops Transfer Fee From Housing Bill
The revenue-raising measure is dead for this year — but not forever, says Sen. Cyr
PROVINCETOWN — A legislative push by towns on Cape Cod, Martha’s Vineyard, and Nantucket and in the Berkshires and metro Boston for the right to impose a transfer fee of […]
THE DUMP
Truro Transfer Station Is Closed 2 Days a Week for the Summer
Without a full staff, the operation must cut back during the busy season
TRURO — The transfer station’s usual seven-days-a-week summer schedule is the latest casualty of a waning local workforce. It will be closed on Wednesdays and Thursdays “until further notice.” Four […]