WELLFLEET — AmeriCorps, the federal agency that funds community service projects, has terminated $530,000 in grants for work on the Outer Cape undertaken by AmeriCorps Cape Cod (ACC) and through […]
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DEVELOPMENT
Sexton Subdivisions in Wellfleet Put Access at Risk
One could block access to Duck Pond landing, another could impede firefighting
WELLFLEET — Two subdivisions proposed by Kevin Sexton for undeveloped land on Old King’s Highway got considerable pushback during site plan reviews conducted by the planning board over the past […]
Areson and 3 Challengers Are Elected
Riemer and Kiernan off planning board; Dundas elected to select board
TRURO — When the polls closed on Tuesday night and Truro’s new electronic vote tabulator printed the results, the tallies showed that select board chair Sue Areson had been re-elected, […]
IMPROVEMENTS
As Seasonal Workers Arrive, Seashore Park Inn Becomes Habitable
Town officials say new owners are on track to meet health and safety requirements
ORLEANS — Seasonal workers have begun arriving on Cape Cod to provide much-needed support for the region’s businesses over the summer. “We expect to have close to 5,000 this summer, […]
ENVIRONMENT
Beebe Wants to Get Real About the Eastham Sewer
Questions range from purpose to location to smells from future wastewater treatment facility
EASTHAM — Last month’s news that the town had qualified for a renewable $50-million low-interest loan from the state Dept. of Environmental Protection for a sewer system to protect the […]
WATER POLITICS
Truro Makes Plans for Water, and for Misinformation
As housing and infrastructure advance, the town aims to communicate more clearly
TRURO — At a recent meeting with residents of Short Lots Lane, which runs just south of the 70-acre town-owned Walsh property, zoning task force chair David Bannard heard a […]
TOWN ELECTION
Eastham Meets the Candidates
‘We’re all neighbors’ is the vibe at a Q&A with those running for office
EASTHAM — Eleven candidates are running for office in this year’s town election, seeking seats on the select board, the elementary school committee, the regional school committee, and the library […]
WALK IN THE PARK
Pitch Pines on the Path to Eastham’s Forest Primeval
New clearings and pioneer species were probably always part of our old oak forests
The idea behind Eastham’s rather grandly named 1651 Arboretum was to cultivate the sort of mature forest that the first European settlers might have encountered and, theoretically, enjoyed before subsequent […]
THE SCUTTLEBUTT
President Opens Seamounts Marine Monument to Commercial Fishing
Flounder fishing continues while we wait for the whales to leave and the stripers to arrive
As the striped bass continue their sluggish trek north, the canal remains quiet, as does the south shore of the Cape. So, we wait and wait some more. But not […]
BIRDWATCHING
Allowing a Chipping Sparrow to Stop Time
The wonder of communion on watching a conspicuous and social bird
I am always startled by its appearance. Streaked and mottled brown like sandy soil or like the dried blades of last year’s grasses, it rises up: a leaf? A bird. […]
NATURAL SELECTION
Fringe Festival
The trail that leads down to Wellfleet’s cedar swamp, where majestic Atlantic white cedars grow from a bed of standing water, begins up on the heathland. There, the path winds […]
RARA AVIS
This Week’s Bird Sightings
Confirmed bird sightings on the Outer Cape in the week preceding the Independent’s deadline on Tuesday, May 13 included the following, based on a report prepared by Mass Audubon’s Wellfleet […]
PROVINCETOWN: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Election Results
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
When Nature Calls You
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. […]
WELLFLEET: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Watershed Plan Submitted; Maurice’s Plan Approved
Meetings Ahead Most meetings in Wellfleet are in person, typically with an online-attendance option. Click on the meeting that interests you on the calendar at wellfleet-ma.gov for details. All meetings […]
