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WELLFLEET: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Housing Plan Survey
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
Drive-In Town Meeting?
Meetings Ahead Most meetings are being held in person, but some are still remote or virtual. Go to the eastham-ma.gov and click on the meeting you are interested in to learn about meeting […]
ROOTS
Growing the Eastham Turnip Is a Labor of Love
Heirloom seeds put down roots where the land will allow
EASTHAM — Orleans farmer Judy Scanlon can still recall the moment her interest in the Eastham turnip was sparked. “I was driving with my mother, just exploring, when we saw […]
HOUSING
Four Development Plans Offered for Walsh Land
Committee leans toward housing amid questions about Truro’s ‘character’
TRURO — Consultants from Tighe & Bond presented four scenarios for developing a 28.5-acre tract at the Nov. 9 meeting of the Walsh Property Community Planning Committee. The town purchased […]
WATER QUALITY
Officials Search for Source of PFAS Contamination
Levels 7 times limit prompt state action; no definitive answers
WELLFLEET — Drinking water in the well serving a private home on Chequessett Neck Road contained nearly seven times the state’s limit for PFAS when it was tested in the […]
ELECTION ANALYSIS
Outer Cape Votes Help Flip Barnstable County Sheriff Race
High turnout and large margins are decisive
PROVINCETOWN — Reno, Nevada calls itself the “biggest little city in America.” Well, at least when it comes to elections, the communities of the Outer Cape could be the “biggest […]
NAUSET HIGH RENOVATION
New Vote Set for Jan. 10 on Cost Overrun
Four Nauset district towns will be asked for another $38 million
EASTHAM — Voters in Wellfleet, Eastham, Orleans, and Brewster will be asked to spend another $38.1 million to renovate Nauset Regional High School at a district-wide election on Jan. 10, […]
MILLION-YEAR PICNIC
Watching for Beautiful Bursts of Cosmic Debris
On Friday, Earth will pass through a trail of glimmering dust left behind in 1733
When you think of November, what comes to mind? Gray clouds and biting wind? Thanksgiving? That extra hour of sleep when daylight saving time ends? For me, it’s the annual […]
RARA AVIS
This Week’s Bird Sightings
Confirmed bird sightings on the Outer Cape in the week preceding the Independent’s deadline on Tuesday, Nov. 15 included the following, based on a report prepared by Mass Audubon’s Wellfleet […]
GO WITH THE FLOW
$75-Million Sewer Project Sails Through Town Meeting
Provincetown will have wastewater treatment town-wide by 2030
This story, which initially ran on Nov. 11, has been updated for the Nov. 17 issue. PROVINCETOWN — Voters at the Nov. 9 special town meeting endorsed a $75-million sewer […]
PROVINCETOWN: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Motta Field Community Design
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
Cottage Gets New Home
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, Nov. 17 Shellfish […]
WELLFLEET: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Shellfish Grant Lottery
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
Ambulance Shortage Averted
Meetings Ahead Most meetings are being held in person, but some are still remote or virtual. Go to the eastham-ma.gov and click on the meeting you are interested in to learn about meeting […]
