WELLFLEET — The health agents in Provincetown, Truro, and Wellfleet have launched an online Covid-19 at-home test reporting tool that they hope can help solve a new gap in tracking […]
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THE SCUTTLEBUTT
A Trip to the Bank
Finding mackerel for striped bass fishing in the company of humpback whales
Last week was a good one for fishermen. Striped bass are here in numbers we haven’t seen in quite some time. They are seemingly everywhere, with acres and acres of […]
RARA AVIS
This Week’s Bird Sightings
Confirmed bird sightings on the Outer Cape in the week preceding the Independent’s deadline on Tuesday, June 28 included the following, based on a report prepared by Mass Audubon’s Wellfleet […]
TRURO DEVELOPMENT
Slight Change in House Plan Fails to Impress
Zehnder’s scaled-down proposal is still too large for planning board
TRURO — Attorney Ben Zehnder once again put off asking for a formal vote on a proposed sprawling house with a swimming pool at 17 Coast Guard Road after the […]
RACKET
Pickleball Players and Peeved Neighbors Trade Volleys
Select board lobs noise problem to town manager
PROVINCETOWN — Complaints about pickleball started with a trickle but have become a torrent, prompting 50 people to crowd into town hall and on Zoom on June 27 to ask […]
PROVINCETOWN: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Dockless Scooters
Meetings Ahead Some meetings in Provincetown are in person, some are online, and some are both. Click on the meeting you want to attend on the calendar at provincetown-ma.gov for a link to […]
TRURO: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Housing Production
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, June 30 Finance Committee, 8:30 […]
WELLFLEET: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
95 Lawrence Road
Meetings Ahead Most meetings in Wellfleet are remote only, but some are being held in person. Go to www.wellfleet-ma.gov/calendar and click on the meeting you want to watch, then follow […]
EASTHAM: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Surveying Seniors
Meetings Ahead Most meetings are being held in person, but some are still remote or virtual. Go to eastham-ma.gov/calendar-by-event-type/16 and click on the meeting you are interested in to learn […]
CIVICS
Bacon Wins Election in Wellfleet
Voters approve $1.59M in overrides and $2.2M for school sprinklers
WELLFLEET — Voters at the June 21 special town election passed all five ballot questions and elected write-in candidate Kathleen Bacon to the select board. Bacon, a house painter and […]
LAND COURT
Sextons Claim Ownership of Fred Bell Property in Wellfleet
Litigious family tries to take possession of 12 affordable units
WELLFLEET — Chellise Sexton of Eastham and her son, Kevin Sexton of Wellfleet, claim that they own the property off Old King’s Highway, now called Fred Bell Way, where the […]
CLAWBACK
PetVet Versus Dr. John Kelley: Trouble at the Veterinary Clinic
Private-equity giant accuses a local veterinarian of stealing clients
EASTHAM — If you own a pet on the Outer Cape, you may have noticed local veterinary clinics changing locations, displaying “for sale” signs, and closing. Provincetown’s Herring Cove Animal […]
DISPLACEMENT
In Provincetown, No Lease, Triple Rent, and a Move-Out Date
When a longtime landlord sells, tenancy can become untenable
PROVINCETOWN — The seven people who lived at 28-32 Standish St. knew roughly what to expect when their landlord told them, just over a year ago, that the three buildings […]
AQUACULTURE
On the Flats, Wellfleet Sticks by Its Productivity Rules
After going unused for over a decade, a shellfishing grant is forfeited
WELLFLEET — Luene Grady and her son Schooner forfeited their shellfishing grant in February. That’s because they had not used it for growing oysters or clams for over a decade, […]
GROWING PAINS
Out There Grown Is Out of Pot Farm Plan in Truro
Farmer Stephanie Rein says she does not have the resources for a legal battle
TRURO — Stephanie Rein, a select board member and co-owner of Out There Grown, has withdrawn her application for a cannabis farm on Old Bridge Road, giving in to pressure […]
