At Truro Central School, the Menu Includes Local Choices TRURO — On a rainy April day at the Truro Central School, Stephanie Rein, the school’s resident farmer, is outside with […]
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THE SCUTTLEBUTT
The Season’s First Big Bass Is Caught Off Billingsgate
Fogged in, wind-blown, and still fishing
It’s funny how the weather goes around here. Day after day, we hoped all these northeast winds would go away so we could get out there and fish. And it finally […]
TOWN MEETING
Resolution to Protect Trees Is on June 11 Warrant
Recent clear cuts raise awareness on an ‘easy climate action’
WELLFLEET — Are Wellfleet voters ready to join the handful of Massachusetts towns that regulate the removal of well-established trees on public and private property? They will have the opportunity […]
HEALTH WATCH
Suicide Awareness Walk Saturday in Hyannis
Walk and talk about mental health after a hard winter
HYANNIS — The nonprofit Sharing Kindness will host its fifth annual Suicide Awareness Walk on Saturday, May 21, beginning at Veterans Beach Park in Hyannis. This winter was brutal, with […]
PROVINCETOWN: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
No Road for Mary Oliver
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
Habitat to Try Anew
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, May […]
WELLFLEET: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Food Truckin’
Meetings Ahead Most meetings in Wellfleet are remote only, but some are being held in person. Go to wellfleet-ma.gov and click on the meeting you want to watch, then follow […]
EASTHAM: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Election Results Are In
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 about meeting locations […]
PANDEMIC
Cape Cod Has Entered Its 6th Covid Wave
Testing is down, but numbers show a significant Covid presence here
PROVINCETOWN — The subvariants of Covid-19 that are currently prevalent in the Northeast — Omicron BA.2 and Omicron BA.2.12.1 — may not have their own Greek letters, but this scientific […]
FISCAL CRISIS
Wellfleet Will Face a Budget Crunch, $1.77M in Overrides
Without an override, town services will have to be cut
WELLFLEET — Town officials are now backing away from their previous assurances that municipal accounts would be balanced, an audit completed, and free cash certified by the state in time […]
RADIOACTIVITY
Holtec Chief Offers ‘Access to Data’ at Congressional Hearing
Singh and NRC safety boss are grilled by Markey and Keating
PLYMOUTH — The president of Holtec International, the company decommissioning the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station, has pledged not to release radioactive water from the reactor into Cape Cod Bay without […]
SCALING UP
Provincetown Prepares to Build Its EMS Capacity
Report recommends adding 16 emergency medical staff
PROVINCETOWN — The select board and other town officials are now backing Fire Chief Michael Trovato’s call to create a full-time emergency medical services department with 16 new staffers. This […]
STATE HOUSE
Rep. Peake Has a Challenger for a Change
Climate, housing, and transparency are top issues for Democrat Stanton
PROVINCETOWN — Barnstable Fourth District state Rep. Sarah Peake has not had a primary challenger since 2006. Enter Democrat Jack Stanton, a 30-year-old Provincetown lobsterman and service worker who is […]
HOUSING SOLUTIONS
A Priest’s Home in Provincetown May House Summer Workers
St. Mary of the Harbor steps up to address a crisis
PROVINCETOWN — Amid a massive workforce housing crisis that threatens the survival of local businesses, one idea appears to be Heaven sent. The members of the vestry of St. Mary […]
ONE FISH, TWO FISH
Tracking a Small Fish That Makes a Big Difference
Wellfleet’s herring count aims to protect a ‘species of concern’
WELLFLEET — Barbara Brennessel, a biologist from Wellfleet, was once approached by law enforcement near the wooded junction of Old Kings Highway and Black Pond Road just south of the […]
