Confirmed bird sightings on the Outer Cape in the week preceding the Independent’s deadline on Tuesday, July 30 included the following, based on a report prepared by Mass Audubon’s Wellfleet […]
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PROVINCETOWN: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Affordable Ownership
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
About Those Temporary Signs
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. Monday, Aug. […]
WELLFLEET: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
A Failed Bid
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
A Seasonal Salt Pond?
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 […]
VPTOWN
Provincetown Was Final Event for Biden-Harris Campaign
Donors were energized by vice president, now leading the Democrats’ ticket
PROVINCETOWN — In a late-afternoon speech at a Biden-Harris Victory Fund event at the Pilgrim Monument on Saturday, July 20, Vice President Kamala Harris sounded practically presidential.
WELLFLEET HARBOR
Tensions Are Bared by Rash of Resignations
Former Harbormaster Sullivan says people have been afraid to speak out
WELLFLEET — Less than two weeks after Wellfleet’s harbormaster quit his post to take the same job in Provincetown, two more staff members have walked out, with one telling the […]
A MANAGEMENT ISSUE
Patients Suffer at Outer Cape’s Only Nursing Home
AdviniaCare at Seashore Point fails to meet state minimum-staffing standards
PROVINCETOWN — This past spring, a Provincetown resident who the Independent has agreed not to name to protect the person’s privacy checked into the Seashore Point nursing home for rehabilitation […]
ON THE WATERFRONT
Old Reliable Plans Take Two Steps Forward
But many steps remain for Christine Barker’s long-delayed mixed-use development
PROVINCETOWN — Developer Christine Barker has won two victories in her years-long attempt to get plans for redeveloping the derelict Old Reliable Fish House property over the finish line. She […]
WIND ENERGY
BOEM Hears Mostly Opposition at a Meeting in Eastham
Local worries focus on possible effects of offshore turbines and cables on fishing
EASTHAM — Local officials on the Outer Cape have for a month been calling for the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) to hold a public information session here about […]
EYE IN THE SKY
In Truro and Eastham, Drones Are Assisting Police and Fire
Both drones were dispatched to a search and rescue call on July 22
EASTHAM — When a Truro resident with Alzheimer’s went missing on Monday, a fleet of at least three drones was dispatched to join the search — one from the Barnstable […]
RADIOACTIVITY
DEP Denies Permit to Discharge Wastewater Into Cape Cod Bay
Local advocates and state ask Holtec to ship the waste offsite rather than appeal
PLYMOUTH — State environmental officials won’t allow the company decommissioning the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station to dump one million gallons of filtered wastewater containing radionuclides and other contaminants from the […]
HEALTH CARE
DPH Launches Campaign on Risks at ‘Crisis Pregnancy Centers’
But the state has little power to deny licenses to centers that mislead women
HYANNIS — In the year since medication abortion became available on Cape Cod for the first time since 2008, the landscape of access has continued to shift. Access to prescriptions […]
JUSTICE
Court Upholds Select Board’s Dangerous Dog Judgment
Owner Richard Moore did not appeal the decision, but he did leave town
EASTHAM — The Orleans District Court has upheld the select board’s determination that two Boreen Road huskies are dangerous dogs. Assistant Clerk Magistrate Katie Sugermeyer, who oversaw the decision, also […]
NEXT GENERATION
At Provincetown Event, Younger Leaders Spoke of Hope and High Stakes
Several speakers who are under 55 galvanized the crowd
PROVINCETOWN — For an event aimed at reelecting an 81-year-old president, the Biden-Harris Victory Fund fundraiser here on Saturday, July 20 featured a roster of notably young leaders. Boston Mayor […]
