PROVINCETOWN — Noah Santos and Malcolm Hunter were working on the docks at Flyer’s Boat Rentals on Tuesday, May 17 when the mayday call dropped around 10:10 a.m. A lobster boat […]
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DEVELOPMENT
Group Sets to Work on Details of Campground Purchase
Committee members consider cesspools, infrastructure, and campground finances
WELLFLEET — The select board signed a purchase and sale agreement for the 21.25 acres at Maurice’s Campground last month, but town officials say there’s a lot to figure out […]
THE SCUTTLEBUTT
The Bass Return to the Race
Also on the waterfront, news of a lone orca and a lobster boat crew rescue
We finally got into a summer weather pattern of southwest winds and warm air temperatures, and immediately things started to percolate in Cape Cod Bay. I had spent a few […]
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 24 included the following, based on a report prepared by Mass Audubon’s Wellfleet […]
PROVINCETOWN CEREMONIES
Remembering Those Lost to War
Memorial Day Events schedule, May 30, 2022
At Provincetown Cemetery Time: 10 a.m. Location: Civil War Veterans Grave After an introduction by master of ceremonies Jim Keefe, members of the U.S. Coast Guard Station Provincetown and the […]
SHARK TANK
New Ideas Emerge at Housing Pitch Contest
Short-term rental cap, a housing ‘pledge,’ and ADU deregulation get nods
PROVINCETOWN — At a “Shark Tank without the teeth” held online on May 19, eight people made three-minute pitches to an audience of 60 and a panel of six judges […]
PROVINCETOWN: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Fencing in the Old Reliable
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
Box Turtles
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
Summer Bounty
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
Master Planning
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 […]
HOLTEC’S TREASURE
Holtec Expects to Make Huge Profit off Pilgrim Plant
Finance report predicts that $500 million or more would go to company
PLYMOUTH — When Holtec International took ownership of the shuttered Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station in 2019, it came with a decommissioning trust fund with more than $1 billion in it. […]
REAL ESTATE
Sawyer Realty Buys 3 Hotels and a Restaurant
Co-owner says company is also looking to create workforce housing
PROVINCETOWN — The last eight months have seen rapid changes in Provincetown’s commercial sector, with major properties including the Crown & Anchor, the Governor Bradford, the Brass Key, Crowne Pointe, […]
PEAK FLOW
Provincetown Weighs $75 Million Sewer Project
Federal and county funds could help connect every property by 2030
PROVINCETOWN — The town’s Sewer Team is ready with a plan for an expansion of the sewer system that would hook up almost every property in town by 2030. The […]
ELECTIONS
Cyr Faces Two Republican Challengers for State Senate
Lauzon and Heywood will give voters a choice in November
PROVINCETOWN — Two Republican candidates want to flip the Cape and Islands Senate seat and add to the three Republican-held seats — out of 40 — in the upper house […]
FISCAL CRISIS
Wellfleet Departments Face Painful Cuts in ‘Contingency’ Budget
Preschool vouchers, swimming lessons, library hours on the chopping block
WELLFLEET — One after another last week, town department heads detailed the painful cuts they would need to make if a proposed $518,820 Proposition 2½ override for operating expenses doesn’t […]
