School staff and parents at Nauset Regional High School in Eastham and Monomoy Regional High School in Harwich are struggling this week to support young people who are grieving the […]
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SUPPORT SYSTEMS
Employment and a Tax Break for Those With Disabilities
A plan builds on the blueprint of the senior municipal service program
TRURO — On her next birthday, Anna Rogers, a Truro resident with autism, will turn 22, making her ineligible for special education services through the state. But her mother, Amy, […]
WITHDRAWN
Tiano Drops Out of School Search
His withdrawal leaves just two candidates for superintendent
Frank Tiano, one of three remaining finalists for the job of Nauset School Superintendent after the withdrawal of Sara Ahern last week, has also withdrawn his candidacy, leaving just two […]
SUPERINTENDENT FINALIST
Brooke Clenchy Wants to Make Education ‘Impactful’
Nauset’s interim superintendent defends funding for arts and athletics
Brooke Clenchy, one of two remaining finalists for the Nauset School Superintendent, set out to be a teacher before she even entered kindergarten. She and her brother played school at […]
SUPERINTENDENT FINALIST
Andrea Schwamb Wants to Foster Inclusiveness
Wareham’s assistant superintendent says leaders need to ‘show up’
When she was 14 years old, Andrea Schwamb moved to Orleans, and Cape Cod has been home ever since. Her family had moved from Alabama to Germany to Framingham, as […]
TRADES
Boots, Wrenches, and Scissors That Launch Careers
Awards help Cape Cod Tech students get the tools of their trades
HARWICH — At Cape Cod Regional Technical High School, about 60 percent of seniors will head straight into the work force after graduation. Many of those seniors are revving up […]
MILLION-YEAR PICNIC
Orion Embodies Millenniums of Legends in the Winter Sky
Within a stellar nursery, a reminder that we are stardust
Winter is the season of Orion. As darkness falls, this constellation stands tall in the southeast, about halfway up the sky, and you’ll find it migrates higher and more southerly […]
RARA AVIS
This Week’s Bird Sightings
Confirmed bird sightings on the Outer Cape in the week preceding the Independent’s deadline on Tuesday, Jan. 25 included the following, based on a report prepared by Mass Audubon’s Wellfleet […]
PROVINCETOWN: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Fire and Police Staff Swelling
Some meetings are in person, some online, and some are both. Go to provincetown-ma.gov and click on the meeting you want to watch to see if a remote option is available. Thursday, Jan. […]
TRURO: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Doomed on the Dune
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, Jan. 27 School […]
WELLFLEET: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Financial Management Policies
All meetings in Wellfleet are remote only and can be watched online. Go to wellfleet-ma.gov and click on the meeting you want to watch, then follow the instructions on the […]
EASTHAM: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Town Warrant Is Open
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 […]
BALLSTON BEACH EROSION
Falling Sands of Time
TRURO — Storm waters breached what’s left of the dune at Ballston Beach during this week’s nor’easter. Compare this picture, taken on Jan. 17, with one taken a year ago, […]
DEVELOPMENT
Wellfleet Puts Brakes on Contractor’s Yards for Now
Public hearing on zoning bylaw changes set for Feb. 16
WELLFLEET — The town was shocked a year ago when Great White Realty Group, owned by Donna and Steve DiGiovanni of Truro, with no permits in hand, cleared their newly […]
BITS
Directing Rescue Funds to Broadband
Officials need to decide if it is really worth it
PROVINCETOWN — A plan to extend a fiber-optic broadband network to 1,528 customers got a tentative green light from the select board last July 26. The idea was to use […]
