WELLFLEET — A surfer visiting from Maine died after being pulled from the ocean at Lecount Hollow Beach on April 20, according to the Cape and Islands district attorney’s office. […]
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LAND USE
Truro Zoning Board Approves Ballston ‘Boathouse’ Move
ZBA issues a single special permit with multiple conditions
TRURO — It took five months and a handful of major tweaks, but the zoning board of appeals voted Monday to allow Tom and Kathleen Dennis of Springfield to move […]
THE COUNTY
Assembly of Delegates OKs Formula for ARPA Fund Allocation
Eastham will apply for money for a storm water project
BARNSTABLE — Towns may soon be able to submit requests for American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funding through an application portal set up by the Board of County Commissioners, now […]
TOURISM
Publicizing Provincetown Falls Primarily to Tourism Fund
Records show it’s mostly the town’s rooms tax that pays for advertising
PROVINCETOWN — At the annual town meeting on April 4, a hearty debate broke out on the merits of spending to promote tourism and housing. The proximate cause was a […]
DOWNTOWN
Eastham Begins to Map a Village Center Master Plan
A community center, housing, green space, and entrepreneurship
EASTHAM — Back in December, the T-Time Development Committee submitted a lengthy list of recommendations for use of the town-owned parcel at 4790 State Highway, a former driving range. That […]
THE SCUTTLEBUTT
Stop and Smell the Plankton
Of cold water, sea lice, early birds, and a few new rules
The weather this past week — the temperatures remained cooler than usual and the winds howled — was not conducive to an improvement in fishing. With the water temperature in […]
RARA AVIS
This Week’s Bird Sightings
Confirmed bird sightings on the Outer Cape in the week preceding the Independent’s deadline on Tuesday, April 26 included the following, based on a report prepared by Mass Audubon’s Wellfleet […]
ANIMAL CLINIC
A Veterinarian’s White Whale
On being obsessed with finding one oddball ailment
What strikes one person as gross can be another person’s lunchtime entertainment. That’s certainly true for veterinarians, whose social media news feeds are filled with X-rays of bizarre things animals […]
PROVINCETOWN: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
New Equity Director
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 an […]
TRURO: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Shellfish Report
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, April 28 Climate […]
WELLFLEET: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Town Administrator, Day 1
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 the instructions […]
EASTHAM: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
First Encounter, With Trucks
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 […]
EARTH DAY
Great Marsh Cleanup
The volunteers’ haul: 440 pounds of trash, 1,300 pounds of wood, metal, and 28 tires
EASTHAM — The Eastham Conservation Foundation celebrated Earth Day a week early on April 16 with its fourth annual Earth Day Great Marsh Cleanup. And clean up they did, with […]
LANDMARK
An Entire Downtown Block Is Sold
The Governor Bradford and 26 rooms for employees go to the Lexvest Group of Maynard
PROVINCETOWN — Donald R. Edwards bent low as he made his way through a child-size opening between the kitchen and the bar at the Governor Bradford Restaurant. When asked why […]
DEVELOPMENT
Wellfleet Offers $6.5M for Maurice’s Campground
The deal would leave the 21-acre site unchanged for 6 years
WELLFLEET — The select board has signed a purchase-and-sale agreement for the 72-year-old Maurice’s Campground and its 21.25 acres of land for $6.5 million. The board presented the purchase as […]
