WELLFLEET — David and Chellise Sexton, who clearcut a large swath of woods on their property next to Lecount Hollow Beach in June, have filed suit in Land Court against […]
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PARKS & REC
Two Concepts Are Finalists for East End Park Design
After 6 public meetings, the plans will get one more hearing on Oct. 20
PROVINCETOWN — The design for the East End Waterfront Park on a lot the town purchased in 2019 for $1.4 million is close to being chosen. Planners say the public’s […]
HEADQUARTERS
Provincetown Reboots Police Station Plans
Video compares 2019 and 2021 designs, but there’s no cost update yet
PROVINCETOWN — Those who haven’t had the chance to see the notoriously scruffy conditions at the town’s police station, housed in a former funeral home since 1986, can now peek […]
SCIENCE
National Seashore Showcases Its Research Efforts
Scientists share their findings — and, of course, discuss climate change
WELLFLEET — Attaching heart monitors to bay scallops, examining the fuzzy organisms on blades of seagrass, and counting sea stars. These are the kinds of things scientists from across the […]
TRANSITION
Center for Coastal Studies Chooses a New Leader
President Richard Delaney will remain as senior adviser
PROVINCETOWN — Unlike the stereotypical introverted scientist, Sarah Oktay, the new executive director of the Center for Coastal Studies (CCS), puts herself out there. “It has always been my M.O. […]
RARA AVIS
This Week’s Bird Sightings
Confirmed bird sightings on the Outer Cape in the week preceding the Independent’s deadline on Tuesday, Sept. 28 included the following, based on a report prepared by Mass Audubon’s Wellfleet […]
PROVINCETOWN: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Three Staff Resignations
Meetings Ahead
All meetings in Truro are remote only. Go to truro-ma.gov and click on the meeting you want to watch. The agenda includes instructions on how to join. Thursday, Sept. 30 […]
TRURO: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Town Boosters
Meetings Ahead
All meetings in Truro are held remotely. Go to truro-ma.gov and click on the meeting you want to watch. The agenda includes instructions on how to join. Thursday, Sept. 30 Climate Action […]
WELLFLEET: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Climate Change and Wellfleet’s Marshes
Meetings Ahead
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
Wiley Park Renovations Slide Forward
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 […]
ON THE WATERFRONT
One Word Might Change Beach Rights Debate
Cyr proposes adding ‘recreation’ to an ancient law on coastal property
More than 70 percent of the Massachusetts coastline is privately owned and essentially off limits to the public because of a law written 380 years ago and still on the […]
THE EASTHAM RAID
DMT, a Powerful Hallucinogen, Makes a Rare Appearance Here
It’s ‘not your garden variety psychedelic,’ researchers say
EASTHAM — As people trickled out of the Eastham Public Library on Tuesday following a historical commission meeting, several could be overheard discussing the discovery last week by local police of […]
NOT SO RAPID
As Delta Wanes, So Do Easy Testing Options
Still, the choices appear to provide ‘an early warning system’
PROVINCETOWN — The Delta variant of Covid-19 arrived in Provincetown like a hurricane. There was fear, economic devastation, a news camera on every corner, even a catchy name: the Provincetown […]
BOOKKEEPING
Tax Bills Will Be Late (Again), but Town Staves Off Receivership
Accountants labor to fix posting errors, comingled trusts, uncoded expenses, delays in billing
WELLFLEET — Because of the ongoing mess in the town’s accounting department, property tax bills will be sent out late again this year. The fall bills will probably get mailed […]
TESTING
As All Students Return to Class, Covid Cases Are Expected to Rise
State to publish weekly numbers for school districts
None of the Outer Cape’s public schools had any Covid-19 cases in the state’s first report of positive tests, issued last Thursday. But as of Tuesday this week, cases were […]
