PLYMOUTH — The owner of the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station has indicated it is closer to releasing radioactive wastewater from the plant’s spent fuel pool, reactor cavity, and other systems […]
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EMERGENCY SERVICES
Staff Shortages and Stress Affect First Responders
Outer Cape departments face critical need but candidates are few
Staff shortages at Outer Cape fire departments and rescue squads are increasing pressure on the first responder teams who answer emergency calls. Local fire chiefs point to a dearth of […]
ECONOMY
State Passes $3.8 Billion Economic Development Bill
Funds for health care, clean energy, business; but not for workers, renters, children
Gov. Charlie Baker signed a $3.8-billion economic development bill into law on Nov. 10, about three months after the end of the legislature’s formal session. The bill directs $545 million […]
CAREERS
Wellfleet Native Elizabeth Paine Is Provincetown’s New Town Clerk
The key lesson from a varied career path: ‘You just got to get it done’
PROVINCETOWN — Elizabeth Paine, the select board’s secretary for the last five years, has been promoted to town clerk, besting 14 other candidates for the position, which pays $86,516 a […]
ON THE LANDSCAPE
The Winter Forest Has Its Sounds
Listening to the wind, waves, and the calls and silences of the great horned owl
The cold season has its own aesthetics. Bare. Subtle tones. Grays, browns, tans, blacks, the dormant green of pines. Blue air at dawn and dusk. The sky and ocean wearing […]
WINTER READY
Flying Squirrels Make Themselves at Home
One-way traps won’t do the trick, unless you block critters’ points of entry
WELLFLEET — In the five months since Carl Sussman and Laura Lubetsky first heard the scratching sounds of what turned out to be a populous colony of flying squirrels in […]
IN VIEW THIS WEEK
GUIDING LIGHT
RARA AVIS
This Week’s Bird Sightings
Confirmed bird sightings on the Outer Cape in the week preceding the Independent’s early deadline on Monday, Nov. 21 included the following, based on a report prepared by Mass Audubon’s […]
PROVINCETOWN: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Cruiser Crash: Don’t Ask
Meetings Ahead Most meetings in Provincetown are in-person, typically with an online-attendance option for both committee members and residents. Click on the meeting you want to attend on the calendar […]
TRURO: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Port Report
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. Wednesday, Nov. 30 Walsh […]
WELLFLEET: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Housing Plan Survey
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
Drive-In Town Meeting?
Meetings Ahead Most meetings are being held in person, but some are still remote or virtual. Go to the eastham-ma.gov and click on the meeting you are interested in to learn about meeting […]
ROOTS
Growing the Eastham Turnip Is a Labor of Love
Heirloom seeds put down roots where the land will allow
EASTHAM — Orleans farmer Judy Scanlon can still recall the moment her interest in the Eastham turnip was sparked. “I was driving with my mother, just exploring, when we saw […]
HOUSING
Four Development Plans Offered for Walsh Land
Committee leans toward housing amid questions about Truro’s ‘character’
TRURO — Consultants from Tighe & Bond presented four scenarios for developing a 28.5-acre tract at the Nov. 9 meeting of the Walsh Property Community Planning Committee. The town purchased […]
WATER QUALITY
Officials Search for Source of PFAS Contamination
Levels 7 times limit prompt state action; no definitive answers
WELLFLEET — Drinking water in the well serving a private home on Chequessett Neck Road contained nearly seven times the state’s limit for PFAS when it was tested in the […]
