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EASTHAM: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
More Water Issues
Meetings Ahead
Most meetings in Eastham are in person, typically with an online-attendance option. Click on the meeting you are interested in on the calendar at eastham-ma.gov for details. All meetings are […]
TOWN HALL
Clark Is the Only Finalist for Truro Town Manager
Select board says 9 years as assistant made her the best of 16 applicants
TRURO — The select board voted unanimously on July 1 to interview only one of 16 applicants for the job of town manager: current acting Town Manager Kelly Clark. She […]
PUBLIC HEALTH
The Lone Star Tick Settles In, Bringing New Risks
As the species becomes widespread on the Cape, prevention is key
PROVINCETOWN — There’s a newcomer on the Cape’s tick scene. It bites hard, reproduces fast, and, in some cases, leaves victims allergic to red meat. It’s the lone star tick. […]
SHERIFF’S DEPT.
Barnstable County Jail Has Brought Health Care In-House
Almost two years after ending Wellpath’s contract, Buckley has hired counselors and case managers
PROVINCETOWN — When Barnstable County Sheriff Donna Buckley announced her campaign for that office in March 2022, she told the Independent that “the sheriff’s responsibility is not to do law […]
DEMOLITION WATCH
Wilson Says Peace Valley Road House Can’t Be Saved
A long-neglected antique got a savior, but it may be too far gone
WELLFLEET — When Helen Miranda Wilson spent $900,000 to purchase the 3.7-acre property at 177 Peace Valley Road in late May, she hoped to restore at least part of the […]
PLANNING DEPT.
Provincetown Sets a Long List of Goals
Alongside housing and flooding are new efforts on road safety and health
PROVINCETOWN — Every year in May, after town meeting and the annual town election, the select board scores the town manager’s progress and writes a new set of “goals and […]
PLANNING
Wellfleet Board Denies Waivers for Sexton’s 10-Lot Subdivision
A long road, no stormwater plans, and exasperation scuttle Sexton’s plan
WELLFLEET — After nearly two years of review, the planning board unanimously denied site plan approval for a 10-lot subdivision sandwiched between Dow Drive and Somerset Avenue. The 8-acre property, […]
ON THE BEACH
The Language of Fishing
Why fishermen’s back and forth is jovial even when they’re getting skunked
I wait all winter for the precious June afternoons when the wind and sun are at my back, and the tide is low and incoming. These are perfect conditions for […]
THE SCUTTLEBUTT
It’s Hide and Seek With Bass, but the Seals Are in Plain View
Boats work together to make Provincetown a good fishing port
The game of hide and seek we’re playing with our striped bass continues — they seem to be unwilling to settle into an area and stay put. It’s a daily […]
RARA AVIS
This Week’s Bird Sightings
Confirmed bird sightings on the Outer Cape in the week preceding the Independent’s deadline on Tuesday, July 1 included the following, based on a report prepared by Mass Audubon’s Wellfleet […]
NATURAL SELECTION
Ovals of Opuntia
There’s something kind of human about a mature patch of Opuntia humifusa, the Eastern prickly pear cactus. Maybe it’s the plant’s new growth and round fruits that attach along the […]
WEATHER
The Humidity Will Take the Holiday Off
One of the busiest times of the year on Cape Cod — the Fourth of July — is upon us, and the weather looks to cooperate quite nicely through the […]
PROVINCETOWN: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Pot Cafés
Meetings Ahead
Most meetings in Provincetown are held in person, typically with an online-attendance option. Click on the meeting you want to attend on the calendar at provincetown-ma.gov for a link to […]
TRURO: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Truro’s Median Income
Meetings Ahead
Meetings in Truro are often held remotely. Go to truro-ma.gov and click on the meeting you are interested in for an agenda and details on how to join. Monday, July […]
