PROVINCETOWN — For 10 years, Provincetown’s hotel and guest house industry has been characterized by two trends. The total number of hotel rooms has been gradually decreasing, as many properties, […]
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RARA AVIS
This Week’s Bird Sightings
Confirmed bird sightings on the Outer Cape in the week preceding the Independent’s deadline on Monday, Nov. 8 included the following, based on a report prepared by Mass Audubon’s Wellfleet […]
PROVINCETOWN: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
A Park by Any Other Name
Meetings Ahead
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. Tuesday, Nov. 16 […]
TRURO: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Suit Drops From $5.7M to $41
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. Friday, Nov. 12 […]
WELLFLEET: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Trees at Baker’s Field Removed
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
Thrift Store Rescue?
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 […]
THE DREDGE REPORT
Shellfishermen, Scientists Study Wellfleet’s Goo
‘Black custard’ isn’t toxic, but it can be perilous
WELLFLEET — Chopper Young was working on his oyster grant one day when a shrill note pierced Chipman’s Cove. Stranded in the mucky tidal flats was a woman in a kayak. […]
WHARFINGERS
The Lagasses’ Marina Deal Required a Harbor Walk by 2019
Pier Corp. board members question using public money to help get it built
PROVINCETOWN — When Chuck and Ann Lagasse bought Fisherman’s Wharf in 2016, the Chapter 91 license they secured from the state required them to construct a harbor walk on the […]
FISCAL CRISIS
STM Is Put Off as Town Can’t Set Tax Rate
Facing a cash crunch, Wellfleet may have to borrow to pay bills
WELLFLEET — After meeting with a team from the state Dept. of Revenue (DOR) on Tuesday, interim Town Administrator Charles Sumner had more bad news about the town’s financial condition: […]
OCTOBER SURPRISE
High Winds Leave Outer Cape Powerless After Latest Nor’easter
Eversource back-up battery due in early 2021 won’t be ready until next spring
PROVINCETOWN — It sounds ironic, but the island of Nantucket is a good place to ride out a nor’easter like the one that struck on Oct. 27, bringing wind gusts […]
PRESERVATION
One of Two Historic Houses Will Be Demolished
The other, in Wellfleet, has been purchased by Mac Hay
EASTHAM — Threatened with demolition, two historic houses, one in Eastham and one in Wellfleet, were temporarily protected by local bylaws that delayed the destruction while alternatives could be explored. […]
THE SCUTTLEBUTT
When East Winds Pummel Our Harbor
It’s time for those who have boats to rethink readiness
The Provincetown waterfront once again took a severe beating from a coastal storm which, other than Hurricane Bob, was probably as intense as any coastal storm we’ve experienced in recent […]
SEEKING
Eastham Thrift Shop Needs a New Home
Generous landlords who helped thrift thrive now need to sell
EASTHAM — The thrift shop run by the Friends of the Eastham Council on Aging first opened in what had once been a general store on Massasoit Road in 1984. […]
DEBRIS BRIGADE
Citizen Scientists and Artists Report In After 4-Day Trash Tally
Yellow tubing is mystery newcomer to the trash heap
TRURO — After a four-day Outer Cape cleanup held in late September, the Marine Debris Team of the Provincetown Center for Coastal Studies (CCS) took a deep dive into the […]
RARA AVIS
This Week’s Bird Sightings
Confirmed bird sightings on the Outer Cape in the week preceding the Independent’s deadline on Tuesday, Nov. 2 included the following, based on a report prepared by Mass Audubon’s Wellfleet […]
