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, August 26 Truro School […]
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WELLFLEET: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Dish on Mac’s Tables
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. Follow the instructions on the agenda. Thursday, August […]
EASTHAM: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Nauset Light Beach Blues
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 locations and […]
IN THE WILD
Cape Coyotes Are Emboldened by Human Negligence
Feeding them counteracts their natural fear of people
PROVINCETOWN — Coyotes have been in the news here recently, and wildlife experts say the trouble they sometimes cause is the result of uninformed human behavior. A three-year-old girl was […]
DEMOGRAPHICS
2020 Census: Big Population Increases Here
Wellfleet grew 30%, Provincetown 25%, in 10 years
PROVINCETOWN — The first tranche of data from the 2020 U.S. census was released last week, and it shows something new for the Outer Cape: substantial population growth. The 2010 […]
PROBATE
They Worked for Napi for Years; Now They’re Being Evicted
After being fired by new management, they say, Jamaican workers must leave longtime homes
PROVINCETOWN — Anton “Napi” Van Dereck Haunstrup, the late art collector and owner of Napi’s Restaurant, had no children. But Ellis Wilson, he often told friends, was “the son he […]
BACK TO SCHOOL
Masks Likely to Be Required at Schools on Outer Cape
With no remote option, all students will be back in classrooms this fall
As vaccination rates ramped up last spring and the daily count of Covid-19 cases came down, many hoped this fall’s start of school could feel more like normal. That no […]
HIGH SCHOOL RENOVATION
NRHS Completion Date Pushed Back a Year
The new school is now slated to be finished in August 2025
EASTHAM — The estimated completion of the Nauset Regional High School building project has been moved out a year from August 2024, the date advertised by the building committee in […]
SHELLFISHING
Temporary Moratorium Imposed on New Town-Owned Grants
Wellfleet Shellfish Advisory Board asked to recommend uses of HDYLTA Trust flats
WELLFLEET — The select board imposed a temporary moratorium on aquaculture grants on town-owned flats off Indian Neck on Aug. 16, pending a review by the town’s shellfish advisory board. […]
BITES
Mosquito Control Gets Approval to Cut Access Paths
It’s a race against the tide, which may bring even more bugs
WELLFLEET — Along Duck Harbor Road, a long-sleeved 100-percent cotton shirt didn’t cut it — much less, a pair of leggings. Mosquitos latched onto my clothes and plunged their proboscises […]
THE HOUSING CRISIS
Towns Look at Numbers to Compare Competing Bids
Tenant income-mix and financing plans are part of the decision
When bids to build affordable housing were opened in the last two weeks, describing plans for the former VFW site in Provincetown and for 95 Lawrence Road in Wellfleet, a […]
COEXISTENCE
Shark Mitigation Is Still an Uncertain Art
Scientists say education is key, because sharks are here to stay
WELLFLEET — In the three years since a shark attack at Newcomb Hollow Beach — the first fatal attack on the Atlantic coast since 1936 — the debate about how […]
RARA AVIS
This Week’s Bird Sightings
Confirmed bird sightings on the Outer Cape in the week preceding the Independent’s deadline on Tuesday, Aug. 17 included the following, based on a report prepared by Mass Audubon’s Wellfleet […]
THE SCUTTLEBUTT
Bluefish Reign, but Hypoxia Threatens South End of Bay
A major factor is lawn fertilizer raising nitrogen levels
As the water heats up, the bluefishing just keeps getting better and better. I recorded some extraordinary surface water temperatures last week: 77 degrees in the harbor, and 75 degrees […]
PROVINCETOWN: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Aug. 25 Deadline for Sal’s
Meetings Ahead
Some Provincetown meetings are in-person only, some are remote only, and some are a hybrid where you can choose to participate in person or through a remote link. Go to […]
