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TRURO: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Life on the Edge
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. Tuesday, August 17 […]
WELLFLEET: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Please, Not the Hamptons
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. […]
EASTHAM: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Town Center Plaza
Meetings Ahead
Meetings are being held in person. 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 any remote options that may be […]
BICYCLE SAFETY
Cycling Accidents Plague Outer Cape’s Bike Paths and Trails
Helmets and better etiquette are both needed to prevent injuries
PROVINCETOWN — “Most of the townies I know don’t have cars, they just have a bicycle,” says Ptown Bikes mechanic Silas Barrepski in between oiling a chain and pumping a […]
HDYLTA
2 Years Later, Planning Starts on Those Indian Neck Tidal Flats
Some call for balancing interests of shellfishing, boating, and upland owners
WELLFLEET — More than two years ago, town meeting voters bought 254.5 acres of shellfish flats for $2 million, with half the money donated by select board member Helen Miranda […]
COVID ECONOMY
Provincetown Businesses Reel After Outbreak of Virus Infections
‘It’s like February’; the stream of summer visitors slows to a trickle
PROVINCETOWN — Even though the number of new cases connected to July’s Covid-19 outbreak here continues to drop, businesses are seeing the booming sales of early summer take a nosedive. […]
BREAKTHROUGH
Covid Cluster Puts Provincetown on the Bleeding Edge
By some measures, the outbreak peaked here on July 19
PROVINCETOWN — The entire nation got a new universal indoor masking advisory last week, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention put Provincetown squarely in the middle of their […]
IMMUNITY
Local Businesses, Health Care Providers Resist Requiring Vaccine
Experts agree on the vaccines’ effectiveness, but not on mandates
Editor’s note: This story has been updated with new information since its publication in the Aug. 5 print edition. PROVINCETOWN — Since May, Patrick Patrick, head of the Provincetown Chamber […]
AFFORDABLE HOUSING
Lawrence Road Project Attracts Three Bids
They range from $14.6 million to $20.2 million
WELLFLEET — Three organizations have submitted proposals to build affordable housing at 95 Lawrence Road, with price tags ranging from $14.6 million to $20.2 million. Two are familiar names on […]
ANIMAL RIGHTS
Eastham Adopts New Rules on Noncommercial Farm Animals
‘You want to see animals raised humanely. That’s the whole point.’
EASTHAM — The board of health voted on July 29 to adopt a new set of noncommercial farm animal regulations. The rules require households to apply for permits to keep […]
OUT OF CONTROL
Mosquito Population Stays High Despite Treatment
Itchy residents turn to private companies for relief
WELLFLEET — One month after the Cape Cod Mosquito Control Project began treating breeding areas in the Herring River basin, this year’s proliferating plague of mosquitos is proving more difficult […]
AFFORDABLE HOUSING
Three Bidders Offer Proposals for VFW Site
Affordable housing plans range from 46 to 64 units
PROVINCETOWN — Housing Specialist Michelle Jarusiewicz, Town Manager Alex Morse, and Town Planner Thaddeus Soule unsealed the bids from three development companies proposing to build affordable housing at the VFW […]
WATER
PFAS Testing of Wells in Truro and Wellfleet Set to Begin
Compounds found in up-Cape wells, but not in Eastham or Provincetown
Testing for the presence of PFAS — compounds linked to a broad array of harmful health effects — is set to begin in Wellfleet and Truro. The testing is part […]
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. 3 included the following, based on a report prepared by Mass Audubon’s Wellfleet […]
