WELLFLEET — In three days last week, the select board held three meetings during which they delayed town meeting by three weeks, reviewed warrant articles, and decided to offer the […]
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PIER REVIEW
Pier Corp. Controversy Goes On as McKinsey’s Role Changes Again
Town meeting indefinitely postpones an article to dissolve the board
PROVINCETOWN — Criticism of the board of the Provincetown Public Pier Corp., which led to an unsuccessful bid to dissolve the corporation at Saturday’s annual town meeting, grew intense in […]
CANNABUSINESS
And Then There Were Three: Another P’town Pot Shop Opens
A growing industry could mean a local medical outlet by winter
PROVINCETOWN — Hennep opened its doors at 246 Commercial St. on Monday, May 3, becoming the third retail marijuana shop in Provincetown. Owner Andrew Koudijs decided to go into the […]
RIGHTS
Sylvan Lane Land Owner Sues Neighbors Over Access
Court decision will determine right to build, not just pick blueberries
TRURO — The owner of property at the top of Sylvan Lane has sued her neighbors in Land Court to settle once and for all her right to use a long […]
THE SCUTTLEBUTT
Right Whale Plankton Banquet Keeps Lobstering on Hold
Trap gear closure is extended to May 15
This past week’s cooler weather has slowed down the striped bass migration a bit, as water temperatures have remained steady in the mid-40s, short of that 50-degree mark we need […]
RARA AVIS
This Week’s Bird Sightings
Confirmed bird sightings on the Outer Cape in the week preceding the Independent’s deadline on Tuesday, May 4 included the following, based on a report prepared by Mass Audubon’s Wellfleet […]
This Week In Provincetown
Meetings Ahead
Due to the pandemic, meetings are held remotely. Go to provincetown-ma.gov and click on the meeting you want to watch. Thursday, May 6 Zoning Board of Appeals, 6 p.m. Monday, May 10 […]
This Week In Truro
Meetings Ahead
Meetings are held remotely. Go to truro-ma.gov, click on the meeting you want to watch, and open its agenda for instructions on how to watch or take part online. Thursday, May 6 Climate […]
This Week In Wellfleet
Meetings Ahead
Meetings are held remotely. From wellfleet-ma.gov, hover over a date on the calendar on the right of the screen and click on the meeting you’re interested in to open its […]
This Week In Eastham
Meetings Ahead
Meetings are held remotely. Go to eastham-ma.gov/calendar-by-event-type/16 and click on the meeting you are interested in to read its agenda and find information on how to view and take part […]
COASTAL STUDIES
Lobstermen Fish for ‘Ghost Gear’
For a few hardy crews, it’s time to clean up the seafloor
PROVINCETOWN — Throughout April, a few hardy fishermen have been departing from MacMillan Pier most mornings not to haul in a bounty of fish but instead to haul in lost […]
ON THE WATERFRONT
Planning Board Pushes Back on Harbormaster Office Site
Faced with a renewed Rock Harbor fight, Beebe says, ‘No way’
EASTHAM — Responding to the planning board’s advice that the site of the proposed harbormaster building at Rock Harbor ought to be moved closer to the water, Town Administrator Jacqui […]
FOLLIES
Broadbent Out; Town Meeting Put Off 3 Weeks
Pauley is acting administrator; town accountant quits
WELLFLEET — It’s been a stunning week at town hall following the sudden departures of both the town administrator and town accountant on April 23, while next year’s budget remains […]
LEARNING
Covid Bumps for Juniors on College Hunt
Tours are out, tests in, teachers remote, but college still beckons
EASTHAM — Twins Anders and Ella Grimm are, like many other juniors at Nauset Regional High School, just beginning the college admissions process — and they’re doing it as the […]
NUCLEAR ZONE
Legislators Are Pushed to File Pilgrim Safety Bill
Emergency planning for spent fuel mishap is ‘a heavy lift,’ says Peake
WELLFLEET — Candace Perry still has a sticker on her Subaru Forester that reads: “Pilgrim Blows: Bridges Close!” Perry first stuck it on her bumper when the Pilgrim Nuclear Power […]
