Gov. Charlie Baker announced that Phase Two Covid-19 vaccinations would begin next week. Starting Wednesday, Jan. 27, those 75 years old and older could book vaccination appointments online at maimmunizations.org. […]
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This Week In Provincetown
Meetings Ahead
Meetings are held remotely. Go to provincetown-ma.gov and click on the meeting you want to watch. Thursday, Jan. 28 Public Pier Corp., 3 p.m. Planning Board, 6 p.m. Zoning Board of Appeals, […]
This Week In Truro
Meetings Ahead
Meetings are held remotely. Go to www.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, Jan. […]
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’re interested in to read its agenda and find out how to view and take part remotely. Thursday, […]
MILLION-YEAR PICNIC
How the Moon Pulls Us Into the Tidal Bulge
The Sun adds its weight to spring and neap tides, too
The tide comes in and out twice a day, sometimes a little higher, sometimes a little lower. It’s so much a part of our daily lives that it’s easy to […]
ENVIRONMENT
Wellfleet Harbor’s ‘Black Custard’
It’s all-natural, but you wouldn’t want to eat it
WELLFLEET — Agnes Mittermayr, a marine ecologist at the Center for Coastal Studies (CCS) in Provincetown, has coined a new term to describe the dark, sludgy material that fills Wellfleet […]
DEMOCRACY
A Push for Openness in State House Rules
Advocates will ask Peake to support showing how she votes
At the start of each legislative session, Mass. State House lawmakers write their own rules for how bills will be introduced, studied, debated, and voted on over the next two […]
POLICING AND ACCOUNTABILITY
Police Reform Law Includes New Civilian Oversight
Public reporting of disciplinary actions is now required
PROVINCETOWN — Massachusetts’s new police reform bill will change many aspects of policing, including training and certification, with new use-of-force rules, a duty to intervene and stop other officers from […]
HOUSING
Cloverleaf Is OK’d, but Foes May Appeal
A bitter controversy will have lasting effects
TRURO — After more than a year of hearings, on Jan. 14, the Cloverleaf — which will give Truro 39 units of mostly affordable rental housing at 22 Highland Road […]
SCHOOL RENOVATION
May 31 Deadline for Vote Called Into Question
Committee chair accuses state Rep. Whelan of ‘hit job’
EASTHAM — The Mass. School Building Authority (MSBA) has confirmed that the Nauset Regional High School renovation is eligible for a third extension of the deadline for qualifying for a […]
LET'S GET FISCAL
Short-Term Rental Tax Brings Outer Cape $3.8 Million
Revenue boost is received in all four towns
PROVINCETOWN — Even during the pandemic, the short-term rental tax is bringing in serious money to the four Outer Cape towns. The long-awaited tax — technically, an expansion of the […]
EFFLUENT
Truro Cesspools May Be Banned in 3 Years
Pond Village neighbors’ concerns spur action
TRURO — The 100 Truro residents who have cesspools will have three years to hire engineers, get permits, and install new Title 5 septic systems if a proposed board of […]
RARA AVIS
This Week’s Bird Sightings
Confirmed bird sightings on the Outer Cape in the week preceding the Independent’s deadline on Tuesday, Jan. 19 included the following, based on a report prepared by Mass Audubon’s Wellfleet […]
ROCK HARBOR
Harbormaster’s Office Design Approved
Last-minute request for revisions by local alliance is denied
EASTHAM — The Rock Harbor Capital Projects Committee voted on Jan. 11 to accept “design number two” for a harbormaster’s office, a shed-like, 563-square-foot building on eight-foot pilings. “I like […]
