Garbage. It’s a story ripe with complexity. The Independent is dumpster diving into the subject to better understand where the Outer Cape’s garbage goes. In this first installment, we look […]
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MILLION-YEAR PICNIC
What Is the Moon?
Part one of a brief history of the Earth’s constant companion
The Moon is always with us. Even when we can’t see it, it’s there, gently tugging on our oceans and causing our tides. It hasn’t always been with us; 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. 3, included the following, based on a report prepared by Mass Audubon’s Wellfleet […]
DEMOGRAPHICS
Wealth of Census Numbers Excludes LGBTQ Data
Legislators and advocates for gay rights don’t have facts they need
PROVINCETOWN — With the counting stage of the 2020 census having drawn to its abrupt close, the Census Bureau’s next step is to release its final report, which will contain […]
TRUE CRIME
A Sunday Drive in Truro, Foiled
Car thief’s tale about ‘Aunt April’ doesn’t fool Officer Cheverie
TRURO — Driving north on Route 6 around midnight last Sunday, Shelby Zawaduk passed a car she could’ve sworn she recognized. Stopped by police just shy of Truro’s Stotts Crossing […]
DIGGING DEEP
Seashore Prepares for Bound Brook Land Swap
Archaeologists play a role to protect natural and cultural resources
WELLFLEET — Driving northbound on Bound Brook Island Road in Wellfleet last week, travelers were greeted with a peculiar sight: a number of workers in reflective vests sifting through buckets […]
CURRENTS
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, Nov. 5 Harbor Committee, 5 p.m. Zoning Board of Appeals, 6 p.m. Tuesday, […]
CURRENTS
This Week In Truro
Meetings Ahead Meetings are held remotely. To watch live, go to Truro-ma.gov and follow the “helpful link” to Truro Channel 18. Thursday, Nov. 5 Charter Review Committee, 4 p.m. Zoning Board of […]
CURRENTS
This Week In Wellfleet
Meetings Ahead 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 agenda. That document […]
CURRENTS
This Week In Eastham
Meetings Ahead Meetings are held remotely. Go to eastham-ma.gov/calendar-by-event-type/16 and click on a particular meeting to read its agenda. That document will provide information about how to view and take […]
ELECTION
Big Early Vote Count in Outer Cape Towns
Eastham leads the pack as votes pour in
PROVINCETOWN — The Outer Cape likes to vote. Turnout in the 2016 presidential election ranged from 81 percent in Provincetown to a staggering 87 percent in Eastham. This year, early […]
ENVIRONMENT
Truro Takes a Shot at Restoring Tidal Flow to the Pamet
Officials prepare for emergency fix of a failed culvert
TRURO — George Mooney couldn’t recognize his farm on South Pamet Road. His pasture and vegetable gardens were completely submerged under two feet of salt water during three consecutive nor’easters […]
AFFORDABLE HOUSING
Cloverleaf Plan Gets 5 of 12 Zoning Waivers
Proposed development is halfway toward final ZBA approval
TRURO — The so-called Cloverleaf development, an affordable housing complex on South Highland Road at Route 6, received about half the approvals it needs for full permitting last week, while […]
FOOD SECURITY
Soup Kitchens Face a Season of Want and Worry
The numbers of the hungry ‘could go anywhere’ this winter
PROVINCETOWN — It is the season of Outer Cape soup kitchens, community kitchens, food banks, and food pantries. “There’s just always need here,” said Philip Franchini, board chair of the […]
NATIONAL SEASHORE
Planning Board OK’s Doane Rd. Project
Seashore’s position on building size is rejected
EASTHAM — A plan to demolish three dwellings and a garage in the Cape Cod National Seashore and build a 3,481-square-foot house and garage in their place received site plan […]
