WELLFLEET — The town came close to being scammed out of more than $1 million last summer. According to the fiscal 2023 audit and internal emails between town officials, in […]
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WELLFLEET HARBOR
Marina Committee Blames Former Staff for Poor Management
Interim harbormaster says budget is inadequate to address concerns
WELLFLEET — Following three resignations in the harbormaster’s office within a two-week period earlier this summer, members of the town’s marina advisory committee claimed former staff failed to address critical […]
PERMISSIONS
Truro and Disabilities Group Can’t Reach Compromise on Deck
Conservation commission says temporary platform could cause damage in a storm
TRURO — An organization established to provide opportunities for people with disabilities to engage in activities that others enjoy is locked in a dispute with the Truro Conservation Commission over […]
BUSINESS
Owner of Seashore Park Inn Halts Auction With Bankruptcy Filing
Perkins put the LLC that holds Orleans motel into Chapter 11 last week
ORLEANS — Taylor Perkins, a hotelier based in York, Maine, purchased two motels and a vacation-rental property in three different Lower Cape towns in the last two years through a […]
SURVEILLANCE ECONOMY
Wi-Fi Comes to Lecount Hollow; 2 Other Beaches Soon to Follow
Cable committee member Kopits wants cameras and an app, too
WELLFLEET — Most beachgoers at Lecount Hollow on a Sunday morning in late August didn’t know that if they pulled out their phones they would find Wi-Fi waiting for them […]
INFRASTRUCTURE
13 Electric Buses Will Join CCRTA’s Fleet
At $1 million per bus, the goal of an all-electric fleet is still a decade away
PROVINCETOWN — The Cape Cod Regional Transit Authority received a $14.6-million federal grant in July that will pay for 13 new hybrid-electric buses at around $1 million each, along with […]
BACK TO SCHOOL
Nauset High Reconstruction Is Almost Half Done
New spaces for art, physical education, and science will update an old campus
EASTHAM — The eastern half of Nauset Regional High School’s campus has been under construction since February 2023, pushing faculty and students into temporary modular classrooms, but with the new […]
MORNING FLIGHT
Eye to Eye With a Catbird
Seeing the soul of the natural world on a banding day at Wing Island
BREWSTER — I pulled into the parking lot of the Cape Cod Natural History Museum at 5:30 a.m. on a mid-August morning that was hot and humid even at that […]
LAVENDER & LACE
A Salt Lover’s Life
The intertidal zone around the circular 40-foot-deep Salt Pond in Eastham is divided into strata: the inner ring is composed of the tall saltmarsh cordgrass, which prefers the inundation 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, Aug. 27 included the following, based on a report prepared by Mass Audubon’s Wellfleet […]
THE SCUTTLEBUTT
The Invasion of the Dogfish
Schools of small sharks are here, and they’re beating the bass and blues to the bait
As we roll from summer into fall, the fishing, regrettably, remains sporadic and most days just not very good. Bluefish are still hard to find, and the striped bass aren’t […]
AQUACULTURE
Off the Tides, the Work Goes On for Oystermen
Culling, sorting, tumbling, tagging, and selling are unseen tasks of the trade
WELLFLEET — Jimmy Mulpeter stands under the shade of a patio umbrella on an August afternoon, holding oyster after oyster against a metal gauge before tossing them into one of […]
PROVINCETOWN: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Voting
Meetings Ahead Most meetings in Provincetown are held in person, typically with an online-attendance option. Click on the meeting you want to attend on the calendar at provincetown-ma.gov for a […]
TRURO: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Early In-Person Voting
Meetings Ahead Meetings in Truro are often held remotely. Go to Truro-ma.gov and click on the meeting you are interested in for an agenda and details on how to join. Thursday, Aug. […]
WELLFLEET: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
A Town’s Own Counsel
Meetings Ahead Most meetings in Wellfleet are remote only, but some are held in person. Go to www.wellfleet-ma.gov/calendar and click on the meeting you want to watch, then follow the […]
