WELLFLEET — After two decades of planning, the official review of the massive Herring River Restoration Project will begin on March 9 when the Cape Cod Commission considers the first […]
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URGENT CARE
Costa Rica Trip Becomes Ordeal for Hopkins
Family, friends mobilize to help stricken Truro farmer
TRURO — John Hopkins went to Costa Rica to do yoga, meditate, and otherwise boost his immune system. He has ended up fighting for his life in a private hospital […]
DEVELOPMENT
T-Time Walk: ‘It’s a Nice Piece of Land’
Committee takes a close look at former driving range
EASTHAM — As sunset approached Monday, a figure emerged from the trees and began to cross Eastham’s field of dreams. It seemed to glide through the knee-high brush. On closer […]
CIVICS
Finance Committee and Moderator Block Nonresident Alternates
A Florida resident’s application sparks town meeting article
PROVINCETOWN — When it comes to making appointments to the finance committee, the town moderator is clear that she won’t appoint a nonresident taxpayer. “I don’t have anything against nonresidents, […]
HEALTH
For Outer Cape Kids, Healthy Teeth Take Extra Effort
Care needs to start early, but awareness and access vary
Tooth decay is preventable but it’s still the most common chronic disease of children and adolescents, according to the Centers for Disease Control. With February being Children’s Dental Health Month, […]
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This Week in Provincetown
Meetings Ahead Friday, Feb. 28 Public Landscape Committee, 12 p.m., Lopes Square Tuesday, March 3 Conservation Commission, 6 p.m., Town Hall Wednesday, March 4 Historic District Commission, 4 p.m., Town […]
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This Week in Truro
Meetings Ahead Monday, March 2 Conservation Commission, 5:30 p.m., Town Hall Tuesday, March 3 Board of Health, 4:30 p.m., Town Hall Wednesday, March 4 Planning Board, 5 p.m., Town Hall […]
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This Week in Wellfleet
Meetings Ahead Tuesday, March 3 Board of Water Commissioners, 6 p.m., Town Hall Wednesday, March 4 Conservation Commission, 4 p.m., Town Hall Board of Health, 5:30 p.m., Council on Aging […]
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This Week in Eastham
Meetings Ahead Monday, March 2 Select Board, 5:30 p.m., Earle Mountain Room, Town Hall Tuesday, March 3 Charter Review Committee, 5:30 p.m., Small Meeting Room, Public Library Wednesday, March 4 […]
RESTORATION
Time and the House: A New Chapter in Vorse Chronicle
Designer Ken Fulk is bringing Mary Heaton Vorse’s Provincetown home back to life
PROVINCETOWN — The Mary Heaton Vorse House, at 466 Commercial St., is the informal epicenter of town history. Vorse, a journalist and civil rights activist, spent most of her adult […]
CIVICS
Farmer Elected to Select Board
TRURO — “Farmer Stephanie” Rein is the newest select board member after a spirited race against planning board member Karen Tosh to succeed the late Maureen Burgess. Tuesday’s special election […]
RENOVATION
State Agrees to $36 Million Share of NRHS Rebuild
Project needs approval at all four town meetings and elections
EASTHAM — The Mass. School Building Authority (MSBA) approved funding for the renovation of Nauset Regional High School (NRHS) on Feb. 13 to the tune of $35.6 million — representing […]
ENVIRONMENT
Sacrificial Sand Won’t Stop Erosion at Blasch House
Restoration experts look to biomimicry and managed retreat
WELLFLEET — The huge pile of sand dumped over the edge of the bayside bluff next to the Blasch house in November has entirely washed away, adding sediment to the […]
MILLION-YEAR PICNIC
Watching a Red Supergiant Die
One of Orion’s stars could blow any time now, or in 100,000 years
Betelgeuse — the star with the funny name. Maybe you know it from the 1988 movie Beetlejuice, about the eponymous poltergeist-for-hire. Or maybe you’ve heard the name in the news […]
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This Week’s Bird Sightings
Confirmed bird sightings on the Outer Cape in the week preceding the Independent’s deadline on Tuesday, Feb. 18 included the following, based on a report prepared by Mass. Audubon’s Wellfleet […]
