TRURO — The Chapel on the Pond, a historic building that hosted a mostly Jamaican congregation until its owners said in January that they were “prayerfully repurposing” the building by […]
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ENERGY
4 Offshore Wind Leases Are Sold
Low sale price affects initial fisheries compensation
This article was updated on Nov. 8. Two companies have won leases for four of the eight available wind energy areas that were selected by the Interior Dept.’s Bureau of […]
EXTREME WEATHER
Rare November Red Flag Warns of Increased Wildfire Risk
National Seashore says it lacks fire leadership because of cost of housing here
For nearly two weeks, people across Cape Cod have been watching the weather with the danger of wildfires in mind. Since Oct. 26, a National Weather Service red flag warning […]
CLIFFHANGERS
An Estate Sale Empties That Big House on the Bluff
Conservation commission wants a plan as risk of Blasch house collapse rises
WELLFLEET — The estate sale of furniture, small appliances, and decorative items at the house that has loomed over the estuary and bay as well as over residents’ minds from […]
WELLFLEET HOUSING
After 11 Years, Construction Begins on 4 Habitat Homes
Three future homeowners are single mothers; two lived in tents before Habitat’s offer
WELLFLEET — Nash Badams learned to ride a bike in the summer of 2012. He was four years old, living with his recently divorced mother in a tent at Maurice’s […]
HOUSING
Eastham Considers Funding a ‘Lease to Locals’ Program
Unspent community housing funds would pay homeowners to switch to year-round rentals
EASTHAM — This town may follow in the footsteps of Provincetown and Nantucket and use short-term rental tax money to encourage owners to switch their properties to year-round rentals. Eastham […]
THE SCUTTLEBUTT
A Leveling Off of the Steep Right Whale Decline
Births have increased but so have deaths caused by human activities
There is some good news about the population of North Atlantic right whales: after seven years of declining numbers from 2013 to 2020, there has been a small increase in […]
MORNING FLIGHT
Late Fall Brings Rare Flycatchers to the Outer Cape
The cause of ‘vagrancy’ remains hard to discern
It was a warm late October evening — one of those days when summer doesn’t seem ready to leave — when I spotted the rarest bird that I’ve ever seen […]
HOUSING
At the Groundbreaking on Lawrence Road
WELLFLEET — State and local officials wielding shiny shovels officially broke ground at the site of the Residences at Lawrence Hill on Oct. 30. Speaking to a small group of […]
UNDISTURBED
Thoroughly Hyssop-Leaved
A meadow plant that thrives in sandy soil with good drainage, hyssop-leaved thoroughwort (Eupatorium hyssopifolium) will show up at anthropogenic sites with similar conditions. The pictured specimen is a volunteer […]
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. 5 included the following, based on a report prepared by Mass Audubon’s Wellfleet […]
Veterans Day on the Outer Cape
Provincetown’s main Veterans Day program will be held at 11 a.m. on Monday, Nov. 11 at the Veterans Memorial Wall next to town hall. The placing of the memorial wreath […]
NAUSET SCHOOLS
Clenchy’s Successor Will Have Some Tough Tests
New superintendent will face shrinking enrollments and rising budgets
ORLEANS — Nauset Public Schools Supt. Brooke Clenchy has confirmed that her retirement at the end of the current school year, first announced last month in an email to parents […]
PROVINCETOWN: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
$50,000 to Lease to Locals
Meetings Ahead Most meetings in Provincetown are held in person, typically with an online-attendance option for both committee members and residents. Click on the meeting you want to attend on […]
TRURO: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Cloverleaf Update
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, Nov. […]
