BOSTON — Mass. Attorney General Andrea Campbell has filed a civil complaint against Holtec Decommissioning International, owner of the shuttered Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station in Plymouth, for a long list […]
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MARKET-RATE RENTALS
Provincetown Takes Steps to Sell Harbor Hill
The town also allocates $348,500 to Lease to Locals program
PROVINCETOWN — The town is looking for a real estate broker to help sell or lease the town-owned apartments at Harbor Hill, the 28-unit former timeshare complex where 55 people […]
COUCH SURFING
For Cape Cod’s Homeless Youth, Resources Are Few
A new mid-Cape shelter will bring housing resources closer to the Outer Cape
EASTHAM — For Tony, who graduated from Nauset Regional High School last May, the stress of homework was the least of his troubles. He was one of three homeless students […]
HEALTH CARE
Cape’s Only Abortion Care Clinic Prepares to Manage With One Medication
Providers get ready to adjust, should Supreme Court restrict mifepristone
HYANNIS — Six months ago, Health Imperatives became the only clinic on Cape Cod to offer medication abortion, ending the Cape’s 15-year period as an abortion care desert. Now the […]
IN THE BUD
An Azalea of Our Own
A flower bud in winter is a good symbol of hope, reminding us that spring will come again if we simply can endure. The shingled buds of the swamp azalea, […]
MILLION-YEAR PICNIC
Seeing Light Pollution for What It Is
When artificial illumination intrudes, it’s not just about looks
The winter cold can be challenging for stargazers, but it offers rewards to the warmly dressed. That’s because cold air can’t hold as much water vapor as warm air, so […]
SHIFTING SANDS
Cape Cod’s Beach Grass Is Farm Grown
Among the turnips and pigs, Tim Friary cultivates an erosion-stopping crop
As climate change causes more frequent, more intense, and slower-moving storms, people on Outer Cape Cod are having to adjust their ideas about how quickly its beaches are eroding. A […]
PROVINCETOWN: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Housing Workshop Canceled
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
Town Calendar Adjustments
Meetings Ahead Most meetings in Truro are held online. Locations are noted for in-person meetings. Go to Truro-ma.gov and click on the meeting you are interested in for an agenda and details […]
WELLFLEET: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Showing Up
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 […]
EASTHAM: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
The Tax Work-Off Is Back
Meetings Ahead Most meetings in Eastham are in person, typically with an online-attendance option. Click on the meeting you want to attend on the calendar at eastham-ma.gov for a link […]
BREAKING NEWS
State Sues Holtec for Mishandling Asbestos at Pilgrim Reactor Site
Attorney general says demolition put workers and residents at risk
BOSTON — Mass. Attorney General Andrea Campbell has filed a civil complaint against Holtec Decommissioning International, owner of the shuttered Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station in Plymouth, for a long list […]
WASTEWATER
Truro Will Sue 8 Homeowners for Cesspool Inaction
About half the town’s cesspool owners have upgraded; 75 will get extensions
TRURO — Installing a cesspool has been illegal in Massachusetts since 1978. They are considered “failed” septic systems. But people on the Outer Cape have kept on living with them […]
REORGANIZATION
Provincetown Select Board Is Set to Dissolve the Pier Corp.
Oversight of pier would move to DPW and an advisory board
PROVINCETOWN — The Public Pier Corporation, created in 2000 to receive major state funding for the renovation of the town-owned MacMillan Pier, has now served its purpose, according to Pier […]
FRICTION IN WELLFLEET
Curley Objects to Two Hires as Waldo Departs
Carboni calls his actions an ‘intrusion into the town administrator’s authority’
WELLFLEET — During Rich Waldo’s final two weeks as town administrator, he hired Wellfleet’s first-ever town planner and a new town accountant — a key municipal position that had been […]
