This is the story of seeing the rarest bird I’ve ever seen on Cape Cod. It was a few days before Christmas when I got an email from Provincetown resident […]
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THE SCUTTLEBUTT
Cold Water Has Stripers Staying South
When they get here, we’ll be measuring these fish differently
It’s strange, given our warming climate, but the ocean water temperatures off our shores are still running in the low to mid 40s — that’s cold for this time of […]
NATURAL SELECTION
Carex Calls for Aid
Rising (relatively) high on triangular stalks, the male flowers of Carex pensylvanica, a grass-like sedge that can be found softening the Outer Cape’s oak-pine forest floors, are jutting out their pale-yellow stamens […]
RARA AVIS
This Week’s Bird Sightings
Confirmed bird sightings on the Outer Cape in the week preceding the Independent’s deadline on Tuesday, April 29 included the following, based on a report prepared by Mass Audubon’s Wellfleet […]
PROVINCETOWN: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Early 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
Truro Talks, Townspeople Listen
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. […]
WELLFLEET: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Two Seats, Two Candidates
Meetings Ahead Most meetings in Wellfleet are in person, typically with an online-attendance option. Click on the meeting that interests you on the calendar at wellfleet-ma.gov for details. All meetings […]
EASTHAM: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Measles Vaccine Clinic
Meetings Ahead Most meetings in Eastham are in person, typically with an online-attendance option. Click on the meeting you are interested in on the calendar at eastham-ma.gov for details. All […]
ON THE WARRANT
Truro’s Voters Face 40 Articles at May 3 Meeting
Housing, PFAS, solar power, and gravesites are among this year’s big decisions
TRURO — The tent is back in town. Not a red-and-yellow tent with elephants — but an enormous, unevenly heated white tent that was set up for the first time […]
TOWN MEETING PREVIEW
Wellfleet Will Debate Plans for Campground
No operating overrides; $600K for marina won’t address fire damage
WELLFLEET — For the second year in a row, the annual town meeting warrant does not propose any Proposition 2½ overrides to raise local taxes above the state’s statutory limit, […]
TRANSPORTATION
Cape Air Resumes, But Provincetown Still Seeks Year-Round Carrier
Loss of passengers will eventually mean loss of FAA funds
PROVINCETOWN — In three weeks, commercial flights between Provincetown and Boston will resume after a six-month hiatus. Cape Air — the only carrier to offer scheduled flights to Provincetown since […]
EASTHAM WASTEWATER
June Town Meeting to Consider $50M Sewer Loan
The sewer system would serve 1,600 homes — a fourth of the town
EASTHAM — A special meeting of the select board on Thursday, April 17 had a limited agenda: “administrative matters — wastewater project.” That brief description packed a big punch, however: […]
ENVIRONMENT
A Tale of Two Recycling Systems
Wellfleet’s multi-stream approach wins on price and efficiency, while other towns opt for ease
WELLFLEET — If there’s one thing Cape Codders can be proud of, it’s being good recyclers. That’s according to Kari Parcell, whose job is to be picky. Parcell is the […]
WHO’S KEEPING SCORE?
At Nauset High, the Debate Club Talks It Out
A noncompetitive approach means students are also there to listen
EASTHAM — The 20 or so Nauset Regional High School students who show up at 8 o’clock every Friday morning to discuss social, political, and philosophical issues are not a […]
SOCIAL SPECIES
A Footprint Foretells the Recovery of Our Would-Be National Bird
In the wild, turkeys are more fascinating than that drawing on the bourbon bottle suggests
The frantic sprint of the large-but-lithe bird got my youngest daughter’s attention first: “Turkey! Turkey! I see a turkey!” My eldest scanned the road in front of us. “Where? I […]
