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PENALTY
Wellfleet Select Board Chooses $4.5M Penalty Over Mitigation Plan
After 2 years of work, dredging task force members quit, citing verbal attacks
WELLFLEET — The select board has directed the dredging task force to pay $4.5 million for a permit from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers instead of moving forward with […]
INHERITANCE
Descendants Lose Bid for Recognition as Roach Heirs
As new owners plan to build, a judge says a fraud claim could be pursued
BARNSTABLE — A judge in Barnstable Probate Court has denied an attempt by Margaret Roach Watts and her brother, James Roach, to redetermine who should inherit the estate of Sherrill […]
PLOVER PLIGHT
It’s Been a Record Year for Piping Plovers
The ‘cultural norm’ and the numbers have shifted on a threatened shorebird
WELLFLEET — Nearly 40 years ago the plump, sand-colored shorebird known as the piping plover was on the verge of extinction in Massachusetts. Now, following decades of conservation, the birds […]
COMMUNITY SUSTAINABILITY
Truro’s After-School Program Will Start Again
Four new staff are creating a year-round program in the recreation dept.
TRURO — Families of students at the Truro Central School have been making do without consistent after-school care since the onset of Covid in 2020. But the town announced on […]
MILLION-YEAR PICNIC
The Golden Glow of a ‘Wandering Star’
December is for watching Saturn in the southwestern sky
It’s Jupiter and Saturn season, the time of year when both planets are favorably positioned in the sky after sunset. Over the next few weeks, you can find and appreciate […]
THREE SEASONS
The Beach Plum’s Fall Show
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. 28 included the following, based on a report prepared by Mass Audubon’s Wellfleet […]
PROVINCETOWN: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Chapter 91 Meeting
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 the […]
TRURO: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Why Electrify?
Meetings Ahead Most meetings in Truro are remote. Go to Truro-ma.gov and click on the meeting you are interested in. The agenda includes instructions on how to join. Thursday, Nov. 30 School […]
WELLFLEET: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
New Assistant Administrator
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
Improving Exteriors
Meetings Ahead Most meetings in Eastham are in-person, typically with an online-attendance option for both committee members and residents. Click on the meeting you want to attend on the calendar […]
AFFORDABLE HOUSING
Two Small Housing Projects Make Slow Progress
Properties bought by the town 18 months ago need at least another year
EASTHAM — It will be at least another year before two properties the town voted to buy in May 2022 and convert into affordable housing will be ready for tenants, […]
MARINE LIFE
Speeding Boats Are Still Threatening Right Whales
Enforcement lags in waters that were once ‘open cowboy plains’
PROVINCETOWN — When right whales visit the seas around Cape Cod in the winter and early spring, large boats in the whales’ favored areas are barred from going faster than […]
DUNE SHACKS
2 of 8 Leases May Go to Local Applicants
But one previous dune family gives up, worn down by the process
PROVINCETOWN — The National Park Service’s public leasing contest for eight dune shacks in the Cape Cod National Seashore took a major step toward resolution on Nov. 15. The right […]
