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THE LEGISLATURE
2 Bills Would Advance State Health Equity Initiatives
Legislators take aim at HIV risk and period poverty
In a move aimed at improving statewide public health outcomes, the Mass. Senate on Oct. 26 unanimously passed two bills that would expand access to HIV preventive medication and free […]
VOTER CHALLENGES
Registrars Strike 3 Names but Keep 5 Others
TRURO — On the first night of hearings on dozens of voter challenges, the board of registrars struck three names from the town’s rolls but upheld the registrations of five […]
HAPPY MEALS
Opening Day at SKIP
Lunch and hugs at Provincetown’s beloved winter gathering spot
PROVINCETOWN — Lunch at SKIP starts at 12:30 p.m., but guests start to fill the United Methodist Church’s function hall, mingling and gradually forming a line as early as 11:45. […]
DEVELOPMENT: LATE NEWS
Old Reliable Trial Is Canceled With Settlement in the Works
Lawyers say agreement on luxury waterfront complex is coming within 60 days
This article was updated on Thursday, Nov. 9. PROVINCETOWN — A multi-million-dollar proposal to build a luxury mixed-use complex where the ruins of the Old Reliable Fish House now stand […]
REDACTIONS
Executive Session Minutes Leave Public in the Dark
Discussion of personnel matters can be exempted from open meeting rules
WELLFLEET — The select board has released minutes from its June 27 executive session, at which the beginning of a board meltdown apparently occurred. The session came before the board’s […]
HEALTH CARE
Mobile Anti-Abortion Unit Is Under DPH Scrutiny
A ‘40 Days for Life’ campaign didn’t dissuade patients, says clinic director
HYANNIS — The anti-abortion van affiliated with Your Options Medical, which operates “crisis pregnancy centers” from a parent site in Revere, has been under review by the Mass. Dept. of […]
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. 7 included the following, based on a report prepared by Mass Audubon’s Wellfleet […]
ASSISTANCE
As Cold Arrives, So Does Help With Heating Costs
You don’t have to be a homeowner to get funds
As the Outer Cape braces for winter’s heating bills, it’s also the season for finding help paying those bills. Nov. 1 marked the beginning of the heating season for the […]
PROVINCETOWN: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Free Parking in April
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
ZBA Seeks Applicants
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. 9 Climate […]
WELLFLEET: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Town Responds to Maclaughlan Suit
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
Park Renovations Nearly Complete
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 […]
THE RESTORATION
Superstructure Arrives for Temporary Bridge Over Herring River
The new 320-foot one-lane span should be drivable by January
WELLFLEET — The construction site where Chequessett Neck Road crosses the Herring River was bustling on Oct. 24 as pallets of enormous metal squares called truss panels arrived on trucks. […]
IN THE SEASHORE
ZBA Set to Uphold Cease-and-Desist Order on Martin’s Rt. 6 Operation
If he’s shut down, landscaper says, he’ll create a worse ‘eyesore’
TRURO — Although they put off a formal vote until Nov. 6, members of the zoning board of appeals made it clear at an Oct. 23 public hearing that they […]
