WELLFLEET — Four neighbors of the contractor’s yard operated by GFM Enterprises at the corner of Route 6 and Old Wharf Road have asked a state Land Court judge not […]
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HOUSING
Students Walk Because ‘We See What’s Happening to Our Friends’
Provincetown middle-schoolers raise awareness and money at the Walk for Home
PROVINCETOWN — One of the major donors to the Homeless Prevention Council’s recent Walk for Home campaign was a team from the Provincetown middle school’s National Junior Honor Society. “We […]
THE LOCAL JOURNALISM PROJECT
Introducing the Independent’s Summer Fellows for 2023
Oliver Egger Durham, North Carolina Wesleyan University, Class of 2023 English Two days after graduating from Wesleyan University, my partner and I piled our books, our clothes, their plethora of […]
MILLION-YEAR PICNIC
When Mars Lost Its Magnetosphere
And watching the Moon, Venus, and Mars on the shortest night of the year
If you head outside just after sunset, you’ll see a very bright star sparkling in the west. That’s our sister planet, Venus. Just above and to the left of Venus […]
THE SCUTTLEBUTT
A Hit-or-Miss Week for Predators
Humans chasing bass, dogfish chasing flounder, sharks chasing seals
Bass fishing was hit or miss last week. It seems the stripers are moving about a lot more than usual. The bass typically arrive in densely packed schools, and when they […]
RARA AVIS
This Week’s Bird Sightings
Confirmed bird sightings on the Outer Cape in the week preceding the Independent’s deadline on Tuesday, June 13 included the following, based on a report prepared by Mass Audubon’s Wellfleet […]
PROVINCETOWN: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
June Housing Workshop
Meetings Ahead Most meetings in Provincetown 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 […]
TRURO: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
A Green Future
Meetings Ahead Most meetings in Truro are remote. Go to truro-ma.gov and click on the meeting you want to watch. The agenda includes instructions on how to join. Thursday, June 15 Finance […]
WELLFLEET: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
How Much for a Hedge?
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
Preschool Funding
Meetings Ahead Most meetings in Eastham are in-person, typically with an online attendance option. Go to Eastham-ma.gov and click on the meeting you are interested in for details. Meetings are […]
DUNE SHACK LEASES
Two Oversight Agencies Could Halt Park Service’s RFP Plan
But so far, neither agency appears to be willing to take action
PROVINCETOWN — The National Park Service has not responded to Provincetown and Truro, whose select boards have both asked for the suspension of the current request for proposals from bidders […]
HOUSING
Napi’s Tenants Are Again Facing Eviction
A tenant’s lawyer says eviction letter is ‘retaliatory and clearly illegal’
PROVINCETOWN — Two years after the new owners of Napi’s Restaurant evicted at least seven former employees from restaurant-owned housing, current tenants of those units continue to face the threat […]
HIGH SCHOOL RENOVATION
Senate Budget Could Add $7.2M to Nauset Building Project Funding
Cyr wants to unlock ‘millionaire’s tax’ money for school construction, but green schools is a competing priority
EASTHAM — If the state Senate’s budget proposal for fiscal 2024 makes it through negotiations with the House this month unscathed, the Nauset Regional High School renovation project will receive […]
VITALS
After 2 Years, Truro’s Town Clerk Departs Silently
With no clerk, the town is unable to issue marriage, death, or birth certificates
TRURO — After serving two years as town clerk, Kaci Fullerton packed up and moved out of her town hall office on Friday, May 26, her last day of work. […]
THE ELEMENTS
Outer Cape Bus Stops Leave Riders Exposed
There are some 30 bus stops on the Outer Cape, and about three-quarters of them don’t have any kind of shelter from the rain or wind. Several stops don’t even […]
