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EASTHAM: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Getting Climate on the Warrant
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 to […]
VOTING IN TRURO
Judge Rejects Voter Lawsuit Against Town Officials
Herridge and O’Neill sought to stop hearings on registration challenges
TRURO — A civil lawsuit against several town officials regarding the appointment of registrars, the removal of names from the voter rolls, and the postponement of a special town meeting […]
UNCIVIL WELLFLEET
Staff Decry the State of Select Board Meetings
As many as 15 staffers are behind a letter of complaint
WELLFLEET — A contingent of town staff has written a letter to the select board demanding better control over what they see as the lack of civility during recent board […]
AMPLIFICATION
Brewing Co. Gets Permit for Outdoor Entertainment
New speakers at lower volumes, limited hours, and one year to see how it goes
PROVINCETOWN — The owners of the Provincetown Brewing Company apologized to neighbors for past nuisances related to entertainment at the popular Bradford Street gathering place at a Dec. 7 hearing […]
STATE GOVERNMENT
Housing Bill Is Still on Track, Say Cape Legislators
The ‘most significant housing legislation since 40B’ will go to hearings in January
PROVINCETOWN — The state legislature has been roasted by the Boston Globe and WBUR for its slow pace of lawmaking this year — the first in which Democrats have held […]
SCHOOLHOUSE ROCKS
Students Accentuate the Positives on High School Renovation
The project is on track for early completion
EASTHAM — Since construction crews broke ground on the Nauset Regional High School renovations last March, students have watched the new buildings going up with more excitement than nostalgia. “I […]
PARTY HARDY
Winterberry Celebrates December Her Own Way
A festive specimen of winterberry holly marks the season, in this case from the ditch between Shore Road and Route 6 in North Truro. While its spiky evergreen cousins are […]
RARA AVIS
This Week’s Bird Sightings
Confirmed bird sightings on the Outer Cape in the week preceding the Independent’s deadline on Tuesday, Dec. 12 included the following, based on a report prepared by Mass Audubon’s Wellfleet […]
PROVINCETOWN: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Psilocybin in the Legislature
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
After School Is Back
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, Dec. 14 Other […]
WELLFLEET: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
New Year, Same Powers & Sullivan
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
Putting a Price on Public Pickleball
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 […]
ACTION
Anti-Drag Rally Becomes ‘Queer Joy Block Party’
A vigil and a counterprotest join forces on World AIDS Day
PROVINCETOWN — Townspeople were alarmed last week by a flyer advertising a protest against drag to be held on Commercial Street on Friday, Dec. 1. The American Society for the […]
COLD-STUNNED
More Sea Turtles in the Bay Means More Strandings
Climate change and weird winds complicate the Cape’s annual rescue effort
WELLFLEET — A few weeks ago, Heidi Clemmer was walking her dog on Corn Hill Beach in Truro when she noticed a sea turtle lying in the sand. Clemmer, a […]
