Confirmed bird sightings on the Outer Cape in the week preceding the Independent’s deadline on Tuesday, April 18 included the following, based on a report prepared by Mass Audubon’s Wellfleet […]
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THE SCUTTLEBUTT
Circle Hooks Supported by Study on Why Catch-and-Release Fish Die
The stripers have reached Rhode Island, and the tautogs are here now
The northern fringe of the striped bass migration reached Rhode Island this past week, and if we continue to get this unseasonably warm weather the bass could be in our […]
PROVINCETOWN: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Select Board Candidates Forum
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
Monica Kraft Is Honored
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, April 20 Pamet […]
WELLFLEET: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
A Housing Roadmap
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
Town Meeting Preview
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. All meetings at Town Hall unless […]
HERRING RIVER RESTORATION
Wellfleet Runs a Wild Oyster Reef Relay at the Dike
Some 20,000 oysters, moved out of harm’s way, are expected to serve as spawning stock
WELLFLEET — Shellfish Constable Nancy Civetta, Assistant Constable Johnny “Clam” Mankevetch, and five AmeriCorps volunteers got to the Chequessett Neck Bridge just before low tide on the morning of April […]
MUNICIPAL PLANNING
VMCC Study Identifies New Housing Site in Parking Lot
Replacing parking spaces with housing looks easy, say Provincetown's consulting engineers
PROVINCETOWN — Engineers from the municipal contractor Weston & Sampson told the select board on March 27 that the town had three options for rebuilding the Veterans Memorial Community Center […]
OLD RELIABLE
Barker’s Waterfront Plan Is Deemed ‘Appropriate’
An expanded project clears a hurdle at historic district commission
PROVINCETOWN — Developer Christine Barker’s ambitious plan for 227 and 229 Commercial St., an expansion of her already-approved project at the adjoining Old Reliable Fish House site at 227R Commercial, […]
RETREAT
Foxberry Inn Withdraws Application for a 3rd Floor
Proposed size — and owners’ bad behavior — scuttles a project
PROVINCETOWN — Following a tense zoning board of appeals hearing on April 6, Robin Reid, the attorney for the owners of the Foxberry Inn at 29 Bradford St. Extension, withdrew […]
TIDAL FLOW
Truro Select Board Picks a Culvert for Mill Pond Road
Staff recommendation for a wide breach does not carry the day
TRURO — The select board voted on March 28 to replace the damaged culvert currently restricting tidal flow into Mill Pond with an 8-by-8-foot box culvert. Dept. of Public Works […]
LOCAL JOURNALISM
K.C. Myers to Join Sheriff Donna Buckley’s Staff
After 34 years as a journalist, almost all of them on Cape Cod, K.C. Myers has resigned from the staff of the Provincetown Independent, where she has worked since its […]
AGING IN EASTHAM
What It’s Like to Get Old Here
Worries about the cost of living and lack of medical services, plus hopes for lifelong learning
EASTHAM — Nearly half of Eastham’s residents are at least 60 years old, and a recent study shows the trend toward an expanding older population is expected to continue because […]
HERRING RIVER RESTORATION
Meet the Man Who Is Mulching Duck Harbor
The machine is loud but the work is regenerative, says Faun Koplovsky
WELLFLEET — Deep into the dense brush of Duck Harbor, a low rumbling sound reverberates off the pitch pines and oak trees. An enormous yellow machine munches through the understory, […]
THE SCUTTLEBUTT
Right Whales Are in View From Shore at Herring Cove
Striped bass are migrating now, too, but it’s early to name an ETA
It looks like we’re finally getting the beautiful spring weather that towns inland have been enjoying for a week or two. We have been in an easterly fetch pattern, which […]
