EASTHAM — Throughout Mia Rubenstein’s freshman year at Nauset Regional High School, she says, she was taunted and bullied by students and by a teacher because she is Jewish. Her […]
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INUNDATION
Maps Foretold Two Coastal Flooding Events in Provincetown
Detailed data show where seawater might flow
PROVINCETOWN — The historic district here has been underwater twice in just the last five years. The first flood came when the nor’easter of Jan. 4, 2018 caused seawater to […]
TOWN ELECTIONS
Several Seats Are Open as Candidate Filing Week Arrives
Eastham town clerk seat and at least one Provincetown select board seat need to be filled
This week and next, candidates for select board, school board, and a range of other elected committees and commissions will be pulling nomination papers at town halls, collecting the 20 […]
JOURNALISM
The Indie Welcomes This Year’s Winter Fellow
A next-generation reporter sees local stories as a window on history
PROVINCETOWN — Amelia Roth-Dishy joined the Provincetown Independent as a Mary Heaton Vorse Fellow on Monday, Jan. 30. On Tuesday, she found herself roaming the waterfront looking at dead birds. […]
SCHOOLS
A Demand to Expand the Nauset District Lands With a Thud
No sign that Truro or Provincetown would join the regional school district
ORLEANS — A letter sent to the Nauset Regional School Committee by a group calling itself the “Concerned Citizens of Orleans, Brewster, Eastham, and Wellfleet” demanded that the committee amend […]
RARA AVIS
This Week’s Bird Sightings
Confirmed bird sightings on the Outer Cape in the week preceding the Independent’s deadline on Tuesday, Feb. 7 included the following, based on a report prepared by Mass Audubon’s Wellfleet […]
PROVINCETOWN: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Warrant Is Open
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
Restoration Roadkill
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, Feb. 9 Economic […]
WELLFLEET: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Subdividing Grants
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
School Is Damaged
Meetings Ahead Most meetings in Eastham are in-person, typically with an online-attendance option for both committee members and residents. Go to eastham-ma.gov and click on the meeting you are interested in for details. […]
HOUSING
Settlement Ends Court Fight Over Patrick’s ‘Barracks’
Negotiated project changes will need approval from regulatory boards
PROVINCETOWN — It has taken time, money, and willingness to compromise, but local businessman Patrick Patrick should be able to break ground by summer on his much-anticipated, mostly seasonal workforce […]
TRAFFIC CALMING
Route 6 May Go on a ‘Road Diet’ in North Eastham
Select board likes a plan to reduce highway lanes from 4 to 2
EASTHAM — Imagine making a left turn on Route 6 without taking your life in your hands and being able to ride a bike or walk along the highway on […]
COMMUNITY PRESERVATION
Committee Votes to Put $750K in Truro Housing Trust Fund
Asked for $500K, the group OKs $100K for Provincetown’s affordable housing
TRURO — The Community Preservation Committee agreed on Jan. 27 to recommend more than $1 million in grants for housing and historic preservation in fiscal 2024, with the largest chunk […]
GREEN ENERGY
Solar Power Will Come to Nauset Middle School at Last
Contractor did a ‘screw job’ on the district, says Easley
ORLEANS — The long and frustrating road to the installation of a solar canopy at Nauset Regional Middle School is nearing an end. After two years of delays caused by […]
RADIOACTIVITY
Bill Would Remove Cape Cod From Nuclear Oversight Panel
Legislators say Plymouth needs more representation as they eye hundreds of developable acres
PLYMOUTH — A pair of state legislators who represent Plymouth have proposed a bill that would reduce the size of the Nuclear Decommissioning Citizens Advisory Panel (NDCAP) from 21 people […]
