Striped bass fishing remains uncharacteristically hot as we head into July. Typically, what happens is that July comes with higher water temperatures, which slow down the bass’s metabolism. As the […]
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PROVINCETOWN: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Eight New EMS Hires
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
Oxtoby Named to School Committee
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, July […]
WELLFLEET: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Monday Night Special Town Meeting
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
Resisting the Dune Shack Resistance
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 […]
PROVINCETOWN POLICING
A False Report of a Gun Sparks Calls for Change
Five teens of color were frisked by police at the East End basketball court
PROVINCETOWN — Chief Jim Golden and Sgt. Jennifer Nolette on Monday morning defended a controversial police encounter with local young men of color, just over a week after a false […]
HORSESHOE CRABS
A Fishery With Global Stakes Faces New Scrutiny
Proposed regulations fail, dead crabs wash ashore, and ‘people are asking a lot of questions’
The Atlantic horseshoe crab’s evolutionary lineage has barely changed in the last 450 million years. But it’s now under unprecedented pressure in Massachusetts from human activity. For years, the bifurcated […]
EVICTION
Del Deo Refuses Order to Quit His Dune Shack
Markey, Warren, and Keating ask Park Service to let him remain
PROVINCETOWN — Sal Del Deo, 94, who has spent 77 years caring for and seasonally inhabiting the dune shack he still calls “Frenchie’s” after his friend Jeanne “Frenchie” Chanel, refused […]
SMALL BOATS: PART ONE
A Day on the F/V Roen Keil
Dragging, hoisting, picking, shucking, and shoveling for the scalloper’s rewards
PROVINCETOWN — There is no doubt that scalloping brings in dollars — sand dollars, at least. Falling from the dredge like poker chips in a casino advertisement, they clink against […]
ZONING
Eastham Takes Another Step Toward Its ‘Village Center’
Zoning reform will be key to getting developers on board
EASTHAM — Land acquired by the town over the past four years has opened the way to a vision for development that strives to create a walkable small-town center, in […]
NITROGEN REMOVAL
State Finalizes New Watershed and Septic Tank Regulations
A tax credit for septic system overhauls could be expanded
The Mass. Dept. of Environmental Protection released final regulations last week that give Cape Cod communities two years to opt in to a “watershed permit” to combat nitrogen pollution from […]
ENVIRONMENT
High Bacteria Levels Lead to Short-Lived Beach Closures
Seashore closes Race Point and Head of the Meadow beaches for a day
TRURO — As the weather warms up and summer crowds flock to the beaches to cool off, something unwelcome has been detected in the water — and it’s not sharks. […]
THE SCUTTLEBUTT
When Not to Look Elsewhere
Bass and more bass, the first bluefish, and a blessing
Striped bass fishing this season is bordering on epic. We are seeing almost everyone limiting out despite the tight slot-size window we have to deal with. My mentor, Capt. Francis […]
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 27 included the following, based on a report prepared by Mass Audubon’s Wellfleet […]
PROVINCETOWN: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Defending 6A
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 […]
