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Eastham
HOUSING
Mixed-Use Developments Planned for Route 6 in Eastham
Neighbors want to prevent access via Wiley Lane cul-de-sac
EASTHAM — Two projects have been proposed for the Transition Commercial District, designed for small-scale commercial and residential development on Route 6 outside the Core Commercial Area. But neighbors have […]
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This Week in Eastham
Meetings Ahead Town Hall is closed to the public. The meetings listed below are still posted but may change. Eastham is holding virtual regulatory town board public hearings through online […]
ESSENTIAL SERVICES
What’s Open: Restaurants, Groceries, Hardware Stores
A town-by-town listing, with hours and telephone numbers
Editor’s note: This list will be updated regularly. Send additions and corrections to [email protected] Provincetown Community Kitchen Soup Kitchen in Provincetown at the United Methodist Church, 20 Shank Painter Road: […]
AFFORDABLE LIVING
More Support for Young Families Proposed in Eastham
The package would fund preschool, after-school, and housing
EASTHAM — It takes more than affordable housing to keep a young working family in town. Child care for preschoolers takes a big bite out of paychecks, and school lunch […]
CIVICS
A Strategic Effort Works to Attract Volunteers
Eastham’s recruitment strategy is different
EASTHAM — There’s nothing casual about the way this community seeks volunteers to serve on its boards and committees. In 1982, the home rule charter created a standing search committee […]
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This Week in Eastham
Meetings Ahead Town Hall is closed. The meetings listed below are still posted but may change. Check the town’s website, www.eastham-ma.gov, for information on meeting schedule changes and how to […]
BUSINESS
Willy’s Makes Progress, but Snags Remain
A trail of lawsuits and complaints clouds gym’s past and future
EASTHAM — It appears that Willy’s World Wellness & Conference Center, closed since Dec. 12 because of serious health and safety code violations, could reopen in a matter of weeks, […]
SHELLFISHING
Eastham Mussels, Once Abundant, Are Harder to Find
Part one of a two-part story on the Outer Cape’s mussel fishery
EASTHAM — Mussels are a wild fishery on Cape Cod. That is, if you’re eating a locally harvested mussel, nature did the planting and cultivation. Some are wondering if shellfish […]
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This Week in Eastham
Meetings Ahead Thursday, March 12 Nauset Regional School Committee, 6 p.m., Brewster Town Hall Saturday, March 14 Board of Library Trustees, 9 a.m., Greg Turner Room, Eastham Public Library Monday, […]
TECHNOLOGY
Town Website Glitch Cancels Four Meetings
Open meeting law required rescheduling in Eastham, Wellfleet
The Eastham, Wellfleet, and Truro town websites were unreachable for much of last Monday and Tuesday, forcing the last-minute cancellation and rescheduling of at least four local board meetings. The […]
EASTHAM 400
1620 Events to Focus on First Encounter With Nauset
Replica of Pilgrims’ shallop will visit Rock Harbor
EASTHAM — History will be docking at Rock Harbor this summer. Tying up next to the Coast Guard boat that rescued 32 sailors from the Pendleton shipwreck in 1952 will […]
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This Week in Eastham
Meetings Ahead Thursday, March 5 Affordable Housing Trust, 8:30 a.m., Small Meeting Room, Town Hall Board of Health, 3 p.m., Small Meeting Room, Town Hall Zoning Board of Appeals, 5 […]
DEVELOPMENT
T-Time Walk: ‘It’s a Nice Piece of Land’
Committee takes a close look at former driving range
EASTHAM — As sunset approached Monday, a figure emerged from the trees and began to cross Eastham’s field of dreams. It seemed to glide through the knee-high brush. On closer […]
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This Week in Eastham
Meetings Ahead Monday, March 2 Select Board, 5:30 p.m., Earle Mountain Room, Town Hall Tuesday, March 3 Charter Review Committee, 5:30 p.m., Small Meeting Room, Public Library Wednesday, March 4 […]
