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Eastham
ASSESSED VALUE
Eastham Board Will Reconsider Residential Tax Exemption
The optional state policy would shift more of tax burden onto seasonal houses
EASTHAM — At the select board’s last discussion of the residential tax exemption (RTE) in January 2024, the four members who were present were evenly split: Aimee Eckman and Jerry […]
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Voting Changes
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REAL ESTATE
Stalled Collins Cove Agreement Leads to Lawsuit
Prospective buyer claims owners’ change of heart is a breach of contract
EASTHAM — Brewster businessman Gary Vecchione recently set up a social media page called Collins Cove Cottage Condos, where he announced that he plans to purchase the seven houses built […]
‘NAUSET NEWS’
The High School’s Video Teacher Passes the Baton
Katie McCully retires after 30 years of teaching and coaching
EASTHAM — English dept. head Selena King is teaching herself Final Cut Pro, the video editing program used to create Nauset News, Nauset Regional High School’s student-produced weekly news program. […]
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Bricked Chargers
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Salt Pond Is Closed Again
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ESSENTIALS
A Food Pantry That Helps Residents Feel the Love
Donations from residents and local businesses stock the shelves in Eastham
EASTHAM — The food pantry in Eastham has been around for 44 years — longer than any other on the Outer Cape, said Joan Lockhart, who manages it. Nestled behind […]
ROOTING AROUND
A Mage and a Bard Turn Up at a Library
21st annual Eastham Turnip Festival brings visitors from near and far
EASTHAM — Caroline DeBrota and Shawyoun Shaidani’s road to the Turnip Festival began in 2023, when the Medford pair decided to dress up as fish and chips for Halloween. They […]
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Cleaner and Leaner
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AT THE LIBRARY
A Leaky Roof Gets Repaired for a Second Time
Eastham sidesteps a complete redesign by trying a different kind of seal
This article was updated on Nov. 24. EASTHAM — When Library Director Melanie McKenzie came to work on Sept. 23, she found the area around the circulation desk flooded. There […]
SHOCK WAVES
Kiteboarders Mourn After a ‘Heartbreaking’ October
Fatal accident at Bee’s River was highly unusual, say kiters
EASTHAM — If the wind was right, Eli Winslow would be out there. A member of Cape Cod’s small but tight-knit kiteboarding community, he loved nothing more than riding the […]
LOCAL ROOTS
A Vegetable Heavyweight Has Its Day
Getting Eastham’s famous turnip to the festival created in its honor is no easy feat
Friends’ Marketplace sells a lot of Eastham turnips — more than you might imagine for a humble root vegetable. “They’re starting to go through over 200 pounds of our turnips […]
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Lease to Locals Update
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IMMIGRATION
Interfaith Panel Asks How to Create a ‘Culture of Welcome’
Cyr asks leaders to push back against rise in anti-immigrant talk
EASTHAM — Katia DaCunha arrived in the U.S. with her two children in 2003 with five dollars to her name. She recalls meeting a police officer at the Miami airport […]
