ORLEANS — The Internal Revenue Service has seized two properties in Orleans owned by David Delgizzi of Weston, an absentee landlord notorious on the Outer Cape for allowing the buildings […]
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ROTATION
Seashore Park Inn Is Set to Be Auctioned
The 3.2-acre property was purchased less than two years ago
ORLEANS — The Seashore Park Inn, a 62-room motel located just west of the Orleans-Eastham Route 6 rotary, is scheduled to go on the foreclosure auction block on March 21. […]
SUFFERING
Airman’s Death Is Both a Protest and a Loss
Aaron Bushnell’s extreme act reverberates in the community here
ORLEANS — In the days since Airman Aaron Bushnell died by fire in front of the Israeli Embassy in Washington, D.C. while shouting “free Palestine,” there has been a surge […]
PLOTS
Putnam Farm Grows Agriculture as ‘an Ally to Conservation’
Orleans is taking applications from growers for 8 new plots
ORLEANS — Even though most of the farmers who work the land at the Putnam Farm Conservation Area have tucked their plots in, and the swooping tree swallows have gone […]
SCHOOLS
Nauset Is ‘Neutral’ on MCAS as Graduation Requirement
The district’s results are better than the state average
ORLEANS — The Nauset Regional School Committee will meet virtually on Thursday, Dec. 7 at 6 p.m. to review results from the 2023 Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS) for the […]
REDEVELOPMENT
Developer Scales Back Plan for ‘Underground Mall’ Apartments
Breaking the ‘housing monoculture’ to build ‘workforce housing with a small w’
ORLEANS — The developer who purchased the former Bayberry Plaza on Route 6A, also known as the “underground mall,” has downsized his plans for housing on the site. Last fall […]
HOUSING
Eastham Developer Buys Orleans Site of Fatal Fire
Tim Klink has a plan for workforce housing where a 6-year-old died
ORLEANS — Tim Klink, an Eastham builder and developer, has purchased 177 Route 6A, where a Feb. 4 fire in an illegal apartment caused the death of a six-year-old boy […]
FARMERS
Arin Hirst Wants to Share the Land
A grower who welcomes weeds, seeds, and new ways to feed ourselves
ORLEANS — Arin Hirst calls his greens-growing business “Sketchy Greenhouse,” in honor of the formerly dilapidated state of Putnam Farm in Orleans, where he and his friends hung out when […]
OUTLAWS
Delgizzi Delinquencies Affect Orleans and Brewster, Too
Two more towns cope with the couple’s deteriorating buildings and unpaid taxes
ORLEANS — David and Carolyn Delgizzi live in Weston but are known on the Outer Cape for allowing their properties to fall into disrepair while charging tenants hefty monthly rents. […]
THE COURTS
Defendant in ‘Barricade’ Case Released for Treatment
Bridges has been in pretrial detention since the Feb. 28 incident
ORLEANS — After four months of incarceration, primarily at the Bridgewater State Hospital psychiatric facility, Provincetown resident Jonathan Bridges has been released from pretrial detention. Bridges was involved in an […]
THE JUSTICE SYSTEM
Firearms Charges Dismissed in Wellfleet
Charges against former Truro paramedic are also on path to dismissal
ORLEANS — Felony firearms charges against Barbara Boone of Wellfleet, stemming from an incident last spring, have been dismissed after six months of probation and 25 hours of community service. […]
AFTERMATH
Family That Lost Child in Fire Finds a Home
Orleans budget has no money to hire added inspectors
ORLEANS — The family of six-year-old Kyi Odeen Bourne, who died in a house fire on Feb. 4, has found a year-round rental but is still in temporary housing while […]
DEADLY FIRE
Building Where Boy Died Is Owned by Ben Zehnder
Lawyer denies knowledge of illegal renovations on his property
ORLEANS — A lawyer who routinely argues before Outer Cape regulatory boards on behalf of rich and powerful property owners is the owner of the building where a six-year-old boy […]
EDUCATION
School Committee Did Not Know About Bullying Scandal
Administration’s ‘lack of transparency’ is called ‘mind-boggling’
ORLEANS — Nauset Regional School Committee members said on March 2 they had no idea the U.S. Dept. of Education’s Office for Civil Rights had investigated the high school and […]
VIOLATIONS
Fire That Killed 6-Year-Old Was in Illegally Constructed Apartment
Orleans Select Board considers requiring inspection of rentals, but building dept. is overwhelmed
ORLEANS — The fire that killed six-year-old Kyi Odeen Bourne on Feb. 4 broke out inside an apartment constructed illegally on the second floor of 177 Route 6A in downtown […]
