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. Monday, June 5 School […]
WELLFLEET: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Town Requests Harbor Survey
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
Rat Strategy
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. All meetings are […]
TIDE CHART
Provincetown and Wellfleet Harbors
Thursday, June 1 - Wednesday June 7, 2023
Know when to hit the flats.
Wellfleet Legal Notices
Town of Wellfleet Zoning Board of Appeals Public Hearing June 22, 2023 Pursuant to Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter 40-A, Section 11, and Wellfleet Section 235, the ZBA will hold a […]
Provincetown Legal Notices
Town of Provincetown Invitation for Bids Harbor Patrol/Rescue Boat The Town of Provincetown, MA is soliciting bids for a Harbor Patrol/Rescue Boat. Sealed bids shall be submitted to the Office […]
Town of Truro Legal Notices
TOWN OF TRURO BOARD/COMMITTEE/COMMISSION VACANCIES The Truro Select Board is seeking applicants to fill vacancies on the following: TRURO SCHOOL COMMITTEE (1) UNEXPIRED TERM UNTIL THE ATE MAY 2024* *Submission […]
RETROSPECTIVE
Truro’s Beach Back Then, Unveiled
Brush Hollow beachgoers remember the days of ‘raucous nudity’
TRURO — Fifty years ago, on a stretch of shore known as Brush Hollow, nestled between the ocean and a high dune just south of Ballston Beach, multigenerational throngs gathered […]
DINING OUT
After 16 Years, Jimmy’s Hideaway Has a New Owner
Christen Barford wants to keep the staff, the menu, and the feeling
PROVINCETOWN — Long before Jimmy’s Hideaway opened in 2007, locals and visitors here knew Jimmy and Raife. Jimmy McNulty was a bartender at the Lobster Pot for 13 years — […]
HOUSING
State Awards $29 Million for Jerome Smith Apartments
Wellfleet’s 95 Lawrence Road project will reapply in August
PROVINCETOWN — The 65-unit affordable housing project at the former VFW site at 3 Jerome Smith Road in Provincetown was funded by the state last week to a tune of […]
OUTDOORS ACT
Demolition of 44 Buildings in Seashore Progresses
The houses were ‘too far gone’ to be restored, says park planner
TRURO — By the end of June, the Cape Cod National Seashore will be about three-quarters of the way through its demolition of 44 buildings — an undertaking being carried […]
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. […]
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Wellfleet Police Run an Academy for Citizens
Lessons on use of force are ‘a real eye-opener,’ participants say
WELLFLEET — On Tuesday evenings in February and March, nine Wellfleet citizens — and one Independent reporter — attended the citizens’ police academy at Wellfleet Police Dept. headquarters on Gross […]
NATURALIZATION
The Path to Citizenship Goes Through Eastham
At the library, immigrants study the Declaration of Independence and discuss the concept of home
EASTHAM — The class was on lesson six, “Important Symbols in Our Lives,” at the start of the third session at the Eastham Public Library on May 16, and all […]
SMALL-TOWN NOISE
Battle Over Music at Fox & Crow Goes to Court
Zoning board hopes the two sides can find a compromise
WELLFLEET — Trudy Vermehren has been in an argument with neighbors about noise ever since she moved her popular year-round gathering spot, the Fox & Crow Café, from its previous […]
