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 20 Shellfish […]
Truro
Town of Truro Legal Notices
TOWN OF TRURO COMMITTEE VACANCY The Town of Truro is seeking applicants to fill one (1) vacancy on the Truro School Committee with an unexpired term until the Annual Town […]
SUBSTANDARD
Last Tenants at Truro Motor Inn Are Evicted
A years-long saga has forced multiple families off Cape
TRURO — Nicholas and Angela Rose and their two children were evicted from their home at the Truro Motor Inn last week — marking the end of an intractable chapter […]
PUBLIC WORKS
Truro Select Board Picks Route 6 for New DPW Facility
Voters will need to approve use of the site at the next town meeting
TRURO — The Truro Select Board voted unanimously to place a new $30-million dept. of public works facility at 340 Route 6, a wooded area next to the police and […]
FARMERS
Chris Murphy Digs ‘the Most Important Job’
A good friend, a rare plot of land, and local markets make his farm possible
Off Hatch Road in Truro, rows of crops spill down a slope and surround farmer Christopher Murphy’s house. There, at Nestwood Farm, Murphy — friends and neighbors know him as […]
TRURO: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
In the Market for a Town Clerk
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 13 School Committee, […]
Town of Truro Legal Notices
TOWN OF TRURO POSITION AVAILABLE TRURO TOWN HALL TOWN CLERK The Town of Truro is seeking applicants for the position of Town Clerk. This full-time, non-union position is year-round, benefits […]
TOWN MANAGEMENT
Truro Select Board Renews Tangeman’s Contract
The board will discuss his job performance in an open session on July 11
TRURO — The select board voted 4-1 on June 28 to extend the town’s contract with Town Manager Darrin Tangeman. The vote came during an executive session and was announced […]
TRURO TOWN HALL
Select Board Will Investigate Areson
The board’s vice chair is accused of violating the town charter
TRURO — The select board voted on June 28 to investigate a complaint that vice chair Sue Areson had violated the town charter by talking to town employees about Town […]
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 […]
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. […]
BARNYARD CONFIDENTIAL
A Flock Provides Beauty, Bounty, and the Occasional Unsolved Mystery
A freakish egg keeps a poultry farmer’s pride in check
TRURO — A small-flock poultry farmer can be forgiven for priding herself on the beauty, health, and productivity of her flock. At least I hope so, because such hubris has […]
TRURO: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Town Goals
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, June 29 Climate […]
LAND USE PLANNING
Traffic Study Does Not Arrest the Walsh Property Plan
Commission projects an average summertime wait of 3 minutes to exit Walsh Way
TRURO — A preliminary study analyzing the effects on traffic of development at the 69.9-acre Walsh property did not put a stop sign on the planning committee’s current goal of […]
INFERNO
Leaking Propane Probably Caused House to Explode
The outdoor tank, overdue for reinspection, was improperly filled
TRURO — The explosion that destroyed Miriam and Todd Henning’s house on April 20 was likely caused by a leaking propane tank, according to local and state fire and police […]
