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Wellfleet

    PLOVER PLIGHT

    It’s Been a Record Year for Piping Plovers

    The ‘cultural norm’ and the numbers have shifted on a threatened shorebird

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    WELLFLEET — Nearly 40 years ago the plump, sand-colored shorebird known as the piping plover was on the verge of extinction in Massachusetts. Now, following decades of conservation, the birds […]

    WELLFLEET: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS

    New Assistant Administrator

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    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 […]

    SOUP’S ON

    246 Community Kitchen Dishes Out Dignity

    Cooks and guests gather for good company, and ‘the best meatloaf in the world’

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    WELLFLEET — In the kitchen of the United Methodist Church’s banquet hall, under a hand-painted sign that reads “safe harbor,” a group of six chefs zigzag around each other, chopping […]

    STEEL TURKEYS

    French Chef Returns With New Eiffel Tower Plan

    A judge rules it’s not a sign; a lawyer argues it’s ‘a thing of interest’

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    WELLFLEET — Most everyone is familiar with the Eiffel Tower, which soars more than 1,000 feet above Paris. But the Wellfleet Zoning Board of Appeals wants to have a better […]

    WELLFLEET: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS

    Dredging Committee Overboard

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    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 […]

    Wellfleet Legal Notices

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    Town of Wellfleet Conservation Commission Public Hearing December 6, 2023 Please take notice that the Wellfleet Conservation Commission, in accordance with M.G.L. Chapter 131, Section 40, and the Wellfleet Environmental […]

    STEEL TURKEYS

    French Chef Returns With New Eiffel Tower Plan

    A judge rules it’s not a sign; a lawyer argues it’s ‘a thing of interest’

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    WELLFLEET — Most everyone is familiar with the Eiffel Tower, which soars more than 1,000 feet above Paris. But the Wellfleet Zoning Board of Appeals wants to have a better […]

    WELLFLEET: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS

    An Out-of-Town Treasurer

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    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 […]

    Wellfleet Legal Notices

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    Town of Wellfleet Select Board Public Hearing November 21, 2023 Notice is hereby given that a public hearing will be held on Tuesday, November 21, 2023, at 7:00 p.m.  both […]

    REDACTIONS

    Executive Session Minutes Leave Public in the Dark

    Discussion of personnel matters can be exempted from open meeting rules

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    WELLFLEET — The select board has released minutes from its June 27 executive session, at which the beginning of a board meltdown apparently occurred. The session came before the board’s […]

    WELLFLEET: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS

    Town Responds to Maclaughlan Suit

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    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 […]

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