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Wellfleet
TIDE CHART
Provincetown and Wellfleet Harbors
Thursday, Feb. 27, - Thursday, Mar. 6, 2025
Know when to hit the flats.
Wellfleet Legal Notices
Town of Wellfleet Zoning Board of Appeals Public Hearing March 13, 2025 Pursuant to Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter 40-A, Section 11 and Wellfleet Section 235, the ZBA will hold public […]
OPEN FOR BUSINESS
Where to Eat When Winter Gets Deep
The Independent’s February guide to Outer Cape restaurants that are open now
This article was updated on March 5, 2025. When the season slows, those of us who stay put on the Outer Cape savor our stay-at-home evenings — until we don’t. […]
WASTEWATER
Workshop Makes Wellfleet’s Sewer Plans Seem Less Murky
Select board hears how other towns have ‘planned to adapt’
WELLFLEET — At a workshop organized by the select board on Feb. 11, the way toward finalizing Wellfleet’s targeted watershed management plan became less murky. The board invited representatives from Mashpee […]
HISTORIC PRESERVATION
Wellfleet Commission Urges Owners to Find Alternatives to Demolition
A plan to tear down a house at The Colony, and a demolition delay on an 18th-century Cape
WELLFLEET — The owners of two houses that represent different chapters in Wellfleet’s history are looking to demolish the structures. One of them, a full Cape at 45 School House […]
DEVELOPMENT
Sextons’ Two Subdivision Proposals Take Small Steps Forward
At a 10-lot site, state finds habitat risk, and neighbors worry about density
WELLFLEET — Kevin Sexton’s plans for two subdivisions on land he owns on Old King’s Highway have been stalled since they were submitted more than a year ago, awaiting a […]
WELLFLEET: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Blasch Demolition
Meetings Ahead Most meetings in Wellfleet are in person, typically with an online-attendance option. Click on the meeting you are interested in on the calendar at wellfleet-ma.gov for details. All […]
TIDE CHART
Provincetown and Wellfleet Harbors
Thursday, Feb. 20, - Thursday, Feb. 27, 2025
Know when to hit the flats.
Wellfleet Legal Notices
Town of Wellfleet Town of Wellfleet WELLFLEET HISTORICAL COMMISSION PUBLIC HEARING FEBRUARY 26, 2025 Notice is hereby filed that the Wellfleet Historical Commission will hold a remote Public Hearing […]
GUT PUNCH
Wellfleet Considers Legal Action Against Owner of House on Bluff
Key is showing imminent harm to harbor and economy should Bonomi let the house fall
WELLFLEET — The massive house on the edge of the eroding bluff at 1440 Chequessett Neck Road is a cliff-hanger in more than one way. In January, the town’s conservation […]
CUTTING CARE
Mental Health Center Closing Would Ripple Across Cape, Officials Say
State budget cuts would affect access to the Cape’s only inpatient psychiatric care
Editor’s note: Because of a production error, the last section of this article did not appear in the print version of the Feb. 13 edition. The full text of the […]
WELLFLEET: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Sewer District Decision Delays
Meetings Ahead Most meetings in Wellfleet are in person, typically with an online-attendance option. Click on the meeting you are interested in on the calendar at wellfleet-ma.gov for details. All […]
TIDE CHART
Provincetown and Wellfleet Harbors
Thursday, Feb. 13, - Thursday, Feb. 20, 2025
Know when to hit the flats.
Wellfleet Legal Notices
Town of Wellfleet ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS Public Hearing February 27, 2025 Pursuant to Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter 40-A, Section 11 and Wellfleet Section 235, the ZBA will hold public […]