This article was updated on July 17, 2025. WELLFLEET — The select board asked the board of health on July 8 to “temporarily suspend its current septic regulations,” reverting to […]
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HUNGER
Outer Cape Food Pantries Prepare for Rising Need
Local organizations assess how cuts to SNAP and Medicaid will hit home here
WELLFLEET — With a new federal budget that cuts SNAP benefits (known as food stamps) and Medicaid, local food pantries are preparing to address what they expect will be an […]
ON THEIR MARKS
Wellfleet’s Annual Road Race Is One for the Generations
WELLFLEET — Mild temperatures and a gentle breeze on July 6 complemented the cooling spray of garden hoses neighbors trained on the 247 runners on the hilly 5-mile course from […]
WELLFLEET: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Select Board Sewers Up
Meetings Ahead
Most meetings in Wellfleet are in person, typically with an online-attendance option. Click on the meeting that interests you on the calendar at wellfleet-ma.gov for details. All meetings are at […]
TIDE CHART
Provincetown and Wellfleet Harbors
Thursday, July 17 - Thursday, July 24, 2025
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ENTITLEMENT
Sextons Fail Again in Wellfleet Land Grab Attempt
Appeals Court upholds Land Court ruling that Fred Bell Way is on town property
WELLFLEET — Chellise Sexton and her son Kevin Sexton have failed again in their effort to wrest the land at Fred Bell Way from the town. The Sextons have pursued […]
HOUSING
On One Parcel, a Land Trust Becomes a Reality in Wellfleet
Finding a nonprofit to own the land could make the process easier for others
WELLFLEET — As house prices become increasingly unaffordable on the Outer Cape, interest is growing in ways that individual property owners could help create opportunities for year-round residents to own […]
WELLFLEET: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Board and Committee Reappointments
Meetings Ahead
Most meetings in Wellfleet are in person, typically with an online-attendance option. Click on the meeting that interests you on the calendar at wellfleet-ma.gov for details. All meetings are at […]
TIDE CHART
Provincetown and Wellfleet Harbors
Thursday, July 10 - Thursday, July 17, 2025
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DEMOLITION WATCH
Wilson Says Peace Valley Road House Can’t Be Saved
A long-neglected antique got a savior, but it may be too far gone
WELLFLEET — When Helen Miranda Wilson spent $900,000 to purchase the 3.7-acre property at 177 Peace Valley Road in late May, she hoped to restore at least part of the […]
WELLFLEET: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Numerous Vacancies
Meetings Ahead
Most meetings in Wellfleet are in person, typically with an online-attendance option. Click on the meeting that interests you on the calendar at wellfleet-ma.gov for details. All meetings are at […]
TIDE CHART
Provincetown and Wellfleet Harbors
Thursday, July 3 - Thursday, July 10, 2025
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Wellfleet Legal Notices
HISTORICAL COMMISSION PUBLIC HEARING Notice is hereby filed that the Wellfleet Historical Commission will hold a remote Public Hearing on WEDNESDAY, JULY 9, 2025 AT 5:00 PM to review a […]
HOUSING
Wastewater Could Delay Move-In at Lawrence Hill
Holding tanks might be installed if the town’s cluster system isn’t ready
WELLFLEET — When tenants get the keys to their new apartments at Wellfleet’s Lawrence Hill affordable housing complex next year, their drains may lead to holding tanks rather than the […]
TWO DEMOLITIONS DELAYED
A Second Mid-Century House at The Colony Could Be Lost
Owners of another house built in the 1800s say they didn’t know the rules
WELLFLEET — The historical commission on June 11 grappled with two cases in which owners of historic properties want to destroy the houses’ historic elements. In one, the damage had […]
