WELLFLEET — Kathleen Bacon submitted her resignation from the Wellfleet Select Board on Wednesday, July 19, citing “irreconcilable differences with the board, lack of leadership, and undue stress” in a […]
Wellfleet
THE FLEA
The Market Where Mermaids, Whales, and Birds Abound
Sunglasses and the sacred, for sale at the Wellfleet Drive-In
WELLFLEET — A cool wind blows across the drive-in parking lot, and the flea market is a frenzy of sellers simultaneously talking to customers, packing up, and glancing at the […]
WELLFLEET: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Post-Free Cash Finances
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 […]
FICTION
From Pakistan and Mexico to the Outer Cape
Novelist Marina Budhos brings asylum seekers from the global south to Wellfleet
You don’t expect a book about a teenage Pakistani asylum seeker, separated from her mother by the capriciousness of U. S. immigration authorities, and an unaccompanied refugee from gang violence […]
TIDE CHART
Provincetown and Wellfleet Harbors
Thursday, July 27 - Thursday August 3, 2023
Know when to hit the flats.
Wellfleet Legal Notices
TOWN OF WELLFLEET Board of Health Public Hearing August 9, 2023 In accordance with the provisions of MGL. Ch. 111, Section 31, notice is hereby given that a meeting of […]
CIVICS
Ryan Curley Is Ousted as Chair of Wellfleet Select Board
After unexplained turmoil, Carboni is elected to the lead role
WELLFLEET — The select board replaced Ryan Curley with Barbara Carboni in the chair’s seat at its July 18 meeting, apparently bringing to a conclusion a conflict between Curley and […]
FATAL ACCIDENT
Teacher Is Killed in Apparent Hit and Run on Route 6 in Wellfleet
Police seek information in the death of Jeffrey Richardson, 59
WELLFLEET — Jeffrey Richardson, 59, of Brookfield, Conn. died on July 11 at Cape Cod Hospital after what the Wellfleet police called “a possible hit and run accident” on Route […]
WELLFLEET: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Kmiec Appointed to Shellfish Board
Meetings Ahead Most meetings in Wellfleet are remote only, but some are held in person. Go to www.wellfleet-ma.gov/calendarand click on the meeting you want to watch, then follow the instructions on […]
TIDE CHART
Provincetown and Wellfleet Harbors
Thursday, July 20 - Thursday July 27, 2023
Know when to hit the flats.
Wellfleet Legal Notices
TOWN OF WELLFLEET Conservation Commission PUBLIC HEARING August 2, 2023 Please take notice that the Wellfleet Conservation Commission, in accordance with M.G.L. Chapter 131, Section 40, and the Wellfleet Environmental […]
HABITATS
After 9 Years, 4 Habitat Houses Reach Final Wellfleet Review
And at Lawrence Hill, completion date is pushed back to 2026
WELLFLEET — Habitat for Humanity of Cape Cod will ask the zoning board of appeals at its July 13 meeting to take the final step in its review of a […]
STATE HOUSE
Legislature Considers a Bill to Decriminalize Psychedelics
Local community leaders are encouraged about their use in end-of-life care
WELLFLEET — In the 1960s, psychedelics were part of the American counterculture, banned because of their mind-altering power. In 2023, they’re the subject of a pending bill in the Massachusetts […]
IN SEASON
Wellfleet Yearns for the Lighthouse Blueberry Muffin
Pursuit of a recipe yields an outpouring of nostalgia for the place itself
Peter Simon didn’t really plan to make blueberry muffins when he wrote his post on the Wellfleet Community Space Facebook page asking for a recipe. It was February, and with […]
WELLFLEET: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Dry Hollow a ‘Huge Success’
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 […]