The French Revolution that began in 1789, like the American one before it, is not known for its women fighters. The Enlightenment manifesto of the uprising is notably entitled the […]
Wellfleet
TIDE CHART
Provincetown and Wellfleet Harbors
Thursday, Sept. 1, 2022 - Wednesday Sept 7, 2022
Know when to hit the flats.
ENVIRONMENT
Wellfleet Gets $50 Million to Restore Herring River
Bridge reconstruction to begin at end of the year
WELLFLEET — The Cape Cod National Seashore published a list of important events that took place at the Herring River beginning 15,000 years ago when the glacier formed that part […]
SPECIAL TOWN MEETING
Wellfleet Officials Divided on Zoning Changes
Sept. 10 meeting will vote on Curley’s cottage colony and affordable housing proposals
WELLFLEET — If the planning board’s Aug. 17 public hearing on two proposed zoning changes is any indication, there may be a long, hot debate at the Sept. 10 special […]
RAD
Skaters Jam at the Wellfleet SK8 Park
Riders from Boston and beyond compete for new gear and good cheer
WELLFLEET — Though the tricks executed at Wellfleet’s annual Skate Jam & Contest on Aug. 20 were serious, the competition was playful and welcoming. Skaters gathered across from Mayo Beach […]
WELLFLEET: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Still Counting
Meetings Ahead Most meetings in Wellfleet are remote only, but some are being held in person. Go to www.wellfleet-ma.gov/calendar and click on the meeting you want to watch, then follow the instructions […]
ENVIRONMENT
Killing Weeds With Herbicides Is ‘Last Resort’
Invasive Phragmites is threat to pond ecosystems, says NPS
WELLFLEET — The National Park Service plans to treat six Outer Cape kettle ponds for the invasive weed Phragmites australis, which is threatening the ecology of Herring, Gull, and Higgins […]
TREATMENT
Mobile Methadone Clinic Gets Green Light in Wellfleet
One hurdle remains: getting a DEA license to operate
WELLFLEET — The first mobile methadone clinic on Cape Cod won the approval of the Wellfleet Zoning Board of Appeals and could arrive as soon as September at the parking […]
ZONING
ZBA Is Ordered to Reconsider Proposed Lieutenant Island House
Judge deems Wellfleet bylaw on houses destroyed by catastrophe ‘unreasonable’
WELLFLEET — A plan for a two-story house on the outer shore of Lieutenant Island is expected to come back before the Wellfleet Zoning Board of Appeals now that a […]
CAMP OUT
Staff Shortage Limits Campground to Three Days a Week
The DCR’s late-June decision left Wellfleet Hollow campers in the lurch
WELLFLEET — A simple, affordable escape to the natural beauty of Outer Cape Cod grows ever more elusive as real estate and rental prices skyrocket. And Wellfleet Hollow State Campground, […]
WELLFLEET: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Traffic Hearing on Long Pond Village
Meetings Ahead Most meetings in Wellfleet are remote only, but some are being held in person. Go to www.wellfleet-ma.gov/calendar and click on the meeting you want to watch, then follow […]
THEATER REVIEW
With Frozen, the Harbor Stage Serves Up Killer Performances
Bryony Lavery’s play explores the aftermath of a senseless murder
Are there crimes so heinous that their perpetrators are beyond redemption? Fritz Lang’s 1930 movie M, starring Peter Lorre as a kindermörder — “child murderer” — ends with doubts about […]
Wellfleet Legal Notices
TOWN OF WELLFLEET Zoning Board of Appeals Public Hearing September 8, 2022 Pursuant to Massachusetts General Laws, Application for Comprehensive Permit under MGL 40B, S20/23, the Wellfleet Zoning Board of […]
THE DREDGE REPORT
Final Dredging of Wellfleet Harbor Is Put Off for a Year
Corps of Engineers insists on land exchange or $14.5-million ‘mitigation’ fee
WELLFLEET — The dredging of the mooring field at Wellfleet Harbor will not happen this fall. The final phase of the $20-million three-year project to clear silt and muck from […]
ASYLUM
Two Afghan Women Flee the Taliban and Land in Wellfleet
The sisters are safe but hoping to rescue the rest of their family
WELLFLEET — Maryam and Shabnam have been enjoying a typical Outer Cape summer — going to Newcomb Hollow Beach and the Fox and Crow Café and on whale watch excursions […]