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Wellfleet
CIVICS
Bacon Wins Election in Wellfleet
Voters approve $1.59M in overrides and $2.2M for school sprinklers
WELLFLEET — Voters at the June 21 special town election passed all five ballot questions and elected write-in candidate Kathleen Bacon to the select board. Bacon, a house painter and […]
LAND COURT
Sextons Claim Ownership of Fred Bell Property in Wellfleet
Litigious family tries to take possession of 12 affordable units
WELLFLEET — Chellise Sexton of Eastham and her son, Kevin Sexton of Wellfleet, claim that they own the property off Old King’s Highway, now called Fred Bell Way, where the […]
CLAWBACK
PetVet Versus Dr. John Kelley: Trouble at the Veterinary Clinic
Private-equity giant accuses a local veterinarian of stealing clients
EASTHAM — If you own a pet on the Outer Cape, you may have noticed local veterinary clinics changing locations, displaying “for sale” signs, and closing. Provincetown’s Herring Cove Animal […]
AQUACULTURE
On the Flats, Wellfleet Sticks by Its Productivity Rules
After going unused for over a decade, a shellfishing grant is forfeited
WELLFLEET — Luene Grady and her son Schooner forfeited their shellfishing grant in February. That’s because they had not used it for growing oysters or clams for over a decade, […]
WELLFLEET: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Assessing Health Needs
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
The Harbor Stage Disinters Sam Shepard’s ‘Buried Child’
Catch a modern classic about a family’s painful decline
When Buried Child was first performed in 1978 in San Francisco and New York, its hipster playwright, Sam Shepard, was a fixture of the downtown arts scene, best known for […]
Wellfleet Legal Notices
TOWN OF WELLFLEET ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE July 14, 2022 Wellfleet Zoning Board of Appeals Legal Notice: Pursuant to Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter 40-A, The Zoning Act […]
TOWN MEETING
Wellfleet Adopts $24.9M Budget, OKs All Overrides
Town service cuts are avoided, but spending must still pass at election
WELLFLEET — Town meeting voters approved nearly all of the 54 articles on the warrant on Saturday, including a $24.9-million operating budget, a $1.1-million capital budget, a $2.2-million sprinkler system […]
ELECTION
Three Questions for Three Wellfleet Candidates
Their views on the overrides, residential tax breaks, and Maurice’s Campground
WELLFLEET — Voters in Wellfleet will have three candidates to choose from at the special election on Tuesday, June 21 to fill the select board seat of Helen Miranda Wilson, […]
WELLFLEET: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
A Limit on Dispensaries
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 […]
FISCAL CRISIS
Free Cash Won’t Be Certified by Town Meeting
Finance review shows chronic depletion of reserve funds
WELLFLEET — The town’s free cash account won’t be certified by the state in time for Saturday’s annual town meeting because the books for fiscal 2020 and 2021 are still […]
WELLFLEET: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Message From the Chief
Meetings Ahead Most meetings in Wellfleet are remote only, but some are being held in person. Go to wellfleet-ma.gov and click on the meeting you want to watch, then follow […]
THEATER REVIEW
Straight White Men: A Spectacle of Privilege Deconstructed
WHAT opens its season with a play by Young Jean Lee
The current culture wars — in which straight white men are born privileged and BIPOC and queer minorities and women demand rights and representation — are all about power. The […]
Wellfleet Legal Notices
TOWN OF WELLFLEET WELLFLEET SELECT BOARD PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE JUNE 24, 2022 In accordance with MGL Chapter 130 Sections 52, 57, 58, 60, and 68 and all applicable Town Shellfish […]
