WELLFLEET — The select board has endorsed the idea of earmarking 80 percent of the revenue from the short-term rental tax to the town’s new affordable housing trust fund. “A […]
Wellfleet
PAINE HOLLOW
Progress on 8 Affordable Units First Proposed in 2006
ZBA says changes agreed to by developer and abutters don’t require new hearing
WELLFLEET — Developer Ted Malone will be able to meet the Oct. 30 pre-application deadline to seek funding in 2022 for his plan to build eight units of affordable housing […]
MAYDAY
Three Rescued From Capsized Sailboat in Wellfleet Harbor
Unpredictable fall weather takes the blame
WELLFLEET — Curt Felix says that if the wind had just stayed steady, he and two other sailors would have enjoyed a beautiful Sunday sail on Oct. 17. Instead, gusts […]
TURTLE TALK
Mass Audubon Volunteers Release Record Number of Terrapin Hatchlings
Hurricane Ida’s remnants unleash droves of diamondback babies
WELLFLEET — The day after Hurricane Ida’s rainy remnants swept across the Cape on Sept. 2, Jessica Ciarcia of Massachusetts Audubon arrived on Lieutenant Island for a diamondback terrapin monitoring […]
MODERNISM
On a Tour, Glimpses of How Architecture Inspired a Way of Life
At the Kepes and Hatch houses, brief encounters with modernism’s inhabitants
WELLFLEET — Down a sand road along the back of a kettle pond sits an austere one-story plywood-skinned rectangle on low stilts. Barely discernible from its surroundings, it was designed […]
WELLFLEET: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Town Meeting Quorum Reduced
Meetings Ahead
All meetings in Wellfleet are remote only and can be watched online. Go to wellfleet-ma.gov and click on the meeting you want to watch, then follow the instructions on the […]
HOUSING CRISIS
Wellfleet Casts Net for More Land to Buy
Affordable Housing Trust will issue an RFP seeking property in town
WELLFLEET — With the town having built far fewer affordable housing units than it promised the state it would create by 2022, the Affordable Housing Trust now plans to issue […]
AGING IN PLACE
Home Health Care Shortage ‘Critical’ on Outer Cape
Low wages and lack of workers push the limits
WELLFLEET — A few years back, when Geovana Pinheiro worked as a certified nursing assistant (CNA) for a client in Wellfleet, she commuted down Cape from Centerville, where she lives. […]
COVID-19
Wellfleet Reinstates Mask Order Following Cluster of Cases
The case count, at 31, has doubled since last week
WELLFLEET — Less than one week after the board of health issued a “code red” mask order, the number of Covid-19 cases in town has doubled. There were 31 active […]
HOUSING COMPROMISE
Long-Delayed Affordable Development Takes a Step Forward
Zoning board set to consider amended Paine Hollow plan
WELLFLEET — A longer driveway with a gentler slope, some beefed-up buffers, and a promise to sink new wells should there be water contamination issues are among the concessions that […]
95 LAWRENCE ROAD
Final Choice of Developer May Be Delayed Until November
The POAH-CDP partnership wins an early vote of support
WELLFLEET — The committee charged with rating the would-be developers of 46 affordable apartments at 95 Lawrence Road hopes to clarify a few details with the three groups that submitted proposals […]
WELLFLEET: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Special Town Meeting Set for Dec. 4
Meetings Ahead
All meetings in Wellfleet are remote only and can be watched online. Go to wellfleet-ma.gov and click on the meeting you want to watch, then follow the instructions on the […]
RECESS
Loss of a Playground Has Wellfleet Kids Imagining a New One
The old structure was condemned and torn down after an accident
WELLFLEET — The Wellfleet Elementary School (WES) has not had a functioning playground since March 2020, first because the old playground was placed off-limits by Covid-19 precautions, and then, in […]
NONSTARTER
Permit Logjam Keeps Builders at a Standstill
Wellfleet hires a new building inspector but there is no start date
WELLFLEET — Building contractor John Fitzgerald spent more than a year obtaining state Dept. of Environmental Protection and local conservation commission approvals to renovate a home surrounded by waving marsh […]
INTERSECTIONALITY
After 7 Years, the Plan to Fix Route 6 at Main St. Is One-Fourth Done
Negotiating easements on Wellfleet’s Main Street won’t be easy
WELLFLEET — Adding a sidewalk and bike paths along East Main Street is, in theory, a dream come true for many townspeople. But not everyone is thrilled about the plans. […]
