WELLFLEET — Mosquitos, the biting, buzzing beasts, are back this year in unprecedented numbers that are terrorizing the Outer Cape. Some ask if the problem could have been avoided, and […]
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FOR THE BIRDS
State Says to Take Down Bird Feeders
Audubon agrees, but confirms no known cases of mystery illness in New England
WELLFLEET — Mass. Wildlife and Mass Audubon have recommended that residents take down their bird feeders in an attempt to prevent the spread of an unidentified illness that has been […]
WELLFLEET: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
We Tell Ourselves Stories
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. Follow the instructions on the agenda. […]
CEASED
Questions Remain After Lecount Hollow Tree-Cutting Is Halted
With no building inspector, follow-up action on bylaw violation is lacking
WELLFLEET — One month ago, on June 15, then-Wellfleet Building Inspector Paul Fowler delivered a cease-and-desist order to David and Chellise Sexton of Eastham for clear-cutting trees on their property […]
DEPTH
Ebben Ryder-O’Malley Wins National Skills Competition
The top prize in marine technology goes to a student ‘who works all the time’
WELLFLEET — Ebben Ryder-O’Malley was out lobstering from 3 a.m. to 11 p.m. on June 13. He spent the next day at Cape Cod Regional Technical High School in Harwich, […]
EARLY SHIFT
A Stop at the Wellfleet Flea Market
Where characters and collectors keep coming back for — or with — more
It’s just after 8 a.m. on Sunday morning and the Wellfleet Flea Market has opened its gates to customers. Vendors are still setting up as a box truck pulls into […]
REVOLVING DOOR
Ousted Town Administrator Got Four Months of Severance
But now Broadbent cannot sue Wellfleet
WELLFLEET — Maria Broadbent, the Wellfleet town administrator who lasted nine months from August 2020 to April of this year, received four months’ severance pay after her resignation. According to […]
WELLFLEET: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Some Opening Hours
Meetings Ahead
Wellfleet’s meetings are still being held remotely. From wellfleet-ma.gov, hover over a date on the calendar on the right of the screen and click on the meeting you’re interested in […]
SINK ME
Old Salts and Scallywags on Wellfleet’s Main Street
When pirates appear, an impromptu parade does, too
Pirates go way back in Wellfleet. And this year, even though there was no official Fourth of July parade, the pirates turned out for a walk to mark the day.
WELLFLEET ELECTION
John Wolf Wins Select Board Seat as Write-In and Will Replace Carlson
All articles are approved and budget will go up 13 percent
WELLFLEET — The town has a new select board member, John Wolf, who says he wanted to get on the board to address the severe accounting crisis at town hall. […]
SELECTIVITY
The Quest for a Local Queen
For Outer Cape beekeepers, a chance to raise more resilient colonies
WELLFLEET — The bee yard bakes in the midday sun, redolent of honey and the faint spice of propolis. Workers dart from hive entrances, returning heavy with pollen and nectar […]
WELLFLEET: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Be There or Be Square
Meetings Ahead
Meetings are still being held remotely. From wellfleet-ma.gov, hover over a date on the calendar on the right of the screen and click on the meeting you’re interested in to […]
REVOLVING DOOR
Wellfleet Building Inspector and Media Manager Both Quit
Public access to government meetings is threatened by Baumgarten’s departure
WELLFLEET — Two key town staff members have resigned and will leave as of July 6. Paul Fowler, the building inspector, and Mia Baumgarten, the media operations manager, have both […]
WELLFLEET TOWN MEETING
Voters Back Estimated 13% Tax Increase
The chaotic budget process raises few questions at meeting
WELLFLEET — Town meeting on June 26 was costly and long, but voters approved the town budget and the purchases requested by officials during the six-and-half-hour session on the elementary […]
WELLFLEET TOWN MEETING
Democracy and Dugouts
This year’s meeting on the ballfield brought out the quirks of New England town government
WELLFLEET — Take me out to the town meeting — if Wellfleet doesn’t win, it’s a shame. For it’s one, two, three motions to call the question and you’re out, […]
