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.
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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, […]
WELLFLEET TOWN MEETING
Committing to Water, Shelter, Bureaucracy-Free Farming
In second half of town meeting, voters grapple with basic needs
WELLFLEET — At the school ballfield on Saturday, voters showed they’re committed to dealing with two of the biggest issues facing the town: affordable housing and water sustainability. They elected […]
DUE DILIGENCE
Blasches List Their Endangered House for $5.5 Million
The building that led to house-size limits in Wellfleet’s National Seashore
WELLFLEET — The controversial Blasch house at 1440 Chequessett Neck Road is on the market. Mark and Barbara Blasch, who built it in 2010, are asking $5.5 million for the […]
WELLFLEET: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Independent Is ‘Paper of Record’
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 […]
CEASE AND DESIST
Illegal Clearing in Seashore Halted by Town
Owners ran a private parking operation near Lecount’s last summer
WELLFLEET — Building Inspector Paul Fowler issued a cease-and-desist order at 420 Lecount Hollow Road on Tuesday, June 15 after reports of large-scale tree removal on the property in the […]
WELLFLEET TOWN MEETING
Voters Face 24% Budget Bump in Accounting Fiasco
Maybe it’s just a typo, says finance committee chair
WELLFLEET — Heading into the annual town meeting this Saturday, June 26, there is still a lot that town officials say they do not know, including exactly what the tax […]
VICIOUS CYCLE
Local Opposition Kills Bike Path Link to Rt. 6
But plan to make Main St. intersection safer is still alive
WELLFLEET — The state Dept. of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) will not extend the Cape Cod Rail Trail all the way to Route 6, at least not for the next […]
WELLFLEET SELECTS
Helen Miranda Wilson Is Not Worried
Of the town’s accounting problems, she says, ‘We have people addressing it’
WELLFLEET — Helen Miranda Wilson, who has been a select board member for nine years, says the town’s current financial crisis and leadership vacuum does not worry her too much. […]
WELLFLEET SELECTS
The Continuity Candidate Who’s Not on the Ballot
Incumbent Carlson asks voters to keep current board intact
WELLFLEET — Ask her why she deserves another term on the Wellfleet Select Board and Justina Carlson preaches continuity. “I don’t think it’s time to switch horses in midstream,” she […]
