WELLFLEET — The town and the Chequessett Yacht & Country Club have reached an agreement that will allow the Herring River Restoration Project, the largest wetland restoration in New England, […]
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CANNABUSINESS
New Pot Shop Flouted Host Community Agreement
But select board did not enforce ownership change provision
WELLFLEET — A new cannabis dispensary called Terps is expected to open next month at the intersection of Route 6 and Cove Road in the Cove Corner building, right next […]
RE-USE
Modern Business Can Co-Exist With History
‘These buildings have a story to tell’
WELLFLEET — Mac Hay was standing at the sushi bar in his restaurant, Mac’s Shack, on Duck Creek. In the quiet of a preseason day, he paused to run his […]
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TRANSPARENCY
Broadbent Cut Budgets at Will, Department Heads Charge
‘We didn’t cut anything,’ says town administrator
WELLFLEET — With seven weeks until this year’s annual town meeting, the fiscal 2022 operating budget proposed by Town Administrator Maria Broadbent and Town Accountant Heather Michaud shows a $331,000 […]
CLEAR-CUT CASE
Before the ZBA, Great White Realty Is Now 0-3
Special permits for an excavating operation are denied
WELLFLEET — “The zoning board is a good board,” said attorney Ben Zehnder in an April 6 interview with the Independent. “Next meeting, I’m sure the board will do the […]
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CLEAR-CUT CASE
ZBA Denies Two Appeals by DiGiovannis
Little sympathy from neighbors for proposed Route 6 ‘contractor’s yard’
WELLFLEET — Not since the Dunkin’ Donuts brouhaha of 2012, said zoning board of appeals chair Sharon Inger, had she seen a ZBA audience so large or so passionate as […]
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WELLFLEET ELECTION
Select Board Spot Attracts No Candidates
Carlson’s successor will be chosen by write-in votes
WELLFLEET — For the first time in recent memory, the ballot for this year’s town election lists fewer candidates for the town’s most important board than there are seats to […]
DISTURBANCE
Rail Trail Extension Work Starts With an Arrest
A fence goes up, trees come down, a cone is thrown
WELLFLEET — Richard Blakeley said he’s ashamed of his behavior, which led to him being arrested for disturbing the peace and malicious destruction of property on Friday, March 26. “I […]
RECREATION
Good News, With Limits, for Summer Camps
Forgoing dorm-style housing, Audubon may face counselor shortage
WELLFLEET — Gov. Charlie Baker announced last month that day camps and overnight camps will be allowed to reopen this summer, but with significantly reduced capacity and in compliance with […]
RAMBLING MAN
From Wellfleet to Truro on Roads Less Traveled
A walk with a hometown pathfinder who logs 40 to 60 miles a week
WELLFLEET — One of the few people you’ll see on Wellfleet’s Main Street in the early morning hours, pandemic included, is Kevin Carroll. Chances are he’ll have a backpack strapped […]
AQUACULTURE
Selects Give Chair a Boost
DeVasto’s shellfish grant extension subject to constable’s inspection
WELLFLEET — The select board voted 4-0 on March 23 to approve Chair Michael DeVasto’s request that his two-acre aquaculture grant be enlarged by 1.3 acres, on two conditions: that […]
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