TRURO — The neat stacks of concrete pipes lined up along Route 6A in North Truro are not a public art project. They are being installed underground as part of […]
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PREVENTION
Truro to Host Public Forum on Suicide Prevention
A panel of experts and survivors hopes to raise awareness and sensitivity
TRURO — A public forum on raising awareness of youth suicide and its causes and prevention will be held at the Truro Community Center from 6 to 7 p.m. on […]
ACKNOWLEDGMENT
Beach Rights Restored to Indigenous People
Truro joins Eastham in waiving fees for tribal card holders
TRURO — The select board voted unanimously on Feb. 22 to waive beach fire and parking fees for Native American tribe members. Truro thus follows the lead of the town of […]
RESTORATION
A Retreat for Artists Takes Shape at Edgewood Farm
Five years in, Castle Hill’s $1-million renovation spans barn to yurt
TRURO — Turn toward the ocean at the sign for Edgewood Farm on Route 6 and follow the road up a short hill. There you’ll find a striking shingled barn, […]
TRURO: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Next Step at Council on Aging
Most meetings in Truro are remote. Go to truro-ma.gov and click on the meeting you want to watch. The agenda includes instructions on how to join. Thursday, March 10 Shellfish […]
COURT REPORT
Truro Man Indicted for Selling Firearms
Grand jury finds at least 55 weapons offered illegally on Cape
TRURO — A Truro man is facing a federal charge of illegally selling firearms after being indicted by a grand jury. A continuing investigation may result in additional charges, according to […]
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Growing ‘Weeds’
Most meetings in Truro are remote. Go to truro-ma.gov and click on the meeting you want to watch. The agenda includes instructions on how to join. Thursday, March 3 Economic […]
HOUSING
Truro’s ‘Little Jamaica’ to Become Worker Housing
Some of the Prince of Whales’s 26 units may be used for vacation rentals
TRURO — Before Covid-19, summer evenings at 104 Shore Road hummed with restaurant-goers at Terra Luna, and, later in the night, seasonal workers would return to the clapboard cottages on […]
RETIREMENT
A Local Dentist Extracts Himself From the Profession
Dr. Gerard Kinahan will retire after 39 years
TRURO — Liz Lovati remembers the day one of her employees from Jamaica had an abscessed tooth. The first dentist she called would not help because the employee did not […]
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Rental Assistance
Most meetings in Truro are remote. Go to truro-ma.gov and click on the meeting you want to watch. The agenda includes instructions on how to join. Thursday, Feb. 24 Economic […]
DELINQUENTS
Delgizzis Must Shape Up, Says Housing Court
Landlords ordered to relocate tenants at illegal inn ‘ASAP’
TRURO — David and Carolyn Delgizzi of Weston, owners of the Truro Motor Inn, were rebuked by a judge at a Feb. 9 contempt hearing and ordered to find and […]
PUBLIC WORKS
Truro Looks Again at a New DPW Building
Cranberry Hill abutters are opposed; Walsh property is surveyed
TRURO — Plans for a new dept. of public works headquarters, which were put on a back burner in 2020, are heating up. On Feb. 8, the select board got an […]
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Roads at Risk
Most meetings in Truro are remote only. Go to truro-ma.gov and click on the meeting you want to watch. The agenda includes instructions on how to join. Thursday, Feb. 17 Climate Action […]
PRESERVATION
Housing Is Top Priority for Truro CPC Funds
Committee recommends spending $780,000 of the $1.6 million available
TRURO — Housing is this year’s top priority for the community preservation committee (CPC), which plans to recommend that annual town meeting voters allocate $440,000 to efforts related to affordable […]
RESCUED
No Longer Dangling
Ballston Beach ‘Boathouse’ owner has 30 days to clinch zoning relief
TRURO — Before the last two winter storms on Jan. 17 and Jan. 29, the dune at 133 South Pamet Road had been eroding steadily, losing on average of 2.8 feet […]
