WELLFLEET — The messages and phone calls came in all day. People asking, “Are you OK? I heard something happened at Lecount’s.” Messages and calls went out, asking the same […]
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TOWN MEETING
Resolution to Protect Trees Is on June 11 Warrant
Recent clear cuts raise awareness on an ‘easy climate action’
WELLFLEET — Are Wellfleet voters ready to join the handful of Massachusetts towns that regulate the removal of well-established trees on public and private property? They will have the opportunity […]
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Food Truckin’
Meetings Ahead Most meetings in Wellfleet are remote only, but some are being held in person. Go to wellfleet-ma.gov and click on the meeting you want to watch, then follow […]
ARCHITECTURE
Marcel Breuer’s Wellfleet World
The Hungarian emigré and his friends were driven to make something beautiful
WELLFLEET — Marcel Lajos Breuer — Lajkó to most people — was born in Pécs, Hungary into a cultured, middle-class family during the glory days of the Austro Hungarian Empire […]
FISCAL CRISIS
Wellfleet Will Face a Budget Crunch, $1.77M in Overrides
Without an override, town services will have to be cut
WELLFLEET — Town officials are now backing away from their previous assurances that municipal accounts would be balanced, an audit completed, and free cash certified by the state in time […]
ONE FISH, TWO FISH
Tracking a Small Fish That Makes a Big Difference
Wellfleet’s herring count aims to protect a ‘species of concern’
WELLFLEET — Barbara Brennessel, a biologist from Wellfleet, was once approached by law enforcement near the wooded junction of Old Kings Highway and Black Pond Road just south of the […]
ENVIRONMENT
Herring River Restoration Project Wins $29M Grant
Permitting steps remain, but construction could begin as soon as November
WELLFLEET — The Herring River Restoration Project is $29 million closer to beginning phase one. On April 27, the Cape Cod Conservation District announced that the project would receive $29 […]
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Campground Working Group
Most meetings in Wellfleet are remote only, but some are being held in person. Go to wellfleet-ma.gov and click on the meeting you want to watch, then follow the instructions […]
WELLFLEET VOTE
DeVasto and Carboni Elected to Select Board
Voter turnout dropped by 5 percent from a year ago
WELLFLEET — Incumbent Michael DeVasto and newcomer Barbara Carboni were elected to three-year terms on the select board in Monday’s annual town election. Just over 25 percent, 763, of the […]
MAIN STREET
New Owners Say They’ll Give an Old Inn Some Respect
Landscaping, artwork, and plans to pull a ‘hodge-podge’ together at Duck Creek
WELLFLEET — Townspeople described Joseph Price, whose family owned 70 Main St. from 1931 through the early 1970s, as the “wood butcher” because of his untrained and unrestrained construction style. […]
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The Three Percent
Most meetings in Wellfleet are remote only, but some are being held in person. Go to wellfleet-ma.gov and click on the meeting you want to watch, then follow the instructions […]
ENVIRONMENT
Searching for Alternatives to ‘Beach Nourishment’
Oystermen say ‘sacrificial sand’ is burying their shellfish grants
WELLFLEET — To preserve eroding property and maintain beaches, thousands of cubic yards of so-called sacrificial sand is piled on coastal banks and bay shores here. It does not stay […]
FIRST RESPONSE
A Surfer from Maine Dies at Lecount Hollow Beach
Martin Mackey, 48, an educator from Brunswick, was surfing with his son
WELLFLEET — A surfer visiting from Maine died after being pulled from the ocean at Lecount Hollow Beach on April 20, according to the Cape and Islands district attorney’s office. […]
AT THE PARK
Wellfleet Skaters Savor the Spring
‘Having the place to yourself and your best friends — there’s nothing better’
WELLFEET — Spring brings some privileges to those who’ve waited out winter here. For skaters, these cool preseason days mean the chance to tool around the park until the sun […]
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Town Administrator, Day 1
Most meetings in Wellfleet are remote only, but some are being held in person. Go to wellfleet-ma.gov and click on the meeting you want to watch, then follow the instructions […]
