PROVINCETOWN — Following a tense zoning board of appeals hearing on April 6, Robin Reid, the attorney for the owners of the Foxberry Inn at 29 Bradford St. Extension, withdrew […]
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TIDAL FLOW
Truro Select Board Picks a Culvert for Mill Pond Road
Staff recommendation for a wide breach does not carry the day
TRURO — The select board voted on March 28 to replace the damaged culvert currently restricting tidal flow into Mill Pond with an 8-by-8-foot box culvert. Dept. of Public Works […]
LOCAL JOURNALISM
K.C. Myers to Join Sheriff Donna Buckley’s Staff
After 34 years as a journalist, almost all of them on Cape Cod, K.C. Myers has resigned from the staff of the Provincetown Independent, where she has worked since its […]
AGING IN EASTHAM
What It’s Like to Get Old Here
Worries about the cost of living and lack of medical services, plus hopes for lifelong learning
EASTHAM — Nearly half of Eastham’s residents are at least 60 years old, and a recent study shows the trend toward an expanding older population is expected to continue because […]
PROVINCETOWN: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Select Board Wants a Working Group
Meetings Ahead Most meetings in Provincetown are in-person, typically with an online-attendance option for both committee members and residents. Click on the meeting you want to attend on the calendar […]
TRURO: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Pre-Town Meeting Meeting
Meetings Ahead 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, April 13 Board […]
WELLFLEET: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
To the Ballot Box
Meetings Ahead Most meetings in Wellfleet are remote only, but some are held in person. Go to www.wellfleet-ma.gov/calendar and click on the meeting you want to watch, then follow the […]
EASTHAM: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
All Ears on Conservation Areas
Meetings Ahead Most meetings in Eastham are in-person, typically with an online-attendance option. Go to eastham-ma.gov and click on the meeting you are interested in for details. All meetings at Town Hall unless […]
WALSH PROPERTY
Panel Agrees on 40,000 ‘Non-Residential’ Square Feet
Space for trade is at least twice what consultants brought to the table
TRURO — The Walsh Property Community Planning Committee was enthusiastic about allocating space for trade and other “non-residential” uses at its March 29 meeting, the group’s first in four weeks. […]
TOWN MEETING
Housing Funds and Emergency Services Get OK
Controversial articles on short-term rental regulation are postponed
PROVINCETOWN — In the first 90 minutes of Monday night’s packed town meeting, voters passed Articles 1 through 16 on the 37-item warrant — including an unprecedented operating override to […]
911
Two Eastham Houses Are Lost to Fires
Delays in calling for help gave fires a head start, says Chief Keane
EASTHAM — Teresa Martin had just returned from an afternoon trip to the transfer station on March 25 when she saw flames shooting from an electrical outlet on the porch […]
NAUSET HIGH SCHOOL
Creator of ‘Respecting Differences’ Class to Retire
Lisa Brown’s students give credit to a teacher who believes in them
EASTHAM — Anyone who has ever been a student will tell you that some courses seem inseparable from their teachers. But Lisa Brown, who teaches Nauset Regional High School’s Exploring […]
RADIOACTIVITY
Promised Study of Water Release Risks Is Stalled
Holtec says it can’t pay; Sen. Markey says otherwise
PLYMOUTH — An independent study of potential risks related to Holtec’s plan to release one million gallons of radioactive wastewater from the former Pilgrim nuclear facility into Cape Cod Bay […]
PLANNING
Shank Painter Study Gets Go-Ahead at Town Meeting
A chance to build on the ‘gift’ of the future MassDOT redesign
PROVINCETOWN — A measure to start a community planning process for Shank Painter Road passed at town meeting on April 3, with some voters raising questions about its scope. Article […]
CRISIS AVERTED
Lower Cape Ambulance Gets Reprieve
Provincetown and Truro will build full-time EMS depts. — but more slowly
PROVINCETOWN — The twisting saga of the Lower Cape Ambulance Association (LCAA) and the fire departments of Provincetown and Truro took yet another turn this spring. Both towns are still […]
