WELLFLEET — About 100 people marched from the pier to the First Congregational Church in support of the Black Lives Matter movement on Sept. 20. The crowd on Sunday was […]
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UNRESTORATION
Gravestone Work Is Substandard, Says Restoration Expert
Conde finds entire inscriptions have been ‘cut away and discarded’
WELLFLEET — Three days after town meeting voters agreed to spend another $10,000 to continue a years-long cemetery restoration and repair project, an independent historic gravestone conservator delivered her report […]
CIVICS
Truro Wants Coloradan to Be Town Manager
Tangeman says special forces career made him a social diplomat
TRURO — After heaping praise on Darrin Tangeman, 46, a former Green Beret with municipal and medical experience, the select board on Sept. 22 unanimously picked him to be the […]
HEALTH
MassHealth Clients Find No Dental Care on Outer Cape
The OCHS−Harbor Health practice will not reopen
WELLFLEET — Liberty Schilpp’s middle-school-age children have already had four different dentists and are about to meet number five, this one in South Dennis. The problem is not a dearth […]
CURRENTS
This Week in Provincetown
Meetings Ahead
Meetings are held remotely. Go to provincetown-ma.gov and click on the meeting you want to watch. Thursday, Sept. 24 Public Pier Corp., 2 p.m. Planning Board, 6 p.m. Monday, Sept. 28 […]
CURRENTS
This Week in Truro
Meetings Ahead
Meetings are held remotely. To watch live, go to truro-ma.gov and follow the “helpful link” to Truro Channel 18. Thursday, Sept. 24 School Committee, 9 a.m. Shellfish Advisory Committee, 2 p.m. Zoning […]
CURRENTS
This Week in Wellfleet
Meetings Ahead
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 open its agenda. That document will […]
CURRENTS
This Week in Eastham
Meetings Ahead
Meetings are held remotely. Go to eastham-ma.gov/calendar-by-event-type/16 and click on a meeting to read its agenda. That document will provide information about how to view and take part remotely. Saturday, […]
ON THE PITCH
Soccer Players Face a New Game
Covid rules include no headers, no throw-ins, masks, and in-game social distancing
As high school sports seasons progress, the Independent will be reporting regularly on how the pandemic is affecting the games, players, coaches, and fans. PROVINCETOWN — “I thought it would […]
HEALTH
How the Outer Cape Dodged the Covid Bullet
Visitors took cues from good behavior of local residents
TRURO — Summer 2020 came and went with nearly the usual influx of tourists, many of them from metropolitan areas with far higher incidence of Covid-19. But the infection rate […]
TOWN MEETING PREVIEW
Warrant Articles on Housing and Flood Prevention Face Voters
Funds for Harbor Hill and Ryder Street dune to be considered
PROVINCETOWN — Like much of the summer season this year, town meeting in Provincetown is going to arrive later, leaner, and al fresco. Originally scheduled for early April, at the […]
CIVICS
Wellfleet OK’s Water Main and Firefighters
Officials hit a home run at first-ever outdoor town meeting
WELLFLEET — Standing on the pitcher’s mound at the Wellfleet Elementary School ballfield, Moderator Dan Silverman pitched a no-hitter on Sept. 12, with voters approving all the articles that came […]
TOWN MEETING PREVIEW
Eastham Will Vote on Family Support and Water System Fund
The town’s operating budget is down by one percent
EASTHAM — The warrant for the Sept. 26 annual town meeting has arrived in mailboxes and is now available on the town’s website at eastham-ma.gov. Voters will be asked to […]
POLICING, PART 3
In Seashore Policing, Racial Bias Is off the Radar
Armed rangers make mostly traffic stops, with no race data collected
As U.S. police forces face a reckoning, issues of transparency and racial equity are on the table at the State House in Boston. A conference committee works on a bill […]
BACK TO SCHOOL
Nauset High May Re-open Oct. 15
Ventilation system repairs not as costly as feared
EASTHAM — The Nauset Regional High School ventilation system turns out not to be as bad as expected, with the majority of classrooms expected to be ready for an Oct. […]
