EASTHAM — It will cost you more to park at a Cape Cod National Seashore beach this summer, and less — in fact, nothing — to participate in ranger-led programs. […]
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CIVICS
Select Board Says No to Video Policy
Divided vote leads to argument about transparency
WELLFLEET — The select board voted 3-2 on Feb. 28 not to adopt a policy requiring the videotaping of all regulatory town board meetings. The vote perpetuated Wellfleet’s status as […]
ENVIRONMENT
Math Looks Bad for Right Whales
With females dying at higher rates and fewer births, hope for species dims
PROVINCETOWN — Dragon, a female right whale who gave birth to a calf as recently as 2016, was spotted two weeks ago entangled in rope 50 miles south of Nantucket. […]
RESTORATION
Support, and a Few Doubts, at Herring River Hearing
Long-planned Cape Cod Commission review is underway
WELLFLEET — Speakers lined up at microphones at the Council on Aging Monday to support the Herring River Project, which over 20 years could repair 570 acres of a salt […]
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This Week in Provincetown
Meetings Ahead Thursday, March 12 Bicycle Committee, 2 p.m., Maushope Community Room Planning Board, 6:30 p.m., Town Hall Tuesday, March 17 Conservation Commission, 6 p.m., Town Hall Wednesday, March 18 […]
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This Week in Truro
Meetings Ahead Thursday, March 12 Housing Authority, 4:15 p.m., Town Hall Zoning Board of Appeals, 5:30 p.m., Town Hall Tuesday, March 17 Cemetery Commission, 10 a.m., Town Hall Board of […]
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This Week in Wellfleet
Meetings Ahead Thursday, March 12 Local Comprehensive Planning, 8:30 a.m., Council on Aging Dredging Task Force, 1 p.m., Town Hall Nauset Regional School Committee, 6 p.m., Brewster Town Hall Zoning […]
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This Week in Eastham
Meetings Ahead Thursday, March 12 Nauset Regional School Committee, 6 p.m., Brewster Town Hall Saturday, March 14 Board of Library Trustees, 9 a.m., Greg Turner Room, Eastham Public Library Monday, […]
CIVICS
Primary Election Results
CANDIDATES DEMOCRAT Provincetown Truro Wellfleet Eastham Deval Patrick 4 2 4 6 Amy Klobuchar 26 18 25 56 Elizabeth Warren 365 230 311 347 Michael Bennet 6 1 1 0 […]
John B. ‘Jack’ Stetson, 80, Well Driller and Storyteller
WELLFLEET — Jack Stetson died peacefully at home on Feb. 28, 2020, after a long illness. He was 80 years old. He was born and raised in Newton and spent […]
HEALTH
Navigators Help Police Deal With Crisis Calls
Mental health and substance abuse are most pressing issues
Last year, 600 to 700 calls to the Wellfleet Police Dept. resulted in police reports. Of those, half involved mental health or substance abuse issues. Providing crisis intervention is now […]
TECHNOLOGY
Town Website Glitch Cancels Four Meetings
Open meeting law required rescheduling in Eastham, Wellfleet
The Eastham, Wellfleet, and Truro town websites were unreachable for much of last Monday and Tuesday, forcing the last-minute cancellation and rescheduling of at least four local board meetings. The […]
RENOVATION
Size and Cost of Nauset High School Renovation Plan Is Debated
School choice population is point of contention at Brewster forum
BREWSTER — There are two contrasting views of the $131,825,665 Nauset Regional High School renovation and addition project. One supports the multiyear effort to design a 905-student school with significant […]
CIVICS
Conservation Work Lags With Volunteer Shortage
Travel, conflicts, and controversy combine to make recruiting difficult
WELLFLEET — The conservation commission has struggled in recent months to do its work with fewer than a full complement of seven members. According to interviews with several current commissioners, […]
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This Week in Provincetown
Meetings Ahead Thursday, March 5 Recycling & Renewable Energy Committee, 9 a.m., Caucus Hall, Town Hall Economic Development Committee, 11 a.m., Room 93, Veterans Memorial Harbor Committee & Provincetown Public […]
