TRURO — The school committee, which agreed last spring to completely eliminate tuition for preschool at the Truro Central School, decided on Feb. 13 not to enlarge the program to […]
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CIVIL RIGHTS
Cyr and Peake Support Drivers’ Licenses for the Undocumented
City police chiefs are for it, but local police offer mixed views
BOSTON — A bill that would allow Massachusetts residents without legal immigration status to apply for drivers’ licenses is up for debate in the state house. An Act Relative to […]
learning
Restorative Practices Introduced at Nauset Schools
New method aims to strengthen relationships and prevent hurtful behaviors
EASTHAM — A few days a week, students in Crissy O’Hara’s seventh-grade science class at Nauset Regional Middle School (NRMS) start by sitting in a circle and answering a “question […]
RECIPE BOX
Recreating Iruña’s Pork Tenderloin Estofado
A Cambridge taste memory, brought back with some detective work
When I was in college in the 1990s, there was a restaurant in Harvard Square called Iruña — which is the Basque name for the city of Pamplona. A friend’s […]
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Girls Race to Track Championship
A weekly wrap-up and preview of Nauset High sports
Note: Team records are listed as of the Independent’s deadline Thursday, Feb. 20 Girls ice hockey: In its last game of the regular season the Cape Cod Furies will play […]
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This Week in Provincetown
Meetings Ahead Thursday, Feb. 20 Animal Welfare Committee, 12 p.m., Veterans Memorial Community Center Harbor Committee, 5 p.m., Town Hall Board of Health, 4 p.m., Town Hall Historic District Commission, […]
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This Week in Truro
Meetings Ahead Thursday, Feb. 20 Commission on Disabilities, 3:30 p.m., Town Hall Monday, Feb. 24 Zoning Board of Appeals. 5:30 p.m., Town Hall Tuesday, Feb. 25 Select Board, 5 p.m., […]
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This Week in Wellfleet
Meetings Ahead Thursday, Feb. 20 Local Housing Partnership, 4 p.m., Town Hall Saturday, Feb. 22 Nauset Regional School Negotiations Subcommittee, 9 a.m. Central Administration Building, 78 Eldredge Parkway, Orleans Conversation […]
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This Week in Eastham
Meetings Ahead Thursday, Feb. 20 Affordable Housing Trust, 8:30 a.m., Small Meeting Room, Town Hall Board of Assessors, 4:30 p.m., Earle Mountain Meeting Room, Town Hall Dog Owners Association, 6 […]
ENVIRONMENT
Ice Sports Are Just Memories As Ponds Warm
Cape Cod’s kettle ponds prove highly sensitive to climate change
WELLFLEET — Jake McGrath of Eastham counts the number of days when the temperature stays below freezing. He’s not counting down to summer. He’s hoping it will stay cold enough […]
ENVIRONMENT
Without Pump, Preservation Hall’s Yard Could Flood
Support but no action yet for a swamp solution that suits community
WELLFLEET — Back in 1970 the Wesley’s Swamp Drainage Committee installed a pump in a wetland to prevent flooding downtown. Fifty years later, the pump in Wesley Swamp (now called […]
DEVELOPMENT
Rock Harbor, Collins Landing in Grim Shape
Eastham waterway upgrades seen as path to economic growth
EASTHAM — The three town-owned landings — Hemenway, Salt Pond, and Collins — along with Rock Harbor, Town Cove, and Nauset Marsh all need fixing, according to a draft harbor […]
CIRCUS
Cirque du Soleil Opts Out of Provincetown
Some board members blame a news story; promoter’s tale is contradicted by Cirque spokesman
PROVINCETOWN — Select Board Member Lise King and the Provincetown Independent were blamed by some members at the board’s Monday, Feb. 10 meeting for the collapse of a promoter’s seven-month […]
BUSINESS
ZBA Wants Better Management Plan for Storage Units
Special permit hearing to continue in March on Niggel’s proposed expansion
EASTHAM — At a contentious zoning board of appeals meeting on Feb. 6, several residents spoke out against a proposal by Barbara Niggel and her companies, Goeroe’s Goldens and Stow […]
PUBLIC SAFETY
Eastham Chief Makes Case for Ladder Truck
Farrenkopf wants to tap ambulance receipts to improve safety
EASTHAM — Fire Chief Kent Farrenkopf is looking to add a ladder truck to his department’s resources. Twenty-three years ago, one saved his life. In 1997, when he was a […]
