EASTHAM — At the Cape Cod Commission’s annual conference last month, Eastham Community Development Director Paul Lagg made a brief presentation on his town’s new zoning task force, which began […]
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LAW ENFORCEMENT
Mental Illness and Addiction at Heart of Sheriff Race
Less than 2 percent of sheriff’s current budget goes to treatment
EASTHAM — Donna Buckley, the Democrat hoping to be elected sheriff on Nov. 8, says the reason the Barnstable County Correctional Facility does not have effective mental health or substance […]
SLOW ROLL
Provincetown Wants Better Bus Options for Workers
Without a late-night route, some people pay cab fare every night
PROVINCETOWN — The select board appointed the new assistant town manager for communications and operations, Dan Riviello, as the town’s representative to the Cape Cod Regional Transit Authority on Monday […]
THE BEAT
Sam Holmstock Helps Veterans Drum Through Their Trauma
How one WOMR DJ teaches the healing art of drumming
HYANNIS — Sam Holmstock lives in Cotuit, but he doesn’t mind his once-a-month commute to Provincetown. On the second Sunday evening of each month, Holmstock hosts his WOMR radio show […]
ZONING DISPUTE
Town Asks Land Court for Injunction to Stop GFM
The dust, noise, and vibrations are ‘unbearable,’ says a neighbor
WELLFLEET — As expected, the town counsel filed a request late Monday in state Land Court for a preliminary injunction to stop GFM Enterprises from operating its satellite contractor’s yard […]
PROVINCETOWN: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Scooter Enforcement
Meetings Ahead Some meetings in Provincetown are in person, some are online, and some are both. Click on the meeting you want to attend on the calendar at provincetown-ma.gov for […]
TRURO: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
TRI Wins Rehab Contract
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, Sept. 29 Economic Development […]
WELLFLEET: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
The Campground’s Future
Meetings Ahead Most meetings in Wellfleet are remote only, but some are being held in person. Go to www.wellfleet-ma.gov/calendar and click on the meeting you want to watch, then follow the instructions […]
EASTHAM: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Fertilizer Regulation
Meetings Ahead Most meetings are being held in person, but some are still remote or virtual. Go to eastham-ma.gov/calendar-by-event-type/16 and click on the meeting you are interested in to learn about meeting […]
AQUACULTURE
A Bad Year for Shellfish Seed Sows Discontent
Facing shortage, shellfishermen question Wellfleet's revocation of A.R.C. grant
WELLFLEET — Shellfisherman Bob LaPointe is grateful he will be able to grow half his usual crop of oysters and clams this year. That’s because Island Creek Oysters, one of […]
ENVIRONMENT
Leaf Disease Arrives in Provincetown’s Beech Forest
Effects of tiny nematode that has ravaged vast stands are seen here
PROVINCETOWN — The Beech Forest off Race Point Road is a unique part of the Outer Cape: a rare, gentle, and unlikely ecosystem that stands in contrast to the hardscrabble […]
ENFORCEMENT
Town to Get Tough on Great White Realty’s Contractor’s Yard
104 Wellfleet residents sign a petition demanding action on flouted stop-work orders
WELLFLEET — A petition bearing 104 signatures may have done what months of complaints about a contractor’s yard had failed to do. The town will ask the Land Court for […]
RESCUE ACT
Bigger Cape Cod Towns Are First to Get Their ARPA Dollars
The 9 smaller towns have not yet applied to county for designated funds
BARNSTABLE — Nine of 15 towns on Cape Cod have not yet applied for their share of the $10 million in American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) money set aside by […]
DEEP DIVE
Provincetown Gets to Nitty-Gritty on Sewer Money
Connection costs and private roads are hot topics at town forum
PROVINCETOWN — Voters were treated to a detailed presentation on the town’s $75-million sewer expansion project at a forum last week and had a chance to ask equally detailed questions […]
HOUSING
Orleans Project Could Help Ease Housing Crunch — a Little
Of 42 apartments planned for abandoned mall site, 5 will be affordable
ORLEANS — A Boston firm is working on a plan to redevelop the former Bayside Plaza — widely known as the “Underground Mall” — a project that would add 42 […]
