PROVINCETOWN — The select board meeting was a study in contrasts on Monday night: a systematic overhaul of the town’s salary schedule went smoothly, while the board’s review of the […]
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ONE BIG HOUSE
Truro Planners Put Off Decision on Cottage Demolition in Seashore
Will the house have 5,000 or 10,000 square feet?
TRURO — It looked as if the planning board might not approve a plan to build a new 5,124-square-foot house in the National Seashore at its June 8 meeting, so […]
INFLATION
Construction Costs Double at VFW Project
Town expands its ‘local contribution’ to $3 million
PROVINCETOWN — The 65 apartments being built on the site of the former VFW building at Jerome Smith Road are now projected to cost $37.8 million, The Community Builders Inc. […]
HOUSING
The Barracks Takes a Step Forward
Developer and abutters are trying to settle their lawsuit
PROVINCETOWN — The project known as “the Barracks,” which has been stalled in court for the last year, is one step closer to reality. Lawyers for both sides filed a joint […]
ELECTION
Three Questions for Three Wellfleet Candidates
Their views on the overrides, residential tax breaks, and Maurice’s Campground
WELLFLEET — Voters in Wellfleet will have three candidates to choose from at the special election on Tuesday, June 21 to fill the select board seat of Helen Miranda Wilson, […]
PROVINCETOWN: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Principal to Become Supt.
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 a link to […]
TRURO: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
An Energetic Endorsement
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, June 16 Climate […]
WELLFLEET: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
A Limit on Dispensaries
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 […]
EASTHAM: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Villagers, Get Involved
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 […]
FAILING THE TEST
Principal’s Departure Will Cost Schools $135,000
Kenyon’s ‘personal issues’ are called a distraction for Nauset Middle School
ORLEANS — According to a separation agreement signed on May 25, Keith Kenyon will get $135,000 for leaving his position as the Nauset Regional Middle School principal. Kenyon, 62, was […]
FISCAL CRISIS
Free Cash Won’t Be Certified by Town Meeting
Finance review shows chronic depletion of reserve funds
WELLFLEET — The town’s free cash account won’t be certified by the state in time for Saturday’s annual town meeting because the books for fiscal 2020 and 2021 are still […]
IN THE WORKS
The DPW’s Case for a New HQ
Departing director Waldo is optimistic about town’s path to improvements
PROVINCETOWN — Dept. of Public Works Director Rich Waldo served the town for exactly 10 years before leaving to take the town administrator job in Wellfleet. In that time, he […]
BENCHGATE
Beloved Bench Returns to Commercial Street
Homeowner warns it is not that ‘Forrest Gump bench’
PROVINCETOWN — A very Provincetown sort of controversy — featuring flowers, public benches, property lines, and angry comments to the select board — has been resolved after the town’s dept. […]
PRESERVATION
Brewster Looks to Get Residents Onto ‘First Light Beach’
Former Sea Camps property is named to honor Wampanoag people
BREWSTER — The select board has voted unanimously for “First Light Beach” as the name of the town’s newest public beach on Cape Cod Bay. Town meeting approved the $20 […]
UNEARTHED
Nor’easters Reveal Remnants of Bygone Days at Ballston Beach
When the beachfront bustled with visitors to the Balls’ bungalows
TRURO — Last winter’s nor’easters, blasting the Outer Cape coastline with icy winds and churning surf, further carved away the dunes at Ballston Beach that had already been eroding at […]
