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TRURO: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Educational Mini-grants
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, Dec. 15 Open […]
WELLFLEET: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Housing Plan Findings
Meetings Ahead Most meetings in Wellfleet are remote only, but some are held in person. Go to www.wellfleet-ma.gov/calendar and click on the meeting you want to watch, then follow the […]
EASTHAM: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
T-Time Lights Up
Meetings Ahead Most meetings are being held in person, but some are still remote or virtual. Go to eastham-ma.gov and click on the meeting you are interested in to learn about meeting locations […]
AQUACULTURE
‘Use It or Lose It’: Making Way for New Shellfish Grants
Lottery set for two Egg Island plots, with two more on Indian Neck soon to follow
WELLFLEET — When Nancy Civetta was hired in 2017 as the town’s shellfish constable, she was given a clear directive: “enforcement, propagation, and communication,” she said. Civetta took it to […]
UNKNOWN VARIANCE
Once Again, Wellfleet Is Minus One Accountant
After 8 months, Robertson is returning to Provincetown Town Hall
WELLFLEET — Nick Robertson arrived as the new town accountant in April. He is leaving on Dec. 9. He will return to the assistant accountant role he previously held in […]
WATERSHEDS
Salt Pond and Nauset Estuary Are Top Priority Areas for Sewering
About 600 homes will need to hook up under Eastham’s wastewater plan
EASTHAM — The people living near Salt Pond will likely be the ones who must hook up to a sewer system in order for Eastham to get a targeted watershed […]
HOUSING
County Gets $1.5 Million From ARPA to Fight Homelessness
Most effective uses are debated as need outstrips funding
PROVINCETOWN — Some extra money will be coming to Barnstable County from the American Rescue Plan Act to help people who are homeless or at risk of homelessness. The $1,556,508 […]
CURB APPEAL
Six Businesses to Get Improvements Funded by ARPA
Eastham seeks to continue a strategy of focusing on business vitality
EASTHAM — Inn at the Oaks owner Melody Edson said if she had a dollar for every time a customer said they drove right by her business she would be […]
PROVINCETOWN: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Short-Term Rental Fee Increase
Meetings Ahead Most meetings in Provincetown are in-person, typically with an online-attendance option for both committee members and residents. Click on the meeting you want to attend on the calendar […]
TRURO: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Walsh Committee Seeks Input
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, Dec. 8 Climate […]
WELLFLEET: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Maurice’s Planning Starts
Meetings Ahead Most meetings in Wellfleet are remote only, but some are held in person. Go to www.wellfleet-ma.gov/calendar and click on the meeting you want to watch, then follow the […]
EASTHAM: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Truck Fire Spread to House
Meetings Ahead Most meetings are being held in person, but some are still remote or virtual. Go to eastham-ma.gov and click on the meeting you are interested in to learn about meeting locations […]
DROP IN
Sexual Health and Harm Reduction Move Downtown
With fentanyl in the drug supply, broader Narcan access is needed to save lives
PROVINCETOWN — On World AIDS Day this Dec. 1, the AIDS Support Group of Cape Cod (ASGCC) will open a drop-in center at 301 Commercial St. — that is, in […]
CRIME: 'LADY IN THE DUNES'
Long Unsolved Murder Comes Into Focus
Son of Ruth Terry says she was kindhearted — ‘almost to a fault’
This article was updated with new information on Dec. 1, 2022. PROVINCETOWN — Richard Hanchett hoped to come here this week to see the town where his mother’s remains lay […]
