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EASTHAM: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Mask Mandate Over
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 […]
HOUSING
Truro’s ‘Little Jamaica’ to Become Worker Housing
Some of the Prince of Whales’s 26 units may be used for vacation rentals
TRURO — Before Covid-19, summer evenings at 104 Shore Road hummed with restaurant-goers at Terra Luna, and, later in the night, seasonal workers would return to the clapboard cottages on […]
STATE OF THE TOWN
Override to Cover Wellfleet Shortfall Grows to $1.3 Million
Years of bad financial practice led to an unstable foundation, says Sumner
WELLFLEET — Town meeting voters will be asked to approve at least $1.3 million in Proposition 2½ overrides to fund last year’s budget shortfalls, maintain town services at their current […]
SCHOOLS
Assistant Principal Patrick Clark Is Lone Nauset Principal Finalist
Former Barnstable High principal says he will make visibility to students a priority
EASTHAM — Less than six weeks after the search for a new Nauset Regional High School principal began, one of the school’s two assistant principals, Patrick Clark, has emerged as […]
CIVICS
Eastham House Demolished Illegally
Home owner could be barred from rebuilding for two years
EASTHAM — The owners of a historic Sears, Roebuck and Co. Craftsman house on Nan’s Way recently demolished their bayside cottage without permission. The 787-square-foot home was built in 1936, […]
PREVENTION
Educators Walk a Fine Line in Addressing Suicide
Entrenched beliefs contribute to silence on a pressing problem
HARWICH — “All schools should have suicide prevention protocols,” Maura Weir told a roomful of about 50 people at a public forum on suicide at the Brooks Free Library on […]
RETIREMENT
A Local Dentist Extracts Himself From the Profession
Dr. Gerard Kinahan will retire after 39 years
TRURO — Liz Lovati remembers the day one of her employees from Jamaica had an abscessed tooth. The first dentist she called would not help because the employee did not […]
PROVINCETOWN: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Community Engagement on VFW
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 […]
TRURO: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Rental Assistance
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, Feb. 24 Economic […]
WELLFLEET: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
A Legal Defense Fund
All meetings in Wellfleet are remote only and can be watched online. Go to wellfleet-ma.gov and click on the meeting you want to watch, then follow the instructions on the […]
EASTHAM: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Nauset’s Mask Policy May Loosen
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 […]
DELINQUENTS
Delgizzis Must Shape Up, Says Housing Court
Landlords ordered to relocate tenants at illegal inn ‘ASAP’
TRURO — David and Carolyn Delgizzi of Weston, owners of the Truro Motor Inn, were rebuked by a judge at a Feb. 9 contempt hearing and ordered to find and […]
FIRE AND ICE
Nauset Hockey Coach Fired
Locke is sacked midseason; school officials say nothing
Update: Nauset won 11-0 against Blue Hills Regional Technical School at Charles Moore Arena on Wednesday, Feb. 16 to clinch a spot in the postseason. EASTHAM — Nauset Regional High […]
TOWN FINANCE
Wellfleet’s Bond Rating at Risk in Accounting Quagmire
Free cash certification now depends on town’s same-old auditors
WELLFLEET — As April town meeting approaches, time is running out for the town to sort through its financial disarray. The Mass. Dept. of Revenue (DOR) has informed the town […]
