TRURO — Ginny Frazier was appointed to the planning board at a special joint meeting of that board and the select board on Oct. 25. The two boards have had […]
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TRANSPORTATION
DOT Splits Route 6 Improvements Into 3 Projects
A narrower roadway but with bike lanes and bus pull-offs south of Main Street
WELLFLEET — The Mass. Dept. of Transportation’s plan for repaving Route 6 in Wellfleet promises to do a lot more than pour fresh asphalt on a degraded roadway. Improving accessibility […]
CIVICS
The Nov. 8 Ballot Is a Mix of Lawyers, Liquor, and Money
Choices for governor, attorney general, and county officials, along with 4 ballot questions
The election on Nov. 8 will determine who the new governor and attorney general will be, as well as the new Barnstable County sheriff and Cape & Islands district attorney. […]
ELECTIONS
Question 4 Arguments Cite Safety Concerns and Voter Fraud
Voters will decide if undocumented immigrants can get driver’s licenses
Massachusetts voters will decide through Question 4 on the Nov. 8 ballot whether a law allowing undocumented immigrants to obtain driver’s licenses will stay or go. The law, known as […]
TESTIMONY
Land Court Will Consider GFM Injunction on Nov. 3
Vibration, dust, and noise are not counter to public policy, Zehnder argues
WELLFLEET — A state Land Court judge is scheduled to consider a request for a preliminary injunction on Nov. 3 to stop GFM Enterprises from operating its satellite contractor’s yard […]
RECOVERY
County Will Invite Formal Applications for ARPA Grants
122 letters asking for a total of $40M compete for $5M
BARNSTABLE — The Barnstable County administration has received 122 letters of interest from would-be applicants for small and medium-size grants that would be funded through the American Rescue Plan Act. […]
IMBIBING
Pennywise at the Provincetown Food & Wine Festival
A Guide for the Frugal Flaneur
Plato said, “Nothing more excellent or valuable than wine was ever granted by the gods to man.” So true! Moreover, the cusp of winter is no time to anger a […]
PROVINCETOWN: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Traffic Hearing Cancelled
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
Conservation Trust Considers House
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, Oct. 27 Climate […]
WELLFLEET: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Restoration Project Selects Bridge Builder
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
Rethinking the Housing Buy Down Program
Meetings Ahead Most meetings are being held in person, but some are still remote or virtual. Go to the eastham-ma.gov and click on the meeting you are interested in to learn […]
MAIN STREETS
North Eastham Master Plan Is in Its Final Draft
A proposal for 69 new housing units, mixed-use retail, and open space
EASTHAM — If the North Eastham Village Center Master Plan is carried out in its current form, the town will gain 69 new housing units at the Town Center Plaza, […]
ENVIRONMENT
Standstill on the Breakwater as West End Moors Decline
Army Corps has been waiting for a year for go-ahead on new study
PROVINCETOWN — Science and government tend to be slow-moving, but the purple marsh crab moves fast, gobbling up the spartina grass of the West End Moors. Spartina grass holds the […]
ECONOMY
The Provincetown Bookshop Finds a New Home in Town
Barbara Clarke will be both tenant and investor in Christine Barker’s Commercial St. projects
PROVINCETOWN — The new owner of the Provincetown Bookshop has found a home for her store, just a block or so from its former Commercial Street location. The building it […]
JUSTICE
District Attorney Candidates Debate Racial Disparities and Public Safety
Rob Galibois and Dan Higgins compete in a ‘generational election’
WEST BARNSTABLE — After the Nov. 8 election, the Cape & Islands will have a new district attorney for the first time in two decades. Defense attorney Rob Galibois, the […]
