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Archives for 2023

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    TOWN HALL

    Emergency Management Has Been a Moving Target in Provincetown

    Sharing of preparedness duties across agencies is normal, but Provincetown is unique

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    PROVINCETOWN — Perched at the tip of Cape Cod, surrounded by water on all sides, Provincetown is at heightened risk of weather-based emergencies: storms, saltwater flooding, and extreme cold among […]

    CANNABIS

    Pot Shop Owner Pursues a Special Permit, Reluctantly

    Though no bylaw requires it, the ZBA asks shop owners to comply

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    WELLFLEET — Jason Robicheau has been struggling to get his recreational marijuana shop, the Grateful Mind, up and running at 15 Bank St. in Wellfleet’s central district for more than […]

    PROVINCETOWN: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS

    June Housing Workshop

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    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

    A Green Future

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    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 15 Finance […]

    WELLFLEET: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS

    How Much for a Hedge?

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    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

    Preschool Funding

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    Meetings Ahead Most meetings in Eastham are in-person, typically with an online attendance option. Go to Eastham-ma.gov and click on the meeting you are interested in for details. Meetings are […]

    DUNE SHACK LEASES

    Two Oversight Agencies Could Halt Park Service’s RFP Plan

    But so far, neither agency appears to be willing to take action

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    PROVINCETOWN — The National Park Service has not responded to Provincetown and Truro, whose select boards have both asked for the suspension of the current request for proposals from bidders […]

    HOUSING

    Napi’s Tenants Are Again Facing Eviction

    A tenant’s lawyer says eviction letter is ‘retaliatory and clearly illegal’

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    PROVINCETOWN — Two years after the new owners of Napi’s Restaurant evicted at least seven former employees from restaurant-owned housing, current tenants of those units continue to face the threat […]

    HIGH SCHOOL RENOVATION

    Senate Budget Could Add $7.2M to Nauset Building Project Funding

    Cyr wants to unlock ‘millionaire’s tax’ money for school construction, but green schools is a competing priority

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    EASTHAM — If the state Senate’s budget proposal for fiscal 2024 makes it through negotiations with the House this month unscathed, the Nauset Regional High School renovation project will receive […]

    CAMPGROUND BLUES

    Wellfleet Hollow Is a Sometime Thing, Again

    DCR blames staffing but won’t let workers camp onsite

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    This article was updated with new information on June 9, 2023. WELLFLEET — Those looking to book a cheap woodsy getaway this summer at Wellfleet Hollow State Campground will encounter […]

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