DENNIS — At 5 a.m. on March 4, eight federal agents converged on a house in Dennis Port where Roberto Jonathan Tejada, a 40-year-old Salvadoran, was asleep with his … ▶
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SCHOOL LEADERSHIP
Paul Teixeira Is Offered Superintendent’s Job
Pending contract negotiations, he will succeed Gerry Goyette on July 1
By Brian Zayatz
PROVINCETOWN — The school committee voted unanimously on March 14 to enter contract negotiations with superintendent candidate Paul Teixeira over two other … ▶

ENVIRONMENT
After 6-Year Delay, Seashore Carries Out Prescribed Burn at Fort Hill
Housing costs hindered hiring of a Park fire officer; now DOGE is doing the same
EASTHAM — On any other sunny spring day, Fort Hill would be dotted with hikers, dog-walkers, and nature lovers. But on March 12, the historic grassland that … ▶

NAUSET HOCKEY
Boys Will Return to TD Garden for State Finals
Warriors best Scituate 8-0 in semifinal after stopping last year’s champions
BOURNE — Fans arriving late to the game at the John Gallo Arena on Sunday could hear the cheering from well beyond the hockey rink’s walls. The top-ranked, … ▶

PLANNING DEPT.
Eastham’s New Commercial Zoning Takes Another Step Forward
With Cape Cod Commission’s endorsement, new codes will go to town meeting
EASTHAM — The Cape Cod Commission unanimously endorsed a new zoning code for the North Eastham Business District on Feb. 27 — putting the town one step closer to … ▶

STATE OF THE TOWN
Guerino Says Wellfleet Is Making a Comeback
Town operating budget is up 3.4%, with no Prop 2½ override expected
By Tyler Jager
WELLFLEET — In his “State of the Town” talk on March 6, Town Administrator Tom Guerino said that efforts to right the town’s finances, begun three years before he … ▶
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