PROVINCETOWN — Outer Cape Health Services has begun offering a form of intensive outpatient treatment to help people with addiction disorders. The Structured Outpatient Addiction Program, or SOAP, provides group […]
Archives for July 2021
News
Fresh local news that brings you closer to your neighbors and the community.
Browse all News stories below or dive into a topic:
PROVINCETOWN: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Residential Tax Exemption
Meetings Ahead
Provincetown will continue remote access to meetings, even though many meetings are now being held in person. Go to provincetown-ma.gov and click on the meeting you want to watch for further instructions. […]
TRURO: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Beach Bouncers
Meetings Ahead
Truro is transitioning to in-person meetings, but remote access to all meetings continues. Go to truro-ma.gov and click on the meeting you want to watch for further instructions. Thursday, July […]
WELLFLEET: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Some Opening Hours
Meetings Ahead
Wellfleet’s meetings are still being held remotely. From wellfleet-ma.gov, hover over a date on the calendar on the right of the screen and click on the meeting you’re interested in […]
EASTHAM: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Farm Animal Regulations
Meetings Ahead
Meetings are being held in person. Go to eastham-ma.gov/calendar-by-event-type/16 and click on the meeting you are interested in to learn about meeting locations and any remote options that may be […]
CIVICS
Outer Cape Towns Struggle to Fill Board Vacancies
Are there just too many boards and committees?
Filling vacancies on municipal boards and committees is a challenge in all four towns on the Outer Cape. Part of the problem, most leaders agree, may be the sheer number […]
SHORT-TERM RENTALS
New Tax Yields Windfall, but Not for Housing
Provincetown’s $2 million goes to tourism, stabilization, general funds
PROVINCETOWN — The tax on short-term rentals has generated a financial windfall for the four Outer Cape towns, newly released figures from the state show. The added revenue for the […]
DREDGE REPORT
Eastham Officials Question Benefits of Nauset Estuary Dredging Plan
Eckman and Autorino doubt safety and economy arguments
EASTHAM — A mixed bag of concerns about the proposed dredging of the Nauset Estuary emerged from the first citizens’ forums on the project held on June 22 and 29. […]
WELLFLEET ELECTION
John Wolf Wins Select Board Seat as Write-In and Will Replace Carlson
All articles are approved and budget will go up 13 percent
WELLFLEET — The town has a new select board member, John Wolf, who says he wanted to get on the board to address the severe accounting crisis at town hall. […]
ENVIRONMENT
Compostable Food Containers Have Nowhere to Go
Larger scale composting has a ‘NIMBY’ problem
Someone walks out of Snowy Owl Coffee Roasters in Brewster with a disposable cup of iced coffee, passing the compost bins, garden beds, and clucking chickens. Luckily, that cup is […]
ON THE WATERFRONT
Personal Watercraft Could Jet Into Provincetown Harbor
Pier Corp. board expected to consider Jet Ski rentals on July 14
PROVINCETOWN — A proposal to bring a personal watercraft (PWC), or Jet Ski, rental business to MacMillan Pier will be considered by the Public Pier Corp. board at its next […]
VIEWSHED
Blue Economy Installations Raise Eyebrows
‘Waypoints’ were meant to inspire, but some say they miss the boat
PROVINCETOWN — Two seals drift in the water, poking their heads above the surface and looking at one another. “I think they’re in love,” says a child’s voice, excitedly. The […]
CHURCH & STATE
Local Catholic Leaders Don’t See Bishops’ Vote as Political
The Cape’s diocesan leader, Bishop da Cunha, won’t say how he voted
PROVINCETOWN — Nearly three-quarters of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), the national organization of bishops, voted on June 17 to draft a new statement on the meaning of […]
THE SCUTTLEBUTT
Things Were Just Fine, and Then…
After a sudden drop in water temperature, the fish were gone
We take three steps forward and two steps back, which is an old story with fishing. Things were going very well, as striped bass fishing was consistently solid and bluefishing was […]
RARA AVIS
This Week’s Bird Sightings
Confirmed bird sightings on the Outer Cape in the week preceding the Independent’s deadline on Tuesday, July 6 included the following, based on a report prepared by Mass Audubon’s Wellfleet […]
