WELLFLEET — To preserve eroding property and maintain beaches, thousands of cubic yards of so-called sacrificial sand is piled on coastal banks and bay shores here. It does not stay […]
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UNRELIABLE
Fire Strikes Again at Derelict Restaurant Site on Waterfront
No clear path to secure the abandoned Old Reliable Fish House
PROVINCETOWN — At midday on Sunday, April 24, a fire in an abandoned car at the Old Reliable Fish House property at 227R Commercial St. sent clouds of dark smoke […]
CIVICS
Truro Debates Charter Change on Saturday’s Town Meeting Warrant
Can a planning board be a ‘check’ on a select board?
TRURO — Voters at Saturday’s town meeting will take on practical matters from child-care vouchers to a Proposition 2½ override. They’ll also be asked to consider at least one seemingly technical […]
FIRST RESPONSE
A Surfer from Maine Dies at Lecount Hollow Beach
Martin Mackey, 48, an educator from Brunswick, was surfing with his son
WELLFLEET — A surfer visiting from Maine died after being pulled from the ocean at Lecount Hollow Beach on April 20, according to the Cape and Islands district attorney’s office. […]
LAND USE
Truro Zoning Board Approves Ballston ‘Boathouse’ Move
ZBA issues a single special permit with multiple conditions
TRURO — It took five months and a handful of major tweaks, but the zoning board of appeals voted Monday to allow Tom and Kathleen Dennis of Springfield to move […]
THE COUNTY
Assembly of Delegates OKs Formula for ARPA Fund Allocation
Eastham will apply for money for a storm water project
BARNSTABLE — Towns may soon be able to submit requests for American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funding through an application portal set up by the Board of County Commissioners, now […]
TOURISM
Publicizing Provincetown Falls Primarily to Tourism Fund
Records show it’s mostly the town’s rooms tax that pays for advertising
PROVINCETOWN — At the annual town meeting on April 4, a hearty debate broke out on the merits of spending to promote tourism and housing. The proximate cause was a […]
DOWNTOWN
Eastham Begins to Map a Village Center Master Plan
A community center, housing, green space, and entrepreneurship
EASTHAM — Back in December, the T-Time Development Committee submitted a lengthy list of recommendations for use of the town-owned parcel at 4790 State Highway, a former driving range. That […]
THE SCUTTLEBUTT
Stop and Smell the Plankton
Of cold water, sea lice, early birds, and a few new rules
The weather this past week — the temperatures remained cooler than usual and the winds howled — was not conducive to an improvement in fishing. With the water temperature in […]
RARA AVIS
This Week’s Bird Sightings
Confirmed bird sightings on the Outer Cape in the week preceding the Independent’s deadline on Tuesday, April 26 included the following, based on a report prepared by Mass Audubon’s Wellfleet […]
ANIMAL CLINIC
A Veterinarian’s White Whale
On being obsessed with finding one oddball ailment
What strikes one person as gross can be another person’s lunchtime entertainment. That’s certainly true for veterinarians, whose social media news feeds are filled with X-rays of bizarre things animals […]
PROVINCETOWN: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
New Equity Director
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 to an […]
TRURO: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Shellfish Report
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, April 28 Climate […]
WELLFLEET: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Town Administrator, Day 1
Most meetings in Wellfleet are remote only, but some are being held in person. Go to wellfleet-ma.gov and click on the meeting you want to watch, then follow the instructions […]
EASTHAM: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
First Encounter, With Trucks
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 […]
