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.
Monday, June 5
- School Committee Police Subcommittee, 1 p.m.
- Local Comprehensive Planning Committee, 3:30 p.m., Select Board Chambers
- Conservation Commission, 5 p.m.
Tuesday, June 6
- Board of Health, 4:30 p.m.
Wednesday, June 7
- Concert Committee, 10 a.m., Public Library
- Planning Board, 5 p.m.
Conversation Starters
Last Chance to ‘Ask a Nurse’
The free intertown “Ask a Nurse” program that has been running since March will continue to operate until June 22. The initiative, which takes place at the Council on Aging on Tuesdays from 1 to 3 p.m., offers a variety of services including blood pressure and glucose screenings and nutrition advice. It does not require insurance. Details are available on the health dept.’s website.
Protecting Shorebirds
As of May 30, Head of the Meadow Beach is closed to pets, as is Ballston to the right. Both Coast Guard and Longnook beaches are open at their access points but are fenced off to pets to the right of the entrance. Corn Hill Beach is also partially closed to pets up to the breakwater.
According to a May 26 press release from the town, sections of town beaches are fenced off to dogs to protect nesting shorebirds. “Sometimes the nest location conflicts with how we want to use the beach, but this period only lasts a few weeks, until the eggs hatch and the chicks fledge,” the release states. The closures are in effect at all hours until the broods have fledged.
Shorebirds require particular conditions for nesting, and both state and federal law mandate that the town protect them. According to the press release, violations “can result in serious federal penalties under the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Endangered Species Act.”
Updates regarding closures can be found on the recreation and beach dept. website. —Sophie Mann-Shafir
