PROVINCETOWN — Developer Christine Barker’s ambitious plan for 227 and 229 Commercial St., an expansion of her already-approved project at the adjoining Old Reliable Fish House site at 227R Commercial, […]
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RETREAT
Foxberry Inn Withdraws Application for a 3rd Floor
Proposed size — and owners’ bad behavior — scuttles a project
PROVINCETOWN — Following a tense zoning board of appeals hearing on April 6, Robin Reid, the attorney for the owners of the Foxberry Inn at 29 Bradford St. Extension, withdrew […]
TIDAL FLOW
Truro Select Board Picks a Culvert for Mill Pond Road
Staff recommendation for a wide breach does not carry the day
TRURO — The select board voted on March 28 to replace the damaged culvert currently restricting tidal flow into Mill Pond with an 8-by-8-foot box culvert. Dept. of Public Works […]
LOCAL JOURNALISM
K.C. Myers to Join Sheriff Donna Buckley’s Staff
After 34 years as a journalist, almost all of them on Cape Cod, K.C. Myers has resigned from the staff of the Provincetown Independent, where she has worked since its […]
AGING IN EASTHAM
What It’s Like to Get Old Here
Worries about the cost of living and lack of medical services, plus hopes for lifelong learning
EASTHAM — Nearly half of Eastham’s residents are at least 60 years old, and a recent study shows the trend toward an expanding older population is expected to continue because […]
HERRING RIVER RESTORATION
Meet the Man Who Is Mulching Duck Harbor
The machine is loud but the work is regenerative, says Faun Koplovsky
WELLFLEET — Deep into the dense brush of Duck Harbor, a low rumbling sound reverberates off the pitch pines and oak trees. An enormous yellow machine munches through the understory, […]
THE SCUTTLEBUTT
Right Whales Are in View From Shore at Herring Cove
Striped bass are migrating now, too, but it’s early to name an ETA
It looks like we’re finally getting the beautiful spring weather that towns inland have been enjoying for a week or two. We have been in an easterly fetch pattern, which […]
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 11 included the following, based on a report prepared by Mass Audubon’s Wellfleet […]
PROVINCETOWN: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Select Board Wants a Working Group
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
Pre-Town Meeting Meeting
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, April 13 Board […]
WELLFLEET: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
To the Ballot Box
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
All Ears on Conservation Areas
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. All meetings at Town Hall unless […]
WALSH PROPERTY
Panel Agrees on 40,000 ‘Non-Residential’ Square Feet
Space for trade is at least twice what consultants brought to the table
TRURO — The Walsh Property Community Planning Committee was enthusiastic about allocating space for trade and other “non-residential” uses at its March 29 meeting, the group’s first in four weeks. […]
TOWN MEETING
Housing Funds and Emergency Services Get OK
Controversial articles on short-term rental regulation are postponed
PROVINCETOWN — In the first 90 minutes of Monday night’s packed town meeting, voters passed Articles 1 through 16 on the 37-item warrant — including an unprecedented operating override to […]
911
Two Eastham Houses Are Lost to Fires
Delays in calling for help gave fires a head start, says Chief Keane
EASTHAM — Teresa Martin had just returned from an afternoon trip to the transfer station on March 25 when she saw flames shooting from an electrical outlet on the porch […]
