Eversource’s draft plan for managing vegetation under its power lines on Cape Cod and Martha’s Vineyard for the next five years looks essentially the same as the plan for the […]
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TAXATION
$2.9 Billion in Tax Rebates Will Be Mailed in November
13 percent of state income tax receipts will go back to payers
PROVINCETOWN — In a break with the last 35 years of state budgeting, $2.9 billion will be mailed back to income-tax payers in Massachusetts in direct proportion to their 2021 […]
CIVICS
Ginny Frazier Named to Truro Planning Board
Two boards have no argument over filling a vacant seat
TRURO — Ginny Frazier was appointed to the planning board at a special joint meeting of that board and the select board on Oct. 25. The two boards have had […]
TRANSPORTATION
DOT Splits Route 6 Improvements Into 3 Projects
A narrower roadway but with bike lanes and bus pull-offs south of Main Street
WELLFLEET — The Mass. Dept. of Transportation’s plan for repaving Route 6 in Wellfleet promises to do a lot more than pour fresh asphalt on a degraded roadway. Improving accessibility […]
CIVICS
The Nov. 8 Ballot Is a Mix of Lawyers, Liquor, and Money
Choices for governor, attorney general, and county officials, along with 4 ballot questions
The election on Nov. 8 will determine who the new governor and attorney general will be, as well as the new Barnstable County sheriff and Cape & Islands district attorney. […]
ELECTIONS
Question 4 Arguments Cite Safety Concerns and Voter Fraud
Voters will decide if undocumented immigrants can get driver’s licenses
Massachusetts voters will decide through Question 4 on the Nov. 8 ballot whether a law allowing undocumented immigrants to obtain driver’s licenses will stay or go. The law, known as […]
TESTIMONY
Land Court Will Consider GFM Injunction on Nov. 3
Vibration, dust, and noise are not counter to public policy, Zehnder argues
WELLFLEET — A state Land Court judge is scheduled to consider a request for a preliminary injunction on Nov. 3 to stop GFM Enterprises from operating its satellite contractor’s yard […]
HELPING
Where the Terms Are Set by the Chaos of War
On a trip to the border of Poland and Ukraine, a lesson in what is most needed
My family is in Poland, so in August I traveled from Wellfleet to Cracow and then to my hometown of Gliwice to visit them and reconnect with old friends. Families […]
UNDERSTORY
Under the Power Lines, an Edible Forest Grows
Initiative expands an area protected from herbicide spraying
HARWICH — The Food Forest Initiative of Cape Cod has found a way to protect a section of Eversource’s right of way off Bay Road from herbicide application, planting it […]
RARA AVIS
This Week’s Bird Sightings
Confirmed bird sightings on the Outer Cape in the week preceding the Independent’s deadline on Tuesday, Oct. 25 included the following, based on a report prepared by Mass Audubon’s Wellfleet […]
RECOVERY
County Will Invite Formal Applications for ARPA Grants
122 letters asking for a total of $40M compete for $5M
BARNSTABLE — The Barnstable County administration has received 122 letters of interest from would-be applicants for small and medium-size grants that would be funded through the American Rescue Plan Act. […]
IMBIBING
Pennywise at the Provincetown Food & Wine Festival
A Guide for the Frugal Flaneur
Plato said, “Nothing more excellent or valuable than wine was ever granted by the gods to man.” So true! Moreover, the cusp of winter is no time to anger a […]
PROVINCETOWN: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Traffic Hearing Cancelled
Meetings Ahead 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 […]
TRURO: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Conservation Trust Considers House
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, Oct. 27 Climate […]
WELLFLEET: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Restoration Project Selects Bridge Builder
Meetings Ahead Most meetings in Wellfleet are remote only, but some are being held in person. Go to www.wellfleet-ma.gov/calendar and click on the meeting you want to watch, then follow the instructions […]
