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TRURO: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Select Board Reorganization
Meetings Ahead Meetings in Truro are often held remotely. Go to Truro-ma.gov and click on the meeting you are interested in for an agenda and details on how to join. Thursday, June […]
WELLFLEET: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Late Spring Town Meeting
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
Adding a Story, With Subtractions
Meetings Ahead Most meetings in Eastham are in person, typically with an online-attendance option. Click on the meeting you want to attend on the calendar at eastham-ma.gov for a link […]
TRURO ELECTIONS
Medoff and Girard-Irwin Are Elected to Select Board
A June 27 special election will put four financial questions to voters
TRURO — Nancy Medoff and Susan Girard-Irwin were elected to the select board on May 29. The election drew 950 voters — a 41 percent turnout, well above last year’s […]
WHITE COLLAR CRIME
Delgizzis Told to Pay Up or Shut Restaurant
Eastham denies business license for Lobster Shanty over back taxes
EASTHAM — David and Carolyn Delgizzi will not be allowed to open the Lobster Shanty this summer because they haven’t paid their taxes. The select board voted unanimously on May […]
TRURO SIGN CODE
Officials Say Sign Complaints Are Based on a Misconception
Tangeman and Cabral maintain that many front yards are on public property
TRURO — Complaints that campaign signs were removed from private property are based on misconceptions about where property lines are, Town Manager Darrin Tangeman and DPW Director Jarrod Cabral both […]
VOUCHERS AREN’T ENOUGH
Child-Care Providers Navigate a Trying Landscape
Long waitlists and staff shortages plague Outer Cape early education centers
PROVINCETOWN — Outer Cape towns’ efforts to help families afford child care are being stymied by a lack of space and staffing. Some families with young children are unable to […]
RESTAURANT RULES
Luke’s Lobster Is Exempted From Formula Business Bylaw
Changed menu and logo make it different from the company’s 32 other ‘shacks’
PROVINCETOWN — Luke’s Lobster currently has 17 lobster “shacks” in the Northeast, two in Las Vegas, five in Japan, and four in Singapore — but when it opens a full-service […]
TERRORISM
FBI Holds ‘Active Shooter’ Response Training in Provincetown
Threats to Pride celebrations across the globe prompt a nationwide alert
PROVINCETOWN — Almost 160 people, including many of Provincetown’s nightclub owners, bar managers, and hotel and restaurant staff, came to town hall on June 3 for an unusual kind of […]
THE SPROUTS
Pea Shoots and Pansies Washed Down With Kale
At a school salad party, students sample a medley of herbs and greens
TRURO — Students at Truro Central School, be they kindergartners or fifth-graders, know that the florets that sprout at the top of kale plants are to be picked. And eaten. […]
ALLERGIES
Peak Pine Pollen Is Upon Us
With a burst of sticky yellow dust, the forest’s sex life comes into view
WELLFLEET — The beginning of summer brings a few things denizens of the Outer Cape are wary of, bridge traffic and a bump in gas prices among them. But perhaps […]
THE SCUTTLEBUTT
Watching for Rebounds in Canada and Spain
Promising reports on Atlantic cod and bluefin tuna reach our shores
Striped bass fishing is heating up in the bay, and Billingsgate Shoals is the place to be. A few days ago there were a lot of bass off Wood End […]
MORNING FLIGHT
Hawkwatching on Bearberry Hill
A sunny day with southwest winds brings high-flying tourists to Truro
TRURO — In the world of birding, there are a few categories with their own histories and techniques. Seawatching, where a birder peers out at the sea with a scope […]
IRIS ESCAPADES
I’m So Over This Rainbow
The iris shares its name with the Greek goddess of the rainbow, ostensibly for the multitude of colors found across its hundreds of species worldwide. In this neck of the […]