Confirmed bird sightings on the Outer Cape in the week preceding the Independent’s deadline on Tuesday, Sept. 15, included the following, based on a report prepared by Mass Audubon’s Wellfleet […]
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MOVEMENT
Does Your Home Work Station Need a Check-up?
Good ergonomics to keep your body working for you
Back in March, you set up your laptop on the dining room table and the kids took to the couch with their devices. You figured you could make do — […]
BOMB SQUAD
Man Doing Landscaping Found 9 Bombs
Experts called in to ‘neutralize’ live World War I ordnance
WELLFLEET — While doing landscaping chores on Sept. 12, Donald Thimas came across nine World War I-era bombs, including six powerful anti-tank devices that later rocked neighborhoods when they were […]
HAZE
Photo of the Week
BACK TO SCHOOL
Nauset High May Re-open Oct. 15
Ventilation system repairs not as costly as feared
EASTHAM — The Nauset Regional High School ventilation system turns out not to be as bad as expected, with the majority of classrooms expected to be ready for an Oct. […]
LEARNING AT A DISTANCE
Scallion Plans ‘Hybrid/Outdoor’ and ‘In-person/Remote’
Provincetown students will still not use classrooms
PROVINCETOWN — The Provincetown Schools superintendent has penciled in the date of Oct. 5 for some students to return to school, but not inside the building. “We’re not going to […]
CURRENTS
This Week in Provincetown
Meetings Ahead Meetings are held remotely. Go to provincetown-ma.gov and click on the meeting you want to watch. Thursday, Sept. 17 Scholarship & Trust Administration Committee, 3 p.m. Board of Health, 4 […]
CURRENTS
This Week in Truro
Meetings Ahead Meetings are held remotely. To watch live, go to truro-ma.gov and follow the “helpful link” to Truro Channel 18. Thursday, Sept. 17 Climate Action Committee, 10 a.m. Friday, Sept. 18 […]
currents
This Week in Wellfleet
Meetings Ahead From wellfleet-ma.gov, hover over a date on the calendar on the right of the screen and click on the meeting you’re interested in to open its agenda. That […]
currents
This Week in Eastham
Meetings Ahead Meetings are held remotely. Go to eastham-ma.gov/calendar-by-event-type/16 and click on the meeting you’re interested to read its agenda and find information about how to view and take part […]
Elections 2020
Markey Takes the Outer Cape
Andrews falls short in county primary
Ed Markey, who soundly defeated Joe Kennedy in the U.S. Senate Democratic primary on Sept. 1, was the winner in every town on the Outer Cape. Looking at results across […]
OLD BUSINESS
A Campground for Camaraderie
After 71 years, Maurice’s is still a family tradition in Wellfleet
WELLFLEET — Back in 1949, Maurice and Ann Gauthier of New Bedford were in search of a better lifestyle for their growing family. They eventually found it in the woods […]
DEMOGRAPHICS
Real Estate Booms, but Not School Rolls
Just Provincetown and Wellfleet show modest enrollment bump
WELLFLEET — Every Cape Cod real estate agent seems to have a story of this summer’s pandemic home-buying bonanza: homes going under contract the day they are listed, often with […]
CANNABIZ
The Pot Profit Puzzle, Part One
Why local ownership is rare, growers may still get in the game, and the tax promise is enticing
PROVINCETOWN — When b\well opened here on Friday, Sept. 4, it became the second recreational (or “adult-use”) marijuana dispensary on Cape Cod. Nine more dispensaries are on a path to […]
THE 2020 CENSUS
Looming Deadlines and Low Response Rates Raise Concerns
Council on Aging warns of losing ‘millions in federal funding’
As the current deadline of Sept. 30 for completing the 2020 census draws near, low self-response rates and misconceptions about filling out the census questionnaire are lowering hopes for a […]
