WELLFLEET — The state Dept. of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) and Dept. of Transportation (MassDOT) presented updated plans on March 12 for a two-mile bike path extension ending at Route […]
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HOUSING
Cloverleaf Developer Must Upgrade Septic Treatment Plan
Revised plan has 39 affordable housing units
TRURO — An independent review of the Cloverleaf, the largest single affordable housing development in Truro’s history, found it needs a more powerful septic treatment system than was originally proposed. […]
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This Week in Provincetown
Meetings Ahead Town officials are working on providing conference phone-in capability for board and committee meetings. When available, a phone number will be listed on the meeting agenda. During the […]
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This Week in Truro
Meetings Ahead Truro is working on remote capacity to enable people to participate in public meetings. “We don’t have that in place yet,” said Town Manager Rae Ann Palmer. “So […]
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This Week in Wellfleet
Meetings Ahead The coronavirus has taken a toll on civic involvement, but you can still watch and call in to the meetings that have not been canceled. Town offices and […]
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This Week in Eastham
Meetings Ahead Town Hall is closed. The meetings listed below are still posted but may change. Check the town’s website, www.eastham-ma.gov, for information on meeting schedule changes and how to […]
BUSINESS
Willy’s Makes Progress, but Snags Remain
A trail of lawsuits and complaints clouds gym’s past and future
EASTHAM — It appears that Willy’s World Wellness & Conference Center, closed since Dec. 12 because of serious health and safety code violations, could reopen in a matter of weeks, […]
NATIONAL SEASHORE
Ups and Downs of Managing Change at the Seashore
Delaney seeks help in reauthorizing ‘sunsetted’ advisory board
EASTHAM — It will cost you more to park at a Cape Cod National Seashore beach this summer, and less — in fact, nothing — to participate in ranger-led programs. […]
CIVICS
Select Board Says No to Video Policy
Divided vote leads to argument about transparency
WELLFLEET — The select board voted 3-2 on Feb. 28 not to adopt a policy requiring the videotaping of all regulatory town board meetings. The vote perpetuated Wellfleet’s status as […]
ENVIRONMENT
Math Looks Bad for Right Whales
With females dying at higher rates and fewer births, hope for species dims
PROVINCETOWN — Dragon, a female right whale who gave birth to a calf as recently as 2016, was spotted two weeks ago entangled in rope 50 miles south of Nantucket. […]
RESTORATION
Support, and a Few Doubts, at Herring River Hearing
Long-planned Cape Cod Commission review is underway
WELLFLEET — Speakers lined up at microphones at the Council on Aging Monday to support the Herring River Project, which over 20 years could repair 570 acres of a salt […]
SHELLFISHING
Eastham Mussels, Once Abundant, Are Harder to Find
Part one of a two-part story on the Outer Cape’s mussel fishery
EASTHAM — Mussels are a wild fishery on Cape Cod. That is, if you’re eating a locally harvested mussel, nature did the planting and cultivation. Some are wondering if shellfish […]
RARA AVIS
This Week’s Bird Sightings
Confirmed bird sightings on the Outer Cape in the week preceding the Independent’s deadline on Tuesday, March 10, included the following, based on a report prepared by Mass Audubon’s Wellfleet […]
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This Week in Provincetown
Meetings Ahead Thursday, March 12 Bicycle Committee, 2 p.m., Maushope Community Room Planning Board, 6:30 p.m., Town Hall Tuesday, March 17 Conservation Commission, 6 p.m., Town Hall Wednesday, March 18 […]
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This Week in Truro
Meetings Ahead Thursday, March 12 Housing Authority, 4:15 p.m., Town Hall Zoning Board of Appeals, 5:30 p.m., Town Hall Tuesday, March 17 Cemetery Commission, 10 a.m., Town Hall Board of […]
