This article was updated on Aug. 2, 2025. TRURO — In February, the town began delivering bottled water to four houses where well water tested positive for a group of […]
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HOUSING
Maurice’s Planning Committee Gets New Members and Leaders
The group’s work for the year ahead is to turn a master plan into an RFP
This article was updated on Aug. 5, 2025. WELLFLEET — The select board on July 8 considered 11 applicants for six open seats and two alternates on the Maurice’s Campground […]
DEVELOPMENT
On Shurtleff Road, Owners Want Vacation House to Grow by 75%
Plans include a pool and stairs to the beach, alongside environmental mitigation
EASTHAM — The owners of a property overlooking Cape Cod Bay are looking to join a growing trend in what was once a neighborhood of modest cottages along Shurtleff Road. […]
SHARKS
Emergency Bleed Kits at Truro Beaches Are ‘Ransacked’
Fire chief calls out petty thievery that could be life-threatening
TRURO — Every day, Truro’s beach attendants check the white boxes labeled “severe bleeding first aid” to make sure the bleed kits are still there. The kits are meant to […]
TRANSPORTATION
Eastham and CCRTA Get Back to Work on Bus Shelters
Agency says plans are ‘back on track’ but wants coordination with other road projects
EASTHAM — Two years after the select board voted to send a letter to the Cape Cod Regional Transit Authority to request the construction of bus shelters at the stops […]
DEVELOPMENT
Collins Cove Is Up for Sale Again
Vecchione wants to sell his $3.25M purchase for $6M
EASTHAM — Brewster businessman Gary Vecchione bought the 2.7-acre Collins cottages property on the shore of Town Cove in late February for $3.25 million. Now he’s put the place back […]
THE SCUTTLEBUTT
A Cold Front, Krill, and Other Signs of a Wacky Season
The bass are back in a big way, but bluefish remain scarce
Things were sure different this week on the fishing front. We saw a lot of strange things going on in our ocean. We had lights-out bass fishing for a few […]
NATURAL SELECTION
Midsummer in the Muck
Growing along the perimeter of the mucky basin between Blackwater and Great ponds in Provincetown is Spiraea alba, the white meadowsweet, a native shrub still in bloom this week though […]
WEATHER
Warmth Will Linger, Daylight Won’t
The month of July will go into the record books as a warm one nationally, with mean temperatures across a large swath of the Lower 48 well above long-term averages. […]
RARA AVIS
This Week’s Bird Sightings
Confirmed bird sightings on the Outer Cape in the week preceding the Independent’s deadline on Tuesday, July 29 included the following, based on a report prepared by Mass Audubon’s Wellfleet […]
PROVINCETOWN: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Self-Defense Training
Meetings Ahead
Most meetings in Provincetown are held in person, typically with an online-attendance option. Click on the meeting you want to attend on the calendar at provincetown-ma.gov for a link to […]
TRURO: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
An ‘Egregious’ Complaint
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, July […]
WELLFLEET: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
An Accessible Bridge?
Meetings Ahead
Most meetings in Wellfleet are in person, typically with an online-attendance option. Click on the meeting that interests you on the calendar at wellfleet-ma.gov for details. All meetings are at […]
EASTHAM: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Quorum Trouble
Meetings Ahead
Most meetings in Eastham are in person, typically with an online-attendance option. Click on the meeting you are interested in on the calendar at eastham-ma.gov for details. All meetings are […]
SUMMER CAMP
Camp Lightbulb Cancels Summer Sessions Here
Counselors from previous two years describe an organization in disarray
PROVINCETOWN — Camp Lightbulb, a summer program for queer youth, is not returning to the Outer Cape this year, ending a run that began in Provincetown more than 14 years […]
