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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 23 included the following, based on a report prepared by Mass Audubon’s Wellfleet […]
PROVINCETOWN: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Pier Commission Appointed
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 […]
TRURO: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Longnook Questions Answered
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
A Land Exchange
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
Big Plans
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 […]
WIND ENERGY
Leaders Ask BOEM for Time and Information
The goal is ‘a seat at the table’ as offshore wind plans advance
WELLFLEET — Plans for permitting the construction of wind farms in the Gulf of Maine have been in the works at the U.S. Dept. of the Interior since at least […]
FULLY INVOLVED
Albino Is First Woman to Be Fire Chief on the Cape
An Eastham firefighter with 37 years of experience makes history
EASTHAM — Lisa Albino joined the Eastham Fire Dept. as a call firefighter in 1986. Now she is set to become the department’s next chief, and she’ll be making history […]
HEAVY METAL
Old Leaking Oil Tanks Unearthed at Truro DPW
Vehicle parts and old snowplow blades also among debris found on Town Hall Hill
TRURO — Twelve test pits dug at Truro’s current DPW site last week unearthed piles of metallic debris that had spent at least two decades underground, Director Jarrod Cabral said. […]
CLEAR CUT
Judge Rules Against Sextons in Clearcutting Case
Trees are timber after all, a Land Court judge finds
WELLFLEET — A Land Court judge has settled a dispute between the town and Kevin Sexton over the June 2021 clearcutting of a swath of woods on his family’s land […]
HOUSING
Harbor Hill Apartments Will Not Be Sold — for Now
A year-long effort to find a buyer is thwarted by a taxability detail
PROVINCETOWN — The 28 apartments in the former timeshare complex at Harbor Hill will not be sold by the town — at least for now. That’s the decision reached earlier […]
BUSINESS
12 Outer Cape Hotels Sued for Website Accessibility
The ADA requires websites to describe disability accommodations in detail
PROVINCETOWN — Outer Cape hoteliers have been warned to check that their websites comply with the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) following a spate of lawsuits from a single attorney. […]
CIVICS
Truro Now Has Two Part-Time Residents Groups
TPRTA president denies having encouraged part-timers to register to vote
This article was updated on July 19. TRURO — As Cape Cod’s most seasonal town, Truro has been a hotspot for questions about whether people have the right to vote […]
WELLFLEET GOVERNANCE
Select Board Cited for Violating Open Meeting Law
A June 2023 executive session led to multiple violations, says attorney general
WELLFLEET — The Mass. attorney general’s office has cited multiple violations of the Open Meeting Law related to a closed meeting of the select board on June 27, 2023. In […]
THE SCUTTLEBUTT
The Summer of Wind
Still no blues, just worries about an ocean experiment
The summer of 2024 will be remembered on the waterfront as the summer of wind. Apart from a few windless days here and there, we have been pummeled day in […]
