WELLFLEET — Kevin Sexton’s plans for two new subdivisions on lots he owns on Old King’s Highway have been awaiting planning board review since they were submitted in early April. […]
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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, Nov. 19 included the following, based on a report prepared by Mass Audubon’s Wellfleet […]
THE SCUTTLEBUTT
Long Island Sound Lost Its Lobster Fishery. Is Cape Cod Bay Next?
With warmer water and a steeper thermocline, it’s hard to know where the lobsters will go
Cape Cod and lobster are as much a match as peanut butter and jelly. It’s hard to imagine a summer without lobster rolls or that quintessential Cape Cod food adventure, […]
A SHRUB LAUREATE
Pretty in Evergreen
Sheep laurel, one of several broad-leaved evergreen shrubs in the local understory, is prone to wilting — a defense mechanism that helps it conserve water during droughts and cold weather. […]
PROVINCETOWN: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Sewer Connection Grants
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
25 S. Highland Update
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, Nov. […]
WELLFLEET: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
New Harbor Staff
Meetings Ahead Most meetings in Wellfleet are held online and in person. Go to www.wellfleet-ma.gov/calendar and click on the meeting you want to watch, then follow the instructions on the […]
EASTHAM: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Lease to Locals Update
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. All meetings […]
BREAKING NEWS: RADIOACTIVITY
Pilgrim Worker Claims He Was Poisoned by Radiation
Adam Snyder’s lawsuit says Holtec knew of danger and withheld facts
PLYMOUTH — A 41-year-old worker assigned to the decommissioning of the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station for several months in 2021 claims he was poisoned by radiation and that Holtec Pilgrim, […]
ELECTION RECAP
County Question 6 and District Question 7 Both Fail
No clear sentiment on wind power in state Senate race, says Cyr
PROVINCETOWN — Alongside choices for president, Congress, the state legislature, and five statewide ballot questions, voters on the Outer and Lower Cape had two more choices to make on Election […]
HEALTH CARE
BCBS Drops OCHS From Its Medicare Plans
Blue Cross move may be a strategy to increase profits
WELLFLEET — On the first day of open enrollment for Medicare recipients to choose a health-care plan, Catherine Hess received a notice that her current insurer, Blue Cross Blue Shield, […]
HISTORIC PRESERVATION
Wellfleet Commission Delays Demise of Rare 1780s House
Owners get more time to find a solution that could save the building
WELLFLEET — The town’s historical commission has imposed an 18-month delay on the proposed demolition of the Capt. Joseph Hatch house. After a Nov. 6 hearing, the commission determined that […]
STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN
An Old Easement Leads to New Stairs in Seashore
Owner atop bluff at Head of the Meadow gets a private leg up on public land
TRURO — A 10-foot-wide easement deeded nearly 50 years ago to the owners of a house at 63 Head of the Meadow Road in Truro paved the way for the […]
IMMIGRATION
Interfaith Panel Asks How to Create a ‘Culture of Welcome’
Cyr asks leaders to push back against rise in anti-immigrant talk
EASTHAM — Katia DaCunha arrived in the U.S. with her two children in 2003 with five dollars to her name. She recalls meeting a police officer at the Miami airport […]
TOWN HALL
Select Board Adopts Remote Work Policy for Town Manager
Tangeman asks to turn down the heat after settling a question that’s simmered since summer
TRURO — The select board worked through the Truro Motor Inn quandary, approved a seasonal condominium conversion for Anchorage on the Bay, and allocated $50,000 from the affordable housing trust […]
