Confirmed bird sightings on the Outer Cape in the week preceding the Independent’s deadline on Tuesday, May 23 included the following, based on a report prepared by Mass Audubon’s Wellfleet […]
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Memorial Day Observance
Those wishing to honor the sacrifice of local veterans on Memorial Day will have good opportunities to do so on Monday. Two back-to-back ceremonies begin at 10 a.m. at the […]
SMALL-TOWN NOISE
Battle Over Music at Fox & Crow Goes to Court
Zoning board hopes the two sides can find a compromise
WELLFLEET — Trudy Vermehren has been in an argument with neighbors about noise ever since she moved her popular year-round gathering spot, the Fox & Crow Café, from its previous […]
PROVINCETOWN: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Objecting to Dune Shack RFP
Meetings Ahead Most meetings in Provincetown are in-person, typically with an online-attendance option for both committee members and residents. Click on the meeting you want to attend on the calendar […]
TRURO: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Recount Confirms Child-Care Funding
Meetings Ahead Most meetings in Truro are remote. Go to truro-ma.gov and click on the meeting you want to watch. The agenda includes instructions on how to join. Thursday, May 25 Climate […]
WELLFLEET: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Police Promotions
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
Wiley Park Hearing
Meetings Ahead Most meetings in Eastham are in-person, typically with an online-attendance option. Go to eastham-ma.gov and click on the meeting you are interested in for details. All meetings are […]
OCEAN VIEW DRIVE
Wellfleet Has Its Own Beach Banksy
WELLFLEET — England may have Banksy, but Wellfleet has its own mystery graffiti artist whose works have been popping up at the town’s beaches, painted on the plywood boards where […]
DEMOGRAPHICS
As State Shrinks, Cape Cod Has Its Own Odd Crisis
The Cape’s outmigration is feet first, casting a pall on the economy
PROVINCETOWN — The Outer Cape’s sparse population has long been part of its appeal. But during the early months of the pandemic, that characteristic of our towns suddenly became especially […]
TRURO ELECTION
Wider Children’s Programs Pass by Just One Vote
Override votes that sailed through town meeting struggled at the ballot box
TRURO — Late on election night, the “unofficial results” for Truro’s May 9 town balloting showed a perfectly tied vote on the Community Sustainability Package — a bundle of three […]
HOUSING
Cape Cod Commission Is Developing a Housing Strategy
A menu of policies should be released in fall; in the meantime, there’s a survey online
PROVINCETOWN — If you’re subscribed to emails from your town’s government, you’ve probably received a message recently asking you to respond to the Cape Cod Commission’s Regional Housing Preference Survey. […]
SMALL-TOWN NOISE
Battle Over Music at Fox & Crow Goes to Court
Zoning board hopes the two sides can find a compromise
WELLFLEET — Trudy Vermehren has been in an argument with neighbors about noise ever since she moved her popular year-round gathering spot, the Fox & Crow Café, from its previous […]
SPEECH
Civility Pledge Is off the Agenda in Truro
A code of conduct for town officials could happen, however
TRURO — The select board is no longer working on one of its goals and objectives for fiscal 2023, according to member Sue Areson: the implementation of a “civility pledge” […]
ENVIRONMENT
Wellfleet Expands Single-Serving Plastic Bottle Ban
Saying no to plastic soft drink and seltzer bottles, ‘the quicker the better’
WELLFLEET — You will no longer find your favorite soft drinks or seltzer waters in single-serving plastic bottles on the shelves of Wellfleet’s markets and take-out windows. That’s because a plastic […]
BUSINESS
Truro Orders Martin to Cease Business on Route 6
Commercial use of the former Jack’s Gas site is prohibited, say Seashore officials
TRURO — Robert Martin has been selling firewood from a roadside lot at 100 Route 6 since he began renting it on Jan. 15. This spring, the business’s footprint seemed […]
