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SCHOOLS
No Longer Interim: Goyette Named Superintendent in Provincetown
Search committee finds former principal ‘head and shoulders’ above other candidates
PROVINCETOWN — When Gerry Goyette was made interim superintendent in June 2022, the Provincetown School Committee had one major concern: Goyette, who was serving as the school’s principal, was just […]
TOWN FINANCE
Wellfleet Officials Take In State’s Fiscal Report
But they are at a loss about how to begin on DOR recommendations
WELLFLEET — When the state Dept. of Revenue presented its bleak financial management review to the select board and finance committee on Feb. 28, Deb Wagner, a director at the […]
DEADLY FIRE
Building Where Boy Died Is Owned by Ben Zehnder
Lawyer denies knowledge of illegal renovations on his property
ORLEANS — A lawyer who routinely argues before Outer Cape regulatory boards on behalf of rich and powerful property owners is the owner of the building where a six-year-old boy […]
TOWN MEETING
Two Housing Projects, PAAM, and Schooner Hindu Are on the Warrant
Community Preservation Committee recommends $1 million in grants
PROVINCETOWN — Every year since 2006, town meeting voters have dispensed special funding measures called community preservation grants. The money comes from a 3-percent surcharge on property taxes and can […]
DISASTER AFTERMATH
Slow Repairs and Housing Search Remain After Flood
Counting on the kindness of neighbors — and on insurance
PROVINCETOWN — The owners of East End properties that were flooded by wind-driven seawater during a December storm continue to struggle to get their buildings dried out, wiring and plumbing […]
TOWN MEETING
Six Citizen Petitions on Truro Warrant Run the Gamut
From ‘mansion-ization’ to dogs on leashes, Truro voters bring their ideas forward
TRURO — Town meeting is not until Tuesday, April 25, but Truro’s select board is already discussing six citizen petitions that will appear on the warrant. Petitioned articles are authorized […]
DEVELOPMENT
Land Court Ruling Makes Way for New House on Lieutenant Island
The ZBA is expected to follow judge’s reasoning rather than local bylaw
WELLFLEET — The zoning board of appeals is expected to reverse its decision of two years ago and approve a plan on March 9 for a 2,500-square-foot two-story house on […]
CONGREGATIONS
Wellfleet’s Congregational Church Gets a New Pastor
Jon Elsensohn joins a church in the Outlands he once read about
WELLFLEET — When Chip Hurd, the pastor of the Roslindale Congregational Church in Boston, heard about the Wellfleet Congregational Church’s search for a new pastor, his friend Jon Elsensohn came […]
EDUCATION
School Committee Did Not Know About Bullying Scandal
Administration’s ‘lack of transparency’ is called ‘mind-boggling’
ORLEANS — Nauset Regional School Committee members said on March 2 they had no idea the U.S. Dept. of Education’s Office for Civil Rights had investigated the high school and […]
KOPYCHYNTSI DISPATCH
Bright Lights and Dark Days in Small-Town Ukraine
Creativity and grief coexist in a country at war
When the Independent first spoke with Mayor Bogdan Kelichavyi of Kopychyntsi, a town of about 13,000 in western Ukraine, the Russian invasion was only six days old. It was March […]
RARA AVIS
This Week’s Bird Sightings
This Week’s Bird Sightings Confirmed bird sightings on the Outer Cape in the week preceding the Independent’s deadline on Tuesday, March 7 included the following, based on a report prepared […]
PROVINCETOWN: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
The Warrant Is Closed
Meetings Ahead Most meetings in Provincetown are held in-person, typically with an online-attendance option for both committee members and residents. Click on the meeting you want to attend on the […]
TRURO: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
A Duplex Bylaw Amendment
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, March 9 Finance […]
WELLFLEET: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Select Board Pay Raise
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 […]
