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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 … ▶

Walsh Advisers

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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, … ▶

WELLFLEET: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS

Board and Committee Reappointments

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More Water Issues

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Clark Is the Only Finalist for Truro Town Manager

Select board says 9 years as assistant made her the best of 16 applicants

TRURO — The select board voted unanimously on July 1 to interview only one of 16 applicants for the job of town manager: current acting Town Manager Kelly Clark. She … ▶

The Lone Star Tick Settles In, Bringing New Risks

As the species becomes widespread on the Cape, prevention is key

PROVINCETOWN — There’s a newcomer on the Cape’s tick scene. It bites hard, reproduces fast, and, in some cases, leaves victims allergic to red meat. It’s the … ▶

Barnstable County Jail Has Brought Health Care In-House

Almost two years after ending Wellpath’s contract, Buckley has hired counselors and case managers

By Grace E. Yoon Jul 2, 2025

PROVINCETOWN — When Barnstable County Sheriff Donna Buckley announced her campaign for that office in March 2022, she told the Independent that “the sheriff’s responsibility is not to do law […]

Wilson Says Peace Valley Road House Can’t Be Saved

A long-neglected antique got a savior, but it may be too far gone

By Christine Legere Jul 2, 2025

WELLFLEET — When Helen Miranda Wilson spent $900,000 to purchase the 3.7-acre property at 177 Peace Valley Road in late May, she hoped to restore at least part of the […]

Provincetown Sets a Long List of Goals

Alongside housing and flooding are new efforts on road safety and health

By Paul Benson Jul 2, 2025

PROVINCETOWN — Every year in May, after town meeting and the annual town election, the select board scores the town manager’s progress and writes a new set of “goals and […]

Wellfleet Board Denies Waivers for Sexton’s 10-Lot Subdivision

A long road, no stormwater plans, and exasperation scuttle Sexton’s plan

By Christine Legere Jul 2, 2025

WELLFLEET — After nearly two years of review, the planning board unanimously denied site plan approval for a 10-lot subdivision sandwiched between Dow Drive and Somerset Avenue. The 8-acre property, […]

A Cottage Garden in the Dunes

Spring blossoms brave a windy perch above the bay

Hidden behind a rustic wooden fence tiny spring treasures abound: Nodding bluebells, arching ferns, dainty forget-me-nots, and self-sown alexanders in a glowing … ▶

In the Mood for Wallpaper

Letting layers, textures, and scale deliver design that feels just right

Few things make me happier than adding color to walls. As a decorator, I know that nothing else creates the same effect so quickly. But recently, I’ve had a lot of … ▶

A Lofty Lineage in North Truro

How a space once used for storing sails came to house an artistic legacy

Sometimes you just know when a place is the one. It was 1978 when Anne Webb Johnson and her husband, David, found themselves looking at an unusual house on Hughes … ▶

One Strong Table

Peter McMahon’s design can be as fancy or plain as its materials make it

Peter McMahon is not going to brag about his tables. They are what he calls “a Flintstones solution” to a practical problem. After McMahon founded the Cape Cod … ▶

Bathtime Under the Stars

Old clawfoot tubs find new purpose nestled in open-air oases of ferns and succulents

Kai Potter discovered outdoor bathing at 13, when he visited friends who lived in Harwich. “They had this bathtub out in the woods,” Potter says. A fire under the … ▶

Mini Makeovers

Deep colors and a warm glow bring calm to children’s bathrooms

Kids’ bathrooms are surely not at the top of most people’s home-improvement wish lists. As long as it’s a room that’s functional and ready to withstand some wear and … ▶

The Tire Swing Grows Up

Jeff Soderbergh’s ring chair is made of history

The wood floors of Jeff Soderbergh’s furniture workshop in Portsmouth, R.I. were salvaged from the box cars of old freight trains. The beams that support the … ▶

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