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A Master Plan for Campground Is Unveiled

Planners project that number of year-round units will drop from 300 to 250

WELLFLEET — Nearly three years after the select board signed a purchase-and-sale agreement for the 21-acre Maurice’s Campground, a master plan for affordable housing … ▶

‘Seasonal Communities’ Goes to Voters in 4 Towns

Designation gives towns new options to encourage year-round housing

PROVINCETOWN — All four Outer Cape towns have at least one item in common on their town meeting warrants this spring: a vote on whether to accept the state’s new … ▶

Luddy Says High Costs and Housing Are Still the Main Issues

Newly minted rep is holding ‘office hours’ around the district

WELLFLEET — First-term state Rep. Hadley Luddy spent two hours at the Wellfleet Public Library on March 3 as part of a series of biweekly “office hours” in the seven … ▶

Fire, Housing, and Zoning Top Provincetown’s Agenda

Petitioned articles on inclusive bathrooms and short-term rentals round out the warrant

PROVINCETOWN — Reading the warrant for the April 7 annual town meeting feels a bit like perusing a buffet in Las Vegas: there’s a huge variety, and you must try it … ▶

Coffee’s Coming Back to Commercial Street

A post-Covid law gives owners an extension on an old permit

WELLFLEET — After three decaffeinated years and three rocky rounds of zoning board hearings, it looks like it will once again be possible to get a cup of coffee on … ▶

The State of the Birds on Cape Cod

Shorebirds and saltmarsh sparrows are among those at a tipping point

WELLFLEET — A new report on research by leading bird conservation scientists, published by Cornell University, confirms that North American bird populations are … ▶

The Indie Wins 13 New England Press Awards

First-place honors for reporting on a Jamaican church, Truro’s part-time resident voters, and an entangled whale’s death

PORTLAND, MAINE — The Provincetown Independent won 13 awards at the New England Newspaper and Press Association’s annual convention on March 29, including five … ▶

Nauset’s Mock Trial Team Finishes in State’s ‘Elite Eight’

Three seniors get perfect scores in championship match against Sharon

BOSTON — Nauset High senior Thomas White isn’t a lawyer, but he certainly sounds like one. He’s honed a presentation style that’s both eloquent and concise during … ▶

A House Painter of a Different Sort

Marin Reinhardt renders her love of design in watercolor

Salads for When Spring’s Not Yet Green

It’s time to cast aside winter’s comfort foods, even if the lettuce isn’t up

Making a Scallop Dredge, Al Youngren-Style

In the Orleans workshop of a veteran fisherman who knows all the angles

Knowing When to Let an Old Car Go

A fix-it freak consults his inner analyst for advice

Nauset Spring Sports Preview, Part 2

Unified and co-ed track, golf, and tennis teams are optimistic

It’s Aries Season. Are You Feeling the Heat?

It’s hard to know when to fight and when to fold ’em

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PROVINCETOWN: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS

No Contests

By The Independent Apr 2, 2025

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 […]

From One Side to the Other

By The Independent Apr 2, 2025

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. […]

WELLFLEET: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS

Meetings Ahead Most meetings in Wellfleet are in person, typically with an online-attendance option. Click on the meeting that interests you on the calendar at wellfleet-ma.gov for details. All meetings […]

EASTHAM: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS

Safety Net for Special Ed

By The Independent Apr 2, 2025

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 for details. All […]

Upstairs, Downstairs

Going big on design gives a small house room for entertaining and for retreat

Provincetown is a high-density town. Case in point, what once was a small home in the East End with two buildings on a narrow lot recently became three condos … ▶

In Truro, Memories of Old Provincetown

At home with Nate McKean and Braunwyn Jackett

Braunwyn Jackett and Nate McKean describe their North Truro house as having an “old-school Provincetown” aesthetic. “This is how we grew up,” Jackett says. The … ▶

Scratch Circles

Stories of the winter wind, the compass grasses, and the sand

We stood on the steps of the dune shack, chipped enamel cups full of strong coffee in our hands, and looked out over a world made clean and new. The footprints we … ▶

Blurring the Edges

A landscape architect’s advice on how to help your garden — no matter how big or small — fit in an Outer Cape setting

Keith LeBlanc has focused for years on designing landscapes and gardens that eschew suburban ideals of clipped lawns and formal flower beds while seamlessly blending … ▶

A Craftsman Finds the Power of Punk in Plywood

Thomas Moses builds his own riffs on Cape Cod modern design

When the Cape Cod Modern House Trust was a fledgling organization, Thomas Moses signed up to advance its mission to restore the Outer Cape’s modern houses, many of … ▶

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