TRURO — The select board voted 4-1 on June 28 to extend the town’s contract with Town Manager Darrin Tangeman. The vote came during an executive session and was announced […]
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TRURO TOWN HALL
Select Board Will Investigate Areson
The board’s vice chair is accused of violating the town charter
TRURO — The select board voted on June 28 to investigate a complaint that vice chair Sue Areson had violated the town charter by talking to town employees about Town […]
TRURO: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Oxtoby Named to School Committee
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, July […]
ENVIRONMENT
High Bacteria Levels Lead to Short-Lived Beach Closures
Seashore closes Race Point and Head of the Meadow beaches for a day
TRURO — As the weather warms up and summer crowds flock to the beaches to cool off, something unwelcome has been detected in the water — and it’s not sharks. […]
BARNYARD CONFIDENTIAL
A Flock Provides Beauty, Bounty, and the Occasional Unsolved Mystery
A freakish egg keeps a poultry farmer’s pride in check
TRURO — A small-flock poultry farmer can be forgiven for priding herself on the beauty, health, and productivity of her flock. At least I hope so, because such hubris has […]
TRURO: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Town Goals
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, June 29 Climate […]
LAND USE PLANNING
Traffic Study Does Not Arrest the Walsh Property Plan
Commission projects an average summertime wait of 3 minutes to exit Walsh Way
TRURO — A preliminary study analyzing the effects on traffic of development at the 69.9-acre Walsh property did not put a stop sign on the planning committee’s current goal of […]
INFERNO
Leaking Propane Probably Caused House to Explode
The outdoor tank, overdue for reinspection, was improperly filled
TRURO — The explosion that destroyed Miriam and Todd Henning’s house on April 20 was likely caused by a leaking propane tank, according to local and state fire and police […]
TRURO: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Select Board Executive Session
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, June 22 Climate […]
Town of Truro Legal Notices
TOWN OF TRURO Board of Health Public Notice The Truro Board of Health approved revisions to Section VI: Local Septic Regulations to Supplement Title 5, State Environmental Code and Section […]
TRURO TALKS
A Campaign Is Waged to Oust Town Manager
42 percent of the signers of an online petition are nonvoters
TRURO — A vocal contingent of Truro voters and nonvoters has waged a campaign in the last week asking the select board not to renew Town Manager Darrin Tangeman’s contract. […]
TRURO: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
A Green Future
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, June 15 Finance […]
Town of Truro Legal Notices
TOWN OF TRURO Zoning Board of Appeals Notice of Remote Public Hearings Monday, June 26, 2023 at 5:30 pm 2023-005/ZBA Ross Zachs, Manager – Big Monkey LLC for property located […]
HOME MAKING
Raising a Wetu in Truro
An indigenous dwelling proves weather-hardy on opening day at the Highland House Museum
TRURO — The wind blew ferociously on June 3, providing a fitting backdrop for the celebration held at the Highland House Museum that day. Annawon Weeden had just put the […]
VITALS
After 2 Years, Truro’s Town Clerk Departs Silently
With no clerk, the town is unable to issue marriage, death, or birth certificates
TRURO — After serving two years as town clerk, Kaci Fullerton packed up and moved out of her town hall office on Friday, May 26, her last day of work. […]
