Town of Wellfleet Selectboard Public Hearing September 10, 2024 Notice is hereby given that the Wellfleet Selectboard will hold a public hearing on Tuesday September 10, 2024, at 7:00p.m. virtually […]
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WELLFLEET FINANCES
Audit Reveals Close Call on $1M Wire Fraud
The town was able to recover funds sent to a fake bank account
WELLFLEET — The town came close to being scammed out of more than $1 million last summer. According to the fiscal 2023 audit and internal emails between town officials, in […]
WELLFLEET HARBOR
Marina Committee Blames Former Staff for Poor Management
Interim harbormaster says budget is inadequate to address concerns
WELLFLEET — Following three resignations in the harbormaster’s office within a two-week period earlier this summer, members of the town’s marina advisory committee claimed former staff failed to address critical […]
SURVEILLANCE ECONOMY
Wi-Fi Comes to Lecount Hollow; 2 Other Beaches Soon to Follow
Cable committee member Kopits wants cameras and an app, too
WELLFLEET — Most beachgoers at Lecount Hollow on a Sunday morning in late August didn’t know that if they pulled out their phones they would find Wi-Fi waiting for them […]
SURFING
The Oldtimers Longboard Classic Turns 50 in the Fog
Surfers brave hurricane-powered waves for a day that’s more ‘goofy’ than competitive
WELLFLEET — Swells from the aftermath of Hurricane Ernesto and an eerie fog mixed with drifting smoke from Canada’s wildfires enveloped White Crest Beach on Aug. 18 as hundreds of […]
WELLFLEET: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
A Town’s Own Counsel
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 […]
TIDE CHART
Provincetown and Wellfleet Harbors
Thursday, August 29 - Thursday, Sept. 5, 2024
Know when to hit the flats.
Wellfleet Legal Notices
TOWN OF WELLFLEET Zoning Board of Appeals Executive Session pursuant to G.L. c. 30A, Section 21(a)(3), to discuss strategy with respect to litigation in the matter of Great White, et […]
WELLFLEET HARBOR
Hydraulic Fluid Spills; Oysters Deemed Safe
Wind, tides, and the movement of boats disperse a slick over 2 acres
WELLFLEET — Local and state agencies sprang into action when a sheen — later identified as spilled hydraulic fluid — was seen coating the surface of Wellfleet Harbor on the […]
WELLFLEET: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Early in-Person Voting
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 […]
TIDE CHART
Provincetown and Wellfleet Harbors
Thursday, August 22- Thursday, August 29, 2024
Know when to hit the flats.
Wellfleet Legal Notices
TOWN OF WELLFLEET Zoning Board of Appeals Executive Session pursuant to G.L. c. 30A, Section 21(a)(3), to discuss strategy with respect to litigation in the matter of Great White, et […]
SECRET SESSION
Minutes Reveal Deep Confusion on Select Board
Curley’s email to Waldo led to a schism and reorganization
WELLFLEET — More than a year after a closed select board meeting led to a schism among board members and former Town Administrator Rich Waldo, the mostly unredacted minutes of […]
MENTAL HEALTH
With Clinicians Overbooked, Agencies Try to ‘Triage’ the Delays
When access to therapists is months away, nonclinical care can help, leaders say
WELLFLEET — When Dikke Hansen decided to “semi-retire,” giving up her position as director of behavioral health at Outer Cape Health Services in 2021 and taking up part-time work as […]
A SENSITIVE ISSUE
At a Forum on Temporary Signs, Opinions Are Few But Strong
Town leaders put temporary sign bylaw on hold while they assess public opinion
TRURO — After a controversy over election signs this spring resulted in multiple calls to the police dept., the town is still not enforcing its bylaw on temporary signs, according […]
