The Provincetown Independent

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Cape Cod Commission Plans Safety Upgrades for Route 6A

1 week ago | provincetownindependent.org | Paul Benson

PROVINCETOWN — Some of Cape Cod’s charming roads have so many twists and turns that it’s easy to imagine the horses and buggies that once traveled them. Old King’s Highway from Orleans to Bourne is one such road — officially Mass. Route 6A, it has been protected by a multi-town historic district since 1987.
Demolished Cottage Will Be Replaced

1 week ago | provincetownindependent.org | Christine Legere

TRURO — Two cottages that were moved to a town-owned lot on South Highland Road in February 2024 were supposed to be renovated and ready to house town employees by this summer. But those plans went sideways in October, when Cape Cod Builders Inc., the Bourne company hired to prepare infrastructure for the cottages and renovate one of them, instead demolished that cottage. The company did so without first consulting local officials or the town’s engineers.
Revisiting the Mission

1 week ago | provincetownindependent.org | Edward Miller

Two weeks ago in this column, I wrote about a group of kids on Long Island who have started a newspaper called The Ditch Weekly, which was described by its 17-year-old chief financial officer as “very profitable.” The story, in the New York Times, was a quirky but welcome bit of positive reporting about the newspaper business, which remains chronically troubled.
The Complexities of Eastham’s Wastewater Problem

1 week ago | provincetownindependent.org | Andrew Hay

Eastham has not made it easy for residents to vote without reservation for the financing of its Targeted Watershed Management Plan (TWMP). The $170-million cost of the project is an issue, but it is not the only one. To be fair, wastewater is a large-scale problem, and there are no simple or easy solutions. That said, despite years of planning and three information outreach meetings, several questions remain. No reasonable person is against responsible wastewater management.
Amid Threats to Foreign Students, a Harvard Choir Sings in Provincetown

2 weeks ago | provincetownindependent.org | Paul Benson

PROVINCETOWN — The Trump administration’s increased pressure on student visa holders nationwide — and its all-out campaign against Harvard — came into view in Provincetown last week when the Harvard University Choir decided it was too risky to travel to Denmark and instead came to the Unitarian Universalist Meeting House on Commercial Street to sing. The group’s appearance here had been announced only a few days before, but the church’s pews were filled for the one-hour performance on June 4.
Board Approves $500K for 26 Shank Painter

2 weeks ago | provincetownindependent.org | Paul Benson

PROVINCETOWN — The town’s effort to get 40 condos — 30 of which would be sold to town residents at below-market prices — built at the site of the former police station on 26 Shank Painter Road hit a speed bump on April 28, when developers Christine Barker and M. Tatiana Eck told the select board that they needed $500,000 in “pre-development” funds for detailed architecture and engineering plans to get the project to its January closing date.
In Eastham, Property Tax Is a Hot Topic

2 weeks ago | provincetownindependent.org | Parker Mumford |Paul Benson

EASTHAM — Property taxes have been in the spotlight in Eastham this year. In the annual town election, two candidates for select board told the Independent that rising taxes were the biggest issue facing the town, while at town meeting, the citizen-petitioned Article 9A asked the select board to hire an outside auditor to assess the town’s tax strategy.
Health Officials Tighten Oversight at Sandbars Inn

2 weeks ago | provincetownindependent.org | Christine Legere

TRURO — The board of health is all too familiar with complaints about the Sandbars Inn at 570 Shore Road. Many of them stem from lack of oversight of the guests and difficulty reaching management when problems arise at the tightly packed Beach Point complex. The board hopes to see that change with its unanimous decision to keep a tighter rein on the property. Beachtree Property Holdings of Maryland has owned the Sandbars Inn since 2003.
Hearing on Holtec’s Appeal of DEP Denial Begins

2 weeks ago | provincetownindependent.org | Christine Legere

PLYMOUTH — The Dept. of Environmental Protection determined last July that the proposed discharge of over one million gallons of radioactive wastewater from the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station into Cape Cod Bay would violate the state’s Ocean Sanctuaries Act. But in August, Holtec International, the company that bought the Plymouth plant after it shut down to carry out its decommissioning, appealed that decision.
Cheer the Weary Travelers

2 weeks ago | provincetownindependent.org | Edward Miller

The alert about a last-minute concert at the Unitarian Universalist Meeting House came too late for an announcement in the newspaper. Jennifer Shannon, president of the congregation, emailed on Friday night to say that the Harvard University Choir would be singing on Wednesday afternoon. The students and their conductor, Edward Elwyn Jones, were supposed to have been in Copenhagen, Denmark for a long-planned end-of-semester concert tour.