Monthly Archives: March 2016

HHERRING RIVER RESTORATION GOES TO TOWN MEETING

The Herring River Restoration in Wellfleet, in the works for years, seems headed for its first town meeting airing. By removing a 1909 dike, the project would restore natural tidal flow to one of the largest wetlands in New England. To proponents of the project—and to judge from public comment it has few opponents– the […]

March 29, 2016 – 2:03 pm | By Brent | Posted in Columns | Tagged , | Comments (0)

Are we “lower” and “outer” or only “outer?”

I saw a map recently showing the “Lower Cape” stopping with Eastham, the “Outer Cape” as a separate region consisting of Wellfleet, Truro, and P’town. Hey, wait a minute, I thought, that’s gotta be wrong. Lower and Outer are not separate regions. Outer is part of Lower. Some years back, a team of academic researchers, […]

March 10, 2016 – 1:45 pm | By Brent | Posted in Posts | Tagged | Comments (0)

iNCONVENIENT STORE

In the matter of Cumberland farms vs. the town of Wellfleet, we’ve had several months of waiting for the other shoe to drop. In the fall of 2015, the citizens of Wellfleet read in the newspaper about a court ruling which, if it is not reversed, will have a major impact on the future of […]

March 3, 2016 – 3:54 pm | By Brent | Posted in Columns | Tagged , , | Comments (0)