Government · Conservation
Commission approves Long Pond fish passage weir
The Barnstable Conservation Commission voted 7-0 to approve a concrete weir and fish ladder at the Long Pond outlet on the Centerville River.
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Government · Board of Health
Health Board Votes to Condemn Hyannis Road House
The Barnstable Board of Health voted 6-0 to condemn a Hyannis Road house illegally divided into five unpermitted units where at least seven children under four had been living.
Government · Airport Commission
Airport panel to redo manager interviews publicly
The Cape Cod Gateway Airport Commission acknowledged an open-meeting violation and will redo airport manager finalist interviews in public on Nov. 9.
Government · Select Board
Select Board Approves $16.8M Wastewater Loan
The Chatham Select Board heard a former Monomoy Regional Middle School building committee volunteer detail widespread window-installation flaws during an hourlong presentation.
Government · Planning Board
Board reviews resiliency study, takes no votes
The Orleans Planning Board reviewed a Town Cove flood-resiliency study and reworked explanatory language for four zoning warrant articles, taking no votes on either.
Government · Water
Committee Previews $7,900 Phase II Betterment Estimate
Orleans previewed a preliminary $7,900-per-unit Phase II sewer betterment estimate.
Government · Other Committee
Veterans panel tables Vietnam memorial dates
The Orleans Veterans Committee voted 5-0 to table a decision on what years to engrave on the town's planned Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
Government · Select Board
Select Board advances short-term rental bylaw, warrant
Yarmouth's Select Board finalized its fall special town meeting warrant, recommending eight articles including a new short-term rental bylaw that member Mark Forest alone opposed over "commercializing our residential areas."
Morning Brief
Sandwich Morning Brief, Oct. 27: Toddler storytime meets at the library Tuesday
Toddler storytime meets at the library Tuesday. From our own coverage: Select board reviews liquor license for new restaurant; Youth basketball sets mandatory meeting for coaches.
Morning Brief
Provincetown Morning Brief, Oct. 27: Library sets bell hooks, da Vinci talks
Provincetown Public Library opens a week of talks spanning bell hooks to Leonardo da Vinci. From our own coverage: Winslow Street sewer work tightens VMCC access.