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Selectboard meets Monday before Town Meeting
Wellfleet Selectboard meets Monday evening before Fall Town Meeting opens at elementary school.
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Town adds help for rental registration
Wellfleet posts new guidance to help property owners register short-term rentals this week.
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Fall town meeting warrant released
Wellfleet posts its fall town meeting warrant ahead of Monday's pre-meeting community forum. Also in today's brief (7 items): Fall town meeting warrant posted; First-half fiscal 2027 tax bills delayed; Pre town meeting forum set for Monday; Selectboard executive session set for Tuesday.
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Food pantry construction gets underway
Construction began this week on Wellfleet's long planned new food pantry building. Also in today's brief (5 items): Construction begins on new food pantry building; Town posts roster for Maurice's Stakeholders Group; Town offices closed Monday for holiday; Cemetery Commission meets Tues…
Obituaries
Obituary notices, week of September 28, 2026 through October 4, 2026
This week's Wellfleet obituary notices include one entry: Dillard, Annie, of South Wellfleet, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of "Pilgrim at Tinker Creek," who died at her Wellfleet home on September 15, 2026, at age 81. Her death was reported locally this week by Wellfleet Patch, wit…
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Fall town meeting warrant posted
Wellfleet posts warrant for fall town meeting, setting up voter articles ahead. Also in today's brief (6 items): Fall town meeting warrant posted; Planning Board hearing canceled Monday; Natural Resources board meets virtually Monday; School Committee meets Tuesday at Town Hall.
Obituaries
Obituary notices, week of September 21 through September 27, 2026
This week's obituary notices column carries one notice connected to Wellfleet: Free, Lucius "Rusty" V., of Arlington and Wellfleet, MA, who died September 19 at hospice. Free was a lifelong outdoorsman who hiked, fished and kayaked, and who worked with disadvantaged youth in a river raf…
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Shellfish grant site opens for applications
Wellfleet shellfish department opens applications for a new 0.8-acre grant site on town flats. Also in today's brief (4 items): Town offers new shellfish grant site for lease; Selectboard holds virtual session Tuesday evening; Sewer commissioners meet virtually Tuesday night; Herring Ri…
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Housing trust meets Monday on affordable housing
Wellfleet's Affordable Housing Trust meets Monday as the board continues work on affordable housing initiatives. Also in today's brief (5 items): Selectboard holds virtual executive session Thursday; Recreation Committee meets Thursday at Mayo building; School Committee meets virtually …
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Town watches coastal storm threat for weekend
Wellfleet officials track a possible coastal storm expected to bring rain and wind this weekend. Also in today's brief (4 items): Town watches coastal storm threat for weekend; Two-headed turtle hatchling found in local marsh; Selectboard holds virtual meeting Tuesday evening; Recreatio…