View from Town Hall Hill
 January is always a particularly interesting month for the Board of Selectmen. Like the Romans, who named the month after the god Janus, capable of looking both forward and back simultaneously, we use this month to look both to the future and to the past. More ...
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Rex Peterson Update
 Rex Peterson, Truro's Town Administrator, introduces the new Library head who will succeed retiring Meg Royka, and goes on to discuss progress on the Selectmen's FY2012 Goals, as well as additional content on Truro TV. More...
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 This month in Truro ...
Some people are calling last month "June-uary". What will this month be like? February in Truro has historically been much like January. The water all around us has gotten a bit colder, offset with the days getting over an hour longer.
Historically average highs of 36 and lows of 22, with snowfall averaging 10 inches.
Below are some of the activities and events happening about town this month.
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Library
 The Truro Public Library sponsors a wide variety of interesting events and presentations each month, not to mention new free e-book downloads. More...
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Council on Aging
 The COA is alive with activity, including events such as: Music with Peter Donnelly, Fiddler Denya LeVine, Money for People with Alzheimer's & Caretakers, Winter Crunch, Wisdom Teeth, Make a Golf Club, Tax Time, Hiking/Walking Group, Mystery Book Club, Travel, COA Gallery, and Café & Movies. This and much more in the COA Log. |
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Police
 The Truro Police Chief, Kyle Takakjian, shares some information on the department and other items of note. More...
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Recreation Department
 Check out all the programs and activities offered by the Truro Recreation Department. More...
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From Farm & Garden to School Cafeteria
 Interested in providing produce you grow to Truro Central School? Stop by the school at 12:30 p.m. Feb 10 to learn about the school's needs and to sign up as a potential vendor. "This exciting new program aims to promote awareness of and access to local healthy foods, while opening new markets and increasing revenue for local farms and backyard gardeners," writes superintendent Brian Davis. |
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Cultural Council Grants
 The Truro Cultural Council met in December to review grant applications for 2012. Thirteen grants totaling in excess of $5,000 were approved out of a total of 22 applications received. Awardees are being invited to present a short summary of their projects at a reception open to the public on Feb 29, at 5:00 pm at the Truro Public Library. Please note: this has been rescheduled from January.
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Homeowners' Insurance Rate Hike
 The MA Commissioner of Insurance is considering approval of recently requested increases in the FAIR Plan, which nearly 60% of Outer Cape residents rely on for homeowner's insurance. The Commissioner of Insurance is accepting public comments until Feb 29. TNRTA urges all those who may be concerned about this increase to write and express your views. More... |
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Energy Savings for the Town
 As a request of the Energy Committee, Cape Light Compact has replaced close to 100 lighting lamps and ballasts in most of the Town buildings. The cost of this initiative was over $18,000. The cost to the Town was zero!
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New Filter for Municipal Water
 A new water main has been installed along Route 6 that will bring water from the wells at South Hollow to a new Knowles Crossing filtration facility. After this raw water has been filtered it will flow through water mains both south (toward the Truro Central School) and north through Beach Point to Provincetown. More... |
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Truro Recycling
 Do you know the facts about recycling in Truro? Take our True or False recycling quiz, and see if you are a recycling whiz.
1. There is a compost heap at the dump for twigs, branches, dry leaves and manure.
2. Coated paper boxes with screw on lids and plastic spouts are recyclable.
3. All glass bottles, even blue ones, can be recycled.
4. We can recycle used vegetable oil in a minimum of a gallon container.
5. Unused medications can be mixed with coffee grounds or cat litter, placed in a container an put into the trash.
If you answered TRUE to all of the above, then you're on your way to being a recycling whiz!
The Recycling Committee meets on the first Monday of each month at 2:00 p.m. at the Town Hall and all are invited to attend.
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Historical Society
 The Truro Historical Society is excited about the upcoming 2012 season at the Highland House Museum. Some marvelous events and exhibits are planned. See if you can name a museum artifact. More... |
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Highland Museum and Lighthouse
 Highland Museum and Lighthouse will be sponsoring its 8th Annual Ocean to the Bay 5-mile road race on Saturday, May 26, 2012, at 9:00 am. Online registration is available at RunReg.com or a race registration form can be printed from capecodlight.org. The lighthouse will be open for the season on Saturday May 19th. |
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Friends of the Cape Cod National Seashore
 Sixteen volunteers from the Friends of the Cape Cod National Seashore are helping the Seashore collect data for its Phenology Monitoring Program. Phenology is the study of cyclical and seasonal natural phenomena -- the timing of life-cycle events. The ice dynamics segment of the program is underway with ice formation on fresh-water ponds' being measured daily by FCCNS volunteers. The ponds being studied are Snow Pond in Truro and Great Pond, and Long Pond in Wellfleet. In the spring teams of volunteers will be monitoring beach plum, black cherry, and Rosa Rugosa shrubs in Province Lands and at High Head in Truro. A third group will begin monitoring red maples, white oaks, and eastern red cedars in Wellfleet and Eastham.
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Truro Central School
 January at Truro Central School ushered in more than the new year - Bedtime Stories, the Winter Concert and Fable Plays! More...
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Truro Assessor's Office
2012 Motor Vehicle Excise bills will be mailed soon! All bills must be paid within thirty (30) days of the mailing date. You may be due an abatement (reduction) of the Excise if your vehicle was sold, traded in, junked, totaled, repossessed, stolen, or returned under the Lemon Law, or if you moved out of town or out of state before Jan 1, 2011. However, filing for an abatement does not stay the collection of the excise. Please read the back of your bill for more information. If you have further questions, please contact the Assessor's Office by phone (508-349-7004, Ext. 17) or e-mail (assess@truro-ma.gov)
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Sincerely, Brian Boyle, Editor, and the
Truro eNewsletter Team |
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Committee Vacancies
Truro's many volunteer committees serve an invaluable role in town governance. Please participate!
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Public WiFi
Free WiFi service is available 24/7 on the Library front porch or from your auto in the Library parking lot, and within the building during normal Library hours. No password is required. |
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