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New Town Administrator Selected
 I am pleased to share with you that on September 17th, the Board of Selectmen voted unanimously to hire Rae Anne Palmer of Wethersfield, Connecticut as Truro's new Town Administrator. More... |
October in Truro ...
September 22 was the autumnal equinox, when the sun crossed the equator and night and day were the same length - 12 hours - all over the world. This month, days will continue to shorten almost 3 minutes each day. Wednesday, October 8th there will be the final total lunar eclipse of 2014, with totality beginning 6:24 a.m.
Shorter days will drop the average high temperature to 61, with average lows of 46. We get about 6 days of rain with an average total of 3 inches. Expect our first frost.
Below are some of the activities and events happening about town this month.
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Recreation and Beach Department
 Check out all the programs and activities offered by the Truro Recreation and Beach Department.
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Library
 The Truro Public Library sponsors a wide variety of interesting events and presentations each month, for both adults and kids, not to mention free e-book downloads. More... |
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Flu Clinic
 The first of two seasonal flu clinics offered by the Health Department will be held from 1-3 p.m. on Wednesday, October 8th at the Truro Community Center. The second clinic is scheduled for November 5th from 2-4 p.m. The clinic is open to all town residents and employees, and to those residents who are uninsured and under-insured. Bring a photo ID and insurance cards. For more information contact the Truro Heatlh Dept at (508) 349-7004 x32 or email healthagent@truro-ma.gov |
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Council on Aging
 For current information on the COA's programs and services, please visit our web site.
Additional useful and helpful information can be found in the COA Log. |
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Police Department
 Chief Takakjian discusses the training process for staff, the recent public safety open house, and prescription medication safety.
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Truro Group Fall Art Show
 The Truro Group Fall Art Show is on exhibit at the Truro Library through the month of October. The opening reception is Sunday, October 5th from 2 to 4 p.m. We hope the Truro community will come out and support their local artists. |
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Truro Treasures Weekend
 All volunteers are welcome to attend our pizza party at Montano's on October 9th at 6:00 p.m. Thank you everybody who volunteered to make the weekend a success. www.trurotreasures.org. |
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Announcing Payomet's Fall Lineup
 On October 5th, join us at Preservation Hall in Wellfleet for the jazz legend Catherine Russell!! The following week brings the Cuban jazz stylings of the Harold Lopez-Nussa Trio to Preservation Hall on Tuesday, October 7th, and the guitar duo of Chris Eldridge and Julian Lage to the Congregational Church on Sunday, October 12th! More information is available on our website at www.payomet.org. Also, look forward to a performance by Livingston Taylor on December 7th with Zoe Lewis opening! New programming is added all the time, so be sure to check back often! |
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Truro Central School
 Welcome back to school, and welcome to new Superintendent Mike Gradone and Principal Bob Beaudet.
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Sustainable CAPE's Farmer-in-the-School
 Stephanie Rein, who sells her produce at the Truro Farmer's Market, is better known as Farmer Stephanie to the children in the Truro Central School. In a program that operates (at no cost to the school) on "Farmer Fridays," Stephanie educates each grade in the gardens and assists in linking these lessons to class work, health-and-wellness curriculum, and the cafeteria. A third-grade boy, cheeks flushed from the outside garden work, delivered a large basket of freshly picked carrots to the school lunchroom the other day. He turned to his teacher and gleefully announced, "I can't wait for lunch!" |
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Board of Selectmen Office Hours
 The Board of Selectmen will be holding office hours at the Truro Community Center, Town Hall and the Library.
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Assessor's Office
 The FY2015 tax rate is $6.63. The tax bills will be mailed at the beginning of October and are due 30 days after the date of mailing. If you have questions regarding the payment of your tax bill, you may call the Collector's Office: 508-349-7004 Extensions 13, 14, and 26. If you have assessment or abatement questions, you may contact the Assessor's Office: 508-349-7004, Extensions 15, 16, and 17. |
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Truro Cultural Council
 2015 Grant Applications are due by October 15, 2014. One copy of supporting materials, letters of recommendation, etc., is sufficient, but seven copies of the application itself are required. |
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NStar Underground Loop Planned
 Starting this fall, NStar plans to install a new underground loop for the 11.8 miles past Truro Center to Snail Road in Provincetown. This loop, furnishing redundant power, will be alongside Route 6 (almost all the way). More... |
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Prepare for Radiation Emergencies:
Potassium Iodide (KI) Pills
 The Massachusetts Department of Public Health supplies potassium iodide (KI) tablets to communities on Cape Cod. KI is an iodide salt to protect the thyroid should an emergency at the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station in Plymouth release radioactive iodine into the air. It is important that everyone pick up the KI pills when available. Distribution of the KI pills will not occur during a radiological emergency. A single dose of KI protects the thyroid gland for 24 hours.
KI should be used along with other emergency measures, such as sheltering-in-place. Due to gridlock and bridge closings, timely evacuation from Truro is not possible, and there is no state plan to evacuate the Cape. (see map showing Pilgrim and the Sagamore Bridge)
Truro Board of Health Notice
Additional Information on KI |
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Sam Finds His Forever Home in Truro
 A daily trip to the post office resulted in a chance meeting with little Sam's new owner to be. Love at first sight, and now he's in his new forever home in Truro.
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The Truro eNewsletter is created by a volunteer group of townspeople and sponsored by the Board of Selectmen. As always, please let us know your news, comments and suggestions.
Sincerely, Brian Boyle, Editor, and the
Truro eNewsletter Team |
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Help Wanted!
Truro's eNewsletter is looking for volunteers to help in creating and producing this newsletter. If you're interested in helping, please let us know.
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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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IN AN EMERGENCY
Call 9-1-1 |
 The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist expects it to change; the realist adjusts the sails." -- William Arthur Ward, American writer
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