November in Truro ...
This month days will be 78 minutes shorter by month's end, and we lose an hour of daylight in the afternoon when we turn our clocks back to standard time at 2 a.m. Sunday morning, November 2nd.
Shorter days will drop the average high temperature to 50°F, with average lows of 37°F. We get about 5 days of rain with an average total of 5 inches. Expect 7 nights to dip below freezing.
Below are some of the activities and events happening about town this month.
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Recreation and Beach Department
 Pickleball has returned to Truro! Check out this and 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 second of two seasonal flu clinics offered by the Health Department will be held from 2-4 p.m. on Wednesday, November 5th at the Truro Community Center. 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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Truro Treasures Grants
 The following Truro Treasures grants were awarded for 2014: Highland Museum and Lighthouse Flying Santa $600, Lower Cape Ambulance $1000, Concerts on the Green $600, COA $600, Truro Historical Society Inc $1500, Cape Cod Hospital Auxilary $250, WHAT $500, Mass Appeal $500, Truro Central School 5th and 6th grade trip $1400, Casas $800, Aids Support Group of Cape Cod $500, Dexter Keezer $1000, Truro Chamber of Commerce $1000, WOMR $500, HOW $500, Truro Central School CPC (preschool classroom) $500, Provincetown Theater $500, Truro Public Library $600, Payomet Performing Arts Center $500, 1 Scholarship $1000, for a Total of $14,350.
Volunteers needed for 2015. Please contact us at trurotreasures.org. |
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Truro Central School
 Our newest drifter has begun its journey to the open waters of the Atlantic! Fire Safety was the subject of the October All-School Meeting. Truro Firefighters Corea and Gonsalves came in and taught us all many important facts about fire safety. More... |
 Election information for Tuesday November 4th
In addition to voting for candidates for office, voters will be asked to vote on 6 referendum questions. One of those questions is covered below.
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Election Day
 State Elections are on Tuesday, November 4th at the Truro Community Center, 7 Standish Way, from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.
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Question #5 - Pilgrim Nuclear Emergency Planning
 Voting YES on #5 is a vote to include Truro, and the rest of the Cape too, in the Emergency Planning Zone around Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station. Currently there is no plan.
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Sustainable CAPE's Farmer-in-the-School
 Schoolchildren gather around farmer Stephanie Rein who sells at the Truro Educational Farmers' Market and is hired by Sustainable CAPE as the local Farmer-in-the-School for both Truro and Wellfleet. |
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New Animal Control Officer
 Truro's new Animal Control Officer began on October 20th. Her name is Suzanne Trasavage. Her email address is animalcontrol@truro-ma.gov and her phone number is 508-246-5225. It is a shared position with Wellfleet.
All domestic animal calls should first go through Truro PD. Any wild animals matter should be referred to a wild care agency. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Suzanne |
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Truro Cultural Council
 The Truro Cultural Council received a total of 17 applications for projects associated with community culture, arts, and sciences this past October. The Board will be reviewing these applications over the next many weeks and will meet to discuss and determine how best to divide the funds. Announcements listing the projects that will or can receive funding for 2015 will be announced in early January. The Truro Cultural Council is an assembly of local residents who are entrusted to fund local cultural projects via state monies that are allocated to the town. It is a volunteer board that reviews and processes proposed cultural projects (via State Guidelines) by groups, organizations, and individuals for the purpose of enriching Truro's cultural experience for its citizens and visitors. Each grant recipient is required, also, to follow guidelines as requested by Massachusetts and every individual Council. |
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Commission on Disabilities
 Now that summer has passed, the Commission on Disabilities is interested in getting some feedback about the new mobi-mat at Corn Hill Beach. You may remember that the mat was purchased with a generous donation from Marcia Wade in honor of her longtime friend, Helen C. DeCiantis, who loved Corn Hill Beach. The mat was placed between the two benches at the top of the boardwalk. If the mobi-mat helped you to enjoy your beach experience, we'd like to hear about it. Please send your comments to us by mail to the Truro Commission on Disabilities, c/o Town Hall (24 Town Hall Rd., P.O. Box 2030, Truro, MA 02666) or by email to our Chairperson, Susan Howe: truromom@aol.com. Thanks! |
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State Awards Grant to Sustainable CAPE
 The Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources announced the seven winners of a recent grant to enhance buying local efforts in Massachusetts. Sustainable CAPE - Center for Agricultural Preservation & Education, a Truro non-profit with 6 years of experience supporting local agriculture across the Cape, will receive $35,000. More... |
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Potassium Iodide (KI) Pills
 The MA 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 from the Health Department at Town Hall -- 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 Nuclear and the Sagamore Bridge)
Truro Board of Health Notice Additional Information on KI |
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New Sidewalk
"Not a single word about that ridiculous, costly (state taxes to be sure) new sidewalk that goes from nowhere in particular to nowhere at all off Truro Center Road?"
-- Dan |
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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 |
 Happiness is like a butterfly: the more you chase it, the more it will elude you, but if you turn your attention to other things, it will come and sit softly on your shoulder." -- Henry David Thoreau, American writer and naturalist
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