April in Truro ...
This month we pick up 88 minutes of additional daylight, enough to bring temperatures up about 9 degrees from March.
According to past records, we are told to expect an average temperature to 45°F, with average lows of 37°F and highs of 52°F. We traditionally get an average total of 3 inches of rain and only 1 inch of snow. It's early spring, and the above freezing temperatures and rain will slowly start to melt the snowpiles and thaw the frozen ground.
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. Well, actually just Recreation and not the Beach for a few months!
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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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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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Historical Society
 The Truro Historical Society continues its work preserving the Highland House. A preview of summer events is provided, along with key "save the dates" events for the coming season. More... |
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Police Department
 The Police Chief provides some quick updates on department activities, and discusses the FY2016 budget. The non-profit organization to help the K9 program for the department has been established, and Ella's training is progressing. More... |
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Town Meeting and Election
PRE-TOWN MEETING & CANDIDATES NIGHT
Tuesday, April 21st 2015, 5 p.m.
Truro Community Center, 7 Standish Way
Warrant for Town Meeting is available here.
ANNUAL TOWN MEETING
Tuesday, April 28th, 2015, 6 p.m.
Truro Central School (note location)
ANNUAL TOWN ELECTION Tuesday, May 12th, 2015, 7 a.m. - 8 p.m. Truro Community Center, 7 Standish Way
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Community Development Partnership
 The Community Development Partnership, a non-profit organization creating opportunities for people to live, work, and thrive on the Lower Cape, has an opportunity for qualified homeowners and landlords in Truro, Wellfleet, and Provincetown. Funds of up to $35,000 are available to make home repairs through the organization's Housing Rehabilitation Program. More... |
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Board of Health Licensing Department
 The Board of Health Licensing Department has moved downstairs, into the Health Department. This includes licenses for condos, food establishments, tobacco, ice cream, bakeries, i.e. any documents to be signed by the Board of Health. Please come downstairs to see either Pat or Arozana with any further licensing applications or additional documents. Nicole and Noelle will continue to take care of all licenses approved by the Selectmen upstairs, in the Licensing Office. Call us at 508-349-7004 x31 if you have any questions or concerns. -- Truro BOH & Licensing |
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Rental Registration
 A Rental Registration is applicable if you are renting your house or any portion thereof for 120 days or less. More information for property owners can be found here and a copy of the Application for Certificate of Seasonal Rental Registration can be found here. |
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Commission on Disabilities
 The Commission on Disabilities is proud to announce we have been awarded a grant of $1,000 from the New England ADA Center along with the opportunity to host an ADA Field-Based Training Day. The purpose of the training day is to educate participants on how to conduct an "existing facilities review" and to identify solutions that will improve accessibility under the Americans with Disabilities Act. The award of $1,000 will go toward improving accessibility at Snow's Park (also known as the Truro Green.) Snow's Park presents challenges in addressing compliance with the ADA, and these are challenges the New England ADA Center likes! The Training Day, the first to be held on Cape Cod, will take place sometime this Spring or early Fall. |
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Truro Food Pantry
 Pantry volunteers Sally and Carl Brotman recently attended the Pantry Food Safety Workshop and passed the certification with flying colors. (In the interests of full-disclosure, all workshop participants passed.) Safety and recalls are an ongoing and essential part of the food handling and distribution process.
The workshop is intended to take you out of your comfort zone enough to make sure each participant understands that food-borne illness can be serious, especially for children and immune-compromised individuals. The curriculum was developed by a team of nutrition and food safety professionals from the Greater Boston Food Bank (GBFB) and is required bi-annually for food pantries (such as Truro's) that distribute both perishable and non-perishable food from the GBFB. |
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Payomet
 The days are growing longer and Payomet's Spring-Summer programming is well on its way to being some of the best and most diverse we've presented to date with more theater, circus arts, and music than ever before! More... |
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Truro - I Can't Wait to Get Back
 About 10 years ago I made my way to Provincetown. My primary reason for going was to see the route that a friend of mine rides every year in the Pan Mass Challenge. Well I fell in love on the way with all the cottages on Route 6A in Truro. I vowed to do some more research and return the next summer.
And return I did. Every year since then. From the peaceful evenings sitting watching the sunset to the hiking trails, every day is beautiful in Truro even if it's raining. And I can't say enough about the Truro Library and the great people that work there!
This year has been a really tough winter. My hometown, as many other communities, received almost 100 inches of snow and we are still counting. During all those days shoveling, using my roof rake, and answering the phones at work trying to help people with their snow emergencies, I kept thinking of my favorite vacation place. Before I know it, it will be time for my yearly vacation in Truro and I can't wait. So thank you Truro for helping me make it through this tough winter!
Wendy Wiiks
Leominster, MA
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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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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 measure of who we are is what we do with what we have." -- Vince Lombardi, American football coach
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