Truro Q&A

1. Who authored "Truro, Cape Cod, As I Knew It?"

2. For whom is "Grozier Square" named?

3. Around 1900, Betys Snow Rich Grozier operated a store in Grozier Square that sold dry goods and confectionaries on one side of the building and a post office on the other side. What family bought this building and operated a grocery store?

Answers are at the bottom!

Special Town Election

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Letters Received

Letters to the Editor are published in this section. Letters can be sent to editor@truronews.org

Why Did Custodianship Go Awry?

Michael Forgione's letter discusses environmental issues recently uncovered during Phase 2 of a study at the DPW site on Town Hall Hill, revealing buried oil drums and contaminants that required cleanup. The author criticizes the past Town leadership for their failure in custodial duties, highlighting the moral and legal responsibility to address any contamination. It calls for transparency from Town officials and questions the actions of one Select Board member acting alone. The letter emphasizes the need for proper management of Town-owned properties and accountability for environmental damage caused. More ...

Complete the Town Hall Hill Restoration

Dennis O'Brien's letter to the editor highlights Truro's need to complete the Town Hall Hill restoration by addressing two issues: relocating the drinking water supply and improving the aging DPW facility. A new well site has been identified, and a funded DPW engineering project plans to reuse some buildings and add energy-efficient structures. The DPW Ad Hoc Building Committee will oversee the design, aiming for voter-supported construction funding next spring to avoid further delays and costs. More ...

Corn Hill Walk with Jay Vivian

Monday, July 15 @ 10:00 AM - 12:30 PM

Meet Jay Vivian, amateur historian, at the Corn Hill beach parking lot for a 2-mile stroll along a quiet road and sandy path. Along the way, discover the intriguing history of the Corn Hill area, including

• The first European vacation in 1603
• Completion of the railway to Provincetown
• Why the years 1751 and 1752 had less than 365 days
• The events that sparked the naming of Corn Hill

Spots are limited to 20 guests. Reserve a spot: More

Also at the Truro Historical Society:

Uncover Truro's rich history this July with the Truro Historical Society! Visit the Highland House Museum Monday-Friday from 10-4 and Saturday from 10-1 and see our brand new exhibit: 

Riding the Rails, The Railroad Era and Truro - 1872 - 1960

We also have a full calendar of events planned for the month, from fascinating talks about Truro Vineyard's Chinese Mulberry Tree and the Hoppers' life in Truro, to a special fundraiser screening of Boston Lyric Opera's Svadba. 

Visit the Truro Historical Society website for more.

Truro Public 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 ...

Truro Summer Concerts

This year will mark the 30th year producing these concerts. 

Live musical performances will be held behind the Truro Public Library every Thursday evening from 6:30 to 7:30 PM during July and August. Learn more

Truro Farmers' Market

Mondays @ 8 AM - 12 PM

The Truro Educational Farmers Market opened June 3rd and will welcome all each Monday from 8 AM-12 PM through September 26th. Located at 20 Truro Center Road, the open air market on the banks of the Pamet will feature heirloom produce and fresh-picked delicacies, pastured meats, local seafood, pasta, cheese, eggs, baked goods, coffee, crepes, and music. Please join us and bring your SNAP card if you have one to earn free food just by shopping locally. Support our local harvesters, sustain our community.

Woof Woof Meow shows this summer!

The band is back with new music for dancing and otherwise reveling in the community spirit of summer on Cape Cod!

Thursday, August 1, 6:30 – 7:30 PM Truro Summer Concerts at the Truro Library. Feel free to bring a chair, blanket, and picnic. Free.

Saturday, August 24, Afternoon TBD Porchfest, Wellfleet Center. A quieter version of us without our drummer Rikki. We'll be on a porch to be announced at the festival, at 1:30 PM (or maybe 3:30). If you can, please tip us!

Saturday, August 24, Evening TBD Flying Fish Cafe, 29 Briar Lane, Wellfleet. Another quieter one without Rikki. At 5–7 PM (or maybe 5:45–7:45). If you can, please tip us!

2nd Annual Pond Village Fishing Derby and Blueberry Brunch

Sunday July 14 @ 9-11 AM

All welcome, family-friendly

Some rods will be available

Kayaks and canoes welcome

Lessons for beginner fisher folk

Come for the Derby or the Brunch or both!

Blueberry Brunch goes from 10-11 AM.

Bring your favorite blueberry-based dish or pastry to share (please label nuts/gluten etc). Coffee provided.

Charles Coe's Cricket Symphony

Tuesday July 16, 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM

Charles Coe's Cricket Symphony is a new collection of poetry & music based on the poetry of award-winning African American writer & musician Charles Coe, with music including original compositions by Ken Field.  Mr. Coe will read selected works with musical interludes performed by an ensemble of outstanding musicians led by Field. With a wide ranging song list inspired by the text of the poems, the music will traverse jazz, gospel, pop, Americana, funk, and improvisation, strung together in a seamless sequence outlining in words and tones the breadth of the American musical experience. More...

Truro Center for the Arts at Castle Hill

The Pamet River Float is back!

Saturday July 20, 10:30 AM to 12:00 PM

Come One – Come All To the Pamet River Float!

Meet at the Main Campus, 10 Meetinghouse Road, to be shuttled to the starting point.

Bring your friends and experience the outer cape landscape from a unique point of view. You will float in an inner tube with the outgoing tide, down the Pamet River from the Pamet Harbor to Castle Hill. The Float is about 1 mile (about a half hour float), downstream following the river as it wanders back and forth across the marsh. Afterwards, join us on the back deck for lunch! Learn more

Visit castlehill.org to stay up to date with events and workshops!

Cape Cod National Seashore

Summer is coming in with a bang!

See the Calendar of Activities

Art in the Dunes Hike

On this long hike into the Province Lands dunes, view firsthand the quality of light, natural environment, and isolation that have long attracted artists and writers to Provincetown. You may have the opportunity to meet an artist-in-residence at a dune shack.

Reservations required and accepted no more than one week in advance. Call 508-487-1256 to register.

Long Nook Beach Remains Closed

Beach may remain closed throughout the summer due to erosion and unstable cliffs.

Read the latest news | Town Manager NewsReal

Truro Treasures Returns This September

Friday, September 20th to Sunday September 22nd

Featuring: Treasure Hunt, Homestyle Breakfast, Pamet Harbor 5K, Artists Fair & Flea Market, Rock the Block, Antique Car Show, Grape Stomp, Cocktail Party. Learn more

Council on Aging: Volunteer Recruiting

Come join us to help prepare and serve Thursday lunches at the Council on Aging! It's fun and a great contribution to the well-being of seniors and others of Truro.

Please contact Barbara Bond, COA Board volunteer coordinator, for more information at bbondtruro@comcast.net or (617) 515-4342. Many thanks.

Truro Historical Society

The Truro Historical Society is guided by a very capable Susan Kurtzman, whose careful monitoring of exhibits and events continues to pique a sense of discovery, perception, and recognition for all who visit the Highland House Museum and Cobb Archive. More...

Truro Gallery

Check out over 240 photos and share your own snaps of Truro through our Truro Gallery. If you have photos you would like to share, you can also email them to editor@truronews.org.

Sell your artwork and photography!

Artists who display photos of their work can also indicate that their artwork is available for purchase. Click on the "for sale tag" at the top of the Gallery page to highlight works that are for sale.

Truro Food Pantry: Food Insecurity in Truro

The Truro Food Pantry, located in the Truro Council on Aging, serves Truro residents who need help to make ends meet. But right now we’re struggling because the Greater Boston Food Bank has scaled back food deliveries to its partner pantries. This means that we must purchase our own groceries so that we may continue to serve the 50+ families who depend on Truro's pantry every week. We need your help! 

For more information or to make a donation today, please contact Barbara Bond, Truro Food Pantry Manager at bbondtruro@comcast.net Thank you!

Truro Community Kitchen

Join us for our SUMMER FESTIVAL at Truro Vineyards!

Thursday July 25, 6:30-9 PM

Sliding scale tickets priced from $25 to $500 More...

Grow-a-Row Program: Growing & Giving

The Grow-A-Row program helps community members access local food. For those planning their gardens for this spring, consider growing an extra row to give to neighbors in need.

Start an easy and fun tradition that can involve kids, family members, and friends while helping to feed the community. More…

Town Green: The Environmental Impact of Developing on the Walsh Property

We discuss Truro’s future growth and the environmental impact of developing on the Walsh Property. The key concern is whether the property can support a major development while protecting the pristine community water supply. The Walsh Property Community Planning Committee recommended developing 28.5 acres with up to 160 housing units and protecting water supplies. The property currently supports North Union Field wells, crucial for Truro and Provincetown. A hydrogeological study by Tom Cambareri highlights significant risks of groundwater contamination from development. Accordingly, the Ad Hoc Walsh Property Committee must prioritize water resource protection in their planning. Learn more…

Household Hazardous Waste Collection at Truro Transfer Station

Saturday, August 3rd, 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM

Hazardous waste can negatively impact water quality and community safety so here's your chance to dispose of it properly.

Dispose of items too toxic to trash: gas, oil-based paints, solvents, adhesives, pesticides, mercury, and more. Hobby, home, boat, RV, vehicle, lawn, garden, art, craft hazardous products collected. Small business waste accepted! Learn more…

Truro Vineyards and ReVision Energy Install 160+ Solar Panels

Truro Vineyards partnered with Sunbug Solar, which is now a part of ReVision Energy, to install more than 160 panels on the vineyard’s 4,000-square-foot distillery warehouse. The solar arrays help South Hollow Spirits, the vineyard’s distillery, maintain an optimal storage temperature of 50-60 degrees Fahrenheit for rum, gin, whiskey, and amaro throughout the year. The system is anticipated to offset more than the full load of the warehouse, with excess production credited to other buildings on-site including the production floor, offices, and retail shop. The new solar array will generate over 61,000 kilowatt-hours of energy annually, offsetting more than 59,841 pounds of carbon emissions each year. This amount of clean energy production is equivalent to the energy generated by burning more than 28,000 pounds of coal.

Rewilding Works!

Rather than backing away from new environmental changes of droughts occurring yearly, pour into a new attitude with a sense of duty to pollinators and wildlife who are doing their best to thrive in our trimmed yards. Wildlife needs a diverse plant selection. More...

Cape Cod AquiFund

AquiFund is a mechanism which may be of help to those who need to upgrade wastewater treatment on their property. Sponsored by Barnstable County, this program offers low-interest loans to Cape Cod homeowners faced with the cost of replacing their septic systems. Cape Cod AquiFund provides financial assistance for septic system replacement and installation of advanced onsite wastewater treatment units. More...

My Home Plus One ADU

A Housing Assistance technical assistance and incentive program to help Cape Cod homeowners build Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs). More...

Town of Truro Calendar

Want to see what's going on in town government and related meetings?  Check out the calendar ahead.  More...

Barnstable County

Are you interested to learn more about our county government? Barnstable County was formed in 1685 and has a rich history. It includes all of Cape Cod and the 15 towns together have about 228,000 population and 550 miles of shoreline. Truro represents just about 1% of the county’s population. You can learn more about it here. More...

Truro Newsletter

The Truro Newsletter volunteer team has published over 170 issues in its 13-plus years online with the mission of bringing factual and timely information to the residents and friends of Truro, MA. We’ve tried to stay true to our belief that we’re here to tell you as accurately and fairly as we can what’s going on in our Town and to let you make up your mind about what to think.

Community Group Authors

Being digital, Truro News takes advantage of the connectedness of our readers to create collaborative content. One of the core benefits of the internet is the way it empowers groups of people to act collectively. Authors online can have the choice to be identified or remain anonymous.

As always, content will be reviewed by our volunteer editorial staff to ensure that it meets basic journalistic standards and does not propagate obvious misinformation. We view our platform as the free press of the Truro community and want to offer our community the opportunity to express ideas with as little friction as reasonably possible, even in working draft form.

Truro Newsletter History

The Truro Newsletter is a 13-year-old independent non-profit publication. In the past year, we've welcomed many new subscribers, so we put together this short informative history video...

About Truro News and the Truro Newsletter

Truro News is Truro's free, independent, non-profit news source provided as a community service to readers and local organizations.

We place a premium on education and fact-based information and community commentary and aim to engage readers in informed, diverse, and respectful conversations about Truro. Please join these conversations and help us bring more people in - all views, news, comments and suggestions are welcome and appreciated, and can be sent to editor@truronews.org

Articles published in the Truro Newsletter represent the views of the contributor and do not imply the endorsement of any other individual or organization, private or public, including Truro News. We do not publish campaign advertisements or "electioneering" pieces.

About Truro NewsReals

NewsReals is an original creation of Truro News in 2024, after months of software development to make it possible. It fulfills the following 8 key objectives:

1. allow for factual information to be provided to readers in video, text, and image formats
2. organize information in "series" so that readers can track an issue over time
3. make the timeline readily apparent
4. support the ability to correct misinformation reported by the community by including the original statement in error, and the results of fact-checking that was performed
5. make it clear to readers if any content is opinion-based, but have a strong preference for raw factual information
6. provide easy link access to source documents used in presenting information when possible
7. edit long pieces to minimize the time required by readers to stay current as issues develop over time
8. for increased accessibility to readers, provide captions on video where possible

In the short time that NewsReals have been published, many readers are expressing appreciation for their ability to stay current with a minimal amount of time spent.

N. Boyle

editor@truronews.org