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Wellfleet, Massachusetts Patch AM: a 4 min read

Good morning Wellfleet! We're back in your inbox this morning to keep you in the loop with what's happening in and around town. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • How a Wellfleet-stranded sea turtle made it back home
  • Why an osprey nest once blacked out thousands from Wellfleet to Provincetown
  • How a Wellfleet seafood icon makes classic New England stuffed quahogs

Also on today's calendar: Material Witness art Exibition and 2 more events.

Today's riddle: How fast is milk when you pour it? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

  • Monday: Partly sunny and humid, with a high of 82 and low of 65 degrees.
  • Tuesday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, temps: high: 79, low: 62.
  • Wednesday: Mostly sunny and nice, with a high of 77 and low of 63 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• New England Aquarium returns four rehabilitated sea turtles to the ocean in fifth beach release of the season (hollistonreporter.com) — Wellfleet gets a special mention in the New England Aquarium’s latest sea turtle release, as one of the four rehabilitated Kemp’s ridleys originally stranded on a Wellfleet beach last December. Rescued by Mass Audubon’s Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary and treated in Quincy, the turtles have now been returned to Nantucket Sound, with two carrying tracking tags to support ongoing conservation research.
   

• Osprey nests on American power poles can weigh 200 pounds and set the poles they sit on alight, and one burning nest in May cut power to 3,500 Cape Cod homes while sixth-graders sat a standardized exa (scienceblog.com) — Wellfleet once saw 10,000 customers lose power, from town to Provincetown, when an osprey nest on a utility pole caught fire, highlighting a growing Cape-wide problem. The piece explains how these large nests ignite, why utilities struggle to move them, and how Cape Cod has become a hotspot for bird-related outages that can darken schools, homes, and big events.
   

• This Classic New England Seafood Dish Is the Antidote to $30 Lobster Rolls (denverpost.com) — Stuffed quahogs, or “stuffies,” get a loving spotlight here, with Mac Hay of Mac’s Seafood in Wellfleet explaining why every cook has their own take. The article traces the dish’s Indigenous roots, Portuguese influences, and Cape Cod traditions, then offers a detailed recipe so local readers can recreate this coastal comfort food at home year-round.
   

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Other local events
    Thursday August 27
  • Material Witness art Exibition →
    Wellfleet Preservation Hall, 335 Main St, Wellfleet
    5:10 pm
    • Friday August 28
  • Full Moon Campfire
    Cape Cod National Park Herring Cove Beach, Provincetown, MA
    6:00 pm
    • Saturday August 29
  • Kayak Adventure
    Cape Cod National Park Meeting location provided upon reservation.
  • Sarah Burrill →
    The Flying Fish, 29 Briar Ln, Wellfleet
    5:00 pm

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  • Nauset Regional High School posted a job opening for Food Service Worker - 3.5 hours/day in Eastham. Apply here.
  • Maplewood Senior Living posted a job opening for Servers - Per Diem in Brewster. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Wellfleet here.

🗞 Nearby News

Orleans

  • Utility pole replacement after crash on Route 39 in Brewster. Traffic (capecodtimes.com)

Ok Wellfleet! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: It's "Pasturized" before you know it! (Thank you Judy M. for sending it in!)
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