August in Truro...
August -- starts with summer, ends with a hint of fall. Although we lose an hour of sunlight, our warm surrounding waters keep our average air temperatures almost up to July's.
According to past records, we expect an average temperature of 69°F, with average lows of 61°F and highs of 77°F. We traditionally get a total of only 2.8 inches of rain (a bit more than July).
Below are some of the activities and events happening about town this month.
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New Emergency and Public Service Alert System
 The Town of Truro encourages residents and visitors to sign up for Alert Truro -- a new communications system that will provide emergency and public service alerts. More...
Public Service Announcement from Chief Collins of Truro Fire:
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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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Truro Library Book Sale
 Friends of the Truro Library announces its Annual Book Sale. Hard cover books by popular authors, CDs, children's books, beautiful coffee table books, and of course paperbacks. Get that beach book for a bargain price. Stock up for the winter reading. Wednesday , August 8th, opening at 9 a.m. on the grounds of the Truro Public Library, 7 Standish Way, North Truro. More... |
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Recreation and Beach Department
 Check out all the programs and activities offered by the Truro Recreation and Beach Department. This includes all kinds of new adult and kid seasonal activities! 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's Truro Newsletter.
Under the auspices of the Truro Council on Aging, a survey was conducted among Truro senior residents to address their pleasures and concerns. Results are compiled and posted on the Town of Truro website. Here is a quick link to view the summary of the responses: Senior Survey Results
Part time Van Drivers Help Wanted
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Truro Concert Series
The Truro Concert Series will continue Thursday evenings during August. The
new location is at the rear of the Truro Public Library, 7 Standish Way.
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Truro Farmers' Market
 Truro Educational Farmers' Market in Truro Center runs from 8 a.m.-12 noon each Monday during the summer! Please join us for a music-filled morning featuring breakfast burritos, baked goods, teas and cold brew coffee, organic fruits and veggies galore, humanely raised beef and pork, plus locally sourced lobster, eggs, pasta and cheese. More... |
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Truro Center for the Arts at Castle Hill
 BBQ's, Lectures, Live and Silent Auction, and Exciting Workshops this August! More... |
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Payomet Performing Arts Center
 While music, circus and theatre performances dominate the season, Payomet's programming includes circus classes for children, as well as humanities presentations in the form of lectures, film screenings and literary evenings. Check out the 3 pages of August Events More... |
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Truro Food Pantry
 Helping neighbors who are having a hard time making ends meet. The items that arrive from neighbors are a supplement to the "regular" fare we order from the Greater Boston Food Bank and add some variety to our pantry shelves. Anyone can leave donations at the Library or Community Center when they are open and these items will go onto our shelves for an appreciative neighbor to take home and enjoy. This is what a caring community is all about. Volunteers are always welcome. Call Diane 508-349-3841 or Sally 508-349-2601 to find out more.
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Cape Cod National Seashore
 Beach Apparatus Drill Reenactment - 1 hour. $6 for adults; $4 for seniors over 62 and children 7 to 17; children 6 and under are free. Pay on arrival, no reservations necessary. Listen for the keeper's command, "Open the boat room doors!" and return to the early 1900s when shipwrecks were common along Cape Cod shores. Watch uniformed surfmen free a line from a cannon to a "ship" in distress and labor to haul the victim to shore. Children attending may join in some activities and earn a Junior Lifesaver patch. Meet at Old Harbor Life-Saving Station, Race Point Beach in Provincetown. Thursdays at 6 pm.
Ever-Changing Pamet Valley Hike - 2 hours, 2 miles. In a location named after a branch of the Wampanoag as well as a geological feature in which a cranberry business, a lifesaving station, and a vacation resort each had its day. Learn about the history of the Pamet area and how the ocean continues to shape it. 111 North Pamet Road in Truro. Take Truro Center/Pamet Roads exit off Route 6 in Truro. Proceed 1½ miles on North Pamet Road to the end. Meet at the trailhead parking area below the youth hostel. Saturdays at 3 p.m. |
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Wellfleet Porchfest
 Wellfleet PorchFest, Saturday August 25th from 2 to 5, is pleased to present 30 local bands, over 70 musicians, on 18 local porches and properties making beautiful acoustic music along the streets of Wellfleet Center Historic District More... |
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Truro Part-Time Resident Taxpayers' Association
 Outgoing president of the TPRTA, Regan McCarthy, was honored by over 100 people after the group's annual meeting in July with the planting of an heirloom apple tree on the grounds of Truro's Historic Meeting House on Town Hall Road. More... |
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Eastern Box Turtle Project
Summer is upon us, and the Box Turtles are out and about. WE NEED YOUR HELP! More... |
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Truro Commission on Disabilities
 The Truro Commission on Disabilities meets on the second Friday of each month at 3:30 p.m. at the Council On Aging. Please join us; we'd love to hear your ideas for making Truro more accessible for all! |
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Town Planner for Truro: correction
Last month we reported Jessica D. Bardi, Atty at Law, as new Truro Town Planner. Ms. Bardi is serving on a part-time basis as the temporary Planner during the recruitment process for the permanent position.
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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 email us 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 and Community Center front porches or from your auto in the parking lots, and within the buildings during open hours. No password is required.
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IN AN EMERGENCY
Call 9-1-1
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"Hope" is the thing with feathers -
That perches in the soul -
And sings the tune without the words -
And never stops - at all."
-- Emily Dickinson
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