The door is quietly closing on the season. Rowdy townie weddings replace stressed-out summer talk of divorce lawyers. The pier parking lot goes from $4 an hour to free. … ▶
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INFRASTRUCTURE
Provincetown and Truro Lay Groundwork for Water Expansion
Two select boards begin series of mediated sessions on shared approach
TRURO — After a year of work by town staff members, the select boards of Provincetown and Truro met jointly on Sept. 30 to learn more about the upcoming water needs … ▶
PUBLIC SAFETY
Sharkfishermen Alarm Surfers at Wellfleet Beach
White sharks were likely target of men armed with bluefish and a drone
WELLFLEET — Surfers at LeCount Hollow Beach called the Wellfleet police on the morning of Sept. 28 to report that three anglers were fishing for sharks there, one of … ▶
ELDER CARE
Healey Signs Long-Term Care Bill Into Law
State will have new powers over owners of nursing homes
PROVINCETOWN — Last month, a long-term care reform bill that had failed to pass during the legislature’s normal session, which ended July 31, became law after the … ▶
OBITUARY
Robert Finch, Acclaimed Cape Chronicler, Dies at 81
Robert Finch of Wellfleet, whose distinctive observations about life on Cape Cod and its nature and history drew comparisons to Thoreau, died on Sept. 30, 2024 at … ▶
ELECTION
State Sen. Julian Cyr Sees More Work to Do on Housing
New legislation on coastal resilience is another priority, he says
Democratic state Sen. Julian Cyr, who often says he got his start in politics by waiting tables at his parents’ restaurant in North Truro, says he is focused on two … ▶
ELECTION
Republican Chris Lauzon Says Towns Should Have More Power
He sees housing, immigration, and wind energy as the biggest issues
Republican state Senate candidate Chris Lauzon is running because he doesn’t like the changes he has seen on Cape Cod. “The way things are going, my kids won’t be … ▶
OYEZ
Hear Ye! Hear Ye! Town Crying Is More Than a Side Hustle
Provincetown’s first town crier competition is, by turns, historical and hysterical
This article was updated on Oct. 10, 2024. PROVINCETOWN — Ten bastions of North America’s crier culture came to town hall on Oct. 7, each one there to cry twice … ▶
FARMING
Orleans Agricultural Council Slows Down on Route to New Rules
Chair says the aim is to strengthen, not curtail, ‘right-to-farm’ bylaw
ORLEANS — The predawn crowing of two roosters at 39 Hopkins Lane, who neighbors say announce the start of each day around 4 a.m., prompted several complaints at the … ▶
THIS WEEK ON THE OUTER CAPE
REEL MUSIC
If You Give a Violinist a Fiddle
A community of musicians organizes ‘real music from the heart’
COMFORT FOOD
Rosemary Soup by the Fire
A bowl of broth that’s a ‘surprise and delight’ feature for fall
FIXATION
Rewirings of Things Past
A mechanically minded artist builds assemblages by intuition
THE SCUTTLEBUTT
Right Whales Appear to Take a Detour
Aerial teams see the whales over deep canyons at the outlet of the Hudson River
MORNING FLIGHT
Breakfast With the Birds
Seeds and suet fuel migrant flocks and year-rounders
WARRIORS WATCH
Halfway Through Season, Nauset Soccer Teams Lead the League
Boys varsity qualifies for postseason; girls are well on their way
MIDDAY AT THE OASIS
A Constellation of Cottonsedge
RARA AVIS
This Week’s Bird Sightings
ASTRAL PROJECTIONS
The Ups and Downs of Libra
Get ready for a rocky week
CURRENTS
PROVINCETOWN: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Land Trust Meeting
Meetings Ahead Most meetings in Provincetown are held in person, typically with an online-attendance option. Click on the meeting you want to attend on the … ▶
TRURO: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Undelayed Demolition
Meetings Ahead Meetings in Truro are often held remotely. Go to Truro-ma.gov and click on the meeting you are interested in for an agenda and details on how to … ▶
WELLFLEET: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Upping the Ambulance Fees
Meetings Ahead Most meetings in Wellfleet are held online and in person. Go to www.wellfleet-ma.gov/calendar and click on the meeting you want to watch, then … ▶
EASTHAM: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Where Are They Now?
Meetings Ahead Most meetings in Eastham are in-person, typically with an online attendance option. Click on the meeting you are interested in on the calendar at … ▶
BEACH/HOUSE Fall 2024
Upstairs, Downstairs
Going big on design gives a small house room for entertaining and for retreat
Provincetown is a high-density town. Case in point, what once was a small home in the East End with two buildings on a narrow lot recently became three condos … ▶
In Truro, Memories of Old Provincetown
At home with Nate McKean and Braunwyn Jackett
Braunwyn Jackett and Nate McKean describe their North Truro house as having an “old-school Provincetown” aesthetic. “This is how we grew up,” Jackett says. The … ▶
Scratch Circles
Stories of the winter wind, the compass grasses, and the sand
We stood on the steps of the dune shack, chipped enamel cups full of strong coffee in our hands, and looked out over a world made clean and new. The footprints we … ▶
Blurring the Edges
A landscape architect’s advice on how to help your garden — no matter how big or small — fit in an Outer Cape setting
Keith LeBlanc has focused for years on designing landscapes and gardens that eschew suburban ideals of clipped lawns and formal flower beds while seamlessly blending … ▶
A Craftsman Finds the Power of Punk in Plywood
Thomas Moses builds his own riffs on Cape Cod modern design
When the Cape Cod Modern House Trust was a fledgling organization, Thomas Moses signed up to advance its mission to restore the Outer Cape’s modern houses, many of … ▶
Kitchen Conundrum
Small changes with big results for when a space doesn’t suit your style
I knew I would have to make compromises when I was in the market to buy a house here a little over a year ago. Along the way, I saw more than my fair share of awful … ▶
On a Former Gravel Pit, a Healing Garden Grows
Fiona Mulligan is wearing a shirt that she hand-dyed using indigo she grew herself. The color is a dusty purple-blue that stands out against her deeply suntanned … ▶