The Provincetown Independent

Locals Ask If ‘Safe Community’ Policies Endure

Outer Cape police say requests to hold arrested people are ‘incredibly rare’ here

PROVINCETOWN — The Trump administration has already begun to implement its plans for large-scale deportations, including Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) … ▶

Long-Delayed Marina Walkway Moves Forward

Lagasses address a public access requirement of their license to operate their pier

PROVINCETOWN — A 1,825-foot-long public walkway that will allow people to walk out to the tip of the Provincetown Marina has taken two steps forward after years of … ▶

Part-Time Residents Question Eckman’s Reversal on RTE

EPRTA’s McNamara suggests that some may switch residence so as to vote in Eastham

EASTHAM — After changing her mind on the residential tax exemption (RTE), select board chair Aimee Eckman defended her decision in front of unhappy members of the … ▶

Truro Task Force Seeks Zoning Bylaw Amendment

The town takes ‘step one’ toward phase one at the Walsh property

TRURO — The town’s ad hoc Zoning Task Force has drafted a proposal to create a so-called overlay district that would modify current rules for residential zoning … ▶

Workshop Makes Wellfleet’s Sewer Plans Seem Less Murky

Select board hears how other towns have ‘planned to adapt’

WELLFLEET — At a workshop organized by the select board on Feb. 11, the way toward finalizing Wellfleet’s targeted watershed management plan became less … ▶

Wellfleet Commission Urges Owners to Find Alternatives to Demolition

A plan to tear down a house at The Colony, and a demolition delay on an 18th-century Cape

WELLFLEET — The owners of two houses that represent different chapters in Wellfleet’s history are looking to demolish the structures. One of them, a full Cape … ▶

Sextons’ Two Subdivision Proposals Take Small Steps Forward

At a 10-lot site, state finds habitat risk, and neighbors worry about density

WELLFLEET — Kevin Sexton’s plans for two subdivisions on land he owns on Old King’s Highway have been stalled since they were submitted more than a year ago, … ▶

Outer Cape Prepares for Federal Ruling on HIV Prevention Meds

Public health leaders focus on shoring up state support and private donations

PROVINCETOWN — When Jeff Schaffer learned in January that the Supreme Court would hear a case that threatened coverage of lifesaving HIV-prevention medications, he … ▶

Following the ‘Wandering Stars’

Venus, Jupiter, and Mars lead the way around the zodiac

The Cat People of Provincetown

Socializing with strays, volunteers carry on Carrie A. Seaman’s legacy

Old Rivalries Flourish in Postseason Tournaments

Four wrestlers advance to divisional meet; indoor track brings home three medals

Invasion of the Pretzel Sticks

Town Election

By The Independent Feb 19, 2025

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 calendar at provincetown-ma.gov for a […]

Town Election

By The Independent Feb 19, 2025

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 join. […]

WELLFLEET: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS

Meetings Ahead Most meetings in Wellfleet are in person, typically with an online-attendance option. Click on the meeting you are interested in on the calendar at wellfleet-ma.gov for details. All […]

EASTHAM: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS

Town Election

By The Independent Feb 19, 2025

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 eastham-ma.gov for details. All […]

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 … ▶

An exhibition of 22 artists in Orleans explores the influence of Giorgio Morandi

By Abraham Storer Feb 19, 2025

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