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FIELD STUDIES

In an Art Class, Lessons in Fearlessness

Provincetown Schools 8th-graders and friends draw with Mark Adams

By Nancy Bloom and Teresa Parker Feb 1, 2023

PROVINCETOWN — Eighth-graders and their families and friends came together in the school cafeteria on Saturday, Jan. 28 for a drawing workshop with artist Mark Adams. The class will travel to London in May — part of the school’s International Baccalaureate experience — and they will be selling their artwork, along with works by … ▶

HOUSING

Settlement Ends Court Fight Over Patrick’s ‘Barracks’

Negotiated project changes will need approval from regulatory boards

PROVINCETOWN — It has taken time, money, and willingness to compromise, but local businessman Patrick Patrick should be able to break ground by summer on his … ▶

TRAFFIC CALMING

Route 6 May Go on a ‘Road Diet’ in North Eastham

Select board likes a plan to reduce highway lanes from 4 to 2

EASTHAM — Imagine making a left turn on Route 6 without taking your life in your hands and being able to ride a bike or walk along the highway on a path free from … ▶

COMMUNITY PRESERVATION

Committee Votes to Put $750K in Truro Housing Trust Fund

Asked for $500K, the group OKs $100K for Provincetown’s affordable housing

TRURO — The Community Preservation Committee agreed on Jan. 27 to recommend more than $1 million in grants for housing and historic preservation in fiscal 2024, with … ▶

GREEN ENERGY

Solar Power Will Come to Nauset Middle School at Last

Contractor did a ‘screw job’ on the district, says Easley

ORLEANS — The long and frustrating road to the installation of a solar canopy at Nauset Regional Middle School is nearing an end. After two years of delays caused … ▶

RADIOACTIVITY

Bill Would Remove Cape Cod From Nuclear Oversight Panel

Legislators say Plymouth needs more representation as they eye hundreds of developable acres

PLYMOUTH — A pair of state legislators who represent Plymouth have proposed a bill that would reduce the size of the Nuclear Decommissioning Citizens Advisory Panel … ▶

MISSING PERSON

Sister Seeks Public’s Help in Finding Bruce Crowley

New details emerge about the Malden man last seen in Provincetown

PROVINCETOWN — Bruce Crowley, 57, left work in Revere on the evening of Dec. 28 and was last seen by an innkeeper and in surveillance footage at the Anchor Inn Beach … ▶

PILGRIM UPDATE

Pilgrim Water Must Go to Colorado for Testing

PLYMOUTH — The state has still not tested samples of untreated water from the spent fuel pool and other areas of the former Pilgrim nuclear plant, members of the … ▶

THRIFT

Reports of Demise of Swap Shop Are Greatly Exaggerated

Thrift shops fill the void while the DPW awaits a new trailer

PROVINCETOWN — The town swap shop will reopen at the beginning of May, according to Sherry Prada, deputy director of the Dept. of Public Works. The town’s … ▶

PROGNOSTICATION

Cape Cod (Mostly) Doesn’t Love a Groundhog, Whistlepig, or Woodchuck

Phil and Ms. G, relying on intuition alone, are often divided on the forecast

DIY

Lily House Adopts a Barn Raising Approach

Community workdays make it ‘a home that belongs to all of us’

GRAVEYARD SHIFT

The Wreck of the Ardent

Though news reports were made, a Provincetown survivor never told his story

POP-UPS

At The Painted Lady, Don’t Hold the Onions

The couple behind Local 186 get to do their own happy off-season thing

STREET FASHION

High Heeled Coffee Run

WARRIORS WATCH

Swimmers Are League Champions; Another Hat Trick for Poulin

A weekly wrap-up of Nauset Regional High School sports

WHAT’S OPEN

A Deep Winter Outer Cape Dining Guide

The Independent’s February update on where to eat

RARA AVIS

This Week’s Bird Sightings

NAVIGATING BY THE STARS

Float Your Boat Under a Full Moon in Leo

Shake out that lion’s mane and express yourself

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A scramble to close funding gaps caused by rising construction costs

PROVINCETOWN — The Community Builders have been preparing to build 65 apartments on Jerome Smith Road since they won the bid to do the work in late 2021. But their … ▶

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