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Archives for November 2019
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Real Estate Transactions November 18 to 22, 2019
Real Estate Transactions Recorded at the Barnstable County Registry of Deeds from Nov. 18 to Nov. 22, 2019. PROVINCETOWN Nov. 19. Center Brook LLC and Lexvest Group LLC to Scott […]
provincelands
The Bog Beckons on a Sunny Sunday
On a cranberry expedition, being small has its advantages
Atlantic to the left, Race Point behind us, we hauled our buckets and baskets and red and yellow plastic beach pails over dune-tops, into hollows, and along the overgrown sand […]
FOWL PLAY
Hunters Take Aim at Phaseout of Pheasant Stocking
National Seashore may halt practice within five years
As upland game season wraps up on Nov. 30, many local hunters worry that a longstanding tradition of pheasant hunting will soon be ending. Following a 2002 court challenge by […]
editorial
Respect for the Process
There are reasons to fear the Dec. 2 special town meeting in Provincetown. On its face, it pits public safety against housing; neighbors with quiet backyards against people who are […]
theater review
It’s a Wonderful ‘Wonderful Life’ in Provincetown
Capra’s movie comes alive onstage as a radio play
The 1946 Frank Capra movie It’s a Wonderful Life is a touchstone of Americana. The title evokes thoughts of Christmas, moral reassurance and sentiment, small towns and loved ones, Jimmy […]
health
Does OCHS Have a Problem With M.D. Turnover?
Patients worry, but leaders at Outer Cape Health won’t talk about it
PROVINCETOWN — Jonathan Sperber of Truro moved to Cape Cod last spring. On Oct. 7, he filed his new patient paperwork with the Outer Cape Health Services (OCHS) clinic in […]
development
Old Reliable Proposal Would Exceed Building Height Limit
Boutique hotel project on beach would replace condemned fish house
PROVINCETOWN — A hotel that’s taller than Whaler’s Wharf and would include a nearly 264-foot pier was heralded as “bold” and derided as “ugly” on Nov. 21 at a zoning […]
SPECIAL TOWN MEETING
New Station or Housing? The VFW Parcel’s Long, Winding Road
Six years of town meeting votes led to the current moment
PROVINCETOWN — The 1.3-acre parcel of town-owned land that was the former VFW post is once again the subject of debate. A petitioned article from Fire Chief Mike Trovato and […]
civics
Young Leaders Want More People to Focus on the Future Here
The vision: real villages, climate readiness, more housing, broadband
EASTHAM — Four of the youngest members of our local select boards, all elected for the first time in the last two years, met for a conversation about the future […]
sketchbook
Wild Turkey
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“Wild Turkey” by Mark Adams
craft
Once a Boy With Toys, Now a Master Metalsmith
Lucas Burnley’s ‘Cypops’ benefit local tots
ORLEANS — You’re 16 years old, into metalwork, and a fan of “Rambo.” Choosing your first project at welding school is easy. “You make a knife,” says Lucas Burnley of […]
books
Joel Meyerowitz’s Provincetown Through a Local Lens
Photographs in search of a lost time
Eighty-one-year-old Joel Meyerowitz, éminence grise among Provincetown photographers, was in Manhattan in late October. The occasion was a narrated slide show and book signing hosted by Aperture, his publisher, […]
loss
Leather Craftsman John Eder Dies in Provincetown House Fire
PROVINCETOWN — A fire at 86 Atkins Mayo Road on Thursday, Nov. 21 killed the home owner, John Eder, the sole occupant of a house set far back in the […]
on the sheet
Cape Codders Find Camaraderie in Curling
People who aim at ice houses should throw stones
ORLEANS — “It’s chess on ice.” That’s how Bill Fragaszy of Yarmouth Port describes the intricate sport of curling. Fragaszy and other members of the Lower Cape Curling Club take […]
