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Archives for November 2019
our picks for the week of November 14 through 20
Indie’s Choice
Outer Cape Calendar Thursday, Nov. 14, 2 p.m. “Protect Yourself From Fraud,” a talk about financial scams with officers from Seamen’s Bank, is at the Wellfleet Council on Aging at […]
this week
Arts Briefs & Listings for November 14 through 20
exhibitions, music, theater, and other happenings on the Outer Cape this week
BRIEFS Badland Film’s a Fund-raiser for HOW and PFS It’s an interesting idea for a Western: a bounty hunter who goes after Confederate war criminals. Badland, a feature film starring […]
CIVICS
After Lagging, Local Planning Efforts May Now Pick Up
Cape Cod Commission works to spark plans that are actually implemented
Every town on Cape Cod is encouraged to have a local comprehensive plan, developed in accordance with its residents’ expressed priorities, updated every 10 years, and certified by the Cape […]
CANNABIS
Town Officials Subpoenaed on Marijuana Agreements
Federal grand jury has questions for Gardner, Hoort, and Beebe
U.S. Attorney Andrew Lelling has questions for towns that have issued host community agreements to marijuana businesses. Provincetown, Wellfleet, and Eastham town administrators all received subpoenas last month ordering them […]
health
Fewer Kids Are Vaping but Cigarette Sales Are Up
With a ban on e-cigarettes in effect, smokers are going back to an old habit
EASTHAM — The current e-cigarette ban and recent cases of vaping-related illness have affected the number of students using vaping products on campus at Nauset Regional High School. Assistant Principal […]
economy
So You Want to Lease Those Shellfish Flats?
How the rights to Wellfleet’s public aquaculture grants change hands
WELLFLEET — The town’s taxpayers now own over 162 acres of shellfish flats on Indian Neck, the most productive part of the harbor, after purchasing the acreage from the How […]
civics
Select Board Eyes Shake-Up of Harbormaster’s Dept.
Employees could be moved from Pier Corp. to town staff
PROVINCETOWN — The select board will hear from the Pier Corp. on Nov. 12 about the harbormaster’s budget, money that the town has paid to the Pier Corp. for years. […]
HEALTH
Threat to Roe v. Wade Spurs Outer Cape Women to Action
Lacking local access, but standing up for rights at state level
Laurie Veninger of Truro is organizing Cape Cod women to lobby lawmakers on Beacon Hill on Thursday, Nov. 14 in support of a bill aimed at protecting and expanding abortion […]
CROSS-COUNTRY
High School Girls Look to Defend Their State Title
Nauset remains undefeated entering the Eastern Mass. Div. 4 Championships
EASTHAM — After ending the regular season with a 9-0 record and a first-place finish in the league championship meet on Oct. 26, the Nauset High girls’ cross-country team aims […]
Halloween 2019
An Outermost Halloween, 2019
Outer Cape kids celebrate the holiday despite the weather
VETERANS DAY 2019
Veteran of War of 1812 Gets Long Delayed Tribute
Timothy Parker Johnson is honored 155 years after his death
PROVINCETOWN — The pride with which this town has always acknowledged the sacrifices of its veterans is evident in the many tributes one sees here. Keeping vigil over Commercial Street […]
Corduroy Sound
performance
The Metamorphosis of a Drag Queen
How a person named Eddy becomes Drunkerella
By Susannah Elisabeth Fulcher | Photographs by Marcia Geier Walk down Commercial Street in Provincetown pretty much any time of year and, if you’re lucky, you might encounter a tall, […]
Crossword
Stay Out of the Water
The November puzzle from Sophia Maymudes should be done on dry land. Need some answers? We send out the solution in our Friday newsletter. You’ll find the signup for […]
