Friday, Dec. 27, 9-11 a.m. Participants in the Lower Cape Outreach Council’s Foods to Encourage program will receive an extra bag of fresh fruits and vegetables, recipes, food samples, and […]
Archives for December 2019
Arts Briefs
Arts Briefs & Listings for Dec. 26 through Jan. 2
Marti Gould Cummings Is Done With 2019 Enjoy “2019 Is So Over!” — an evening of stories, songs, and drag with Marti Gould Cummings and Blake Allen on piano on […]
NATIONAL SEASHORE
Truro Ghost Town Still Inspires
From the Cold War to the Highlands Center to now
NORTH TRURO — In the Outer Cape’s collective memory, the fear associated with living and working at an Air Force station built to listen for incoming Soviet atomic bombs has […]
GOVERNMENT
Robin Craver From Charlton Is Unanimous Pick for Town Manager
With 19 years of experience, she will be new head of government in Provincetown
PROVINCETOWN — How do you build consensus on a vision for the future in a town that needs workforce housing, a year-round economy, sustainability in the face of climate change, […]
CIVICS
Town Election: Tosh to Seek Burgess’s Seat on Truro Board
Special election for select board called for Feb. 18.
TRURO — The select board has set Feb. 18 as the date for a special election to fill the seat left open by the death of Maureen Burgess. At least […]
LAND USE
11 Named to New Committee to Plan Use of Former Driving Range
Eastham advisory group will tackle 11-acre site where housing plan failed
EASTHAM — The select board has chosen nine members and two alternates for the committee charged with making recommendations for developing the former T-Time parcel on Route 6 and identifying […]
FACT CHECK
Claims on Nitrates by Town Official Don’t Hold Water
A second look at Cloverleaf project opponents’ arguments
TRURO — Some statements made at the Dec. 5 zoning board of appeals hearing related to groundwater nitrogen levels expected to be produced by the proposed “Cloverleaf” housing development did […]
SOCIAL JUSTICE
Haywood Honored for Human Rights Activism
As the first McCarthy Award is made, the county revives its Human Rights Advisory Commission
PROVINCETOWN — The Rev. Brenda Haywood received the Tim McCarthy Human Rights Champion Award on Dec. 10. This week, she welcomed a reporter to her home to talk about that […]
CLIMATE
Wolf Sees Future of Cape Air in All-Electric Planes
The Alice, under development, could fly 50 percent faster and farther than gas-powered aircraft
PROVINCETOWN — Cape Air founder and CEO Dan Wolf says he is excited about the future of his fleet. At the same time that his company is replacing its aged […]
DOMESTIC UNEASE
A Christmas Tradition to Die For
There’s nothing fishy about Trout Pudding
My son’s school sent home a flyer. It said: “Come Celebrate Your Culture & Heritage! You are encouraged to bring a dish that reflects your family’s traditions.” The organizers of […]
KITCHEN TABLE
Cookies Capture Sweet Holiday Memories
Two kinds of biscotti and a chocolate dream go into our community recipe box
An Early Taste Memory Reading Ed Miller’s Dec. 12 Kitchen Table column about rye bread took me back to my own attempt to recreate a childhood treat. My grandma Dora […]
VIGNETTE
Delivery
“Delivery” by Daniel Dejean
ECONOMY
Chain Stores Eye Outer Cape Liquor Market
Cumby’s proposed ballot initiative could put local shops at risk
On Outer Cape Cod, mom-and-pop shops famously reflect their owners’ personalities. That’s true, say local liquor store owners, even when what’s for sale — beer, wine, and spirits — is […]
HEALTH
AIDS Support Group Hires New President
From HIV to heroin, the focus remains helping the marginalized
PROVINCETOWN — The AIDS Support Group of Cape Cod board has named Dan Gates as president and CEO. Gates, 47, replaces Joe Carleo, who resigned in late October. Spokeswoman Leslie […]
CONSUMER WATCH
How to Be an Educated Electricity Consumer
When going green, avoid deceptive pitches from suppliers
Letters advertising low electricity rates seem to fill my mailbox every few months. These come-ons are from companies with innocuous and confusingly similar names, such as Think Energy, Direct Energy, […]
