Archives for 2019
OP-ED
An Alternative to the Police and Fire Substation Proposal
Providing for safety needs while preserving VFW for new housing
I do not doubt Fire Chief Michael Trovato’s list of needs required to keep the community safe. Those needs include a new fire substation, new trucks, more bunks, and more […]
SKETCHBOOK
Provincelands, Dune Shacks, Fall Day
THE HOMELESS
‘When Are We Going Home?’ Rocha Still Asks
David Chick says he is near giving up trying to help a homeless man
HYANNIS — Freddie Rocha greeted David Chick with his usual questions: “When are we going home?” and “Did you come to take me home?” Chick smiled and asked if he […]
AT THE LIBRARY
A Classic Dysfunctional Family Memoir
Tales of resilience as holidays loom
Educated Tara Westover New York: Random House, 2018 Family dynamics can range from quirky to full-blown dysfunctional even at the best of times, but holidays have a way of putting […]
HOUSING
Looking at Affordable Housing Through Irish Eyes
The CDP’s Andrea Aldana travels to Ireland for an ‘affordable housing journey’
EASTHAM — What would we do differently if we saw affordable housing as a human right? That’s the key question Andrea Aldana, director of housing advocacy for the Community Development […]
ELECTIONS
Wellfleet Scraps Wooden Ballot Box
Questions about election security are dismissed by select board
WELLFLEET — The select board voted 3-2 on Oct. 22 to “retire the horse and buggy,” as board member Kathleen Bacon put it, and replace the town’s 95-year-old hand-crank ballot […]
THEATER
Despite Real-Estate Challenges, Harbor Stage Sticks to Its Mission
But the founders of Wellfleet’s artist-run theater are still searching for a place to live
For their first seven years, the four actor-founders of the Harbor Stage Company — Robert Kropf and Stacy Fischer, Brenda Withers and Jonathan Fielding — who run the small Wellfleet […]
ENVIRONMENT
A Mountain of ‘Sacrificial Sand’ Is Dumped at Blasch House
Coastal bank is replenished as property owners challenge town in court
WELLFLEET — The Blasch property is receiving another massive amount of “sacrificial sand” in an effort to stall the mansion’s collapse over the edge of a coastal bank. The 5,817-square-foot […]
THE YEAR-ROUNDER
The Heroes Among Us
Acceptance, safety, and transformation inside a cramped room
There are heroes living among us, men and women who struggle and prevail every day with the demon of addiction. You may know one of these heroes; you may not. […]
IN AND OUT
Dale
Observations of humans as they come and go from our town
PROVINCELANDS
One Bird, One Man, One Boat
Watching a shorebird is like watching a comet: you have to trick your eye into detecting it. To find a comet, you look sideways at the sky until your peripheral […]
PHOTOGRAPHY
An Exhibit at PAAM in Black and White and Color
The museum highlights photography from its permanent collection
The Provincetown Art Association and Museum is known for its collection and shows of work by world-renowned painters, sculptors, and printmakers who have lived and made art here. Oil painting, […]
BOOK REVIEW
The Return of Henry Rios in Carved in Bone
Michael Nava’s gay mystery looks back in time
After a two-decade absence, author Michael Nava’s award-winning Henry Rios mystery series returns with its eighth installment, Carved in Bone. (This volume fits chronologically between the first and second books […]
INDIE SCREEN
To Live and Die in Hollywood
In a recent op-ed piece in the New York Times, Martin Scorsese bemoaned the Marvel Universe takeover of Hollywood. He’s right to do so, but it’s a process that has […]
