PROVINCETOWN — Elspeth Halvorsen Vevers, an icon of Provincetown’s art community and a resident since the mid-1950s, died peacefully at home on Nov. 17, 2019, her daughters Stephanie and Tabitha […]
Archives for 2019
Indie Classifieds December 5-December 12, 2019
Neighborly connections about all kinds of stuff
LOCAL COLOR Hopper House Tours Gift Certificates. A great holiday gift solution. $69 per person. Tour takes you to hidden places to see more than 50 locations painted by Edward […]
Movie Clock for December 5 through December 11
Playing now on the Outer Cape
PLAYING NOW: DEC. 5-11 A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood (PG). Wellfleet Cinemas, daily: 1:15, 4:15 & 7:15 p.m.; Tuesday: 10 a.m. Dark Waters (PG13). Wellfleet Cinemas, Friday-Wednesday: 1, 4 […]
Real Estate Transactions
Recorded at the Barnstable County Registry of Deeds from Nov. 25 to Nov. 29, 2019. PROVINCETOWN Nov. 25. Jerome A. and Nancy K. Goedken to Timothy A. Maher. 963 Commercial […]
our picks for the week of December 5 through December 12
Indie’s Choice
Outer Cape Calendar Thursday, Dec. 5, 2 p.m. Join a “Trip Talk” with Nauset Regional High School junior Anna Shantz, who traveled to Kenya and Tanzania. Wellfleet Council on Aging, […]
Arts Briefs & Listings for December 6 through December 12
Gifts of David Murphy Collection at PAAM The exhibit “Recent Gifts From the David Murphy Collection” will have an opening reception at the Provincetown Art Association and Museum at 460 […]
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Letters, Nov. 28: Postal Routing Ridiculousness
Perfect Inefficiency To the editor: Regarding the note in your e-mail newsletter apologizing for subscribers’ copies being delayed in the mail last week, rest assured that it wasn’t your fault. […]
home
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 […]
