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Archives for 2020
ON THE WATER
Paddling Through the Pandemic
Kayaking and stand-up paddle boarding offer pleasure and challenge at a safe distance
Some sports require specialized equipment and conditions, such as the ability to get to the mountains for skiing. Baseball requires a diamond field and multiple players, which presents a problem […]
GOING GENTLE
Fine Arts Work Center Director Will Resign
After a season of statements, a silent departure
PROVINCETOWN — The Fine Arts Work Center’s executive director has announced his resignation by June 2021 following charges of classism and racism by this year’s fellows and one staff member. […]
TOWN ELECTION
Wellfleet Ballot Includes $3.8 Million for Water Main
Special election Sept. 8 has 10 budget votes
WELLFLEET — A special town election taking place on Tuesday, Sept. 8 features 10 ballot questions, all involving budget overrides and exemptions from Proposition 2½ limits. Large purchases that involve […]
Nauset High Will Stay Closed After All
Report on ventilation system is ‘not pretty’
EASTHAM — Following a dismal report on the aging high school’s ventilation system, the Nauset Regional School Committee voted unanimously on Aug. 31 to keep the building closed to most […]
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Building Inspector Leaves Wellfleet for Eastham
A job that few keep for a long time
WELLFLEET — Justin Post finished his last day as Wellfleet’s building inspector on Friday, Aug. 28. He will take over as Eastham’s building inspector on Sept. 15 after three years […]
JOURNALISM
Commission on Local Newspapers Passes House Vote
Concern for future of journalism grows as chains take over
An amendment to an economic development bill calling for a statewide commission to look at what’s happening to local newspapers passed the Mass. House of Representatives on July 28 and […]
CURRENTS
This Week in Provincetown
Meetings Ahead Meetings are held remotely. Go to provincetown-ma.gov and click on the meeting you want to watch. Thursday, Sept. 3 Personnel Board, 4:30 p.m. Zoning Board of Appeals, 6 p.m. Tuesday, […]
CURRENTS
This Week in Truro
Meetings Ahead Meetings are held remotely. To watch live, go to truro-ma.gov and follow the “helpful link” to Truro Channel 18. Thursday, Sept. 3 Climate Change Committee, 10 a.m. Finance Committee and […]
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This Week in Wellfleet
Meetings Ahead From wellfleet-ma.gov, hover your mouse over a date on the calendar on the right of the screen, and click on the meeting you’re interested in to open its […]
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This Week in Eastham
Meetings Ahead Meetings are held remotely. Go to eastham-ma.gov/calendar-by-event-type/16 and click on a particular meeting to read its agenda. That document will provide information about how to view and take […]
POETRY
Gail Mazur’s Ode to Provincetown
A new collection of poems balances loss with renewal
“I knew it was going to make a person uncomfortable the minute they heard I was a poet,” Gail Mazur says. “I was really quite modest in my ambitions. I […]
PAST PERFORMANCES
Discovering Thelma Given, Provincetown’s Paganini
A rare recording is a window into another era
It begins with the crackling sound of vinyl. The violin strums its highest strings, then tunes to the piano. An audience member coughs. These are the opening sounds of a […]
CHILDREN’S BOOKS
Corinne Demas and Artemis Roehrig Help Families Learn Together
The mother-daughter team published two new books during the pandemic
Many children’s book writers find inspiration in their own offspring. Wellfleet resident Corinne Demas, the award-winning author of five novels, two short-story collections, a poetry collection, a memoir, and numerous […]
EXHIBIT SPACES
A Gallery Grows in Eastham
Longstreet Gallery’s Labor Day Weekend show caps its debut season
Though a pandemic may not be the easiest time to open an art gallery, Christopher Kelly and Keith MacLelland are handling it with aplomb. “We started the lease back in […]