ART The Truro Historical Society Art Sale. Presenting an outdoor art sale at the Highland Museum next to the lighthouse. Featuring paintings by seven local Truro and Provincetown artists: Saturday, […]
Archives for 2020
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Letters, August 27, 2020
From Shirley Spatz, Nancy Kete, Felice Coral, Beth Greenspan, and Ellen Anthony
Don’t Compare Bottles to Bags To the editor: A comparison of plastic bags and plastic bottles, as was suggested by a letter to the editor in the Aug. 20 edition […]
Real Estate Transactions
Recorded at the Barnstable County Registry of Deeds from Aug. 17 to Aug. 21, 2020. PROVINCETOWN Aug. 17. John H. Basile Living Trust (John H. Basile, trustee) to Thomas W. […]
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
She’s Not Backing Down
At least three Outer Cape residents who chose to make a statement about racial justice have found their front yard “Black Lives Matter” signs stolen or defaced (see story on […]
Obituary
Stanley Martin, 90, Helped Launch Martin House and Martin’s Market
Stanley J. Martin of Turners Falls died on July 23, 2020, surrounded by loved ones. He was 90. His wife, Virginia, died on Dec. 15, 2019. Stanley was born Dec. […]
Tide Charts
Know when to hit the flats
Bird Watching
Paco, a scarlet macaw, was at First Encounter Beach on Monday to watch the sunset with his owner, Larry “Fish” Mackin of Eastham. For a report on others keeping watch […]
CLEAR CUT
Truro Trust Sues Singer for Clearing Its Land
Nonprofit group seeks damages to restore two defiled acres
TRURO — The Truro Conservation Trust filed suit on July 1 against a local resident for allegedly clearing trees and creating an illegal dump on two acres of conservation land […]
BALLOTS
How, When, Where to Vote on Outer Cape
Navigating a process threatened by Covid-19 and federal assault
PROVINCETOWN — While the U.S. Postal Service is being hobbled by national political forces that aim to privatize it and perhaps sabotage the upcoming federal elections during a pandemic, there’s […]
LEARNING
Outermost Schools to Start With 2 Weeks at Home
Supt. Scallion cites fear of visitors bringing virus
PROVINCETOWN — Citing fears about tourists bringing the coronavirus here and the large number of parents who are hospitality workers, the Provincetown Schools administration has opted for the most conservative […]
CIVICS
Texan Chosen as Next Truro Town Manager
Robert Wood was selected over Barnstable County health official
TRURO — Robert Wood, a Texan, will become the next town manager here, succeeding Rae Ann Palmer, who chose not to seek a renewal of her contract this year. Though […]
DEATH
Peter Watts, 86, Wellfleet Painter
Peter Watts, longtime Wellfleet resident and renowned landscape painter, died on Aug. 17, 2020, at age 86. He succumbed to esophageal cancer, just two days after attending a reception in […]
ENVIRONMENT
Shoreline Management Is a Four-Town Effort
Adding layers to a geodatabase, and making it user-friendly
Protecting the Outer Cape shoreline is a continuous project, so much so that “there is no end goal” to the work, said Rex McKinsey, Provincetown’s marine coordinator. “These are living […]
ANIMAL CLINIC
A Belly Full of Sand Is No Picnic for Your Dog
Summertime animal eating adventures to be avoided
As a veterinarian on Cape Cod in the summer, I sometimes feel as if I am spying on visitors who are probably here for a short time and trying to […]
THE SCUTTLEBUTT
A Chill Arrives and Fish Stop Biting
Flounder fishing and whale watching remain good
We got our first hint of fall this past weekend as a tropical storm passing to our east ushered in a much cooler and damp air mass from the north. Relentless […]
