PROVINCETOWN — Thomas Neal Donegan, who chaired the Provincetown Board of Selectmen during the tumultuous period leading to the firing of Police Chief Jeff Jaran and who later steered the […]
Archives for July 2021
CANNABUSINESS
Dispensary Owners Now Seek to Build Grow Facility in Truro
The canopy space is 10 times as large as in earlier plan
TRURO — The owners of cannabis dispensaries in Eastham and Wellfleet plan to build a 9,600-square-foot building to grow and manufacture marijuana products off Route 6 in North Truro, an […]
TRAFFIC
Marijuana Delivery Service Eyes Eastham
‘Order from your phone, and it’s delivered to your doorstep’
EASTHAM — The select board voted 4 to 0 at their July 12 meeting to pursue a host community agreement with KushKart LLC, a recreational marijuana home-delivery start-up that has […]
IMMIGRANTS
Legislation to Abolish 287(g) Agreements Gains Support
The Safe Communities Act is a progressive priority, but ‘politics’ gets in the way
Barnstable County’s detention agreement with the Dept. of Homeland Security’s Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arm won’t expire. It’s in place permanently until either ICE or Barnstable Sheriff James Cummings […]
PANDEMIC
Lessons From the VaxBus in Provincetown
Longer stops, better location, and a good DJ would have helped
PROVINCETOWN — The state’s “Pittsfield to Provincetown” mobile vaccination tour made a full-day stop at Provincetown’s bus stop near the Municipal Parking Lot at MacMillan Pier last Thursday, July 15. […]
LOCAL HISTORY
Moe Van Dereck and Jot Small’s Inuit Racing Boats
Built in the ’20s and ’30s, Tarkoo and its siblings ruled the waves
PROVINCETOWN — In 1959, a Provincetown teenager named George Van Dereck Haunstrup, more commonly known in town as Moe Van Dereck, breathed life into a storied sailboat on its last […]
COMMERCE
Interest Is High in Provincetown Bookshop
But owner still waits for a down-to-earth buyer
PROVINCETOWN — In the past few weeks, Philip Swayze, who became the owner of the Provincetown Bookshop after inheriting the business from his uncle Joel Newman, has been getting a […]
THE SCUTTLEBUTT
Reports of Big Bluefish and Black Sea Bass
And, perhaps, one more casualty of Tropical Storm Elsa
Fishing is settling into a typical summer pattern. Water temperatures have been up and down all season, but last week they were in the mid 60s to low 70s, which […]
ON THE WATERFRONT
Jet Ski Plan for MacMillan Pier Is Sunk by Pier Corp.
But the business can still open at Flyer’s, if owner can find workers
PROVINCETOWN — An application to operate a personal watercraft (PWC), or Jet Ski, rental business on MacMillan Pier was denied by the Public Pier Corp. board on July 14. The […]
BABYCAKES
Welcome, Atkins
Atkins Crowe Mayo, the newest resident of Atkins Mayo Road in Provincetown, was born at Cape Cod Hospital on July 17, 2021. His names are family ones — his parents […]
MINDSET
Going Back to the Gym, One Day at a Time
Returning gymgoers embrace yoga and advice from trainers
PROVINCETOWN — It’s early Monday morning at Mussel Beach Health Club and gymgoers are filing in and out. Some arrive on bikes, already warmed up. Some are wearing masks because […]
LOCAL CATCH
A Provincetown Classic Inspires Mac’s Zarzuela
Local shellfish make a Spanish summer stew into a Cape Cod tradition
I can’t remember the first time I got my hands on a very used copy of Howard Mitcham’s Provincetown Seafood Cookbook. It’s a classic, a book that has always been […]
NAVIGATING BY THE STARS
A Week Illuminated by the Full Moon in Aquarius
A time to balance the self-centeredness of Sun in Leo
Full Moons, as you are probably aware, can light the way to self-examination. When they occur in Aquarius, we are offered an opportunity to find the sweet spot between individualism […]
RARA AVIS
This Week’s Bird Sightings
Confirmed bird sightings on the Outer Cape in the week preceding the Independent’s deadline on Tuesday, July 20 included the following, based on a report prepared by Mass Audubon’s Wellfleet […]
FOR THE BIRDS
State Says to Take Down Bird Feeders
Audubon agrees, but confirms no known cases of mystery illness in New England
WELLFLEET — Mass. Wildlife and Mass Audubon have recommended that residents take down their bird feeders in an attempt to prevent the spread of an unidentified illness that has been […]
