Regarding Art Nickerson’s recorded statement at the end of Cam Blair’s “When Turnips Were King in Eastham” (Nov. 18, page B7), I seriously doubt that there’s anyone alive who knew […]
Archives for 2021
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
A Dastardly Deed
In our issue dated Aug. 19 of this year, Stephen Kinzer wrote a stirring essay about President Theodore Roosevelt’s visit to Provincetown in the summer of 1907 to lay the […]
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Letters, December 9, 2021
From Nancy Kete, Stephen J. Greenberg, Lyle Timpson, and Renee Leck
Trash Cans Were Missed To the editor: Kudos to the town of Truro, which, on second thought, has put back the trash cans at Coast Guard and presumably other town […]
TIDE CHART
Provincetown and Wellfleet Harbors
Thursday, December 9, 2021 - Wednesday, December 15, 2021
Know when to hit the flats.
Real Estate Transactions
for the week of November 29, 2021
Recorded at the Barnstable County Registry of Deeds from Nov. 29 to Dec. 3, 2021. PROVINCETOWN Nov. 29. Stand5 Nominee Trust (William P. Dougal and Richard J. Murray, trustees) to […]
OBITUARY
Linnell Nickerson, 75, Was Lifelong Truro Resident
Lifelong Truro resident Linnell Morris Nickerson died peacefully in her home on Nov. 6, 2021 after living with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. She was 75. Linnell was born and raised […]
OBITUARY
Dowell Baten Multer, Choir Director and Piano Rebuilder, Dies at 88
Dowell Baten Multer died peacefully at Regal Care of Harwich on Nov. 22, 2021. The cause was Lewy body dementia, his wife Sarah Multer said. Dowell was 88. Although he […]
CLASSIFIEDS
Classifieds December 9 – December 15, 2021
Neighborly connections about all kinds of stuff
FOR SALE Shadow Boxes by Jill. Give a truly unique gift! Local Truro artist creates personalized shadow boxes to commemorate special people and occasions (weddings, baby showers, graduations, memorials to […]
Indie’s Choice
Indie's Choice for the Week of Thursday, Dec. 9 - Wednesday, Dec 15
Just a Blip (Friday, Dec. 10) Payomet Performing Arts Center presents the next in its series “Remembrances of the North Truro Air Force Radar Station” at the Truro Community Center, […]
Provincetown Legal Notices
Town of Provincetown Public Hearing Licensing Board The Provincetown Licensing Board will hold a Public Hearing on Tuesday, December 14, 2021 at 5:15 p.m. in the Judge Welsh Room at […]
STUFF HAPPENS
New Bedford Vessel Runs Aground on Longnook Beach
Mishap involving Carlos Rafael’s former boat is under investigation
TRURO — Part-time Truro resident Lynda West went with her father-in-law, Jock West, to Longnook Beach on Tuesday to take photos of the calm waters with his drone at low […]
COASTAL BANK
House on the Edge Sells for $5.5M
The controversial Blasch house fetches asking price
WELLFLEET — The Blasch house is no longer Mark and Barbara Blasch’s problem. Ownership of the 5,817-square-foot house perched atop “the Gut,” a rapidly eroding strip of steep coastal bank […]
DECOMMISSIONING
Radioactive Water Could Be Dumped in Bay
Pilgrim’s owner considers how to dispose of a million gallons
PLYMOUTH — The Pilgrim nuclear station here, the only nuclear power plant left in Massachusetts — and among the worst performers in the country in its final years — was […]
LAND USE
Plans for Contractor’s Yard on Route 6 Frustrated by Town’s Constraints
Zehnder will seek summary judgment in Great White Realty dispute
WELLFLEET — A dispute over the use of a commercial parcel at the corner of Route 6 and Old Wharf Road has entered a new phase after the owner, Great […]
COVID-19 UPDATE
Outer Cape Kids and Parents Feel Relief About Pediatric Vaccine
Gatherings, family vacations, and going back to school
PROVINCETOWN — With crayons and pages of coloring books scattered over the floor around them, Alaina and Kacey Vida sit in the waiting area of a Walgreens Pharmacy. It’s the […]
