Raymond Johnson of Truro died unexpectedly of heart failure on Dec. 10, 2021 at Cape Cod Hospital in Hyannis. He was 66. Born in Washington, D.C., he was the son […]
Archives for 2021
CLASSIFIEDS
Classifieds December 23 – December 29, 2021
Neighborly connections about all kinds of stuff
THE ARTS 2022 Drawing/painting classes with a model: Take one or all three one-day workshops from the virtual PAAM Collection Series, “The Figure.” Part One: Hans Hofmann; Part Two: Robert […]
Real Estate Transactions
for the week of December 13, 2021
Recorded at the Barnstable County Registry of Deeds from Dec. 13 to Dec. 17, 2021. PROVINCETOWN Dec. 14. Richard E. Mayberry to Harriet Finkelstein. 100 Alden St., Unit 104. $395,000. […]
TIDE CHART
Provincetown and Wellfleet Harbors
Thursday, December 23, 2021 - Wednesday, December 29, 2021
Know when to hit the flats.
Indie’s Choice
Indie's Choice for the Week of Thursday, Dec. 23 - Wednesday, Dec 29
Go Fish (Thursday, Dec. 23) The Wellfleet Shellfishermen’s Association is having a special holiday farmers market on Thursday, Dec. 23, 10 a.m. to noon at the Wellfleet Marina, 255 Commercial […]
Provincetown Legal Notices
Town of Provincetown Public Hearing Historic District Commission The Provincetown Historic District Commission will hold a Public Hearing at 3:30 P.M. on Wednesday, January 5, 2022, in the Judge Welsh […]
STICKY WICKET
‘Keep Truro Rural,’ Says Someone
Motives behind the stickers are hazy, as no one will take credit
When questioned by photographer Nancy Bloom, this calf at the Mooney Farm on South Pamet Road denied posting “Keep Truro Rural” stickers around town. (Photo Nancy Bloom)
COVID IN THE COLD
Masks Are Still Required for Winter Sports
MIAA board goes against Sports Medicine Committee recommendation
EASTHAM — The Covid-19 pandemic continues to put up hurdles for student athletic teams. The Nauset High School boys basketball team had to suspend activities last week, said Athletic Director […]
POLITICS
County Boards Fighting Over ARPA Millions
Commissioners and Assembly each want control of funds
Barnstable County officials are battling over who gets to decide on the distribution of $41.3 million in American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds from the federal treasury. The three county […]
HOUSING
In Two Rulings, Opponents of Rental Developments Lose Out
Judges stand by bond orders for those who file appeals
Judges in two separate courts rendered rulings in the last week that buoyed developers of rental housing in Provincetown and Truro. In both cases, the state’s new Housing Choice Act […]
COVID PREVENTION
After Mandates, Few Cape Health Workers Remain Unvaccinated
98 percent of OCHS employees have been immunized
Very few health-care workers on Cape Cod have been fired for refusing to comply with vaccine mandates, according to spokespeople at three major providers. The vaccination rates among staff at […]
HOME/MAKING
Wellfleet’s Other Chamber of Commerce
Though this old house is deteriorating, its purpose is priceless
Tucked in the magazine rack at the Wellfleet swap shop, a few reproductions of 17th-century Dutch paintings stand out among glossy periodicals. In one, a richly dressed figure commands the […]
BOGSIDE
Storms, Sanding, and the Slow Restoration of Sassamanesh Farm
Bringing back an old cranberry bog is ‘a different adventure every year’
ORLEANS — The Outer Cape has its wild cranberry patches, hidden in the dunes and alongside ponds. But it takes a road trip to Orleans to find a cultivated bog. […]
SUGAR AND SPICE
At Relish, Cookies Have a Season Unto Themselves
A summer shop makes a winter essential, sending cheer far and wide
PROVINCETOWN — On a summer day around noontime you can locate Relish by the crowd of people waiting outside. In handsome tank tops or flowing beach gowns they gather, placing […]
GRAVEYARD SHIFT
Mr. Greenough’s Tea
A wreck at Race Point plunged the Outer Cape into Revolutionary politics
In Wellfleet’s Duck Creek Cemetery, three remarkably well-preserved colonial headstones with classic iconography are a tangible reminder of the John Greenough family. The stones, like too many in Cape Cod’s […]
