John F. McDermott was introduced to Truro in the summer of 1971 by his colleague Rosalyn Baxandall, with whom he taught at the State University of New York. He had […]
Archives for April 2022
CLASSIFIEDS
Classifieds April 21 – April 27, 2022
Neighborly connections about all kinds of stuff
HELP WANTED Jobs available at The Gifford House Inn. Bar manager (housing available), bartenders, housekeepers (housing available). Good people to work with. Contact us at [email protected] or phone 508-487-0688. May […]
Real Estate Transactions
for the week of April 11, 2022
Recorded at the Barnstable County Registry of Deeds from April 11 to April 15, 2022. PROVINCETOWN April 11. Rapoport McCarthy Family Trust (Alan M. Rapoport and David P. McCarthy, trustees) […]
Indie’s Choice
Indie's Choice for the Week of Thursday, April 21 to Wednesday, April 27, 2022
Winter Endures (Thursday, April 21) In celebration of National Park Week, the Salt Pond Visitors Center, 50 Nauset Road in Eastham, presents a free screening of The Endurance on Thursday, […]
Provincetown Legal Notices
Annual Town ELECTION Tuesday, May 10, 2022 from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Provincetown Town Hall Commonwealth of Massachusetts Barnstable, […]
IDENTITIES
Nauset’s Queer Community Refuses to Be Invisible
Gender & Sexuality Alliance members lead changes after being heckled at pep rally
EASTHAM — Nauset Regional High School students packed the bleachers on Friday, Oct. 15, whooping, whistling, and hollering as clubs, one by one, paraded down the turf field. It was […]
HEADS & BEDS
With Rates Up, There Are No Rooms for Workers
Tourists will need to pack their patience
PROVINCETOWN — The new executive director of the Provincetown Business Guild does not have a place to live for the summer. Stephan Hengst, who was hired in January to fill […]
ECONOMY
Cape Abilities Will Close Its Eastham Center
Move to Hyannis presents a challenge for local participants
EASTHAM — At a virtual meeting attended by more than 300 people on April 1, Cape Abilities CEO Kim McElholm announced that the nonprofit, which provides education, counseling, and employment […]
EROSION
Hidden Septic Tank Lands on Wellfleet Beach
As shorelines retreat, a collective effort will be needed to clean up the coast
WELLFLEET — On beaches along this eroding coastline, it’s common to stumble upon strange artifacts, from PVC pipes to electrical wires to concrete rubble. The most recent discovery: a broken […]
LOCAL JOURNALISM
Gannett to Stop Printing 19 Eastern Mass. Weeklies
A transition from local news to regional coverage may be in the works
PROVINCETOWN — Nineteen Gannett-owned weeklies across Eastern Massachusetts will cease print publication in May, according to recent announcements on the company’s “Wicked Local” websites. None of the 19 in the […]
TRURO ELECTION
Planning Board Hopefuls Both Say They Favor New Housing
Townsend, 23, and Stahl, 67, vie to replace Sollog
TRURO — Two candidates, Caitlin Townsend and Steve Stahl, are on the ballot to fill the seat of retiring planning board member Steve Sollog in the May 10 town election. […]
PETITIONED IN TRURO
Effort to Make Planning Board Appointed Resurfaces
A second try at a charter amendment, after last year’s died in committee
TRURO — At the annual town meeting on April 30, Raphael Richter plans to approach the microphone on the Truro Central School ballfield and air his frustrations with the town’s […]
TEAMS
Nauset Unified Track Is Back
After 2-year break, Special Olympics student athletes and Life Skills participants are working out
EASTHAM — It’s a chilly and windy Thursday afternoon at Nauset Regional High School. Classes have just ended for the day and the track team is warming up in the […]
THE SCUTTLEBUTT
Painting Hulls, Tuning Up Engines, and Sharpening Our Hooks
Will the joys of fishing with smaller groups and more space on boats last?
Another season on the water is soon upon us and, with a little luck, we may not have Covid issues dramatically affecting everything we do. Still, the last two seasons […]
STREET VIEW
Where Do You Find Hope?
In a creator, in a name, in history and family
The spring season connects us with the light that we were so craving during the dark winter days. So, too, do this April’s holidays — Easter, Passover, and Ramadan — […]
