Stephen Paul Carlsen, the son of Lucie Carlsen and the late Rev. Louis Carlsen of Eastham, died on Oct. 10, 2022 at the Garnet Health Medical Center in Middletown, N.Y. […]
Archives for 2022
TIDE CHART
Provincetown and Wellfleet Harbors
Thursday, Nov. 3 - Wednesday Nov. 9, 2022
Know when to hit the flats.
Real Estate Transactions
for the week of Oct. 24, 2022
Recorded at the Barnstable County Registry of Deeds from Oct. 24 to Oct. 28, 2022. PROVINCETOWN Oct. 28. Arthur J. Bowman and James Stephen Morrison to Donald G. Preston Jr. […]
CLASSIFIEDS
Classifieds Nov. 3,- Nov. 9, 2022
Neighborly connections about all kinds of stuff
JOBS Deputy editor for this newspaper. We are looking for a newshound obsessed with language and the principles of community reporting. Must have 5 years’ experience editing a newspaper and […]
Indie’s Choice
Indie's Choice for the Week of Thursday, November 3, to Thursday, November 10, 2022
Here to Namasté (Thursday, Nov. 3) The Wellfleet library (55 West Main St.) will host weekly Ahimsa peaceful yoga sessions starting this week. The free workshops led by Cathy Lichtman […]
Wellfleet Legal Notices
Town of Wellfleet Conservation Commission Public Hearing November 16, 2022 Please take notice that the Wellfleet Conservation Commission, in accordance with M.G.L. Chapter 131, Section 40, and the Wellfleet Environmental […]
Town of Truro Legal Notices
TOWN OF TRURO Public Hearing Historical Commission November 22, 2022 The Truro Historical Commission will hold a remote Public Hearing on Tuesday, November 22, 2022, at 5:00PM to review a […]
Provincetown Legal Notices
Town of Provincetown Public Hearing Historic District Commission November 16, 2022 The Provincetown Historic District Commission will hold a Public Hearing at 3:30 P.M. on Wednesday, November 16, 2022, in […]
INDIGENOUS HISTORY
Renaming Race Point Would Be ‘Meaningful,’ Says Peters
The Wampanoag Alliance wants to recover the name Meeshaun
PROVINCETOWN — A proposal to rename Race Point as Meeshaun Point, first made in early 2021 by representatives of the Wampanoag tribe, is still alive, though no action has been […]
HYDROLOGY
Provincetown and Truro Discuss New Wells at Walsh Land
Water supply questions affect future growth of both towns
PROVINCETOWN — At a rare joint meeting of the Provincetown and Truro select boards, leaders from both towns discussed the relationship between fresh water supply, future growth, and Truro’s Walsh […]
GROUNDHOG DAY
Eversource’s New Five-Year Power Line Plan Looks Familiar
Despite public opposition, the company still relies on herbicides
Eversource’s draft plan for managing vegetation under its power lines on Cape Cod and Martha’s Vineyard for the next five years looks essentially the same as the plan for the […]
TAXATION
$2.9 Billion in Tax Rebates Will Be Mailed in November
13 percent of state income tax receipts will go back to payers
PROVINCETOWN — In a break with the last 35 years of state budgeting, $2.9 billion will be mailed back to income-tax payers in Massachusetts in direct proportion to their 2021 […]
CIVICS
Ginny Frazier Named to Truro Planning Board
Two boards have no argument over filling a vacant seat
TRURO — Ginny Frazier was appointed to the planning board at a special joint meeting of that board and the select board on Oct. 25. The two boards have had […]
TRANSPORTATION
DOT Splits Route 6 Improvements Into 3 Projects
A narrower roadway but with bike lanes and bus pull-offs south of Main Street
WELLFLEET — The Mass. Dept. of Transportation’s plan for repaving Route 6 in Wellfleet promises to do a lot more than pour fresh asphalt on a degraded roadway. Improving accessibility […]
CIVICS
The Nov. 8 Ballot Is a Mix of Lawyers, Liquor, and Money
Choices for governor, attorney general, and county officials, along with 4 ballot questions
The election on Nov. 8 will determine who the new governor and attorney general will be, as well as the new Barnstable County sheriff and Cape & Islands district attorney. […]