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Archives for 2022
Indie’s Choice
Indie's Choice for the Week of Thursday, September 29, to Thursday, October 6, 2022
Seek a Hide (Thursday, Sept. 29-Monday, Oct. 3) The 25th Mates Leather Weekend gears up from Thursday to Monday. Events include a “Boot Camp” party at the Atlantic House and […]
Town of Truro Legal Notices
TOWN OF TRURO Historical Commission Public Hearing October 17, 2022 The Truro Historical Commission will hold a remote Public Hearing on Monday, October 17, 2022, at 5:00PM to review a […]
Provincetown Legal Notices
Town of Provincetown Public Hearing Licensing Board October 11, 2022 The Provincetown Licensing Board will hold a Public Hearing on Tuesday, October 11, 2022 at 5:15 p.m. in the Caucus […]
AQUACULTURE
A Bad Year for Shellfish Seed Sows Discontent
Facing shortage, shellfishermen question Wellfleet's revocation of A.R.C. grant
WELLFLEET — Shellfisherman Bob LaPointe is grateful he will be able to grow half his usual crop of oysters and clams this year. That’s because Island Creek Oysters, one of […]
ENVIRONMENT
Leaf Disease Arrives in Provincetown’s Beech Forest
Effects of tiny nematode that has ravaged vast stands are seen here
PROVINCETOWN — The Beech Forest off Race Point Road is a unique part of the Outer Cape: a rare, gentle, and unlikely ecosystem that stands in contrast to the hardscrabble […]
ENFORCEMENT
Town to Get Tough on Great White Realty’s Contractor’s Yard
104 Wellfleet residents sign a petition demanding action on flouted stop-work orders
WELLFLEET — A petition bearing 104 signatures may have done what months of complaints about a contractor’s yard had failed to do. The town will ask the Land Court for […]
RESCUE ACT
Bigger Cape Cod Towns Are First to Get Their ARPA Dollars
The 9 smaller towns have not yet applied to county for designated funds
BARNSTABLE — Nine of 15 towns on Cape Cod have not yet applied for their share of the $10 million in American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) money set aside by […]
DEEP DIVE
Provincetown Gets to Nitty-Gritty on Sewer Money
Connection costs and private roads are hot topics at town forum
PROVINCETOWN — Voters were treated to a detailed presentation on the town’s $75-million sewer expansion project at a forum last week and had a chance to ask equally detailed questions […]
HOUSING
Orleans Project Could Help Ease Housing Crunch — a Little
Of 42 apartments planned for abandoned mall site, 5 will be affordable
ORLEANS — A Boston firm is working on a plan to redevelop the former Bayside Plaza — widely known as the “Underground Mall” — a project that would add 42 […]
COLD STORAGE
Four Years Later, Eiffel Tower Remains out of Sight
Whether it’s a sign or a structure, a decoration doesn’t fit the rules
WELLFLEET — Chef Philippe Rispoli loves to collect artwork and display it in his PB Boulangerie Bistro at the corner of Lecount Hollow Road and Route 6. Copper pieces he […]
KNEADED
A Challah to Make You Holler
The perfect loaf for a day of shouting
We’re coming up on the high holy days of the Jewish calendar. Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish new year, which starts at sundown on Sunday the 25th, signals the start of […]
RESTORATION
Ecologists Establish a Baseline on Herring River Oysters
Scientists and shellfishermen prepare for increased tidal flow
WELLFLEET — In the late 1960s, the Chequessett Neck tide gate on the Herring River started to rust. As a result, the tide pushed through openings and into parts of […]
D.I.Y.
Sculptures That Sparkle in the Late-Season Garden
Getting creative in good company brightens a gardener’s mood, too
Lucy LaFleche is one of the people who helped get me through the pandemic. And it wasn’t just the big-girl-size Cosmos she was known to pour moments after five o’clock. […]
THE SCUTTLEBUTT
Lobstermen Don’t Deserve Monterey Bay Rating
Why putting lobster on the ‘red list’ misses the mark
Fishing remains very good for both striped bass and bluefish. They were both solidly inside the bay for a few days, providing some excellent fishing close to home. They’ve since […]
