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Archives for 2023
Real Estate Transactions
for the week of Oct. 2, 2023
Recorded at the Barnstable County Registry of Deeds from Oct. 2 to Oct. 6, 2023. PROVINCETOWN Oct. 3. Estate of Peter N. Edmonds (Barry F. Edmonds, personal representative) to Anthony […]
CLASSIFIEDS
Classifieds October 12, 2023 – October 17, 2023
Neighborly connections about all kinds of stuff
HOUSING For rent in Provincetown, a year-round one-bedroom at Seashore Point. 600 sq. ft., with many amenities including parking. Must be 55+ years old to rent. $2,200 per month, […]
Indie’s Choice
Indie's Choice from Thursday, October 12, 2023 to Thursday, October 19, 2023
Hello, Betty! (Thursday-Sunday, Oct. 12-15) Power pop trio BETTY returns to the Post Office Café and Cabaret (303 Commercial St., Provincetown) for four afternoon shows beginning Thursday, Oct. 15, 5:30 […]
Provincetown Legal Notices
Provincetown Cultural Council Cultural District grant applications and Public Forum The Provincetown Cultural Council will accept applications from individuals and organizations for activities that enhance the cultural opportunities in Provincetown. […]
PROVINCETOWN BOOK FESTIVAL
‘Banned Books, Banned People’
Provincetown drag queens close out the festival with fun and fearlessness
The seventh annual Provincetown Book Festival concluded on Sunday with an event that might have given Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis an aneurysm. Titled “Banned Books, Banned People,” it featured local […]
WELLFLEET ELECTION
Sayre Is Elected to Select Board
Town planner, wastewater facility approved
WELLFLEET — Newcomer Timothy Sayre defeated write-in candidate Curt Felix by seven votes in the Sept. 27 special election to fill a vacant seat on the select board for the […]
LOSSES
The Song’s Over as Fox & Crow Closes for Good
After complaints, an eviction notice, and a fire, owner says, ‘I’m done’
WELLFLEET — Trudy Vermehren wasn’t opposed to a photo accompanying a news story about her decision to permanently close the Fox & Crow Café, but she didn’t want the photo […]
TRURO TOWN MEETING
$34-Million DPW Upgrade Dominates Truro Warrant
After 10 years of ‘kicking this can down the road,’ voters will face 4 articles
TRURO — Every year since 2012, the select board has included in its annual list of goals and objectives upgrading the Dept. of Public Works facility. At a special town […]
DUNE SHACKS
Del Deos Accept 5-Year Permit for ‘Frenchie’s’
Other shack dwellers get short-term extensions as leasing proceeds
PROVINCETOWN — Just two days before the federal government was expected to enter a shutdown caused by Republicans in Congress, the National Park Service signed a five-year special-use permit allowing […]
PERMISSIONS
Zoning Board Denies Foxberry Inn’s Proposed Expansion
Support for small business comes up against concerns about a building’s size
PROVINCETOWN — The zoning board of appeals has denied a proposal from the owners of the Foxberry Inn to add a third story with six guest rooms. At a public […]
CORRECTIONS
County Jail Ends Contract With Medical Provider Wellpath
After ‘a death spiral’ in private staffing, sheriff moves to in-house care model
BOURNE — Sheriff Donna Buckley ended the Barnstable County Correctional Facility’s contract with private medical care provider Wellpath two months before the contract was set to expire at the end […]
MOSQUITOES
Awaiting First Frost, and Meanwhile, Precautions
EEE is detected, but the risk of infection in humans is still low
PROVINCETOWN — Eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) was detected in a sample of mosquitoes taken here on Sept. 21. Like the August discovery of West Nile virus in Eastham mosquitoes, the […]
PUBLIC NOTICE
Provincetown Special Town Meeting Warrant
The warrant for Provincetown’s special town meeting on Monday, Oct. 23 is printed in this week’s Independent starting on page A9. Click on image below to open the complete warrant.
HISTORY
Scrimshaw Was the Whalemen’s Art
A pastime for the homeward voyage
For much of Provincetown’s history, whales have been central to its economy and identity. The Wampanoag people used every part of the whale. The first entry made in Mourt’s Relation, […]
