When my now-35-year-old son, Jesse, was 18 months old I carried him out onto the flats at the Audubon Sanctuary. It was a warm September day, gray sky, gray sand, […]
Archives for 2023
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
The Kansas Raids, Redux
Two weeks ago, I wrote about police raids at the weekly Marion County Record in Kansas and the home of its editor. Since then, those events have generated a remarkable […]
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Letters, August 31, 2023
From Robert Panessiti, Roz Diamond, Ronald A. Gabel, Chuck Steinman, and Chuck Leigh
Truro DPW Questions To the editor: Something called the “DPW Study Group” has been circulating a proposal for an “alternative” to Truro’s proposed DPW facility. It is described as “a […]
OBITUARY
Welder and Science Teacher Michael Kacergis Dies at 78
Welder and science teacher Michael Anthony Kacergis of Provincetown, who had been in hospice at Seashore Point, died on Aug. 22, 2023 after a long illness. He was 78. Mike […]
OBITUARY
Musician and Teacher Charles A. Griffeth Dies at 76
Charles A. Griffeth of North Truro and Wilton Manors, Fla. died at his Truro home on Aug. 24, 2023 after a 15-month fight against pancreatic cancer. His husband and two […]
TIDE CHART
Provincetown and Wellfleet Harbors
Thursday, August 31, - Thursday, September 7, 2023
Know when to hit the flats.
Real Estate Transactions
for the week of August 21, 2023
Recorded at the Barnstable County Registry of Deeds from Aug. 21 to Aug. 25, 2023. PROVINCETOWN Aug. 21. Diane I. Lederman to Marilyn M. Tartaglia and James H. Tartaglia. 586 […]
CLASSIFIEDS
Classifieds August 31- September 7, 2023
Neighborly connections about all kinds of stuff
HOUSING Off season 1 bedroom apartment. Ideal in-town, private location, furnished, natural light-filled space, generous floor plan. Great for sabbatical or professional working remotely. $3200 per month, including parking. Available […]
Indie’s Choice
Indie's Choice from Thursday, August 31, 2023 to Thursday, September 7, 2023
Birdies and Bogies (Thursday, Aug. 31) Mark McGrath presents a talk about the history of Eastham’s Cedar Bank Links golf course at 1869 Schoolhouse Museum (25 Schoolhouse Road, Eastham) on […]
Wellfleet Legal Notices
Town of Wellfleet Planning Board Public Hearing September 6, 2023 LEGAL AD FOR ZONING AMENDMENTS Pursuant to G.L. Chapter 40A, Sec. 5, the Town of Wellfleet Planning Board will hold […]
Town of Truro Legal Notices
TOWN OF TRURO Select Board and the Shellfish Advisory Committee Notice of Public Hearing AMENDMENTS TO REGULATIONS FOR THE TAKING OF SHELLFISH, SEA WORMS, EELS AND CRABS September 12, 2023 […]
Provincetown Legal Notices
Town of Provincetown Licensing Board Public Hearing September 12, 2023 The Provincetown Licensing Board will hold a Public Hearing on Tuesday, September 12, 2023 at 5:15 p.m. in the Judge […]
Eastham Legal Notices
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING EASTHAM COMMUNITY PRESERVATION ACT COMMITTEE SEPTEMBER 6, 2023 5:00 PM EASTHAM TOWN HALL The Eastham Community Preservation Act Committee will hold a Public Hearing on Wednesday, […]
REPORT FROM TOYLAND
Provincetown Celebrates Its 45th Carnival
PROVINCETOWN — A fledgling nonprofit put on a one-day celebration back in 1978 and called it Carnival. The idea was to drum up gay and lesbian tourism during August’s sleepy […]
EDUCATION
Housing Crisis Hits Schools — and Will Get Worse
Enticing new staff to towns where teachers can’t live is ‘a really hard sell’
Faced with significant turnover of teachers, administrators, bus drivers, and support staff, every one of the Outer Cape’s schools is feeling the effects of Cape Cod’s year-round housing shortage. When […]
