PROVINCETOWN — A cloud of bug spray filled the air as 11 men and two women (including this reporter) followed Scott Smyers down the Old Colony Trail on the evening […]
Archives for 2023
CIVICS
Ryan Curley Is Ousted as Chair of Wellfleet Select Board
After unexplained turmoil, Carboni is elected to the lead role
WELLFLEET — The select board replaced Ryan Curley with Barbara Carboni in the chair’s seat at its July 18 meeting, apparently bringing to a conclusion a conflict between Curley and […]
OUTLAWS
Eastham Faces Its Own Problems With the Delgizzis
Officials work to deal with ongoing code violations and nonpayment of taxes
EASTHAM — David and Carolyn Delgizzi own a large number of year-round rental properties on the Outer Cape, eight of them in Eastham. They have a history of ignoring the […]
HOUSING WORKSHOP
On Provincetown’s Agenda: Short-Term Rentals and Zoning Reform
A ‘working group’ that can engage the public is in the works
PROVINCETOWN — At the four-committee housing workshop held on June 20, the town’s leaders expressed support for moving toward three large-scale policy goals: new regulations on short-term rentals, new rules […]
PERFORMANCE REVIEW
Truro Select Board Ratings of Tangeman Vary Widely
But members agree that the town manager’s job is misunderstood
TRURO — In an executive session on June 28, the select board voted 4-1 to extend Town Manager Darrin Tangeman’s contract, with Sue Areson voting no. Two weeks later, the […]
ELDER CARE
Home Care Shortage Is ‘a Never-Ending Crisis’
The wait for a home health aide can be up to a year long
Barnstable County is facing twin demographic emergencies. First, as rents and the cost of living rise ever higher, the year-round workforce is evaporating. Second, the population — already far older […]
SMALL BOATS: PART TWO
The Cape’s Scallopers Ride Out a Perfect Storm
Local fishermen make fewer forays and try new ways to stay afloat
PROVINCETOWN — This summer, a perfect storm — combining sky-high fuel costs, a scarcity of experienced crew members, low wholesale prices, sharp declines in what scallop fishermen are allowed to […]
ON THE FLATS
Where Farm to Table Meets Dogs and Drains
Protecting Provincetown’s oyster flats from dangers ‘real and perceived’
PROVINCETOWN — If you set off from the West End boat ramp at low tide and walk out towards the breakwater, it doesn’t take long to reach the low-slung oyster […]
FATAL ACCIDENT
Teacher Is Killed in Apparent Hit and Run on Route 6 in Wellfleet
Police seek information in the death of Jeffrey Richardson, 59
WELLFLEET — Jeffrey Richardson, 59, of Brookfield, Conn. died on July 11 at Cape Cod Hospital after what the Wellfleet police called “a possible hit and run accident” on Route […]
ENVIRONMENT EXCHANGE
Visitors From Mexico Take Lessons From the Herring River
Four university students from Michoacán learn about rallying a village
WELLFLEET — The decades-long fight to unite local stakeholders behind the restoration of the Herring River — the largest salt marsh restoration project in Massachusetts history — has created ripples […]
EVERYTHING ICE
Bright Pops of Summer Joy
Lime, mint, watermelon, and berries make ice pops even parents can love
Summer swept over us like a heavy blanket when we were growing up in New York City. Above ground, my twin sister and I absorbed the fumes of hot asphalt. […]
MILLION-YEAR PICNIC
Who Owns Earth’s Orbit?
A skywatcher keeps an eye, warily, on proliferating satellites
Sometimes good starwatching is as simple as stepping outside on a clear night and looking up at the sky. It’s exciting when there’s a particular object to see, like a […]
BAR CART
A Tipple Before Tea Dance
A Southern girl makes up for what’s missing at the Provincetown party
One of the pleasures of my semi-annual trek to Cape Cod is catching up with friends who convene here every year. Some, like me, come from New Orleans; others I’ve […]
QUIET MIND
The Monkey Pose Is a Leap for Love
Imagining your way into a pose is more important than how far you go in it
Love is something we humans tend to seek out, a joy — but it isn’t always easy. Love asks a lot from us. I’m not thinking only about romantic or […]
SCAVENGER HUNT
Fantasy Surfboards
ORLEANS — A multicolored house cat, low to the ground, stalks a variety of woodland prey. But not in your back yard. The scene can be seen on a surfboard-shaped […]
