FOR SALE Acoustic guitar. Greg Bennett OM-8CE in perfect condition. Electro-acoustic cedar and Indian rosewood cutaway with built-in Fishman pre-amp/tuner and strap buttons. Profile 906 Premium gig bag (excellent condition) […]
Archives for 2023
Indie’s Choice
Indie's Choice for the Week of Thursday, July 13, 2023, to Thursday, July 20, 2023
Blue Dahlia (Thursday, July 13) Musician and vocalist Dahlia Dumont presents a Bastille Day concert — featuring a mix of French chansons with folk, soul, and Eastern European and world […]
Town of Truro Legal Notices
TOWN OF TRURO POSITION AVAILABLE TRURO TOWN HALL TOWN CLERK The Town of Truro is seeking applicants for the position of Town Clerk. This full-time, non-union position is year-round, benefits […]
Provincetown Legal Notices
Town of Provincetown Licensing Board Public Hearing July 25, 2023 The Provincetown Licensing Board will hold a Public Hearing on Tuesday, July 25, 2023 at 5:15 p.m. in the Judge […]
WE LOVE A PARADE
The Outer Cape Celebrates the Fourth With 3 Parades
Pedalers, drummers, protesters, jugglers, drag queens, flag wavers, and pirates celebrated their freedoms at three different Outer Cape parades this week. In Eastham, Sheila and Ralph Holcomb, in collaboration with […]
TOWN MANAGEMENT
Truro Select Board Renews Tangeman’s Contract
The board will discuss his job performance in an open session on July 11
TRURO — The select board voted 4-1 on June 28 to extend the town’s contract with Town Manager Darrin Tangeman. The vote came during an executive session and was announced […]
CULTURAL EXCHANGE
5 Students Are Sent Home for Visa Violations
Many were unaware that J-1 visa holders cannot drive pedicabs
PROVINCETOWN — It was news to many in Provincetown — including the owners of at least two pedicab companies and evidently to the town government as well — that the […]
TRURO TOWN HALL
Select Board Will Investigate Areson
The board’s vice chair is accused of violating the town charter
TRURO — The select board voted on June 28 to investigate a complaint that vice chair Sue Areson had violated the town charter by talking to town employees about Town […]
HOUSING
Eastham Board OKs Closer Look at Tiny Houses
Changes in state rules may help towns take up small-scale solutions
EASTHAM — Tiny houses — often defined as dwellings smaller than 400 or 500 square feet — may be coming to Eastham if regulatory departments and the local zoning task […]
THE COURTS
Defendant in ‘Barricade’ Case Released for Treatment
Bridges has been in pretrial detention since the Feb. 28 incident
ORLEANS — After four months of incarceration, primarily at the Bridgewater State Hospital psychiatric facility, Provincetown resident Jonathan Bridges has been released from pretrial detention. Bridges was involved in an […]
‘ONGOING CONVERSATIONS’
Park Service Boards Up a Dune Shack, Then Changes Course
The Park is now ‘exploring all legal options’ to allow some use of Frenchie’s Shack by Sal Del Deo
PROVINCETOWN — While the country geared up for the long July 4th weekend, the National Park Service formally evicted Sal Del Deo, 94, from the dune shack he has cared […]
CENTENARIANS
On July 4, Joseph Pellegrino Turns 100
A World War II veteran and Wellfleet legend reflects on a life well lived
WELLFLEET — Joseph Pellegrino, the World War II veteran, former selectman, and builder who turned 100 on July 4, can recall the milestones of his life with striking accuracy. Aug. […]
MEET THE MAKER
Bob Korn Knows When the Light Is Right
A printmaker who still believes ‘a photograph is not a photograph until it’s a print’
EASTHAM — Bob Korn’s long career spans the seismic shift from analog to digital photography. But through seemingly endless changes in technology, he remains committed to the importance of the […]
A TIME TO SOW
In Wellfleet, Hats Are a Summer Tradition
Oyster farmers set out cement-coated contraptions to catch the season’s larvae
WELLFLEET — When those perfectly shucked oysters show up at your table, and you lift the shell, tilt your head back, and let that sweet, briny bivalve slide between your […]
NIGHTLIFE
Undeterred by Ubiquitous Ursines, Sappho Comes to Bear Week
New York’s Cubbyhole will pop up in Provincetown
PROVINCETOWN — Since the Pied Bar at 193A Commercial St. closed in 2018, this gay mecca has been without a dedicated lesbian space. But for one night only on Monday, […]