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Archives for 2024
HATS OFF
The Class of 2024 Made the Best of 4 Trying Years
Nauset High graduates 186 seniors in a foggy but happy ceremony
EASTHAM — The Nauset Regional High School Class of 2024 walked confidently onto the football field on Friday, June 7 for their graduation ceremony. Among the 186 graduates from across […]
FAMILY LEGACY
Van Dereck Estate Remains a Tangle of Secrets
An absent widow and a former financial adviser in sole control raise questions
PROVINCETOWN — In the years since restaurateur, art collector, and landlord Anton “Napi” Van Dereck Haunstrup died and left his estate, estimated at $17 million, to his wife, Helen, a […]
STATE POLITICS
House Drops Transfer Fee in Housing Bill
Real estate lobby prevails; Cyr and Healey say they’ll keep trying
PROVINCETOWN — A years-long push for legislation that would allow towns to impose a real estate transfer fee of 0.5 to 2 percent on residential and commercial real estate sales […]
IMPOUNDED
Probate Judge Keeps Napi’s Estate Documents Out of Public Eye
Tierney denies motion to unseal records and impounds them for 20 years
BARNSTABLE — A judge in Barnstable County Probate and Family Court denied a motion filed by Independent reporter Sam Pollak to unseal documents related to the guardianship and conservatorship of […]
HISTORIC FLOODING
Owners Ask Permission to Demolish Victorian Guesthouse
A new building on the site would be raised high to avoid flood damage
PROVINCETOWN — The owners of the Gaslamp Bed & Breakfast are looking to demolish the 170-year-old Victorian at 97 Bradford St., where they currently operate an eight-room guesthouse. The goal, […]
NATIONAL SEASHORE
After a Spring Collapse, Longnook Beach Is Open Again
The beach is still best for the steely, not the faint of foot
TRURO — Longnook Beach reopened on May 16 after a two-month closure caused by extreme coastal erosion. The dune under the steep sandy pathway that leads from the parking lot […]
THE HIGH ROAD
Bound Brook Island Road Unbounded by Temporary Fix
DPW’s just-in-time job will do until the Herring River Project’s road-raising begins
WELLFLEET — For most of the winter and spring, repeated flooding has left Bound Brook Island periodically cut off from the rest of town. For months, the island’s 11 property […]
DEVELOPMENT
Mixed-Use Proposal on Route 6A Faces Hurdles
Orleans ZBA members say they like Klink’s plan but don’t think they can allow it
ORLEANS — Eastham developer Tim Klink is trying to make good on his promise to build a mixed-use project at 177 Route 6A. But his proposal includes below-grade apartments, which […]
TRANSPORTATION
CCRTA Set to Bring Cheap Rides to Outer Cape
SmartDART will start service for short local daytime trips on June 22
PROVINCETOWN — Christopher McGregor’s taxi business is braced for a tough season. He said he’s heard a new rideshare company is coming soon to the Outer Cape. The rumor is […]
BENEFICIAL INSECTS
Life Among the Dragonflies and Damselflies
Watching as the odes emerge for their one short season in the sun
If you are in the right place and at the right time, you might find yourself among the dragonflies and damselflies as they emerge from their natal coastal ponds and […]
FATHER’S DAY
Cornbread Should Not Be Sweet
Practicing Dad’s lessons in doing barbecue right
One thing my dad has learned since moving to Cape Cod from Hot Springs, Ark. is that the main difference between people here and the people he really relates to […]
STEEPLECHASE
Close-Up of a Touch-Up at the Unitarian Meeting House
A Provincetown documentarian gets a vertiginous tour of a church’s steeple
PROVINCETOWN — The Provincetown skyline was transformed in early April by what looked like a new 10-story structure: a bright-green encrustation from certain vantages, a translucent scrim from others. It […]
SNAPSHOT
Kingsley Samuel Recycles It
PROVINCETOWN — In morning’s early light, Kingsley Samuel, known around town as KG, loads recyclables into the bed of his Chevrolet low cab forward parked outside Spiritus Pizza. KG handles […]
TO THE MAT
Natarajasana Is a Dance for Summer
Getting into a groove with June and maybe the whole universe
After all those quiet months, suddenly there is so much to do. June’s arrival on Outer Cape Cod can make a person feel scattered. That is why this month I’m […]
