EASTHAM — The Cape Cod National Seashore Advisory Commission advertised the topic of its April 7 meeting with just five words: “Protecting the Seashore District Character.” The meeting, at the […]
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VIRTUAL REALITY
Bondage and Disentanglement in Three Dimensions
Carlos Zerpa focuses on underdogs in his political animations
Carlos Zerpa came to the Fine Arts Work Center in Provincetown from Venezuela as a visual arts fellow expecting to work on an animated film that he’s been developing for […]
SCHOOL LEADERSHIP
Paul Teixeira Is Offered Superintendent’s Job
Pending contract negotiations, he will succeed Gerry Goyette on July 1
PROVINCETOWN — The school committee voted unanimously on March 14 to enter contract negotiations with superintendent candidate Paul Teixeira over two other finalists. Teixeira is director of English learner education […]
RADIO
DJ Fred Wants to Open Your Ears
Fred Boak invites his listeners to ‘get on the bus’
Fred Boak played Terry Riley’s “Descending Moonshine Dervishes” one deep-winter Wednesday night on his WOMR radio show Out There. Riley’s intricate 1975 recording on the organ, which could be considered […]
HISTORY
How 2013 Closing of Provincetown High School Still Echoes Today
Tipping point came fast for the ‘heart of the community’
PROVINCETOWN — The four towns of the Nauset Regional School District — Wellfleet, Eastham, Orleans, and Brewster — are embarking this year on a state-supported study of whether two or […]
IMMIGRATION
Locals Ask If ‘Safe Community’ Policies Endure
Outer Cape police say requests to hold arrested people are ‘incredibly rare’ here
PROVINCETOWN — The Trump administration has already begun to implement its plans for large-scale deportations, including Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids in major cities and legal threats to state […]
NAUSET SCHOOLS
Glenn Brand Is Unanimous Choice for Superintendent
Pending contract negotiations, he will succeed Brooke Clenchy on July 1
ORLEANS — The Nauset Regional School Committee and members of the four town elementary school committees that make up the Nauset district voted unanimously last week to offer the superintendent’s […]
ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS
Enrollment Declines Steeply in Wellfleet and Truro
Wellfleet isn’t part of regionalization study with the rest of Nauset district
This article was updated on Jan. 30, 2025. WELLFLEET — With young families finding the Outer Cape increasingly unaffordable, elementary school enrollment has plunged by about 30 percent since the […]
FARMING ON PAPER
Gardeners Put In Their Orders for 2025 Season
In January, some growers dream in spreadsheets and catalogs — others just dream
For lazy gardeners like me, January is a quiet time. The garlic is tucked in for its winter nap, and a few hours of mulching work in the fall means […]
