PROVINCETOWN — A proposed development near the town’s evolving Shank Painter corridor will start making its way through the permitting process soon, with a review by the Cape Cod Commission […]
STOREFRONTS
Bryant Family Puts Angel Foods Property Up for Sale
Neighbors join forces in effort to preserve market and adjoining open space
PROVINCETOWN — A property where a lively part of the East End’s commercial and cultural life has long unfolded is up for sale, generating interest from developers and concern from […]
ERAS TOUR
Collins Cove Cottage Colony Sale Finalized
Condos are the future of one of Eastham’s last rental cottage clusters
EASTHAM — For more than 100 years, five generations of Collinses have cared for a collection of six rental cottages along with a main house built along the shore of […]
HISTORIC PRESERVATION
Commission Votes to Delay Demolition of Mid-Century House
In place of an original Saltonstall ‘Colony’ cottage, owners say they need a bigger house
WELLFLEET — The historical commission has urged the owners of a 75-year-old cottage that is an important example of mid-century modern architecture to consider alternatives to its demolition. The house […]
ENVIRONMENT
Final Chapter Is Written for House on Coastal Bank
Owner will pay for the demolition work after all, his attorney says
WELLFLEET — Large excavators positioned on either side of the mammoth house built on a narrow strip of coastal bank in the National Seashore between the town’s harbor and Cape […]
HISTORIC PRESERVATION
Wellfleet Commission Urges Owners to Find Alternatives to Demolition
A plan to tear down a house at The Colony, and a demolition delay on an 18th-century Cape
WELLFLEET — The owners of two houses that represent different chapters in Wellfleet’s history are looking to demolish the structures. One of them, a full Cape at 45 School House […]
DEVELOPMENT
Sextons’ Two Subdivision Proposals Take Small Steps Forward
At a 10-lot site, state finds habitat risk, and neighbors worry about density
WELLFLEET — Kevin Sexton’s plans for two subdivisions on land he owns on Old King’s Highway have been stalled since they were submitted more than a year ago, awaiting a […]
GUT PUNCH
Wellfleet Considers Legal Action Against Owner of House on Bluff
Key is showing imminent harm to harbor and economy should Bonomi let the house fall
WELLFLEET — The massive house on the edge of the eroding bluff at 1440 Chequessett Neck Road is a cliff-hanger in more than one way. In January, the town’s conservation […]
RADIOACTIVITY
Panel Hears Risks of Radioactive Material Stored in Casks at Pilgrim
Holtec has no plan to deal with tons of radioactive spent fuel stored on-site
PLYMOUTH — The 62 concrete-and-steel casks storing more than 4,000 radioactive spent fuel assemblies from the former Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station’s 47 years of operation still sit on the site, […]
STORM DEFENSE
After Flooding, Bulkheads Will Be Raised in Provincetown’s East End
The owners of three adjoining parcels have received permission to fortify their defenses
PROVINCETOWN — The owners of 599 Commercial St. and two adjacent pathways that belong to properties across the street — one numbered 597A Commercial and one that is part of […]
REAL ESTATE
Bank Sells Mortgage on Troubled Seashore Park Inn
Tech entrepreneurs now hold the note on a motel used for seasonal worker housing
ORLEANS — Software entrepreneurs Patricia and Thomas R. Kennedy, who live in Miami Beach, Fla. but own properties in Brewster and Harwich, have purchased the mortgage note for the financially […]
ON THE EDGE
Owner of House on Eroding Bluff Blames Town
Bonomi’s lawyer says he won’t be responsible for fate of former Blasch house
WELLFLEET — The conservation commission had been expecting to see plans on Jan. 15 for demolition of the large house now close to the edge of a quickly eroding bluff […]
ON THE EDGE
Owner of House on Eroding Bluff Blames Town
Bonomi’s lawyer says he won’t be responsible for fate of former Blasch house
WELLFLEET — The conservation commission had been expecting to see plans on Jan. 15 for demolition of the large house now close to the edge of a quickly eroding bluff […]
SWAN SONG
Historic Wellfleet Inn Goes Up for Sale to Cover Owners’ Debts
Big dreams dissolved into disputes, a fire, and bankruptcy
WELLFLEET — John O’Toole and Grant Hester were newly married and living in Provincetown when they bought the historic inn and restaurant at 70 Main St. here in April 2022. […]
ENVIRONMENT
Eastham Backs Off Prohibiting Pressure-Treated Wood in Wetlands
Local conservation rules can’t conflict with existing state building code
EASTHAM — Current wetlands regulations in this town prohibit the use of pressure-treated wood in marine environments with only a handful of exemptions. But that puts Eastham’s rules at odds […]
