PROVINCETOWN — Developer Christine Barker’s vision for a blighted waterfront property has evolved dramatically since her initial proposal to redevelop the Old Reliable Fish House was unveiled in 2019. The […]
SUFFERING
Airman’s Death Is Both a Protest and a Loss
Aaron Bushnell’s extreme act reverberates in the community here
ORLEANS — In the days since Airman Aaron Bushnell died by fire in front of the Israeli Embassy in Washington, D.C. while shouting “free Palestine,” there has been a surge […]
ON THE WATERFRONT
Old Reliable Plan Now Has Longer Pier and Marina
Conservation commission will review Barker’s expanded idea for blighted property
PROVINCETOWN — Developer Christine Barker’s vision for a blighted waterfront property has evolved dramatically since her initial proposal to redevelop the Old Reliable Fish House was unveiled in 2019. The […]
TO SCALE
Model Ships That Start With Stories
A tinkerer and rocket scientist finds a craft that concentrates his thinking
Dan Sanders visits Ballston Beach most days, looking out on the vast stretch of ocean where so many ships, overwhelmed by nor’easters or shattered on shoals, lie with their ill-fated […]
SEAFARING FREEDOM
In Whaling, Blacks Had Power, at Least When at Sea
Stevenson and Shorey, who sailed out of Provincetown, became whaling captains
PROVINCETOWN — Whaling was a difficult and dangerous way to make a living and generally not a very profitable one for members of the crews, who had to face typhoons […]
VIOLATIONS
State Sues Holtec for Mishandling Asbestos at Pilgrim Reactor Site
Attorney general says demolition put workers and residents at risk
BOSTON — Mass. Attorney General Andrea Campbell has filed a civil complaint against Holtec Decommissioning International, owner of the shuttered Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station in Plymouth, for a long list […]
SEAFARING FREEDOM
In Whaling, Blacks Had Power, at Least When at Sea
Stevenson and Shorey, who sailed out of Provincetown, became whaling captains
PROVINCETOWN — Whaling was a difficult and dangerous way to make a living and generally not a very profitable one for members of the crews, who had to face typhoons […]
BREAKING NEWS
State Sues Holtec for Mishandling Asbestos at Pilgrim Reactor Site
Attorney general says demolition put workers and residents at risk
BOSTON — Mass. Attorney General Andrea Campbell has filed a civil complaint against Holtec Decommissioning International, owner of the shuttered Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station in Plymouth, for a long list […]
TRURO LAND USE
Planning Board Still Doesn’t Like Road to Fisher Beach Lot
A decade after a first proposal, pitch and possible environmental damage are worries
TRURO — Willie and Gloria Cater bought three acres overlooking Fisher Beach in Truro in 1979. They’ve traveled a long road in pursuit of the chance to build there. The […]
PROMISES, PROMISES
Delgizzi Owes Over $500K in Truro Taxes
Town may take his property as feds threaten him with contempt
BOSTON — David Delgizzi, known across Outer Cape Cod as an absentee landlord who rents his rundown properties at substantial rates while ignoring tax bills for years on end, is […]
RADIOACTIVITY
State Says Holtec Must Report on Chemicals in Vaporized Wastewater
DEP wants to assess whether Pilgrim releases should require air quality permit
PLYMOUTH — Holtec International, the company that now owns the shuttered nuclear power station here, has so far not received permission to pursue its initial plan to discharge 1.1 million […]
RADIOACTIVITY
State Says Holtec Must Report on Chemicals in Vaporized Wastewater
DEP wants to assess whether Pilgrim releases should require air quality permit
PLYMOUTH — Holtec International, the company that now owns the shuttered nuclear power station here, has so far not received permission to pursue its initial plan to discharge 1.1 million […]
MISDEEDS
Sextons Appeal Land Court Decision on Fred Bell Way
The family’s appeal of a clearcutting cease-and-desist order is still pending
WELLFLEET — The Sexton family’s failed bid to claim ownership of property on Old King’s Highway where the town built affordable housing more than 20 years ago isn’t over. A […]
FIGHTING BLIGHT
A Once Grand Property, Now Condemned, May Finally Get a Cleanup
Wellfleet turns to a state program to get owner to bring house up to code
WELLFLEET — A 19th-century Queen Anne-style house just off Route 6 once numbered among a cluster of grand properties owned by wealthy members of the local business community in a […]
HISTORY
Historical Commission Proposes a New Museum
With no public museum and no curator at the Monument, Provincetown’s artifacts languish unseen
PROVINCETOWN — The attic of the old firehouse next to town hall is packed with artifacts from the former Provincetown Heritage Museum that have languished there for the last 24 […]
