PROVINCETOWN — Jere Miller, one of two candidates for select board on the ballot for the May 14 town election, is the subject of multiple restraining orders imposed in Orleans […]
REAL ESTATE BUSINESS
Antitrust Lawsuit May Have Little Impact Here
More transparency about agents’ commissions, but no change in house prices
PROVINCETOWN — A proposed settlement in antitrust lawsuits against the National Association of Realtors (NAR) grabbed headlines across the country in March and spurred speculation of a significant drop in […]
VIEW FROM THE BALCONY
Fast Talking and Fast Voting at Town Meeting
The pace was quick, and then it wasn’t, but the meeting wrapped in one day
PROVINCETOWN — At the midway break for refreshments, longtime voters and first-time observers all seemed to agree: Provincetown’s annual town meeting was going remarkably smoothly. Right from the beginning, town […]
PROVINCETOWN TOWN MEETING
Petitioned Article Aims to Block Hotel Consolidation
Limiting licenses hasn’t been tried on Cape but has precedents elsewhere
PROVINCETOWN — Two town residents have put forward a petitioned article that aims to prevent further consolidation of the town’s hotel industry. Article 24 on the warrant for Provincetown’s April […]
RED SCARE
Salt Pond Closed for a Second Time by Red Tide Toxicity
Warmer winters mean more toxic algal blooms and earlier shellfishing closures
EASTHAM — The town’s dept. of natural resources closed Salt Pond in the Nauset Estuary on March 13 because of “red tide,” an outbreak of single-cell algae that produces a […]
