EASTHAM — Imagine making a left turn on Route 6 without taking your life in your hands and being able to ride a bike or walk along the highway on […]
MISSING PERSON
Sister Seeks Public’s Help in Finding Bruce Crowley
New details emerge about the Malden man last seen in Provincetown
PROVINCETOWN — Bruce Crowley, 57, left work in Revere on the evening of Dec. 28 and was last seen by an innkeeper and in surveillance footage at the Anchor Inn […]
RESCUE
LCAA Medics Say They Can Help the Fire Dept.
Trovato agrees to hire as many as 16, even if they don’t want to fight fires
PROVINCETOWN — As word spread that the Lower Cape Ambulance Association (LCAA) would close in a few months, requiring Truro and Provincetown to hire two dozen medics, so did worry […]
ELDERS
Social Worker Michelle Peterson Will Run Truro COA
More than 100 people gather to ask ‘who is going to be there’ for them
TRURO — The staffing shortage at the Truro Council on Aging has meant reduced services, including van rides and Friday lunches. But Town Manager Darrin Tangeman told about 100 people […]
MISSING PERSON
Bruce Crowley Search Still Active
PROVINCETOWN — The search for a missing man who was last seen in Provincetown over New Year’s Eve weekend is still active, according to Cape & Islands District Attorney Rob […]
OBITUARY
Marla Perkel, 86, Danced, Patrolled, and Organized in NYC and Knew Every Outer Cape Trail
It is impossible to describe Marla Perkel without mentioning her courage and her energy. She was a dancer, mounted police officer, community organizer, geneticist, bed-and-breakfast hostess, and volunteer at the […]
EMERGENCY MEDICINE
Lower Cape Ambulance Will Take Its Last Ride on July 1
Provincetown needs to hire 16 medics; Truro needs 8
TRURO — The symbiotic relationship between Provincetown, Truro, and the Lower Cape Ambulance Association (LCAA) will come to an end on July 1. Though the demise of the 86-year-old nonprofit […]
DEMOLITION
Seashore Will Spend $8 Million to Raze 44 Buildings
Houses that might have been restored became the Park’s albatross
TRURO — About half of the abandoned buildings at the former North Truro Air Force Base will be razed by 2024 thanks to an $8-million grant to demolish derelict structures […]
HUMAN SERVICES
Truro COA Needs a Director, Outreach Coordinator, Driver, and Cook
Tangeman says a new deputy director will be named ‘any day now’
TRURO — Truro Council on Aging Outreach Coordinator Elton Cutler’s going-away party on Jan. 6 brought out over 80 people. Not only were they sad to see him go, they […]
JUSTICE
Sheriff Buckley Ends County’s Deal With ICE
Galibois appoints first woman to be D.A.’s right-hand man
Barnstable County’s newly elected Sheriff Donna Buckley said she would begin her first day in office by ending the department’s 287(g) agreement with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Meanwhile, new […]
HEALTH CARE
State Funding Increases Access to Abortion Pills
Women seeking abortions beyond 10 weeks must still travel off Cape
HYANNIS — A Hyannis clinic and its affiliates are the beneficiaries of a $700,000 state grant that will enable the organization to begin offering abortion pills by July. Health Imperatives, […]
DEVELOPMENT
Another Big House Plan Raises Eastham Neighbors’ Worries
Owners want to use existing cottage as an accessory dwelling
EASTHAM — The owners of a 733-square-foot house are asking the planning board to allow them to convert it into an accessory dwelling unit (ADU) and build a new 4,081-square-foot […]
A YEAR UNTREATED
Tragedies Put Lack of Mental Health Care in Spotlight
Political change brings some hope, but the need for crisis care remains acute
Three teenagers who lived on the Lower Cape died by suicide in February. In the fall, Adam Howe, a man with a long history of mental health problems, killed his […]
SCHOOLS
Nauset High Renovation Vote Is Jan. 10
A pandemic delay and inflation put bids far beyond previous budget
The future of Nauset Regional High School’s long-planned renovation will be decided at a Jan. 10 special election that will ask voters of the four towns in the Nauset district […]
DRUG MONEY
Big Pharma Suit Yields $621K for Outer Cape
Wellfleet methadone van funded with opioid settlement
WELLFLEET — Money from the settlement of lawsuits against the pharmaceutical industry for its aggressive and deadly marketing of opioids has begun to flow to the towns of the Outer […]
