TRURO — When the drawn-out legal battle over a modern mansion on Stephens Way ended in 2016 with a settlement giving the town $3 million, it was called “dirty money” […]
AIRWAVES
Dunes 102.3 Goes Through Ch-ch-changes
New owner intends to keep Truro radio station independent
TRURO — Dunes 102.3 FM is under new ownership, now that restaurateur and radio personality Ron Robin has sold the 5,000-watt classic rock radio station to Gary Hanna, owner of […]
DISTURBANCE
Rail Trail Extension Work Starts With an Arrest
A fence goes up, trees come down, a cone is thrown
WELLFLEET — Richard Blakeley said he’s ashamed of his behavior, which led to him being arrested for disturbing the peace and malicious destruction of property on Friday, March 26. “I […]
CANNABUSINESS
New Marijuana Business Hatching in Truro
Wellfleet and Eastham retailers are hoping to grow locally
TRURO — The owners of two planned cannabis retail shops, the Piping Plover in Wellfleet and the Salty Farmers in Eastham, are negotiating a community host agreement to grow and […]
RAMBLING MAN
From Wellfleet to Truro on Roads Less Traveled
A walk with a hometown pathfinder who logs 40 to 60 miles a week
WELLFLEET — One of the few people you’ll see on Wellfleet’s Main Street in the early morning hours, pandemic included, is Kevin Carroll. Chances are he’ll have a backpack strapped […]
ON THE WATERFRONT
Gribbin and Colton Get Pier Corp. Seats
Select board urges delay of dockage fee hikes
PROVINCETOWN — The select board has appointed the owner of a fishing business and a former town administrator now living in Provincetown to the board of the Public Pier Corp., […]
SPACES
As Stellwagen Visitor Center Takes Shape, Selects Take Notice
Board asks if enough public feedback has been heard
PROVINCETOWN — A sleeper project since 2016, the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary Visitor Center burst into the limelight on March 8 when the select board recommended a 9,500-square-foot building […]
THE DRAWING BOARD
Petition Seeks Elected ZBA, Health Board
Weinstein: it’s the ‘usual suspects’ who oppose affordable housing
TRURO — The signers of two petitioned articles that will be on the June 26 annual town meeting warrant want the zoning board of appeals and the board of health […]
CLOVERLEAF
More Plaintiffs Sign On to Fight Truro Housing
Opponents appear to seek delay with a lawsuit that’s unlikely to be won
TRURO — The attorney for property owners suing the developer of the 39-unit Cloverleaf project and the Truro Zoning Board of Appeals has added 13 plaintiffs to the suit filed […]
ON THE WATERFRONT
2 Pier Corp. Members Made to Step Down
Shake-up may lead to big-picture management change
PROVINCETOWN — In the wake of unpopular fee hikes by the board of the Provincetown Public Pier Corp., which manages MacMillan Pier, two members of that board have been forced […]
ROAD TO NORMAL
Entertainment Venues Beg P’town to Let Them Reopen
But the select and health boards say it’s too soon
PROVINCETOWN — Pilgrim House events manager David Burbank would usually be booking talent for the summer season by now. But he can’t do that, because he still has no idea […]
OLD AND NEW
The Portuguese Bakery Changes Hands
New owners say they won’t stray from tradition
PROVINCETOWN — The Provincetown Portuguese Bakery has changed hands, but the same name and traditional Old World fare will remain as baked into Commercial Street as it has been for […]
LEARNING
Students Speak Up About Nauset High Renovation
‘The building’s a mess,’ but ‘what makes Nauset good is we’re open to anyone’
EASTHAM — During her four years as a varsity lacrosse player, Nauset Regional High School senior Paige Flanagan, 18, has had plenty of experience with the infamous brown shower water […]
LEADING EDGE
Holyoke Mayor Gets Nod for Town Manager
Selection committee looked for ‘emotional commitment’ to the town
PROVINCETOWN — If negotiations are successful, Alex B. Morse, 32, a native son of Holyoke, the working-class city where he has been the mayor for 10 years, will become the […]
DELAYS
Residents File Suit to Appeal Cloverleaf OK
Legal move is expected to delay affordable housing for a year
TRURO — Two residents are appealing the town’s approval of the Cloverleaf, a 39-unit affordable housing development at 22 Highland Road. The legal challenge was filed in Barnstable Superior Court […]
