PROVINCETOWN — Cape Cod Regional Transit Authority (CCRTA) staff spent half an hour on Feb. 13 telling the Provincetown Select Board about the bounty of buses the government-funded organization offers […]
ROUNDBALL STRATEGY
Provincetown Boys Lose Every Game but Win Every Heart
A team of six players takes on teams with three times as many
PROVINCETOWN — If sports were all about numbers, the Provincetown boys basketball season would not have been much fun.
CIVICS
After 15 Years, Eckman Wants to Keep Doing Her Homework
Looking past the rough-and-tumble of town politics for ‘positive outcomes’
EASTHAM — If Aimee Eckman had not been politically active, the town might have established its own beach in 2008. And voters might never have adopted municipal water. Eckman, who […]
RACISM ON CAMPUS
Nauset Officials Covered Up Bullying Incidents
Staff were ‘kept in the dark’ about anti-Semitic harassment at high school
EASTHAM — Throughout Mia Rubenstein’s freshman year at Nauset Regional High School, she says, she was taunted and bullied by students and by a teacher because she is Jewish. Her […]
TRAFFIC CALMING
Route 6 May Go on a ‘Road Diet’ in North Eastham
Select board likes a plan to reduce highway lanes from 4 to 2
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, […]
