Among the many shortcomings of the nation’s mental health care system is its inability to address a core conundrum: how to help patients who do not think they need help […]
CRIME
‘Lady in the Dunes’ Is Identified After 48 Years
PROVINCETOWN — Mike Meads remembers coming into the basement of town hall, which was then the police station, to find his father, Police Chief James Meads, studying the crime scene […]
BREAST CANCER
Insurance Rules Mean Free Screenings Elude Many Women
A $250K grant may help OCHS purchase 3D imaging equipment
WELLFLEET — Dense breast tissue — which about 50 percent of all women and 40 percent of women over age 40 have, according to the National Cancer Institute — can […]
SHOCKED
Homeowners Learn They Must Maintain Buried Power Lines
Eastham has a plan for 150 households to upgrade to Eversource infrastructure
WELLFLEET — During a downpour on Oct. 14, seven houses on Dalmas Trail lost power. The homeowners called Eversource for repairs. Then they discovered that they are among an unfortunate […]
REPORTER’S NOTEBOOK
The Personal Is Political
Katie Couric and I have two things in common: our breasts. We both have dense breast tissue. If you have no idea what I am talking about, consider yourself lucky. […]
CIVICS
Ginny Frazier Named to Truro Planning Board
Two boards have no argument over filling a vacant seat
TRURO — Ginny Frazier was appointed to the planning board at a special joint meeting of that board and the select board on Oct. 25. The two boards have had […]
CIVICS
The Nov. 8 Ballot Is a Mix of Lawyers, Liquor, and Money
Choices for governor, attorney general, and county officials, along with 4 ballot questions
The election on Nov. 8 will determine who the new governor and attorney general will be, as well as the new Barnstable County sheriff and Cape & Islands district attorney. […]
MAIN STREETS
North Eastham Master Plan Is in Its Final Draft
A proposal for 69 new housing units, mixed-use retail, and open space
EASTHAM — If the North Eastham Village Center Master Plan is carried out in its current form, the town will gain 69 new housing units at the Town Center Plaza, […]
JUSTICE
District Attorney Candidates Debate Racial Disparities and Public Safety
Rob Galibois and Dan Higgins compete in a ‘generational election’
WEST BARNSTABLE — After the Nov. 8 election, the Cape & Islands will have a new district attorney for the first time in two decades. Defense attorney Rob Galibois, the […]
GUIDANCE
Mr. Simms, Creator of Adventure Ed, Plans to Retire
Nauset Middle School will seek a new ‘guide’ for a class where students find themselves
ORLEANS — The most popular class at Nauset Regional Middle School is called Adventure Ed. It’s one in which students seek out their spirit animals and themselves. Why 12- and […]
INJUSTICE
A Troubled Son Takes Mother’s Life and His Own
Adam Howe dies in custody after D.A. fails to place him in Bridgewater
TRURO — The private suffering of a mother and son ended tragically when Adam Howe, 34, evidently killed his mother, Susan Howe, on Friday evening, Sept. 30. Taken into custody […]
BEACH SCENE
Wellfleet May Ban Alcohol at Cahoon Hollow Beach
Police say the Beachcomber beach bash is ‘controlled chaos’
WELLFLEET — For years, the police have been watching a growing stream of 20-somethings pour down from the Beachcomber parking lot onto Cahoon Hollow Beach where they play drinking games, […]
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Mental Illness and Addiction at Heart of Sheriff Race
Less than 2 percent of sheriff’s current budget goes to treatment
EASTHAM — Donna Buckley, the Democrat hoping to be elected sheriff on Nov. 8, says the reason the Barnstable County Correctional Facility does not have effective mental health or substance […]
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Mental Illness and Addiction at Heart of Sheriff Race
Less than 2 percent of sheriff’s current budget goes to treatment
EASTHAM — Donna Buckley, the Democrat hoping to be elected sheriff on Nov. 8, says the reason the Barnstable County Correctional Facility does not have effective mental health or substance […]
LOCAL ROYALTY
Provincetown’s Sweetheart Signs Off for Now
The beloved star of Leggs Up and Dancing has retired from WOMR
Oh, Sweet Sarah, there have been good times. But for Lady Di and her fans all over the world, the times they are a-changin’. Lady Di, another part of Vernon […]
