An unusual mid-January election did not appear to chill voters’ enthusiasm for the Nauset Regional High School renovation project. The $38.1 million in added funding that the project turned out […]
AFTERMATH
Assessing the Damage From Provincetown’s Floods
Some residents are looking at months out of their homes
PROVINCETOWN — It has been almost three weeks since an extreme high tide, whipped into violent waves by a strong southeast wind, flooded parts of Provincetown’s East End with seawater. […]
MARKET BASKET
Provincetown Pays More for Gas, but Not for Groceries
A comparison shows prices are similar, though supplies are uneven
PROVINCETOWN — Last September, Luther Bumps of North Truro drove from one end of the Cape to the other, taking photographs along the way. His pictures were not pretty. They […]
IN VIEW THIS WEEK
THAT’S A WRAP
DECEMBER STORM
Provincetown Inundated With Wind and Waves
Workers, owners, and friends step up to help flooded neighbors
PROVINCETOWN — The winter storm that brought much of North America to a halt last week was also cruel in Provincetown, where the harbor was whipped into a violent flood […]
THE YEAR IN NUMBERS
Tracking a Flood of Money in 2022
Federal dollars and new local taxes bring new options
The pandemic may take up fewer of our news pages than it did in 2020 or 2021, but the truth is Outer Cape Cod is still reeling from that global […]
AGENDA-SETTING
Provincetown Aims Higher on Local Housing Policy
At housing workshop, ideas from other resort towns, and a cry for help
PROVINCETOWN — With Hanukkah already underway and Christmas less than a week off, Monday night was not the most likely time to find 60 people at a meeting on housing. […]
PROST
A Drink for Getting Cozy, Abroad or at Home
Red wine, spices, and a little more honey than you might think
Europe in summertime is out of reach for most Cape Codders — it’s our busy time, and there’s too much work here to leave the Cape in June. I’ve learned […]
AFFORDABLE HOUSING
Cloverleaf Gets $16 Million in State Funding
Construction of the 39-unit complex should begin next summer
TRURO — A process that began in 2015 crossed a critical threshold last week when the state awarded $7.8 million in grant money and $8.5 million in tax credits to […]
REPORTER’S NOTEBOOK
Making Good on Housing
I got to report some good news this week: eight years of sustained effort, including major support from the state, have brought the Cloverleaf project in Truro to fruition. A […]
HOUSING
County Gets $1.5 Million From ARPA to Fight Homelessness
Most effective uses are debated as need outstrips funding
PROVINCETOWN — Some extra money will be coming to Barnstable County from the American Rescue Plan Act to help people who are homeless or at risk of homelessness. The $1,556,508 […]
PRESERVATION
After 21 Years, Provincetown’s Land Bank Expires
$9-million program paid for conservation land throughout town
PROVINCETOWN — Last month’s special town meeting primarily concerned the town’s sewer expansion program, but there was one significant outlier on the warrant: Article 2, seeking $1.75 million of Land […]
DROP IN
Sexual Health and Harm Reduction Move Downtown
With fentanyl in the drug supply, broader Narcan access is needed to save lives
PROVINCETOWN — On World AIDS Day this Dec. 1, the AIDS Support Group of Cape Cod (ASGCC) will open a drop-in center at 301 Commercial St. — that is, in […]
POLITICS
Baker’s Veto May Deplete State’s ARPA Money
$1.7 billion could now go to last month’s economic development bill
PROVINCETOWN — When Gov. Charlie Baker signed a $3.8-billion economic development bill two weeks ago, he threw in a curveball, vetoing a provision that said only $510 million would come […]
HOUSING
Provincetown Wants 36 Apartments at Police Station
Select board asks if some could be reserved for firefighters
PROVINCETOWN — The next step toward a new housing complex at the site of the current police station at 26 Shank Painter Road should happen in January, Town Manager Alex […]
