Gov. Charlie Baker signed a $3.8-billion economic development bill into law on Nov. 10, about three months after the end of the legislature’s formal session. The bill directs $545 million […]
ELECTION ANALYSIS
Outer Cape Votes Help Flip Barnstable County Sheriff Race
High turnout and large margins are decisive
PROVINCETOWN — Reno, Nevada calls itself the “biggest little city in America.” Well, at least when it comes to elections, the communities of the Outer Cape could be the “biggest […]
GO WITH THE FLOW
$75-Million Sewer Project Sails Through Town Meeting
Provincetown will have wastewater treatment town-wide by 2030
This story, which initially ran on Nov. 11, has been updated for the Nov. 17 issue. PROVINCETOWN — Voters at the Nov. 9 special town meeting endorsed a $75-million sewer […]
GO WITH THE FLOW
$75-Million Sewer Project Sails Through Town Meeting
Provincetown will have wastewater treatment town-wide by 2030
PROVINCETOWN — Voters at the Nov. 9 special town meeting endorsed a $75-million sewer expansion plan. The five articles that authorized the project all passed overwhelmingly, with about 300 “yes” […]
2022 ELECTION
Galibois Will Be the D.A.; Buckley Elected Sheriff
Senator Cyr and Commissioner Bergstrom are re-elected
PROVINCETOWN — In a strong night for Cape Cod’s Democratic Party, defense attorney Robert Galibois was elected district attorney for the Cape and Islands on Tuesday while lawyer Donna Buckley […]
METACIVICS
Questions About Questions at Town’s Sewer Forum
Participants ask why voters couldn’t speak for themselves
PROVINCETOWN — In advance of Provincetown’s online forum about the Nov. 9 town meeting, voter Thom Cusack made a plan. He had only recently found out that the town’s $75-million […]
CIVICS
Provincetown Prepares for a $75M Town Meeting
Sewer expansion plan requires a two-thirds vote
PROVINCETOWN — At 6 p.m. next Wednesday, voters will gather in the town hall auditorium to debate and vote on a proposal to expand the sewer system to the entire […]
HUNGER
Outer Cape Food Pantries See Surge in Demand
High need in summertime was unprecedented
PROVINCETOWN — The number of people relying on the Outer Cape’s food pantries has jumped by 64 percent this year, according to staff and volunteers of the Lower Cape Outreach […]
HYDROLOGY
Provincetown and Truro Discuss New Wells at Walsh Land
Water supply questions affect future growth of both towns
PROVINCETOWN — At a rare joint meeting of the Provincetown and Truro select boards, leaders from both towns discussed the relationship between fresh water supply, future growth, and Truro’s Walsh […]
TAXATION
$2.9 Billion in Tax Rebates Will Be Mailed in November
13 percent of state income tax receipts will go back to payers
PROVINCETOWN — In a break with the last 35 years of state budgeting, $2.9 billion will be mailed back to income-tax payers in Massachusetts in direct proportion to their 2021 […]
Planning Board Rethinks Employee Housing Article
Article 8 will be amended or withdrawn on town meeting floor
PROVINCETOWN — Only a week after the Nov. 9 special town meeting warrant was finalized, the planning board decided that Article 8, which would add employee housing to the town’s […]
TRANSPORTATION
Traffic Hearing Will Include Bicycle Safety Requests
Deadline for citizen proposals is Oct. 28
PROVINCETOWN — Town meeting may be the textbook example of New England democracy — but that’s only because the textbook writers haven’t been to the annual traffic hearing here. Once […]
ZONING
Employee Housing Measure Will Come to Special Town Meeting
Short-term rental district is held back until spring
PROVINCETOWN — The warrant for the special town meeting on Nov. 9 is short and almost entirely focused on the town’s $75-million sewer expansion project. The planning board added one […]
REPRESENTATION
Wampanoag Monument Plans Stalled but Not Forgotten
Communications broke down in 2019, but interest remains
PROVINCETOWN — There is still no monument to the indigenous Wampanoag people in the town where the Mayflower first dropped anchor. But that doesn’t mean there won’t ever be one. […]
HOUSING
Workshop Group Puts Rentals on the Agenda in Provincetown
With no federal or state programs for seasonal housing, towns must find their own way
PROVINCETOWN — As golden autumn evenings turn into windy nights, a different kind of season ramps up on the Outer Cape: town government season. Articles for spring town meetings, from […]
