PROVINCETOWN — How much of the money collected from the new short-term rental tax should go to community housing efforts? That was the big question on the table at a […]
EXIT INTERVIEW
Health Director Says the Pandemic Didn’t Wear Her Down
For Morgan Clark, the regulator role was the hardest part of the job
PROVINCETOWN — After almost 10 years in the town health dept., including seven as health director, Morgan Clark is leaving town government. She’s going back to work for one of […]
ECONOMY
Crown & Anchor, a Gay Landmark, Is Under Contract
Entertainment complex to be sold to Hawkins and Martini
PROVINCETOWN — The current owners of the Crown & Anchor complex, Bill Dougal and Rick Murray, are in the final stages of selling the property to their longtime employee Jonathan […]
HOUSING CRISIS
Provincetown ‘Pulls Out the Map’ to Look at Sites
An inventory of town-owned land shows long-term prospects
PROVINCETOWN — There are many ingredients in the town’s housing crisis, but one of the simplest and most stubborn is geography. Commercial Street and Route 6 are only about a […]
HEADQUARTERS
Provincetown Reboots Police Station Plans
Video compares 2019 and 2021 designs, but there’s no cost update yet
PROVINCETOWN — Those who haven’t had the chance to see the notoriously scruffy conditions at the town’s police station, housed in a former funeral home since 1986, can now peek […]
NOT SO RAPID
As Delta Wanes, So Do Easy Testing Options
Still, the choices appear to provide ‘an early warning system’
PROVINCETOWN — The Delta variant of Covid-19 arrived in Provincetown like a hurricane. There was fear, economic devastation, a news camera on every corner, even a catchy name: the Provincetown […]
PANDEMIC
Provincetown Tells Workers: Get Vaccinated or Be Tested
Eastham will also require tests of unvaccinated staff
PROVINCETOWN — Town Manager Alex Morse announced a new health policy for town employees on Monday: either Covid-19 vaccination or weekly virus testing will be required. The policy will take […]
COMPLICATIONS
Sale of Adjacent Land Will Affect VFW Housing Bids
Half-acre Capt. Bertie’s parcel is under contract to private buyer
PROVINCETOWN — A pending land sale will likely require two of the three companies wanting to build affordable housing here to adjust their plans downward. The town’s request for proposals […]
SEEING GREEN
Pot Sales of $10 Million Net $610,000 for Provincetown
Next: spending the money to address pot’s social costs
PROVINCETOWN — With three recreational marijuana shops now open, at least two more on the way, and an edibles production facility in the works on Court Street, Provincetown’s adult-use marijuana […]
DEMOGRAPHICS
2020 Census: Big Population Increases Here
Wellfleet grew 30%, Provincetown 25%, in 10 years
PROVINCETOWN — The first tranche of data from the 2020 U.S. census was released last week, and it shows something new for the Outer Cape: substantial population growth. The 2010 […]
THE CRISIS
Year-Round Rental Housing Melts Away as Real Estate Booms
New ideas for preserving existing rental units emerge on Nantucket
PROVINCETOWN — Early in the morning of June 11, seven Provincetown residents received the email that every renter here fears: “It’s been wonderful being your landlord, but I’m getting older […]
BUSINESS SCENE
Restaurant Relief Fund Brings Almost $9 Million to Outer Cape
23 P’town restaurants, plus one each in Wellfleet and Eastham, get funding
PROVINCETOWN — The Restaurant Revitalization Fund (RRF), created by Congress in March of this year to help restaurants and bars that suffered extreme loss of revenue due to the Covid-19 […]
BREAKTHROUGH
Covid Cluster Puts Provincetown on the Bleeding Edge
By some measures, the outbreak peaked here on July 19
PROVINCETOWN — The entire nation got a new universal indoor masking advisory last week, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention put Provincetown squarely in the middle of their […]
AFFORDABLE HOUSING
Three Bidders Offer Proposals for VFW Site
Affordable housing plans range from 46 to 64 units
PROVINCETOWN — Housing Specialist Michelle Jarusiewicz, Town Manager Alex Morse, and Town Planner Thaddeus Soule unsealed the bids from three development companies proposing to build affordable housing at the VFW […]
PANDEMIC
Provincetown Brings Back Indoor Mask Mandate
Rising case count includes 171 Provincetown residents
PROVINCETOWN — The board of health and select board held their second emergency joint meeting in only seven days on July 25 and imposed an indoor mask mandate, effective immediately. […]
