PROVINCETOWN — The 28 apartments in the former timeshare complex at Harbor Hill will not be sold by the town — at least for now. That’s the decision reached earlier […]
RISING WATERS
Townspeople and Consultants Head Deeper Into Coastal Resilience Plan
Provincetown’s future floodplains include large swathes of its historic core
PROVINCETOWN — Four winter storms in the last seven years have pushed seawater across Commercial Street and into neighborhoods, inundating homes and businesses near town hall in 2018, along Howland […]
STATEHOUSE POLITICS
Senate Drops Transfer Fee From Housing Bill
The revenue-raising measure is dead for this year — but not forever, says Sen. Cyr
PROVINCETOWN — A legislative push by towns on Cape Cod, Martha’s Vineyard, and Nantucket and in the Berkshires and metro Boston for the right to impose a transfer fee of […]
COMBUSTION
Chief Trovato and 18 Volunteer Firefighters Quit
Former Deputy Chief Jimmy Roderick to become interim chief on July 2
PROVINCETOWN — In two separate letters, Provincetown Fire Chief Mike Trovato and 18 members of the town’s “call,” or volunteer, fire dept. announced their intention to resign as of midnight […]
IN MEMORIAM
After 10 Years, AIDS Quilt Panels Return to Provincetown
One is on display at the ASGCC’s headquarters; more will be on view for World AIDS Day
PROVINCETOWN — The AIDS Memorial Quilt, which now includes 50,000 cloth panels honoring more than 110,000 people who have died of AIDS since 1981, has long been too large to […]
STATE POLITICS
House Drops Transfer Fee in Housing Bill
Real estate lobby prevails; Cyr and Healey say they’ll keep trying
PROVINCETOWN — A years-long push for legislation that would allow towns to impose a real estate transfer fee of 0.5 to 2 percent on residential and commercial real estate sales […]
RESTAURANT RULES
Luke’s Lobster Is Exempted From Formula Business Bylaw
Changed menu and logo make it different from the company’s 32 other ‘shacks’
PROVINCETOWN — Luke’s Lobster currently has 17 lobster “shacks” in the Northeast, two in Las Vegas, five in Japan, and four in Singapore — but when it opens a full-service […]
TERRORISM
FBI Holds ‘Active Shooter’ Response Training in Provincetown
Threats to Pride celebrations across the globe prompt a nationwide alert
PROVINCETOWN — Almost 160 people, including many of Provincetown’s nightclub owners, bar managers, and hotel and restaurant staff, came to town hall on June 3 for an unusual kind of […]
J-1 FACT CHECK
U.S. State Dept. Still Has a Provincetown Blacklist
The department refuses to explain — but does not deny — Bulgarian embassy’s actions
PROVINCETOWN — When employers here first began hearing from their returning J-1 visa students in Bulgaria that they had received emails in April from the U.S. embassy there telling them […]
HISTORIC VESSEL
Schooner Hindu Sets Course for a Summer Return
After four-year rebuild, owners plan to resume public sailing trips in July
THOMASTON, MAINE — Four years after a collision in Long Island Sound nearly sank the Schooner Hindu, a stem-to-stern rebuild of the historic boat has progressed enough to put her […]
ELECTIONS
Sandberg and Motta Field Win in Provincetown
Ngina Lythcott and Terese Nelson elected to school committee
PROVINCETOWN — According to a preliminary tally of the May 14 annual town election ballots, select board incumbent Leslie Sandberg has been elected to a second term on the board […]
NATIONAL SEASHORE
A Year Later, Dune Shack Leasing Contest Concludes
Longtime occupants of Watson and Jones shacks selected for 10-year leases
PROVINCETOWN — The public leasing contest for eight dune shacks on the windswept back shore of Provincetown and Truro that began on May 1, 2023 has nearly come to an […]
TOWN ELECTIONS
Provincetown Has Contests for Select Board and School Committee
$11.7-million Motta Field plan also requires voter approval
PROVINCETOWN — At the town’s annual election on Tuesday, May 14, voters will choose between two candidates for one seat on the select board — incumbent Leslie Sandberg and challenger […]
THE SUMMER WORKFORCE
State Dept. Says Provincetown ‘Is Not Being Singled Out’ on J-1 Visas
Employers wait to see if U.S. embassy will lift ‘holds’ on student workers
PROVINCETOWN — In a meeting between U.S. Rep. Bill Keating and a team of State Dept. officials on April 29, the agency assured the congressman that Provincetown “is not being […]
FACT CHECK
As Voting Time Nears, Housing Is a Hot Topic
The Independent turns to experts for answers to common questions
Spring has arrived on Outer Cape Cod, and along with the robins and pollen, another seasonal visitor is making the rounds: electioneering letters. Town meetings in Wellfleet and Eastham are […]
