It makes sense that a ballot measure that would more than double the wages that must be paid to tipped employees would be popular with at least one large block […]
ON THE BALLOT
Question 6 Asks Voters to Decide County Budgeting Process
The answer depends on whether you think the Assembly of Delegates is ‘advisory’ or ‘co-equal’
After marking their choices for president, Congress, the state legislature, the county commission, and five statewide ballot questions, voters here will be presented with a sixth question that doesn’t appear […]
AVIATION
Provincetown Penalizes Cape Air for Breaking Its Lease
Officials say they’ll negotiate but search for alternative year-round air service
PROVINCETOWN — Cape Air’s decision to cancel all flights between Provincetown and Boston from Nov. 5 to May 15, announced in an Aug. 30 letter from CEO Linda Markham to […]
INFRASTRUCTURE
Provincetown and Truro Lay Groundwork for Water Expansion
Two select boards begin series of mediated sessions on shared approach
TRURO — After a year of work by town staff members, the select boards of Provincetown and Truro met jointly on Sept. 30 to learn more about the upcoming water […]
THE BREACH
More Studies Planned for Breakwater Gap
Officials warn that opening might not stop invasive marsh crabs
PROVINCETOWN — An on-again, off-again effort to install a gap in the Long Point Dike, more commonly called the West End breakwater, took a small step forward last week at […]
INTERGOVERNMENTAL
Peake Resigns as State Rep. to Advise Gov. Healey
Her staff will continue to serve constituents through the end of the year
PROVINCETOWN — Sarah Peake is one week away from turning 67, but it turns out she’s not retiring after all. After announcing in January that her current, ninth term representing […]
REGIONAL STRATEGIES
Commission Aims to Create Community Land Trust
Nonprofit land trusts can sell homes to working people at steep discounts
HARWICH — An effort to secure more housing for working people on Cape Cod took a step forward last week when the Cape Cod Commission announced it would hold a […]
REGULATION
Short-Term Rentals: an Industry of Ones and Twos
Only 10 percent of P’town rentals belong to owners of three or more units
PROVINCETOWN — Almost a year ago, town meeting voters endorsed two measures to regulate the ownership of short-term rental properties here and prevent consolidation of the industry in the hands […]
CHARACTER STUDIES
From Hat to Home, Channing Wilroy Makes His Own World
How the ‘Trash Trilogy’ actor built an oasis on Pearl Street
PROVINCETOWN — Channing Wilroy takes a brisk walk through town every day, his shoulders rolled slightly forward as if they, too, are in a hurry. He rarely stops, because he […]
NEXT RESORT
Cape Air Cancels 6 Months of Provincetown Flights
This winter, the airport will likely serve only private planes
PROVINCETOWN — Cape Air CEO Linda Markham announced in an Aug. 30 letter to Provincetown Airport Commission chair Brian Orter that the company was canceling all flights between Provincetown and […]
STICKER SHOCK
Select Board Balks at Plan for Stellwagen Center
A building’s imposing size and $6.3-million price tag give town officials pause
PROVINCETOWN — Plans to build a visitor center for the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary on town-owned land at the base of MacMillan Pier hit a significant snag last week […]
IMPASSE
State Passes Housing and Veterans Bills, Protections for LGBTQ Parents
Cyr blasts legislative breakdown that killed 9 other major bills
The state legislature failed to act on final versions of nine major pieces of legislation last week, including bills about hospital oversight, clean energy, economic development, maternal health care, prescription […]
HOUSING
Harbor Hill Apartments Will Not Be Sold — for Now
A year-long effort to find a buyer is thwarted by a taxability detail
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 […]
