PROVINCETOWN — It was news to many in Provincetown — including the owners of at least two pedicab companies and evidently to the town government as well — that the […]
CULTURAL EXCHANGE
5 Students Are Sent Home for Visa Violations
Many were unaware that J-1 visa holders cannot drive pedicabs
PROVINCETOWN — It was news to many in Provincetown — including the owners of at least two pedicab companies and evidently to the town government as well — that the […]
‘ONGOING CONVERSATIONS’
Park Service Boards Up a Dune Shack, Then Changes Course
The Park is now ‘exploring all legal options’ to allow some use of Frenchie’s Shack by Sal Del Deo
PROVINCETOWN — While the country geared up for the long July 4th weekend, the National Park Service formally evicted Sal Del Deo, 94, from the dune shack he has cared […]
EVICTION
Del Deo Refuses Order to Quit His Dune Shack
Markey, Warren, and Keating ask Park Service to let him remain
PROVINCETOWN — Sal Del Deo, 94, who has spent 77 years caring for and seasonally inhabiting the dune shack he still calls “Frenchie’s” after his friend Jeanne “Frenchie” Chanel, refused […]
SHACK ATTACK
Amid Protests, Dune Shacks Eyed by Bidders
Carlstrom defends leasing rules; a second eviction notice is served
PROVINCETOWN — At least 45 people were given tours last week by National Park Service officials who are running the current bidding contest for eight of the 18 dune shacks […]
EVICTION IN THE PARK
Sal Del Deo, 94, Is Ordered to Leave Dune Shack
The Park Service has ‘missed the forest for the trees,’ he says
PROVINCETOWN — The leasing contest that the National Park Service announced on May 1 for eight of the 18 dune shacks in the Peaked Hill Bars Historic District, on the […]
DUNE SHACK LEASES
Two Oversight Agencies Could Halt Park Service’s RFP Plan
But so far, neither agency appears to be willing to take action
PROVINCETOWN — The National Park Service has not responded to Provincetown and Truro, whose select boards have both asked for the suspension of the current request for proposals from bidders […]
THE ELEMENTS
Outer Cape Bus Stops Leave Riders Exposed
There are some 30 bus stops on the Outer Cape, and about three-quarters of them don’t have any kind of shelter from the rain or wind. Several stops don’t even […]
HISTORIC PRESERVATION
Truro Board Joins Opposition to Dune Shack Plan
Park Service’s lease terms negate years of public planning, say critics
TRURO — This town’s select board has joined Provincetown’s in objecting to the Request for Proposals the National Park Service issued on May 1 to invite bids on 10-year leases […]
PUBLIC HEALTH
Cases Are Few, but Monkeypox Is Still on the Radar
AIDS Support Group is running vaccine clinics through the summer
PROVINCETOWN — The virus that roared through the gay community on both sides of the Atlantic last summer subsided almost as quickly as it arrived. Mpox — formerly known as […]
DINING OUT
After 16 Years, Jimmy’s Hideaway Has a New Owner
Christen Barford wants to keep the staff, the menu, and the feeling
PROVINCETOWN — Long before Jimmy’s Hideaway opened in 2007, locals and visitors here knew Jimmy and Raife. Jimmy McNulty was a bartender at the Lobster Pot for 13 years — […]
THE JUSTICE SYSTEM
Firearms Charges Dismissed in Wellfleet
Charges against former Truro paramedic are also on path to dismissal
ORLEANS — Felony firearms charges against Barbara Boone of Wellfleet, stemming from an incident last spring, have been dismissed after six months of probation and 25 hours of community service. […]
HOUSING
Cape Cod Commission Is Developing a Housing Strategy
A menu of policies should be released in fall; in the meantime, there’s a survey online
PROVINCETOWN — If you’re subscribed to emails from your town’s government, you’ve probably received a message recently asking you to respond to the Cape Cod Commission’s Regional Housing Preference Survey. […]
HISTORIC PRESERVATION
Park Advertises 10-Year Leases on Dune Shacks
But the leasing rules ignore the agency’s agreements from 2012
PROVINCETOWN — The National Park Service announced last week “the opportunity for any interested individual” to lease a historic structure in the Dune Shacks of Peaked Hill Bars Historic District, […]
TOWN ELECTION
Borg and Miller Are Elected in Provincetown
Both Proposition 2½ overrides are approved by voters
PROVINCETOWN — Erik Borg, 38, and Austin Miller, 32, were both elected to the Provincetown Select Board at the town’s annual election on May 9. They will replace Bobby Anthony […]
