EASTHAM — At town meeting this Saturday, voters will consider eight updates to Eastham’s residential zoning rules. Articles 7A through 7H center on a plan to regulate the size and […]
THE COMMUTE
Expanded Local Bus Service Arrives for the Season
Earlier and later trips added to help Outer Cape workers
PROVINCETOWN — About an hour before sunrise on Friday, May 5, a Cape Cod Regional Transit Authority bus will leave the affordable housing complex at Nauset Green in Eastham and […]
FACT CHECK
Answers to Perennial Questions About Residency and Voting Rules
People may gossip, say town clerks, but challenges to voter registrations are rare
PROVINCETOWN — It’s town meeting season on Cape Cod — which means that in addition to the gray skies, spring blossoms, and allergy attacks, there’s another perennial popping up: questions […]
PROVINCETOWN ELECTION
Austin Knight Wants to Serve Again
Cautious spending and more breakwaters are two of Knight’s many ideas
PROVINCETOWN — Austin Knight is running on his record — and it’s quite a record. He’s been elected to the select board three times, in 2007, 2010, and 2013. He […]
PROVINCETOWN ELECTION
Austin Miller Seeks to Translate Values Into Policy
Updates to zoning bylaws and preparations for sea level rise are top priorities
PROVINCETOWN — Austin Miller says he is “an incredibly details-oriented person.” He knows the name of the freshwater wellfield that Provincetown will need to expand to secure more drinking water. […]
GOLDEN HOUR
Sunset Boulevard
MUNICIPAL PLANNING
VMCC Study Identifies New Housing Site in Parking Lot
Replacing parking spaces with housing looks easy, say Provincetown's consulting engineers
PROVINCETOWN — Engineers from the municipal contractor Weston & Sampson told the select board on March 27 that the town had three options for rebuilding the Veterans Memorial Community Center […]
PROVINCETOWN BUSINESS
Hotel With 150-Year History Gets New Local Owner
The Gifford House Inn will remain a cornerstone of the town’s gay nightlife
PROVINCETOWN — The Gifford House Inn, a 33-room hotel in Provincetown’s historic district that includes three bars, a restaurant, and a commercial kitchen, has been sold by one local owner […]
ELECTIONS
4 Candidates in Running for 2 Seats on Provincetown Select Board
Both Venden and Anthony will step down
PROVINCETOWN — Four candidates have filed papers to run for the two select board seats that are up for election this May 9; Erik Borg, Austin Knight, Austin Miller, and […]
HOUSING
Provincetown Wants Market-Rate Rentals at Shank Painter Site
To build without state money, the town will need a developer
PROVINCETOWN — For years now, Provincetown has planned to build housing at the site of the old police station at 26 Shank Painter Road. A vision of 24 studio and […]
THEN THERE WERE FOUR
One of Provincetown’s Five Pot Shops Has Closed
Heal has shut its doors and turned in its license
PROVINCETOWN — What used to be five marijuana dispensaries in Provincetown is now just four. Heal Provincetown, which was originally planned as a medical cannabis dispensary on Harry Kemp Road […]
TOWN MEETING
Two Housing Projects, PAAM, and Schooner Hindu Are on the Warrant
Community Preservation Committee recommends $1 million in grants
PROVINCETOWN — Every year since 2006, town meeting voters have dispensed special funding measures called community preservation grants. The money comes from a 3-percent surcharge on property taxes and can […]
KOPYCHYNTSI DISPATCH
Bright Lights and Dark Days in Small-Town Ukraine
Creativity and grief coexist in a country at war
When the Independent first spoke with Mayor Bogdan Kelichavyi of Kopychyntsi, a town of about 13,000 in western Ukraine, the Russian invasion was only six days old. It was March […]
PROVINCETOWN TOWN MEETING
Voters Will Reconsider Breaching the Breakwater
The rapid collapse of the West End marsh has revived a stalled effort
PROVINCETOWN — Voters at the April 3 annual town meeting will consider a plan to create a 40-foot gap in the town’s West End breakwater, more formally known as the […]
FACT CHECK
What the Subsidized Housing Inventory Says — and Doesn’t Say
An arbitrary and misunderstood formula is not a substitute for housing goals
TRURO — The debate over how much affordable housing Truro needs was for years focused on the 3.9-acre Cloverleaf parcel on Highland Road, which will have 39 apartment and duplex […]
