PROVINCETOWN — The historic district here has been underwater twice in just the last five years. The first flood came when the nor’easter of Jan. 4, 2018 caused seawater to […]
BUDGET TALKS
Town Meeting to Vote on Hiring 16 Medic-Firefighters
Another override for pier maintenance is likely
PROVINCETOWN — The draft version of next year’s budget was presented to the select board this week, and although the details are not final, two Proposition 2½ override votes are […]
THE HOUSING PUZZLE
Resource Center Tries to Light the Way for More ADUs
But even with help, most owners are deterred by high costs
PROVINCETOWN — Spend enough time learning about Cape Cod’s housing crisis and you’ll eventually hear something about ADUs, or accessory dwelling units. By definition, an ADU is a smaller residential […]
HOUSING SOLUTIONS
Teaming Up to Bring Vail’s Strategy Home
P’town, Vineyard, and Nantucket, ask state to OK new deed restrictions
PROVINCETOWN — A housing strategy involving deed restrictions that was devised in Vail, Colo. and has been duplicated in Lake Tahoe, Calif. could soon be coming to the Cape and […]
SCHOOL ELECTION
Nauset High Renovation Wins Big Again
$38.1 million in additional funding passes with 71 percent of the vote
An unusual mid-January election did not appear to chill voters’ enthusiasm for the Nauset Regional High School renovation project. The $38.1 million in added funding that the project turned out […]
AFTERMATH
Assessing the Damage From Provincetown’s Floods
Some residents are looking at months out of their homes
PROVINCETOWN — It has been almost three weeks since an extreme high tide, whipped into violent waves by a strong southeast wind, flooded parts of Provincetown’s East End with seawater. […]
MARKET BASKET
Provincetown Pays More for Gas, but Not for Groceries
A comparison shows prices are similar, though supplies are uneven
PROVINCETOWN — Last September, Luther Bumps of North Truro drove from one end of the Cape to the other, taking photographs along the way. His pictures were not pretty. They […]
IN VIEW THIS WEEK
THAT’S A WRAP
DECEMBER STORM
Provincetown Inundated With Wind and Waves
Workers, owners, and friends step up to help flooded neighbors
PROVINCETOWN — The winter storm that brought much of North America to a halt last week was also cruel in Provincetown, where the harbor was whipped into a violent flood […]
THE YEAR IN NUMBERS
Tracking a Flood of Money in 2022
Federal dollars and new local taxes bring new options
The pandemic may take up fewer of our news pages than it did in 2020 or 2021, but the truth is Outer Cape Cod is still reeling from that global […]
AGENDA-SETTING
Provincetown Aims Higher on Local Housing Policy
At housing workshop, ideas from other resort towns, and a cry for help
PROVINCETOWN — With Hanukkah already underway and Christmas less than a week off, Monday night was not the most likely time to find 60 people at a meeting on housing. […]
PROST
A Drink for Getting Cozy, Abroad or at Home
Red wine, spices, and a little more honey than you might think
Europe in summertime is out of reach for most Cape Codders — it’s our busy time, and there’s too much work here to leave the Cape in June. I’ve learned […]
AFFORDABLE HOUSING
Cloverleaf Gets $16 Million in State Funding
Construction of the 39-unit complex should begin next summer
TRURO — A process that began in 2015 crossed a critical threshold last week when the state awarded $7.8 million in grant money and $8.5 million in tax credits to […]
REPORTER’S NOTEBOOK
Making Good on Housing
I got to report some good news this week: eight years of sustained effort, including major support from the state, have brought the Cloverleaf project in Truro to fruition. A […]
HOUSING
County Gets $1.5 Million From ARPA to Fight Homelessness
Most effective uses are debated as need outstrips funding
PROVINCETOWN — Some extra money will be coming to Barnstable County from the American Rescue Plan Act to help people who are homeless or at risk of homelessness. The $1,556,508 […]
