TRURO — Since the mostly Jamaican congregation that meets at the Chapel on the Pond in North Truro received news of a substantial anonymous donation toward a possible purchase of […]
PERFORMANCE ART
A Fairy Tale at Land’s End
In True Love’s Kiss, Miguel Braceli will create the queer procession he never had
For Miguel Braceli, Provincetown is at once extraordinarily real and as fantastic as a fairy tale. His studio space at the Fine Arts Work Center is more “gathering place” than […]
‘HEAL THE DIVIDE’
6 Part-Timers Named to Truro Advisory Committee
A 7th slot is still open after one newly appointed member withdrew
TRURO — Six part-time Truro residents have been appointed to the town’s newly reconstituted Part-Time Resident Advisory Committee (PTRAC) with a mission to improve lines of communication between the town […]
PUBLIC WORKS
Ad Hoc Committee Will Oversee Truro DPW Plans
Six people, including one from the ‘DPW Study Group,’ will advise the town
TRURO — The hotly contested plans for a new dept. of public works facility, which dominate the warrant for a special town meeting postponed until May, are now partially in […]
CHAPEL ON THE POND
Unnamed Donor Pledges up to $1M to Buy Church
The North Truro building is eligible for National Register of Historic Places
TRURO — Two big pieces of news came from Fred Gaechter, chair of the Truro Conservation Trust, at last weekend’s meeting at the Chapel on the Pond, where a growing […]
FERMENT
The Rise of Sourdough Culture on Cape Cod
Local bakers love their starters and have the loaves to prove it
Making sourdough bread requires a commitment of time. If you can get hold of a friend’s mature starter and get your loaf underway now, you’ll be taking it out of […]
PUMPING IT UP
A Shout-Out for the Provincetown Cheer Team
Students defeat faculty at basketball to chants from a first-rate fifth-grade squad
PROVINCETOWN — It’s T-minus-one day until the first-ever halftime show for seven cheerleaders at practice on Feb. 15. Fifth-grade energy abounds, and arms punch high. Then the cardboard parcel of […]
PRESERVATION
Jamaican Congregation Hopes to Stay in Its Truro Chapel
But property owners Bob and Kathy Valleau have rebuffed early offers
TRURO — Alarm over the impending eviction of the mostly Jamaican congregation that meets at Truro’s Chapel on the Pond coalesced into a community meeting last weekend, as neighbors, preservationists, […]
BACK-TO-BACK
Truro Select Board Plans Two Separate Town Meetings
Special town meeting is set for May 4, with annual meeting likely on the next day
TRURO — The warrant for last fall’s special town meeting, which was repeatedly postponed amid a series of voter registration challenges and then moved from November to May when a […]
WHISPERS
‘Our Queer Elders’ in History and Song
Katie Castagno makes music by speculating about the past
Katie Castagno is a geologist at Provincetown’s Center for Coastal Studies by day who goes home and writes songs at night. She remembers the moment she learned that the marine […]
THE TALK IN TRURO
In Winter’s Civics Vortex, Reviewing a Meeting That Might Have Been
Voters talk about their reactions to a special town meeting that was postponed
TRURO — The buzz about the special town meeting was not put off until May 4 — even if the meeting itself was. Debate over its two most controversial subjects, […]
TRURO ELECTION
3 New Hopefuls Enter Race for Select Board
Reed and Dundas are undecided about seeking reelection
TRURO — At least three challengers plan to run for the two select board seats on Truro’s May 14 ballot this year — Susan Girard-Irwin, Kevin Grunwald, and Nancy Medoff. […]
PASS THE PASTA
Montano’s New Owner Has Been Eating There for 16 Years
Ed Medeiros says he doesn’t plan big changes for the North Truro restaurant
TRURO — After close to 36 years at the helm of Montano’s, a beacon for pasta lovers and Truro’s only deep-winter dinner spot, Bob Montano is selling the restaurant that […]
BEACON HILL
After 9 Terms, Peake Will Give Up House Seat
Housing bill, with real estate transfer fee, is a priority for her
PROVINCETOWN — State Rep. Sarah Peake’s ninth term on Beacon Hill will be her last, she announced last week. Peake, 66, a Democrat who lives in Provincetown and whose Fourth […]
CHURCH
Jamaican Congregation Told to Leave Truro Chapel
Owners say churchgoers’ offerings did not fund their yacht-based ministry
TRURO — The Chapel on the Pond, which has hosted a growing, mostly Jamaican congregation since Pastor David Brown began to lead services there in 2017, must close its doors […]