TRURO — A self-proclaimed “professional troublemaker” may not be the person you’d expect to be leading a workshop on civility in politics. But that’s what former Republican state Rep. Daniel […]
HOUSING
Two-Thirds of Survey Responses Oppose Walsh Committee’s Plan
The group is split on phasing, which could slow the project but boost its appeal
TRURO — A last-minute surge in the number of responses to its survey of public opinion had the Walsh Property Community Planning Committee discussing the possibility of a phased approach […]
THE TRURO WARRANT
Walsh Committee Prepares a Plan for Town Meeting
Members push back on comments about the size of the project
TRURO — The 13-member Walsh Property Community Planning Committee has kicked into high gear as it prepares to present its plan for the use of the 70-acre property at an […]
LEGAL FUNDS
Online Campaign Seeks $15K for Areson’s Legal Fees
TRURO — The select board’s review of Town Manager Darrin Tangeman’s performance in June became a heated dispute — which only intensified when the board’s vice chair, Sue Areson, was […]
ONE MAN’S TREASURE
A Holdout Survives on Eastham’s Shurtleff Road
There’s more to the Beyle house than the signs and the swine out front
EASTHAM — On Shurtleff Road, a roughly half-mile residential stretch that curves along Cape Cod Bay in North Eastham, immaculate lawns adorn large new houses. There’s not a pebble out […]
POLICING
Arrest Data Continue to Suggest Racial Discrepancy
Blacks are three times as likely to be arrested or stopped on Outer Cape
Black people on the Outer Cape are about 3.3 times as likely to be arrested as the rest of the region’s population, according to police department data from Provincetown, Truro, […]
ZONING
Truro Planning Board Again Rejects Change in House-Size Limit
A proposal to eliminate special permit ‘loophole’ won’t be on warrant
TRURO — Since 2017, Truro’s zoning bylaw has included a limit on the size of large houses. But a provision in the bylaw allows homes to exceed the limit with […]
ARTISTS
Bringing Miami to the Cape in Color and Coral
Nathalie Ferrier’s show at Farm Projects, “Mapping the Magic,” rejects two-dimensionality
For the French-born, Truro-based multimedia artist Nathalie Ferrier, artmaking is inextricable from place. She greeted me outside her home, barefoot, for a tour down the sandy path on which she […]
HEALTH CARE
Mobile Anti-Abortion Van Arrives in Wellfleet
Its Christians-only staffing policy is permitted in workplaces that are primarily religious, says EEOC
WELLFLEET — The mobile anti-abortion van that made its way to Cape Cod earlier this summer spent last weekend parked at Our Lady of Lourdes, a Catholic church on Route […]
HEALTH CARE
Mobile Anti-Abortion Center Is Coming to the Cape
The move follows the opening of a Hyannis clinic offering medication abortions
The operators of a mobile “pregnancy resource center” plan to open its doors on Cape Cod later this summer, according to Joe Meeks, cochair of the Harwich-based Cape Cod Pro-Life […]
HOUSING
Walsh Committee Readies Plan for Fall Town Meeting
A website, surveys, and tables at the dump for gathering last-minute input
TRURO — The 70-acre Walsh property, which has been in the town’s possession since 2019, has been sitting in limbo on the eastern side of Route 6 since it was […]
WOODCRAFT
Gaige Clark’s Carved Spoons Hold Plenty of Personality
Fallen wood, whittled and burnished, for cooks and for looks
PROVINCETOWN — Several customers have told Gaige Clark that her hand-carved wooden spoons are too beautiful to use. When someone tells her they’re going to hang a spoon on the […]
PERFORMANCE REVIEW
Truro Select Board Ratings of Tangeman Vary Widely
But members agree that the town manager’s job is misunderstood
TRURO — In an executive session on June 28, the select board voted 4-1 to extend Town Manager Darrin Tangeman’s contract, with Sue Areson voting no. Two weeks later, the […]
TOWN MANAGEMENT
Truro Select Board Renews Tangeman’s Contract
The board will discuss his job performance in an open session on July 11
TRURO — The select board voted 4-1 on June 28 to extend the town’s contract with Town Manager Darrin Tangeman. The vote came during an executive session and was announced […]
TRURO TOWN HALL
Select Board Will Investigate Areson
The board’s vice chair is accused of violating the town charter
TRURO — The select board voted on June 28 to investigate a complaint that vice chair Sue Areson had violated the town charter by talking to town employees about Town […]