This is the third and final article in a series on the Cape Cod National Seashore’s science program. It explores why science matters at the Seashore and why it’s at […]
HISTORY
PMPM Exhibit Revises Story of First Encounters
The new ‘Our Story’ at the Provincetown Museum offers Wampanoag perspective
PROVINCETOWN — This year marks the 400th anniversary of the Pilgrims’ landing in Provincetown and the first encounters between the newly arrived Europeans and the indigenous people who lived here. […]
FIRST PEOPLES
Federal Judge Rules for the Wampanoags
Tribe still must work with Interior Dept. to keep land in trust
A federal judge ruled in favor of the Wampanoag Tribe of Mashpee on June 5 in a suit the tribe filed against the Dept. of the Interior, which had attempted […]
ENVIRONMENT
Opening of Marine Sanctuary Confounds Scientists and Fishermen
Trump will be sued over a move critics called a ‘photo op’
President Trump announced on Friday, June 5 that he would allow commercial fishing in a conservation area 130 miles southeast of Cape Cod. Scientists and fisheries advocates here agree the […]
SCIENCE AT RISK: PART 2
Education Is ‘on Pause’ at Seashore
With budgets squeezed, retiring scientists and educators are not being replaced
This is the second in a series of articles on the Cape Cod National Seashore’s science program. It explores why science matters at the Seashore and why it’s at risk. […]
FIRST PEOPLES FOLLOW-UP
Interior Dept. Presses Threat to Wampanoag Lands
Casino competition emerging as factor in government’s case
A U.S. district court judge has chastised attorneys for the Dept. of the Interior for filing an “incomprehensible” memorandum in a case that threatens the tribal sovereignty of the Mashpee […]
PUBLIC TRANSIT
Flex Bus Maintains Flexibility in Pandemic
With free rides and health center stops, the Flex remains an important service
Even during the Covid-19 pandemic, the Cape Cod Regional Transit Authority (RTA) is providing rides to 600 to 800 people a day. As one of the only public transit options […]
THE UNCOUNTED
Outer Cape Census Response Is Among Lowest in State
Those with P.O. boxes haven’t received forms or instructions
The self-reported response to the U.S. Census from the Outer Cape has been extremely low so far — under 25 percent for all four towns. Truro’s rate is the second […]
SCIENCE AT RISK: PART 1
Seashore’s Scientists Search for the Way Forward
Budget cuts could undermine research efforts
This is the first in a series of articles on the Cape Cod National Seashore’s science program. It explores why science matters at the Seashore and why it’s at risk.
PROVINCETOWN 401
Funicular Going Up
Doubled cost of project to be covered by $4.5 million loan
PROVINCETOWN — Construction on the long-planned inclined elevator that will link the Bas Relief Park to the base of the Pilgrim Monument is set to begin on May 18. The […]
ENVIRONMENT
Earth Day Marks 50th Anniversary Despite Crisis
Environmentalists maintain social distance while cleaning up
Celebrating the 50th Earth Day last week required environmental organizations across the Outer Cape to get creative. Both the Center for Coastal Studies in Provincetown and the Eastham Conservation Foundation […]
ENVIRONMENT
Science Research Is Cut to the Essentials
Outer Cape naturalists’ fieldwork is postponed, leaving holes in data sets
With the ongoing pandemic, scientific research has been interrupted across Cape Cod. Mass Audubon’s Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary has placed five staff members on partial furlough due to funding freezes, […]
IMMIGRATION & COVID
Immigrants at Risk, yet Left Behind
Undocumented communities find little support in a time of crisis
The Mass. Dept. of Public Health reports that people of color are disproportionately affected by coronavirus, with Latinos and blacks accounting for 23 and 18 percent of Covid-19 cases despite […]
LONG ARM OF THE LAW
Wampanoag Tribal Land Is Threatened
Feds tell Mashpee tribe its reservation will be ‘disestablished’
TRURO — A new exhibition is being created at the Highland House Museum. Its purpose is to reframe the celebration of the 400th anniversary of the arrival of European settlers […]
RESILIENCE
Local Food Producers Search for Ways to Serve and Survive
Right now, generosity and hyperlocal service are top strategies
WELLFLEET — With restaurants closed, fishermen have lost their usual income. But the people who grow, harvest, and market Outer Cape crops from land and sea are experimenting with strategies […]
