As cases of COVID-19 begin to be diagnosed in our towns, Cape residents are taking social distancing seriously. “We’ve been really rigorous about it. No play dates. No socializing with […]
FOOD SECURITY
Outer Cape Adapts to Coronavirus Crisis
Schools, restaurants, and community members rise to the challenge
As the coronavirus pandemic increasingly disrupted everyday life here in the past week, Outer Cape schools, community organizations, and businesses began looking for ways to make sure children and neighbors […]
ENVIRONMENT
Math Looks Bad for Right Whales
With females dying at higher rates and fewer births, hope for species dims
PROVINCETOWN — Dragon, a female right whale who gave birth to a calf as recently as 2016, was spotted two weeks ago entangled in rope 50 miles south of Nantucket. […]
ENERGY
Wellfleet Solar Array Idled by Past Error
While court corrects title, a delay in turning on the juice
WELLFLEET — The array of 2,400 solar panels atop the transfer station’s landfill is ready to start making electricity. But the town is awaiting clearance from the Mass. Land Court […]
HEALTH
Navigators Help Police Deal With Crisis Calls
Mental health and substance abuse are most pressing issues
Last year, 600 to 700 calls to the Wellfleet Police Dept. resulted in police reports. Of those, half involved mental health or substance abuse issues. Providing crisis intervention is now […]
HEALTH
Cape Prepares, Though Virus May Not Spread Quickly Here
Take the same preventive measures as for colds and flu
With recent cases in Rhode Island and Washington state, coronavirus disease (COVID-19) will eventually reach us. “It’s not a matter of if this comes to Cape Cod, it’s a matter […]
HEALTH
For Outer Cape Kids, Healthy Teeth Take Extra Effort
Care needs to start early, but awareness and access vary
Tooth decay is preventable but it’s still the most common chronic disease of children and adolescents, according to the Centers for Disease Control. With February being Children’s Dental Health Month, […]
ENVIRONMENT
Sacrificial Sand Won’t Stop Erosion at Blasch House
Restoration experts look to biomimicry and managed retreat
WELLFLEET — The huge pile of sand dumped over the edge of the bayside bluff next to the Blasch house in November has entirely washed away, adding sediment to the […]
CIVIL RIGHTS
Cyr and Peake Support Drivers’ Licenses for the Undocumented
City police chiefs are for it, but local police offer mixed views
BOSTON — A bill that would allow Massachusetts residents without legal immigration status to apply for drivers’ licenses is up for debate in the state house. An Act Relative to […]
ENVIRONMENT
Ice Sports Are Just Memories As Ponds Warm
Cape Cod’s kettle ponds prove highly sensitive to climate change
WELLFLEET — Jake McGrath of Eastham counts the number of days when the temperature stays below freezing. He’s not counting down to summer. He’s hoping it will stay cold enough […]
KITCHEN TABLE
Homemade Ravioli with Spinach and Ricotta
Love lessons learned from making fresh pasta
Making pasta can teach you a lot about love. Like relationships, fresh pasta requires both enthusiasm and patience. It certainly can be frustrating. Primarily, though, pasta’s lessons concern the development […]
ENVIRONMENT
East Harbor Is Thriving, But Is That Enough?
Small measures help sea creatures; bigger ones could buffer sea-level rise
TRURO — Recent research at the Center for Coastal Studies in Provincetown has documented the current state of East Harbor’s benthic communities — species that live in the sediments on […]
ENVIRONMENT
Horseshoe Crabs in Comeback
Their return to East Harbor may hold clues to the success of tidal restoration projects
TRURO — Since the once-thriving salt-marsh ecosystem called East Harbor was partially reopened to tidal flow in 2002, ocean organisms have been rapidly recolonizing the estuary. Researchers now hope to […]
THE WORLD
Cyr Defends Trip Funded by Pro-Israel Group
State ethics rules make exception for travel in the ‘public interest’
TRURO — State Sen. Julian Cyr (D-Truro) was among six Massachusetts senators on a 10-day study tour of Israel in December. He defended his participation, paid for by a pro-Israel […]
UNLIT LIGHTHOUSE
Alterations Are Coming to Main Street
Longtime fixture will be replaced by clothing store
WELLFLEET — The Lighthouse Restaurant, a bright spot for 40 years on this town’s dimming Main Street, is gone. What was a restaurant is now being renovated to become a […]
