WELLFLEET — A devastating fire that started in the early morning on April 3 at the Wellfleet marina severely damaged the town’s deteriorating wooden L-pier and destroyed a fishing vessel, […]
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HOUSING
Wellfleet Considers 250-Unit Proposal for Maurice’s Campground
Some are supportive while others want to stop a ‘Mega City’
WELLFLEET — Residents debated whether a master plan for year-round housing at Maurice’s Campground would help bring young people and families with children into town at a community meeting at […]
EASTHAM ELECTION
Jerry Cerasale Seeks Re-Election in Lawyerly Style
Town budget, wastewater, and hiring a town manager are among his priorities
EASTHAM — Jerry Cerasale was first drawn to Cape Cod by love for the sea; not just Cape Cod Bay, he says, but the “waves on the ocean side.” He […]
EASTHAM ELECTION
Suzanne Bryan Likes to See ‘How Stuff Works’
Zoning reform, climate resilience, and support for education are on her agenda
EASTHAM — Though Suzanne Bryan grew up in Eastham, returning to the Cape 10 years ago from Arizona wasn’t an easy transition. One of the ways she found community again […]
HOUSING AT MAURICE’S
A Master Plan for Campground Is Unveiled
Planners project that number of year-round units will drop from 300 to 250
WELLFLEET — Nearly three years after the select board signed a purchase-and-sale agreement for the 21-acre Maurice’s Campground, a master plan for affordable housing there is coming into view. Members […]
MEET THE MAKER
Making a Scallop Dredge, Al Youngren-Style
In the Orleans workshop of a veteran fisherman who knows all the angles
ORLEANS — On a rusty table fashioned from what once held the shaft of a windmill, Al Youngren sketches the outline of a scallop dredge with a piece of white […]
WELLFLEET MARINA
Harbormaster’s Proposed Rules Spark Controversy
Cavanaugh wants slip assignments to be ‘fair and ethical’
WELLFLEET — Harbormaster Mike Cavanaugh and his assistant, David Dalby, have proposed a series of amendments to marina regulations that would significantly change the way boat slips are assigned and […]
WELLFLEET TOWN MEETING
Citizens Petition to Earmark Rooms Tax Money for Housing
After a four-year budget crisis, housing trust says it’s time to dedicate funds
WELLFLEET — As year-round housing becomes less available and affordable on the Outer Cape, housing advocates argue that one cause of the problem — the use of a large share […]
STATE OF THE TOWN
Guerino Says Wellfleet Is Making a Comeback
Town operating budget is up 3.4%, with no Prop 2½ override expected
WELLFLEET — In his “State of the Town” talk on March 6, Town Administrator Tom Guerino said that efforts to right the town’s finances, begun three years before he arrived in […]
TERMINATION
Outer Cape Protests Firing of Park Service Staff
More than 100 people gather near Salt Pond Visitor Center on March 1
EASTHAM — A yellow patch of grass opposite the Lobster Shanty on Route 6 became the site of a 100-person protest on Saturday, March 1, as it was the nearest […]
WASTEWATER
Select Board Delays Vote on Watershed Management Plan
Another public hearing will be scheduled for March
WELLFLEET — The town’s long-awaited targeted watershed management plan, which involves building a sewer system for the central district and applying new septic system rules to most other properties, was […]
INTERPRETATION
A Poet and Translator Celebrates ‘Life Cropping Up’
FAWC fellow Lucas Martínez uses folk traditions and language as his subjects
Lucas Martínez arrived in Provincetown with two instruments: a charango, which is a small Andean guitar, and a classical guitar, on which he practices milonga folk songs. As a writing […]
WASTEWATER
Workshop Makes Wellfleet’s Sewer Plans Seem Less Murky
Select board hears how other towns have ‘planned to adapt’
WELLFLEET — At a workshop organized by the select board on Feb. 11, the way toward finalizing Wellfleet’s targeted watershed management plan became less murky. The board invited representatives from Mashpee […]
PUBLIC HEALTH
Outer Cape Prepares for Federal Ruling on HIV Prevention Meds
Public health leaders focus on shoring up state support and private donations
PROVINCETOWN — When Jeff Schaffer learned in January that the Supreme Court would hear a case that threatened coverage of lifesaving HIV-prevention medications, he was not surprised. Schaffer, a registered nurse […]
IMMIGRATION
Sheriff Says Her Staff Will Not Act As ICE Agents
287(g) agreement won’t be revived, but ICE is notified when people with detainers are released
PROVINCETOWN — Despite a Jan. 21 memo from the federal Dept. of Justice directing U.S. attorneys to crack down on state and local officials seen as uncooperative with immigration enforcement, […]
