Less than two weeks away from the U.S. Senate Democratic primary, progressive incumbent Sen. Ed Markey and current Congressman Joe Kennedy III are still fighting to see who will be […]
Civics
CIVICS
3 Democrats Compete to Unseat Beaty
Andrews, Forest, and Lyons are on Sept. 1 primary ballot
In the Sept. 1 primary election, three Democratic candidates for the Barnstable County Commission are vying for two places on the Nov. 3 ballot. They’re hoping to replace Mary Pat […]
YOUTH EMPOWERMENT
Young People’s Participation in Politics Is Growing
Allowing 16-year-olds to vote in town elections could boost engagement
The day Nauset High senior Garrison Guzzeau went to take his driver’s test, he left the Registry of Motor Vehicles with both his license and his completed voter preregistration, so […]
DEBT OF GRATITUDE
Friends of Willy’s Coach Press Niggel to Pay His Widow
Remembrance and protest on the anniversary of Joe Abbott’s death
EASTHAM — About 50 people gathered outside Willy’s World Wellness & Conference Center on Aug. 7, marking one year since the death of tennis coach Joe Abbott, who collapsed at […]
CORONAVIRUS
Two Eastham Covid Cases Linked to Chatham Party
With state form still being created, travelers are told to self-quarantine
EASTHAM — Two town residents tested positive for Covid-19 after a house party in Chatham that resulted in at least 13 positive cases, according to Health Agent Jane Crowley. Crowley, […]
TECHNOLOGY
As Life Moves Online, Lack of Access Vexes
Comcast’s ‘monopoly’ keeps others from serving the Cape
While debates about in-person schooling rage and doctor visits go virtual, Outer Cape towns are negotiating the next decade of internet coverage in the area. Contracts between the individual towns […]
CANDIDATES
Meet the Three Finalists for Truro Town Manager
Search firm Community Paradigm Associates is back on the job
The public will have its first chance to meet the three Truro town manager candidates, who are profiled below, at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 4, in a virtual meeting. […]
CIVICS
The Postal Service Is a Lifeline for Local Businesses
In remote places like the Outer Cape, as online sales grow, so does reliance on USPS
As the future of the U.S. Postal Service, which President Trump has called “a joke,” continues to be ominously clouded, a key group of the service’s users on the Outer […]
CIVICS
Wellfleet Town Meeting Moved Up to Sept. 12
Task force comes up with a plan to accommodate 350 people outdoors
WELLFLEET — Plans for the 2020 annual town meeting are at last set. Almost five months after the meeting was originally to have taken place, it will be convened at […]
RESIGNATION
After 6 Months, New Town Manager Quits
Craver’s ‘probationary period’ would have ended this week
PROVINCETOWN — Robin Craver was hired as Provincetown’s town manager by the select board on Jan. 13, 2020. Her contract included a six-month probationary period, after which, if she were […]
BLACK AND WHITE
Race-based Incidents Do Happen Here
Victim of Corn Hill Beach case says police were no help
TRURO — Last July, N.K., a University of Chicago professor here on vacation, took a right at the entrance to Corn Hill Beach in Truro, put her towel down, and […]
COUNTY SEAT
Assembly Vote on Covid Rules Shows East-West Divide
The Outer Cape’s delegates, and Sen. Cyr, beg to differ
PROVINCETOWN — The Barnstable County Assembly of Delegates adopted a resolution on June 17 questioning the legality of Gov. Charlie Baker’s Covid-19 response. The Outer Cape’s delegates opposed the resolution, […]
INVESTIGATION
New Questions About FAWC’s MacMillan Emerge
Board is silent as director denies involvement in Epstein donations at M.I.T.
PROVINCETOWN — When accusations of discrimination and failure to address racially charged incidents at the Fine Arts Work Center became public last month, the organization’s board responded with a letter […]
Key to Select Board Race Is Hard to Find
PROVINCETOWN — Thirty percent of registered Provincetown voters cast ballots in the June 30 annual town election, in which incumbent select board members Robert P. Anthony and Louise Venden squared […]
CIVICS
Curley Joins Select Board in Wellfleet
Dealing with wastewater ‘should be high on the list,’ he says
WELLFLEET — There is a new select board member in town, and he comes from a long line of Wellfleet civic leaders. Ryan Curley, 36, says he is a 15th-generation […]
