PROVINCETOWN — The entire nation got a new universal indoor masking advisory last week, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention put Provincetown squarely in the middle of their […]
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IMMUNITY
Local Businesses, Health Care Providers Resist Requiring Vaccine
Experts agree on the vaccines’ effectiveness, but not on mandates
Editor’s note: This story has been updated with new information since its publication in the Aug. 5 print edition. PROVINCETOWN — Since May, Patrick Patrick, head of the Provincetown Chamber […]
PROVINCETOWN: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Vax Cards to Swim for Life
Meetings Ahead
Some Provincetown meetings are in-person only, some are remote only, and some are a hybrid where you can choose to participate in person or through a remote link. Go to provincetown-ma.gov, […]
TRURO: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Selects to Reconsider Tabulator
Meetings Ahead
All meetings in Truro are remote only. Go to truro-ma.gov and click on the meeting you want to watch. The agenda includes instructions on how to join. Thursday, August 5 Climate Action […]
WELLFLEET: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Seashore Land Swap
Meetings Ahead
All meetings in Wellfleet are remote only and can be watched online. Go to wellfleet-ma.gov and click on the meeting you want to watch. The agenda includes instructions on how to join. […]
EASTHAM: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Meeting Videos Delayed
Meetings Ahead
Meetings are being held in person. Go to eastham-ma.gov/calendar-by-event-type/16 and click on the meeting you are interested in to learn about meeting locations and any remote options that may be […]
ON TOUR
Abandoned Sears Houses Are Focus of Walsh Committee
A year in the making, a planning group takes a first walk together
TRURO — July 19 was a day of firsts for the members of the Walsh Property Community Planning Committee. That morning, they met each other in person for the first […]
PANDEMIC
Provincetown Brings Back Indoor Mask Mandate
Rising case count includes 171 Provincetown residents
PROVINCETOWN — The board of health and select board held their second emergency joint meeting in only seven days on July 25 and imposed an indoor mask mandate, effective immediately. […]
TAXES
Part-Time Residents Say Tax Exemption Policy Is Unfair
Once again, it’s time to talk about the residential tax exemption
PROVINCETOWN — “We just all want to be treated fairly,” said Patricia Miller during the open comment segment of the Provincetown select board meeting on July 12. Miller, who is […]
CONSPIRACIES
Misinformation on Covid Vaccines Abounds
The U.S. Surgeon General urges everyone to join the fight, a ‘moral imperative’
A bitter rift has opened between those vaccinated against Covid-19 and those who have chosen to remain unvaccinated. Evidence of it is easy to find: just check out the comments […]
DEVELOPMENT
Community Center Gets T-Time Committee Endorsement
The group will consider whether to recommend building a pool
EASTHAM — The T-Time Committee has begun homing in on its recommendations for development of the town-owned 11-acre property at 4790 Route 6, agreeing at a July 20 meeting a […]
APPOINTED ROUNDS
USPS Worker Shortages Slow Outer Cape Mail Delivery
Local post offices strain under ‘last mile’ load
PROVINCETOWN — Mail service on the Outer Cape has been plagued by delays in the past month, many customers report. Sources both inside and outside the post office say the […]
ROOMS
Suit Filed Against Patrick’s ‘Barracks’ Plan
PROVINCETOWN — According to documents filed with the town clerk, four abutters have sued to overturn the permit issued by the Provincetown Planning Board to Patrick Patrick for his worker […]
NOT TAKING ORDERS
Judge Fines Sal’s Place $1,000 a Day for Contempt
Select board rejects legal advice and supports restaurant owners
PROVINCETOWN — Seating on the beach is still an option for diners at Sal’s Place in the West End, despite the fact that a Mass. Land Court judge has ordered […]
PROVINCETOWN: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Adams Sentenced to 14 Years
Meetings Ahead
Some Provincetown meetings are in-person only, some are remote only, and some are a hybrid where you can choose to participate in person or through a remote link. Go to provincetown-ma.gov, […]
