PROVINCETOWN — Provincetown’s second outdoor, Covid-safe town meeting was held on Saturday, May 1 and it was relatively uncontentious, with nearly every article passing by large margins. Articles that added […]
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SCHOOLS
Nauset’s Interim Superintendent Brings a ‘Tapestry of Experience’
Brooke Clenchy hopes to make the position permanent
About 1,000 miles separate Ontario, Canada, where Brooke Clenchy was born and raised, from the Outer Cape, where she will soon become the Nauset Regional School District’s interim superintendent. And […]
THE DOOR REVOLVES
Wellfleet Taps Sumner as Interim Town Administrator
Meanwhile, volunteers push to finish town meeting warrant and budget
WELLFLEET — In three days last week, the select board held three meetings during which they delayed town meeting by three weeks, reviewed warrant articles, and decided to offer the […]
PIER REVIEW
Pier Corp. Controversy Goes On as McKinsey’s Role Changes Again
Town meeting indefinitely postpones an article to dissolve the board
PROVINCETOWN — Criticism of the board of the Provincetown Public Pier Corp., which led to an unsuccessful bid to dissolve the corporation at Saturday’s annual town meeting, grew intense in […]
CANNABUSINESS
And Then There Were Three: Another P’town Pot Shop Opens
A growing industry could mean a local medical outlet by winter
PROVINCETOWN — Hennep opened its doors at 246 Commercial St. on Monday, May 3, becoming the third retail marijuana shop in Provincetown. Owner Andrew Koudijs decided to go into the […]
This Week In Provincetown
Meetings Ahead
Due to the pandemic, meetings are held remotely. Go to provincetown-ma.gov and click on the meeting you want to watch. Thursday, May 6 Zoning Board of Appeals, 6 p.m. Monday, May 10 […]
This Week In Truro
Meetings Ahead
Meetings are held remotely. Go to truro-ma.gov, click on the meeting you want to watch, and open its agenda for instructions on how to watch or take part online. Thursday, May 6 Climate […]
This Week In Wellfleet
Meetings Ahead
Meetings are held remotely. From wellfleet-ma.gov, hover over a date on the calendar on the right of the screen and click on the meeting you’re interested in to open its […]
This Week In Eastham
Meetings Ahead
Meetings are held remotely. Go to eastham-ma.gov/calendar-by-event-type/16 and click on the meeting you are interested in to read its agenda and find information on how to view and take part […]
ON THE WATERFRONT
Planning Board Pushes Back on Harbormaster Office Site
Faced with a renewed Rock Harbor fight, Beebe says, ‘No way’
EASTHAM — Responding to the planning board’s advice that the site of the proposed harbormaster building at Rock Harbor ought to be moved closer to the water, Town Administrator Jacqui […]
FOLLIES
Broadbent Out; Town Meeting Put Off 3 Weeks
Pauley is acting administrator; town accountant quits
WELLFLEET — It’s been a stunning week at town hall following the sudden departures of both the town administrator and town accountant on April 23, while next year’s budget remains […]
LEARNING
Covid Bumps for Juniors on College Hunt
Tours are out, tests in, teachers remote, but college still beckons
EASTHAM — Twins Anders and Ella Grimm are, like many other juniors at Nauset Regional High School, just beginning the college admissions process — and they’re doing it as the […]
NUCLEAR ZONE
Legislators Are Pushed to File Pilgrim Safety Bill
Emergency planning for spent fuel mishap is ‘a heavy lift,’ says Peake
WELLFLEET — Candace Perry still has a sticker on her Subaru Forester that reads: “Pilgrim Blows: Bridges Close!” Perry first stuck it on her bumper when the Pilgrim Nuclear Power […]
REGULATION
Conservation Commission Fines Canteen Owners
After-the-fact permits will be required; fines will be appealed
PROVINCETOWN — The owners of the Canteen restaurant on Commercial Street had to pay $900 in fines and another $450, double the usual application fee, for putting in an underground propane […]
TOWN MEETING
Provincetown Considers an Office of Diversity
A group’s petition seeks funds for outreach and a salary
PROVINCETOWN — Voters at Provincetown’s annual town meeting on Saturday will be deciding a question with little precedent on the Outer Cape. Article 13, brought forward by a group of […]
