TRURO — The lack of a full-time human resources coordinator continues to affect the town’s ability to fill essential staff positions, officials have said in the wake of recent reports […]
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CIVICS
Wellfleet Voters Agree to Hold Two Town Meetings Every Year
Special town meeting OKs all articles, including seven from Town Moderator Silverman
This article was updated on Oct. 24, 2024. WELLFLEET — After next year, there may not be anything “special” about a town meeting held in October. That’s because Wellfleet’s voters […]
HISTORIC PRESERVATION
Owners Say They Can’t Afford to Save Capt. Joseph Hatch House
Commission deems the 1780 house historically significant
WELLFLEET — Matthew Walker and Sally McCarthy, who live in Washington, D.C., have applied for a permit to demolish the Capt. Joseph Hatch House, a full Cape built around 1780. The […]
CHANGING TIDES
After Almost 50 Years, Napi’s Restaurant Closes
Infused with art and local history, the business was neither transferred nor sold
PROVINCETOWN — Just shy of its 50th anniversary serving sustenance and spectacle, the eclectic Napi’s, often referred to lovingly as “Provincetown’s most unusual restaurant,” closed its doors last month. Best […]
RIGHT TO FARM
Orleans Agricultural Council Tosses Out Proposed Rules
Local backyard farmers show up and push back
ORLEANS — The flap over the noisy roosters in this “right to farm” town may not be over, but the agricultural advisory council’s plan to institute some requirements on local […]
ELECTION
When It’s Hard to Talk About Your Vote
Anxieties abound for those who go against the grain
An Undecided Voter Liz Athineos, 71, owns the Bike Shack on Shank Painter Road in Provincetown and lives behind the shop with her mother and son. “Most Greek Americans are […]
PROVINCETOWN: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Early Voting Hours
Meetings Ahead Most meetings in Provincetown are held in person, typically with an online-attendance option. Click on the meeting you want to attend on the calendar at provincetown-ma.gov for a […]
TRURO: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
More Questions Than Answers
Meetings Ahead Meetings in Truro are often held remotely. Go to Truro-ma.gov and click on the meeting you are interested in for an agenda and details on how to join. Thursday, Oct. […]
WELLFLEET: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
An RTE Uptick
Meetings Ahead Most meetings in Wellfleet are held online and in person. Go to www.wellfleet-ma.gov/calendar and click on the meeting you want to watch, then follow the instructions on the […]
EASTHAM: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Select Board Goals for 2025
Meetings Ahead Most meetings in Eastham are in-person, typically with an online attendance option. Click on the meeting you are interested in on the calendar at eastham-ma.gov for details. All […]
ECONOMY
Wellfleet Oysters Make New Names for Themselves
Local growers try out individual brands for their already famous bivalves
WELLFLEET — From his farm, which lies where Loagy Bay meets Blackfish Creek at the end of Old Wharf Road in South Wellfleet, Andrew Jacob sells a catalog of uniquely […]
AVIATION
Provincetown Penalizes Cape Air for Breaking Its Lease
Officials say they’ll negotiate but search for alternative year-round air service
PROVINCETOWN — Cape Air’s decision to cancel all flights between Provincetown and Boston from Nov. 5 to May 15, announced in an Aug. 30 letter from CEO Linda Markham to […]
AMPHIBIANS
Threatened Toads That Struggle Elsewhere Thrive in Provincetown
Scientists are studying how eastern spadefoots evade deadly fungal disease
PROVINCETOWN — The coordinates came with a warning: “The information I just shared … is protected and confidential.” The sender, Alexander Richards, a Ph.D. student at UMass Boston, had gotten […]
DELINQUENCY
Select Board Agrees Unpaid Loans Are ‘Uncollectable’
12 people owe a total of $35,660 to Eastham’s fund for college students
EASTHAM — The select board voted 5-0 on Monday to approve a series of changes to the Timothy Smith Loan Policy, under which town residents can receive loans of up […]
ELECTION
Beaty Says He Is a ‘Government Watchdog’
After winning and then losing a commission seat, he sees public service as ‘penance’
Ronald Beaty Jr., who was elected to the three-person Barnstable County Commission as a Republican in 2016 and defeated in his reelection race in 2020, is running for a new […]
