PROVINCETOWN — Mildred Champlin remembers a time when piping plover chicks were in constant danger of being run over by cars on Race Point Beach. She has spent every summer […]
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ELECTION
Kamala Harris’s Provincetown Fundraiser Comes Amid Party Rift
The president’s stumbles have put a new spotlight on the vice president
This article was updated on July 12. PROVINCETOWN — When Vice President Kamala Harris comes to Provincetown to meet with donors on July 20, she will face a crowd of […]
ENFORCEMENT
Lobster Shanty Reopens After Tax Bill Is Paid
Eastham Select Board reverses denial of food and liquor licenses
EASTHAM — He may still owe the Internal Revenue Service and others millions of dollars, but David Delgizzi has paid his taxes in Eastham, allowing his Lobster Shanty restaurant on […]
TAG TEAM
Inside Sharktivity
Crowdsourcing makes the Atlantic White Shark Conservancy’s app tick
PROVINCETOWN — As the waters off Outer Cape Cod warm and beaches fill, John Chisholm, the man working the virtual tip line at Sharktivity, knows his workload is about to […]
RADIO WAVES
From Mount Gilboa to Your Car: a WOMR Journey
Age, salty air, and an electrocuted bug motivate the search for new transmitter
PROVINCETOWN — Atop Mount Gilboa, perhaps more dune than mountain, sits a large light blue water tower whose paint has begun to fade and flake. A radio antenna sticks out […]
COCKCROW
Roosters Wake the Neighbors at Dawn’s Early Light
People in earshot of backyard coops question ‘right-to-farm’ rules
ORLEANS — Residents of Hopkins Lane and Mayo Way are early risers, but it’s not by choice. The crowing of a rooster at 39 Hopkins jolts them awake at 4 […]
RISING WATERS
Townspeople and Consultants Head Deeper Into Coastal Resilience Plan
Provincetown’s future floodplains include large swathes of its historic core
PROVINCETOWN — Four winter storms in the last seven years have pushed seawater across Commercial Street and into neighborhoods, inundating homes and businesses near town hall in 2018, along Howland […]
SOUND CHECK
Provincetown Celebrates With Low-Noise Fireworks
After a town meeting vote, this year’s display was engineered to be easy on the ears
PROVINCETOWN — Just after 9 p.m. on July 4, the lights of MacMillan Pier were shut off, fireworks began to launch from a barge in Provincetown Harbor, and hot streaks […]
PROVINCETOWN: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Coastal Flooding Survey
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
The Slope at Longnook
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, July […]
WELLFLEET: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Herring River Contingency Update
Meetings Ahead Most meetings in Wellfleet are remote only, locations for those held in person are noted. Go to www.wellfleet-ma.gov/calendar and click on the meeting you want to watch for […]
EASTHAM: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Route 6 ‘Road Diet’ Update
Meetings Ahead Most meetings in Eastham are in person, typically with an online-attendance option. Click on the meeting you want to attend on the calendar at eastham-ma.gov for a link […]
WELLFLEET HARBOR
Stranding Stirs Dolphin Rescue Effort at ‘the Gut’
125 Atlantic white-sided dolphins are trapped at low tide
WELLFLEET — Last week’s mass dolphin stranding here is thought to be the largest in at least a quarter century, and its causes may never be fully explained. One hundred twenty-five […]
RISKY BUSINESS
When Recreation Wrecks Your Erection
Misuse of TriMix can cause lasting damage, doctors say
PROVINCETOWN — As summer ramps up, so too does a nightlife scene that draws throngs of gay men to the tip of the Cape. Nightclubs like Purgatory and the Paramount […]
HUSKY HEARINGS
District Court to Decide Whether Two Dogs Are ‘Dangerous’
The town ordered the owner to build a kennel by April 30; he has not complied
EASTHAM — Richard Moore wants to overturn the select board’s April determination that his two huskies are “dangerous dogs” — a designation that allows the town to order steps to […]
