PROVINCETOWN — Nearly two dozen tree enthusiasts, some with binoculars slung around their necks, others carrying walking sticks, hovered around the head of the Beech Forest trail on the morning […]
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TRURO TROUBLES
Select Board Drops Areson Investigation
A complainant refuses to reveal identity
TRURO — Heeding the advice of town counsel, the select board voted unanimously on Oct. 10 to dismiss the investigation into vice chair Sue Areson’s alleged violation of the town […]
PROVINCETOWN: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Community Policing
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
New Registrars
Meetings Ahead Most meetings in Truro are remote. Go to Truro-ma.gov and click on the meeting you are interested in. The agenda includes instructions on how to join. Thursday, Oct. […]
WELLFLEET: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Town Meeting Reflections
Meetings Ahead Most meetings in Wellfleet are remote only, but some are held in person. Go to www.wellfleet-ma.gov/calendar and click on the meeting you want to watch, then follow the […]
EASTHAM: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Water Resources Protection
Meetings Ahead Most meetings in Eastham are in-person, typically with an online-attendance option. Go to eastham-ma.gov and click on the meeting you are interested in for details. All meetings are […]
AGING AND HEALTH
Gay Community Faces Increased Risk of Dementia
Researchers suggest reasons include stress of stigma and prejudice
ORLEANS — Susan Milton knew she would marry Cindy Eagar the moment their hands touched. The two, who now live in Orleans, met at a dinner party hosted by a […]
CHAPTER 91
Provincetown’s Tidelands Have Unusual Protections
‘Public benefits’ are the law, but the process for securing them is slow
PROVINCETOWN — This town has stuck out from the tip of Cape Cod like a sore thumb since at least the early 1900s, when Portuguese immigrants and an influx of […]
KILEY COURT
Neighbors Object to Ciro & Sal’s Outdoor Seating
ZBA permit allows the restaurant to continue a practice started in the pandemic
PROVINCETOWN — Restaurants and neighbors often share tight quarters in this town, and that’s certainly been true on Kiley Court in the East End since Ciro & Sal’s first started […]
DESTINY
North Truro’s Terra Luna Closes After 30 Years
As the landlord looks for a new chef, challenges for mom-and-pop places grow
NORTH TRURO — Terra Luna’s Tony Pasquale is calling it a wrap. After 30 years of “neo-pagan” cuisine, polenta bread pudding, monthly live music, and rustic feng shui, the North […]
REBOUND
Researchers Find Horseshoe Crabs Thriving in East Harbor
20 years after Truro opens a valve, sea creatures continue a comeback
NORTH TRURO — For nearly 150 years, North Truro’s East Harbor was an oxygen-depleted saltwater-turned-freshwater lake, cut off from Cape Cod Bay by a manmade dike. Now, thanks to the […]
ON THE WARRANT
Truro Looks Ahead to a Hefty Town Meeting
Voters will weigh Walsh property, DPW building, duplexes, and senior passes
TRURO — At the special town meeting on Oct. 21, plans for the 70-acre Walsh property, which has been in limbo since the town bought it in May 2019, will […]
REGULATIONS
Rules Proliferate as Provincetown’s Pedicab Fleet Grows
There are 38 licensed pedicabs today, up from 10 in 2019
PROVINCETOWN — If you have tried and failed to engage a local in conversation, the best trick is still to ask for restaurant recommendations — even the flintiest of townfolk […]
FIRST RESPONDERS
Saving the Misfits of the Ocean
Most Mola mola strandings on Cape Cod happen in Wellfleet Harbor
WELLFLEET — Every fall, Carol “Krill” Carson gets a little bit busier. Carson’s nonprofit, the New England Coastal Wildlife Alliance (NECWA), is the only organization in the region dedicated to […]
PROVINCETOWN: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Kennedy School Takes on P’town Housing
Meetings Ahead Most meetings in Provincetown are held in-person, typically with an online-attendance option for both committee members and residents. Click on the meeting you want to attend on the […]
