PROVINCETOWN — Nine crews of firefighters from stations as far as an hour away from Provincetown answered the call to put out what was at first considered a “major brush […]
Next Generation
PUBLIC RADIO
GBH Will Require WCAI to Leave Woods Hole Home
Offer of free rent is declined; managing editor is fired after questioning the move
FALMOUTH — Despite being offered free rent and upgraded equipment, WCAI — the Cape and Islands’ National Public Radio station — will have to leave its longtime home at the […]
THE FEMINISTAS
Womencrafts Is In on the Joke
With a fake award and an apt impression, a lesbian bookshop gets some pop culture love
PROVINCETOWN — When a group of men walked into Womencrafts last month, Vicky Barstow, who was on duty in her “dream retirement job,” wanted to know why they would want […]
WHERE WE ARE
The Reverberations of the Wellfleet Group
Robert Jay Lifton speaks of scholarship and activism — and of love of this place
Few scholars have reshaped our understanding of trauma the way Robert Jay Lifton has. Born in Brooklyn, N.Y. in 1926, Lifton attended Cornell University and New York Medical College before […]
HOUSING
A Long Road to Two Eviction Orders at Stable Path
After promises made in February were broken, a judge authorized evictions in June
PROVINCETOWN — Court records show that evictions at affordable housing in Provincetown are rare. The four largest managers of subsidized housing in town — the Provincetown Housing Authority, Community Housing Resource, […]
LEARNING
‘Lessons From Newtok’ Comes Home to Provincetown
A photojournalism project brings students from Provincetown and Alaska together on the effects of climate change
PROVINCETOWN — The sea level is rising. Sand along the coast is washing away. Surging tides flood houses. Provincetown kids know these things. Kids from Newtok, Alaska “also know about […]
ENVIRONMENT
Information and Infrastructure Are Wanted for Climate Action Plan
Eastham and Cape Cod Commission work to build a ‘roadmap’
EASTHAM — Assistant Town Administrator Rich Bienvenue threw cold water on summer small talk when he opened a gathering at the public library here on July 29. The value of […]
DOGE
WOMR Faces Loss of Almost 20% of Its Revenue
Elimination of federal funding makes the station’s future uncertain
PROVINCETOWN — WOMR, the Outer Cape’s community radio station, is set to lose almost 20 percent of its annual revenue following the elimination of federal funding for the Corporation for […]
HISTORY
A Veteran of the Battle of the Bulge Has a Message of Diplomacy
Physicist Frank Tangherlini finds a rifle heavier than it once seemed
WELLFLEET — A clap of thunder punctuated Frank Robert Tangherlini’s recollections of decades of public service at a gathering at his son’s house here on July 25. The physicist was […]
CALL FOR ARTISTS
Brian Butler Draws Onlookers Into the Art of Play
Beach towels will be canvases at this year’s Oldtimers Longboard Classic in August
Brian Butler’s quest began with the Saugusaurus, a 12-foot-tall fiberglass T. rex looming over a miniature golf course in Saugus. In 2006, while he was studying printmaking at the Mass. […]
SUMMER CAMP
Camp Lightbulb Cancels Summer Sessions Here
Counselors from previous two years describe an organization in disarray
PROVINCETOWN — Camp Lightbulb, a summer program for queer youth, is not returning to the Outer Cape this year, ending a run that began in Provincetown more than 14 years […]
THE JUSTICE SYSTEM
ICE Arrests Defendant Outside Orleans Courthouse
Biden-era limits on arrests at criminal courts were canceled in January
ORLEANS — Thiago Bastos, 27, who lives in Hyannis with his children, ages 4 and 5, his girlfriend, and her toddler, was arrested by state police on Saturday, May 10 […]
MONEY MATTERS
Wage Theft and Fraud Alleged at Pilgrim House
Several lawsuits, six wage complaints, and a venue drained of performers
PROVINCETOWN — At one of Provincetown’s premier drag performance spaces this season, the lights and lineup have dimmed. The Pilgrim House, a hotel and entertainment venue, used to host “three […]
INCARCERATION
Barnstable Jail Sees Sharp Rise in Women Inmates
A large number of Essex County women are moved to the Cape’s county jail
This article was updated on July 29, 2025. PROVINCETOWN — The number of women locked up at the Barnstable County Correctional Facility in Bourne has ballooned in the last 15 […]
HUNGER
Outer Cape Food Pantries Prepare for Rising Need
Local organizations assess how cuts to SNAP and Medicaid will hit home here
WELLFLEET — With a new federal budget that cuts SNAP benefits (known as food stamps) and Medicaid, local food pantries are preparing to address what they expect will be an […]
