TRURO — Challenges to dozens of voter registrations led town officials to delay the special town meeting scheduled for Oct. 21. The meeting, which was to consider both the Walsh […]
Next Generation
AMERICAN EXPERIENCE
Innkeeper Paul Schofield Is Charged With Assaulting J-1 Worker
Police treated J-1 students’ reports of abuse as civil matters, not crimes
PROVINCETOWN — A Sept. 7 health inspection of housing violations at 5 Center St. precipitated the arrest of property owner Paul Schofield after Health Director Lezli Rowell found Schofield assaulting […]
WHAT’S SPECIAL
Short-Term Rentals, Secret Swigs, and Side Eye
Provincetown voters turn out to cheer procedural (and soccer) superiority
PROVINCETOWN — Town meeting is, of course, the hottest event of the season. Special town meeting — well, it may not be the blockbuster of the year, but on the […]
TRURO: BREAKING NEWS
TPRTA Misled Members on Voter Registration; Town Meeting Postponed
Registars will hear 67 challenges; special town meeting now set for Nov. 2
This article was updated on Thursday, Oct. 19. TRURO — A voter registration drive organized by the board of the Truro Part-Time Resident Taxpayers Association (TPRTA) encouraging part-time residents to […]
SHUCKS
OysterFest Wins Big This Year
Eastham native Ben Morgan takes first prize in shucking competition
WELLFLEET — Last weekend was all beer, brine, and bright smiles as crowds of locals and out-of-towners gathered on Main Street to celebrate this town’s small but mighty delicacy.
ENVIRONMENT
Beeches Get ‘Old-Growth’ Designation Amid Uncertain Future
The Beech Forest is inaugurated into the Old-Growth Forest Network despite its decimation by beech leaf disease
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
TRURO TOWN MEETING
$34-Million DPW Upgrade Dominates Truro Warrant
After 10 years of ‘kicking this can down the road,’ voters will face 4 articles
TRURO — Every year since 2012, the select board has included in its annual list of goals and objectives upgrading the Dept. of Public Works facility. At a special town […]
CORRECTIONS
County Jail Ends Contract With Medical Provider Wellpath
After ‘a death spiral’ in private staffing, sheriff moves to in-house care model
BOURNE — Sheriff Donna Buckley ended the Barnstable County Correctional Facility’s contract with private medical care provider Wellpath two months before the contract was set to expire at the end […]
HISTORY
Scrimshaw Was the Whalemen’s Art
A pastime for the homeward voyage
For much of Provincetown’s history, whales have been central to its economy and identity. The Wampanoag people used every part of the whale. The first entry made in Mourt’s Relation, […]
DISASTER PREP
Risk of Wildfire Is Elevated on Outer Cape
Tending the forest understory could aid prevention efforts
WELLFLEET — Alfred Kraft lives on a long, narrow driveway at the end of Old Chequessett Neck Road in Wellfleet. On either side of his property, expanses of National Seashore […]
LEADERSHIP
Park Service Names New Seashore Superintendent
Jennifer Flynn’s career has focused on law enforcement and fire management
WELLFLEET — The National Park Service announced on Sept. 22 that Jennifer Flynn, who has been with the NPS for 32 years and who had her first Parks job on […]
MENTAL HEALTH
In a Crisis, Clinicians Arrive — or Call — From Hyannis
Shared services are spreading, but co-response is still mostly remote
PROVINCETOWN — Last February, a 30-member SWAT team responded in full protective gear when a Provincetown man expressed suicidal intentions and barricaded himself and his roommate inside their home with […]
