WELLFLEET — Town officials are finalizing plans to dedicate 28 acres of Blackfish Creek to oyster habitat enhancement as required by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to receive a […]
Next Generation
WALSH PROPERTY
Walsh Committee Stands by Its Housing Unit Vote
A water tower may also be constructed northeast of the Walsh property
TRURO — When Tighe & Bond consultant Gordon Leedy presented a draft conceptual plan for 224 housing units at the Walsh Property Community Planning Committee’s April 19 meeting, the plan […]
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
The Blue Economy Comes to Bradford Street
A pitch contest asks what the ‘blue economy’ means at the grassroots
PROVINCETOWN — From art to aquaculture, the potential breadth of a local “blue economy” was on display at the business incubator EforAll’s pitch session held at the Commons on April […]
WELLFLEET OVERRIDES
Town Meeting Voters Say ‘Yes’ to Whole Warrant
But a housing coordinator position is defeated at the ballot box
WELLFLEET — With the opportune arrival of an influx of free cash, a largely agreeable gym-full of voters at Saturday’s town meeting left no article defeated. The six-hour meeting was […]
THE JUSTICE SYSTEM
Provincetown ‘Barricade’ Case Is Headed Back to Court
Defendant has been repeatedly moved between jail and the state psychiatric hospital
Editor’s note: This article was updated with new information on May 6, 2023. PROVINCETOWN — Jonathan Bridges, the Provincetown resident who is facing felony charges from an incident that brought […]
ROAD TRIP
From Provincetown to Bishop, on and off Route 6
A road warrior meanders his way to cross-country happiness on a nostalgic route’s fragments
When Charlie Bates departed from Provincetown on Dec. 16, 2022, he took a selfie with the Route 6 sign on the way out of town. “Bishop, CA 3,205 miles,” the […]
MUSIC
Rufus Wainwright Comes Home to Provincetown for the First Time
The ‘baroque pop’ star returns to his folk music roots
Rufus Wainwright has never been to Provincetown, though it’s been on his radar for a long time. “We’ve kind of been circling each other dramatically for a while now, P’town […]
INFERNO
No One Injured in Destruction of Truro House
The cause of the fire and explosions is under investigation
TRURO — When Robert Byrnes stepped outside last Friday morning, April 21, he found a typewritten letter in his yard addressed to Todd Henning.
FREE AT LAST
$4.5M in Free Cash Arrives Just in Time for Town Meeting
But Standard & Poor’s will still downgrade Wellfleet’s bond rating
WELLFLEET — Town Administrator Richard Waldo received word on Friday that a key goal for the town had been achieved: the Mass. Dept. of Revenue had finally certified Wellfleet’s free […]
FISHERIES
Stricter Rules Sought for Horseshoe Crab Harvest
A precautionary approach in response to a burgeoning biomedical market
There is perhaps no thornier marine management issue for regulatory bodies on the Atlantic Coast than what to do about horseshoe crabs, which are harvested as bait for the whelk […]
TOWN MEETING PREVIEW
A Long Warrant Offers Much to Debate in Truro
Budget overrides, citizen petitions, and ‘adopted’ and withdrawn articles
TRURO — Town meeting is less than a week away, and there are 42 articles on this year’s warrant. With four budget overrides, 10 Community Preservation Act articles, six citizen […]
WELLFLEET ELECTION
Select Board Incumbent Curley: ‘There’s More Work to Be Done’
The 39-year-old chair says housing and finances are top priorities
WELLFLEET — Select board chair Ryan Curley wants to finish what he started. At the annual town election on May 1, Curley will face former Wellfleet Principal Clerk Jeanne Maclauchlan, […]
WELLFLEET ELECTION
Select Board Candidate Maclauchlan Wants Less Spending
The town’s former principal clerk has no comment on the upcoming town meeting warrant
WELLFLEET — Jeanne Maclauchlan did not want her picture in the newspaper, but perhaps many people know her already. She retired from her job as the town’s principal clerk last […]
CIVICS
A Tense Town Meeting Left Lingering Questions
In the end, the town moderator’s discretion is the controlling factor
PROVINCETOWN — In the aftermath of the April 3 town meeting’s 90-minute dustup over Articles 18, 19, and 20 on short-term rental regulation, some of the 582 registered Provincetown voters […]
HERRING RIVER RESTORATION
Wellfleet Runs a Wild Oyster Reef Relay at the Dike
Some 20,000 oysters, moved out of harm’s way, are expected to serve as spawning stock
WELLFLEET — Shellfish Constable Nancy Civetta, Assistant Constable Johnny “Clam” Mankevetch, and five AmeriCorps volunteers got to the Chequessett Neck Bridge just before low tide on the morning of April […]
