PROVINCETOWN — This summer, a perfect storm — combining sky-high fuel costs, a scarcity of experienced crew members, low wholesale prices, sharp declines in what scallop fishermen are allowed to […]
Next Generation
SURFING
Waterwomen Have Their Day at the Beach
Freezing cold water, crumbly waves, and new surf buddies galore
WELLFLEET — On a drab, rainy Friday in July some 20 hardy waterwomen gathered on Marconi Beach. Mothers and daughters, friends, first-timers, and one reporter milled around on the sand, […]
MEMOIR
Chasten Buttigieg Speaks Up for LGBTQ Youth
Mayor Pete’s husband makes a return trip to Provincetown
Chasten Buttigieg first visited Provincetown in July 2019 with his husband, Pete Buttigieg, then the mayor of South Bend, Ind. Pete was one of 23 candidates seeking the Democratic nomination […]
OPIOIDS
Fentanyl in Drug Supply Spurs Community Response
Contaminated drugs may present dangers for unaware partygoers
PROVINCETOWN — Gwen Kavlouskas-Noyes, who owns Big Daddy’s Burritos in Provincetown, says that though she has long been aware of the problem of opioids, they always felt distant from her […]
SUBSTANDARD
Last Tenants at Truro Motor Inn Are Evicted
A years-long saga has forced multiple families off Cape
TRURO — Nicholas and Angela Rose and their two children were evicted from their home at the Truro Motor Inn last week — marking the end of an intractable chapter […]
CONGESTED WATERS
Reckless Boaters Increasingly Pose Risk for Whales
Ignoring whale watch rules could deter animals from feeding
PROVINCETOWN — Every summer for decades, the Dolphin Fleet has taken tourists out to Stellwagen Bank, just north of Race Point, where humpback whales, minke whales, fin whales, and endangered […]
THE STROLL
Wellfleet, Saturday Night
Seen and heard on the weekly gallery walk
AMZehnder Gallery (25 Bank St.) “I may be a little biased,” says Peter Ormsby, visiting from New York City. “My mom’s the artist.” When challenged to pick his favorite canvas […]
TOWN MANAGEMENT
Truro Select Board Renews Tangeman’s Contract
The board will discuss his job performance in an open session on July 11
TRURO — The select board voted 4-1 on June 28 to extend the town’s contract with Town Manager Darrin Tangeman. The vote came during an executive session and was announced […]
CENTENARIANS
On July 4, Joseph Pellegrino Turns 100
A World War II veteran and Wellfleet legend reflects on a life well lived
WELLFLEET — Joseph Pellegrino, the World War II veteran, former selectman, and builder who turned 100 on July 4, can recall the milestones of his life with striking accuracy. Aug. […]
ON THE WATER
In a Kayak, Sitting Eye Level With Nature
Close encounters with fiddler crabs, marsh grasses, ocean waves, and lily pads
I found my used kayak in Deerfield, on the last leg of my drive to Provincetown from my college in Middletown, Conn. After helping me load the scratch-covered boat into […]
PROVINCETOWN POLICING
A False Report of a Gun Sparks Calls for Change
Five teens of color were frisked by police at the East End basketball court
PROVINCETOWN — Chief Jim Golden and Sgt. Jennifer Nolette on Monday morning defended a controversial police encounter with local young men of color, just over a week after a false […]
SMALL BOATS: PART ONE
A Day on the F/V Roen Keil
Dragging, hoisting, picking, shucking, and shoveling for the scalloper’s rewards
PROVINCETOWN — There is no doubt that scalloping brings in dollars — sand dollars, at least. Falling from the dredge like poker chips in a casino advertisement, they clink against […]
DEPT. OF COMMERCE
A Drag Performer Returns to the Sewing Machine
What I did last winter
Picturesque views, a thriving queer community, scores of eager tourists, and no shortage of performance venues attract dozens of drag performers to Provincetown every summer. But when the weather turns […]
CAPE BASEBALL LEAGUE
The Firebirds’ Broadcasters Dominate the Field
Four of the last 9 Jim Nantz Award winners got their chops in Orleans
ORLEANS — Every year elite undergraduates from across the country come spend a summer with the Orleans Firebirds of the Cape Cod Baseball League. But not all of them are […]
SUPPLY AND DEMAND
Even in a Lull, Prices for Most Short-Term Rentals Rise
Some formerly hot properties are vacant for the first time in years
PROVINCETOWN — When Anna Leister bought a small seasonal cottage on the Wellfleet-Eastham line at the outset of the pandemic, she wasn’t looking to make money. Leister lives in Braintree, […]
