WELLFLEET — The town is now accepting bids for the operation of Maurice’s Campground on Route 6 during the six-year transitional period before construction begins on an affordable housing development […]
Next Generation
HOUSING
Wellfleet ADU Slips Through Regulatory Cracks
There is no system for monitoring a deed-restricted rental unit
WELLFLEET — The tenant in a deed-restricted affordable accessory dwelling unit (ADU) was evicted by his landlord last year, and town officials say they do not know whether the apartment […]
TAX RELIEF
Taxation Aid Committee Makes Applying Easier
Truro fund could help more than the 5 or 6 who apply each year
TRURO — The town’s taxation aid committee has begun accepting applications from residents who need help paying their property taxes this year — and, working with the town’s finance office, […]
HEART ATTACK
Cape Cod Hospital Suspends Cardiologist’s Privileges
Dr. Richard Zelman blasts ‘sham peer review’
HYANNIS — Cardiologist Richard Zelman, who says he was fired by Cape Cod Hospital after he wrote a letter expressing concerns about patients’ safety and loose credential requirements, has now […]
WALSH PROPERTY
Committee Considers Mixed-Use Development for Truro Tract
Food insecurity and housing insecurity are related, advocates say
TRURO — Wendy Lurie, a founder of the Truro Community Kitchen (TCK), proposed to the Walsh Property Community Planning Committee on Dec. 14 that a “food security joint facility” for […]
ON THE ROPES
Rope Reduction Seen as Best Hope to Save Whales
Each disentanglement matters, but rescues are no match for the problem
PROVINCETOWN — In late May, the Marine Animal Entanglement Response Team at the Center for Coastal Studies (CCS) got a call on their emergency hotline, which runs all day, all […]
BUSINESS
Wellfleet Denies Seasonal Liquor Store’s Extension Request
It matters to a year-round store that’s sometimes ‘the only light on Main Street’
WELLFLEET — The select board voted unanimously on Dec. 6 to deny a seasonal liquor license extension request from Wellfleet Wine and Spirits, the store on Route 6 in the […]
WE THE PEOPLE
Nonprofit Helps Green Card Holders Become Citizens
The Cape’s distance from services makes a bureaucratic journey harder
WELLFLEET — Burchelle Edwards, who works at the Wellfleet Shellfish Company, became a citizen in November after being a permanent resident or “green card” holder for eight years and a […]
CULTURAL ARCHEOLOGY
In the Wellfleet Woods, Relics of the Bauhaus Avant-Garde
A group of scholars studies a long-lost trove of Christmas cards, poems, and notes on nudism
WELLFLEET — There was treasure hidden deep within the pitch pine woods of Wellfleet — and, according to Elizabeth Otto, one of four scholars who participated in a residency overseen […]
TRURO TREASURES
Recreational Shellfishing Opens at Pamet Harbor
Truro has its pickers and scratchers — and one new applicant for a commercial spot
TRURO — Recreational shellfishing opened for the season at Pamet Harbor on Dec. 4 after a month of delays due to water quality issues. The water had tested high for […]
AQUACULTURE
‘Use It or Lose It’: Making Way for New Shellfish Grants
Lottery set for two Egg Island plots, with two more on Indian Neck soon to follow
WELLFLEET — When Nancy Civetta was hired in 2017 as the town’s shellfish constable, she was given a clear directive: “enforcement, propagation, and communication,” she said. Civetta took it to […]
OPERA
Michael Cunningham’s ‘The Hours’ Unfolds on the Stage
The author discusses adaptation — and resurrection — in the Metropolitan Opera’s rendition of his novel
Michael Cunningham isn’t particularly interested in faithful adaptations of his work. His Pulitzer Prize-winning novel The Hours, which was turned into an acclaimed film by Stephen Daldry, has now become […]
SIGNAGE
Kayakers Say ‘No Launching’ Signs Go Too Far
Waldo says town seeks to balance conservation and recreation
WELLFLEET — Dick Elkin looked out the window of his home on Catboat Road on the morning of Nov. 4 and saw DPW workers installing signs at the entrance to […]
WE THE PEOPLE
New Citizens Say Naturalization Is About Community
Passing the test and putting down roots on the Outer Cape
“I had never pictured myself living in the U.S.,” said Sandra Paredes, who grew up in Colombia. But then she fell in love with an American man, and it made […]
FOOD SERVICE
Three Community Kitchens Prepare for a Busy Winter
Shared meals target food insecurity and loneliness
TRURO — In all three of Cape Cod’s outermost towns, community kitchens have come to serve an important role in fighting off the twin worries of the off-season here: diminished […]
