“All it takes is two people to have an Irish session,” says fiddler Rose Clancy of Chatham, who has been hosting Celtic jam sessions in pubs and restaurants on Cape […]
Next Generation
ECONOMY
E.U. Markets Reopen to Outer Cape’s Shellfish
The benefit to local growers will come slowly
WELLFLEET — Shellfish from Outer Cape Cod may soon make its way to Europe again after a 12-year hiatus. What that means for local growers is not yet clear, but so […]
COVID
Schools Set Varied Dates on Going Mask-Optional
Elementary school children in Wellfleet to stay masked longest
An emotionally charged Feb. 23 meeting of all five school committees in the Nauset region ended with the members voting to relax the mask mandate that has been in effect […]
CO-EXISTENCE
Foxes Are ‘Out and About’ for Mating Season
Wildlife experts urge humans to resist interacting with wild animals
PROVINCETOWN — In winter, it’s not uncommon to see a red fox trotting down Commercial Street at dusk. Foxes here have grown used to living near humans, enticed by our […]
HOUSING
Truro’s ‘Little Jamaica’ to Become Worker Housing
Some of the Prince of Whales’s 26 units may be used for vacation rentals
TRURO — Before Covid-19, summer evenings at 104 Shore Road hummed with restaurant-goers at Terra Luna, and, later in the night, seasonal workers would return to the clapboard cottages on […]
CIVICS
Eastham House Demolished Illegally
Home owner could be barred from rebuilding for two years
EASTHAM — The owners of a historic Sears, Roebuck and Co. Craftsman house on Nan’s Way recently demolished their bayside cottage without permission. The 787-square-foot home was built in 1936, […]
LEARNING
Student Journalists Learn to Stay Curious
At Cape Tech’s newspaper, students report on everything from sports to the pandemic
HARWICH — While some students may have landed in Scott Dalton’s journalism class by accident, they don’t regret it. Jacob DeFrancesco, a Cape Cod Regional Technical High School junior studying […]
DELINQUENTS
Delgizzis Must Shape Up, Says Housing Court
Landlords ordered to relocate tenants at illegal inn ‘ASAP’
TRURO — David and Carolyn Delgizzi of Weston, owners of the Truro Motor Inn, were rebuked by a judge at a Feb. 9 contempt hearing and ordered to find and […]
RIGHTS
‘Archaic’ Policy Restricts Gay Men From Donating Blood
Warren and Markey call for end to donation ban in a national blood shortage
PROVINCETOWN — In need of a kidney transplant, Provincetown resident Bo Harris discovered that a rule blocked many of his friends from donating blood to show their support for him […]
HOUSING CRISIS
Four Eastham Properties on Housing Roster
Thrift shop, motel, and Delgizzi condos would add to affordable stock
EASTHAM — The town could soon gain up to eight units of affordable or “workforce” housing, thanks to two sale agreements and two property takings for nonpayment of taxes. Town […]
LABOR RELATIONS
Stop & Shop Union Negotiations Are Underway
Regaining hazard pay is on many employees’ minds
PROVINCETOWN — Hazard pay is top of mind for members of the United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) International Union Local 328 as they negotiate their new contract with Stop […]
CIVICS CLASS
Nauset High Students Learn to Be Citizens
Former students of ‘Mr. Mac’ get ready for digital-age democracy
EASTHAM — Taking a civics course isn’t a graduation requirement at Nauset Regional High School (NRHS), but graduates of Michael McNamara’s civics and government course say it is helping them […]
SUPERINTENDENT SELECTED
Brooke Clenchy Chosen to Lead Nauset Schools
The current interim sees ‘so much goodness and good work we can do’
ORLEANS — Expressing strong support for the candidate who has served as interim superintendent for the last seven months, school authorities chose Brooke Clenchy to be the next long-term occupant […]
TAX EXEMPT
Select Board Tables Residential Tax Exemption Until 2023
The only Outer Cape town without the exemption will wait
EASTHAM — Nonresidents now own more than half the homes here, but the select board has decided it is not yet time to adopt the residential tax exemption (RTE). On […]
REPORTER'S NOTEBOOK
The Anatomy of a Peer-Reviewed Study
Reporting on local government, I lean on public records — meeting recordings, press releases, select board packets — to fact-check things I hear over the phone. Back on my home turf, […]
