EASTHAM — Nauset Regional High School’s observance of Black History Month last year caused controversy when an “All Lives Matter” banner was hung in a school hallway. This year, students say, […]
Local Journalism Project
SPIRALS
A Poet’s Prose
Lindsay Miles is using her FAWC fellowship to write outside her comfort zone
Lindsay Miles, one of this winter’s Fine Arts Work Center fellows, doesn’t feel comfortable calling herself a writer. “I think I’ll be 80 and I’ll still be unsure of the […]
PLANNING AHEAD
North Eastham Master Plan Has Time to Evolve
Housing needs are based on pre-pandemic data, but there’s time for updates, say town officials
EASTHAM — The North Eastham Master Plan, which was created in 2022 to help guide the development of three parcels of town-owned land, will likely need some updates before any shovels […]
OVERBURDENED
Post Office Staffing Problems Delay Outer Cape’s Mail
A crush of Amazon packages has made matters worse, carriers say
PROVINCETOWN — Residents and business owners from Provincetown to Eastham are reporting issues with mail delivery, with some saying they are waiting days or weeks to receive their mail. Seven […]
MORNING FLIGHT
The Art of Pishing
When songbirds are nowhere to be found, a scolding call can bring out a mob
Some days, birds just aren’t cooperative. Warblers stick to the crowns of trees, sparrows hide in the bushes, and finches won’t leave the hedges. Birds can be skulky beasts sometimes. […]
FUNDING
Outer Cape Towns Institute Opioid Remediation Plan
Most funds go to harm reduction and cash assistance; some expenditures have critics
The four Outer Cape towns began a joint effort on Jan. 1 to spend an unusual pool of money: $621,100 in “opioid remediation funds” that will come to the towns […]
JUMPING SHIP
Another Administrator Resigns, Leaving Wellfleet With None
Silvio Genao points to lack of select board support for town staff work
WELLFLEET — At its Jan. 9 meeting, the Wellfleet Select Board voted to appoint Assistant Town Administrator Silvio Genao to the position of interim town administrator. Genao resigned on Jan. […]
WOODCRAFT
Rob Scott Carves Out a Place in Folk Art Tradition
In his winter studio, a craftsman conjures a summer’s worth of sea creatures
Woodcarver Rob Scott’s winter studio on Conwell Street in Provincetown is like an extension of the hardware store next door — if a Carhartt-enthused Geppetto fascinated by saltwater aquariums were […]
CHURCH
Jamaican Congregation Told to Leave Truro Chapel
Owners say churchgoers’ offerings did not fund their yacht-based ministry
TRURO — The Chapel on the Pond, which has hosted a growing, mostly Jamaican congregation since Pastor David Brown began to lead services there in 2017, must close its doors […]
OPIOIDS
Calls for Overdose Rescues Fall as Narcan Use Rises
But the risk from fentanyl is still increasing, police and activists agree
EASTHAM — According to data from the state Dept. of Public Health, calls to emergency medical services for opioid-related emergencies — that is, overdoses — decreased on the Outer Cape […]
ELECTIONS
Two Select Board Seats Are Up for Election in Wellfleet
Incumbents John Wolf and Tim Sayre both plan on running again
WELLFLEET — All throughout this year, American voters will experience an omnipresent election campaign that will eventually culminate in a November choice for the presidency. This spring, however, Wellfleet voters […]
PIONEERS
Mayo Will Retire After 48 Years at Coastal Studies
Daniel Palacios will succeed Mayo as director of Right Whale Ecology Program
PROVINCETOWN — The Center for Coastal Studies is set to announce that Charles “Stormy” Mayo III, a cofounder of the organization and director of its Right Whale Ecology Program, will […]
CLEAN WATER
Wellfleet’s Wastewater Plan Is on Track to Meet State Deadline
A larger downtown sewer district and treatment at Maurice’s should improve nitrogen mitigation
WELLFLEET — Town officials are working to finalize a targeted watershed management plan aimed at reducing the nitrogen load in the harbor and bringing Wellfleet into compliance with state and […]
ARTISTS
Out From the Margins and Onto the Pedestal
David Pirro celebrates classical art and LGBTQ culture
As a child, David Pirro dreamed of being an artist. He then spent most of his adult life in a stable career in information technology. “I’m an ’80s gay,” he […]
ICONS
Remembering the Willow on West Main Street
A tree that ‘was bigger than all of us’ was lost in the December storm
WELLFLEET — The weeping willow on the corner of West Main Street, which rose above adjacent white clapboard houses, dangled its green catkins over the road’s sharp turn, and endured […]
