EASTHAM — The Nauset High School pep band stood under the frosty stadium lights on the football field, golden brass clenched in their hands, waiting to welcome the Warriors to […]
Local Journalism Project
ACCOMMODATIONS
Seeking: An Accessible Two-Bedroom Rental in Provincetown
For Patricia Ainsworth, waiting for a move is taking its toll
PROVINCETOWN — Patricia Ainsworth came home to 288A Bradford St. the day she married Victor Alexander in 1982, and she never left. For 41 years, she has lived in the […]
IN PROGRESS
Jenny Humphreys Gets Away With It
Inside the painter’s winter of whimsy
In the center of a melancholy Norwegian landscape — with its brown mountain, cold sky, and rows of huddled evergreens — stands a massive chicken foot. It looks extraterrestrial, exploding […]
MEETING INTERRUPTUS
Record Turnout Forces Delay of Truro Special Town Meeting
The Central School could hold 523 voters; about 700 appeared
TRURO — About 700 people arrived at Truro Central School on Nov. 28 ready for a climax and dénouement to months of dramatically rising tension and civic disagreement here. But […]
MIGRATION
Provincetown Beckons Those Fleeing Anti-Trans Legislation
From across the country, transgender people have sought safety and care on the Outer Cape
PROVINCETOWN — Lilith Tate and her mother, Lark, left Utah. Wren LaPlant left Texas. JC Rey left Florida. Each of them came to Provincetown seeking a haven amid the rise […]
PENALTY
Wellfleet Select Board Chooses $4.5M Penalty Over Mitigation Plan
After 2 years of work, dredging task force members quit, citing verbal attacks
WELLFLEET — The select board has directed the dredging task force to pay $4.5 million for a permit from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers instead of moving forward with […]
MARINE LIFE
Speeding Boats Are Still Threatening Right Whales
Enforcement lags in waters that were once ‘open cowboy plains’
PROVINCETOWN — When right whales visit the seas around Cape Cod in the winter and early spring, large boats in the whales’ favored areas are barred from going faster than […]
VOTER REGISTRATION
Two Voter Appeals Yield One Reinstatement
Truro now looks ahead to a Nov. 28 town meeting
TRURO — The board of registrars heard appeals on Nov. 17 from two people who had been removed from the town’s voter rolls after not showing up for hearings at […]
CRUSTY GOODNESS
P’Town Is Pie Town for a Day
Recipes from the winners of the Provincetown Commons pie contest
PROVINCETOWN — Barb Fortier and her partner, Karen Edlund, bought a chicken pot pie for $725 a couple of weeks ago. The pie wasn’t made with a rare breed of […]
DARK MONEY
Following the Money in Town Meeting Campaigns
Cyr wants to close an ‘undemocratic loophole’ in campaign finance laws
PROVINCETOWN — For 50 years, Massachusetts has maintained strict campaign finance laws for contests up and down the ballot, from select board seats to statewide ballot initiatives. Yet a hallmark […]
LOCAL ECONOMY
From Bean to Bar, Chequessett Chocolate’s for Sale
After 10 years, a founder of the craft business seeks a new kind of ‘considered life’
TRURO — Chequessett Chocolate and all its accoutrements are for sale — but not to just anyone. The bean-to-bar operation, including its equipment, building, and brand, are on the market […]
MENTAL HEALTH
Bridges Granted Pretrial Probation After 4 Months of Incarceration
A case evolves from prosecution to treatment and recovery
PROVINCETOWN — Jonathan Bridges, the man detained in last winter’s West End barricade incident, has been granted pretrial probation for two years, after which all charges will be dropped if […]
SEAFOOD SUPPLY CHAIN
How Quahogs Are Made
A Cape Cod clam’s journey from a hatchery in Dennis to stomachs the world around
EASTHAM — In the hierarchy of Cape Cod shellfish, the story of the clam is often forgotten in favor of the glamorous Wellfleet oyster. Across the country and the world, […]
THE LEGISLATURE
2 Bills Would Advance State Health Equity Initiatives
Legislators take aim at HIV risk and period poverty
In a move aimed at improving statewide public health outcomes, the Mass. Senate on Oct. 26 unanimously passed two bills that would expand access to HIV preventive medication and free […]
VOTER CHALLENGES
Registrars Strike 3 Names but Keep 5 Others
TRURO — On the first night of hearings on dozens of voter challenges, the board of registrars struck three names from the town’s rolls but upheld the registrations of five […]
