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 […]
Local Journalism Project
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, […]
PORTUGUESE FESTIVAL
Peter Cook Tells Stories to Remember
Keeping a Provincetown heritage alive, one story at a time
Fishing hundreds of miles off the coast of Provincetown in 1979, the F/V Little Infant was caught in a raging tempest. Peter Cook, a crewman on the 90-foot scalloper, could […]
PERSONNEL CRISIS
Wellfleet Staffing Is at a ‘Critical Point,’ Says Waldo
Compensation, retention, and town hall culture all pose problems
WELLFLEET — Town Treasurer Cameron Scott submitted his resignation on June 2, becoming the fourth town employee to resign within the last two months. Assistant Town Administrator Rebecca Roughley resigned […]
TRURO TALKS
A Campaign Is Waged to Oust Town Manager
42 percent of the signers of an online petition are nonvoters
TRURO — A vocal contingent of Truro voters and nonvoters has waged a campaign in the last week asking the select board not to renew Town Manager Darrin Tangeman’s contract. […]
TOWN HALL
Emergency Management Has Been a Moving Target in Provincetown
Sharing of preparedness duties across agencies is normal, but Provincetown is unique
PROVINCETOWN — Perched at the tip of Cape Cod, surrounded by water on all sides, Provincetown is at heightened risk of weather-based emergencies: storms, saltwater flooding, and extreme cold among […]
HOUSING
Students Walk Because ‘We See What’s Happening to Our Friends’
Provincetown middle-schoolers raise awareness and money at the Walk for Home
PROVINCETOWN — One of the major donors to the Homeless Prevention Council’s recent Walk for Home campaign was a team from the Provincetown middle school’s National Junior Honor Society. “We […]
HOUSING
Napi’s Tenants Are Again Facing Eviction
A tenant’s lawyer says eviction letter is ‘retaliatory and clearly illegal’
PROVINCETOWN — Two years after the new owners of Napi’s Restaurant evicted at least seven former employees from restaurant-owned housing, current tenants of those units continue to face the threat […]
