Teachers from Cape Cod Regional Technical High School honored all nine seniors from the Outer Cape with a surprise house-to-house parade on April 28. (Photo Nancy Bloom)
Local Journalism Project
RECOVERY
Coalition to Advise on Reopening Policies
Its meetings will not be open to the public
PROVINCETOWN — The Provincetown Recovery Coalition created by Town Manager Robin Craver had its first meeting on April 22. Its goal is to move from creative thinking on distancing-while-open to […]
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
When Staying at Home Is Dangerous
With workplaces shut, friend networks are more crucial than ever
After Gabbe Rowland escaped a violent, abusive boyfriend, the police and courts got involved. The man who terrorized her is serving a six-year sentence in state prison. But the only […]
RESILIENCE REPORT
Eastham COA Delivers
For many, phone calls are a vital connection
EASTHAM — Dorothy Burritt, director of the Eastham Council on Aging, is looking on the bright side. “I think the best thing I’ve seen is how our entire community is […]
ENVIRONMENT
Earth Day Marks 50th Anniversary Despite Crisis
Environmentalists maintain social distance while cleaning up
Celebrating the 50th Earth Day last week required environmental organizations across the Outer Cape to get creative. Both the Center for Coastal Studies in Provincetown and the Eastham Conservation Foundation […]
CURRENTS
This Week in Provincetown
Meetings Ahead All meetings are held remotely. To watch a meeting go to provincetown-ma.gov and click on the meeting you want to watch. Follow the link to the agenda for […]
CURRENTS
This Week in Truro
Meetings Ahead All meetings are being held remotely. Go to the town’s website, select “remote meeting information,” then follow an additional link for instructions on watching and participating. Monday, May […]
currents
This Week in Wellfleet
Meetings Ahead All meetings are held online. Go to Wellfleet’s town website and click on the individual meetings for instructions. Thursday, April 30 Town Administrator Screening Committee, 2 p.m. Cape […]
currents
This Week in Eastham
Meetings Ahead Meetings are being conducted remotely. Go to eastham-ma.gov/calendar-by-event-type/16 and click on a meeting to read its agenda. That document will provide information on how to view and take […]
our picks for the week of April 30 through May 6
Indie’s Choice
Outer Cape Bulletin Home Plates The Truro Historical Society, with the help of Jobi Pottery, is hoping to auction off hand-painted plates made by local artists during its gala this […]
Arts Briefs and Listings
Arts Briefs for April 30 through May 6
Three Days of Virtual Love A three-day-long virtual arts festival, “Home Is Where the Art Is,” is a benefit for the Cape Cod Arts Relief Fund, hosted by the Arts […]
ENVIRONMENT
Science Research Is Cut to the Essentials
Outer Cape naturalists’ fieldwork is postponed, leaving holes in data sets
With the ongoing pandemic, scientific research has been interrupted across Cape Cod. Mass Audubon’s Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary has placed five staff members on partial furlough due to funding freezes, […]
HEALTH
Covid, HIV, and Cancer: Mulling the Relative Risks
The immunosuppressed could be vulnerable, raising troubling questions
PROVINCETOWN — The novel coronavirus threatens us all — but not equally. Since the earliest days of the outbreak, scientists and ordinary people alike have hunted for information about who […]
CIVICS
Hold Town Meeting at the Drive-in? Not Likely.
Tough logistics mean decisions will probably have to wait till fall
WELLFLEET — Town Moderator Dan Silverman was supposed to be calling the annual town meeting to order this coming Monday evening, April 27. Instead, Wellfleet’s town government is trying to […]
HEALTH
Dentists on the Front Lines
‘Somebody has to do this’
Dentistry is one of the most high-risk professions when it comes to disease exposure, but Outer Cape dentists are still finding emergency work to sink their teeth into. Dr. Scott […]
