PROVINCETOWN — In the second week of the new Trump administration, the Office of Management and Budget sent out a memo announcing a “temporary pause” in the “disbursement of all […]
WELLFLEET MARINA
Cavanaugh Aims to Clean Up Harbormaster’s Act
He plans upgrades to infrastructure and a new approach to engaging fishermen
WELLFLEET — A Jan. 18 notice from the harbormaster raised eyebrows among shellfishermen here. Winter dockage fees for use of the pier, due on Jan. 31, were being increased dramatically […]
ON THE WATERFRONT
Provincetown Pursues 6-Year $12M Plan for MacMillan Pier
A proper ferry terminal and floating docks for fleet will replace gazebo and aging piers
PROVINCETOWN — Every year, about a quarter-million passengers arrive or depart from the ferry terminal at the tip of Provincetown’s MacMillan Pier. Meanwhile, a fleet of commercial fishing vessels unload […]
FISCAL DUTIES
Wellfleet Debuts Joint Committee to Review Draft Budget
Guerino, foreseeing a tight squeeze, awaits free cash certification to present final figures
WELLFLEET — Town Administrator Tom Guerino is even busier than usual, says his executive assistant, as Wellfleet embarks on a new kind of financial review. For the first time, a […]
OPPORTUNITY ZONE
Eastham Task Force Plans a Walkable Business District
New zoning codes aim for middle-income homes and year-round businesses
EASTHAM — It hardly looks like the Eastham so many of us know. Locals chat on benches edged with flowers, while visitors dine under red umbrellas at the sidewalk’s edge. […]
REAL ESTATE
Bank Sells Mortgage on Troubled Seashore Park Inn
Tech entrepreneurs now hold the note on a motel used for seasonal worker housing
ORLEANS — Software entrepreneurs Patricia and Thomas R. Kennedy, who live in Miami Beach, Fla. but own properties in Brewster and Harwich, have purchased the mortgage note for the financially […]
HOUSING
Provincetown Ups Year-Round Rental Incentives
Property tax discounts and ‘Lease to Locals’ checks aim to shore up rental market
PROVINCETOWN — This town has for years led the Outer Cape in the production of state-subsidized rental housing, with 174 affordable units already built here and 65 more to be […]
SWAN SONG
Historic Wellfleet Inn Goes Up for Sale to Cover Owners’ Debts
Big dreams dissolved into disputes, a fire, and bankruptcy
WELLFLEET — John O’Toole and Grant Hester were newly married and living in Provincetown when they bought the historic inn and restaurant at 70 Main St. here in April 2022. […]
PLANNING DEPT.
A Shank Painter Vision Will Come to Town Meeting
Zoning to promote pedestrian safety, new housing, and ‘the future as we want it to be’
PROVINCETOWN — If Commercial Street is Provincetown’s unforgettable face, and Bradford Street its beating heart, then Shank Painter Road would be a body part rather less glamorous — the digestive […]
TRURO TREASURE
DPW Price Tag Will Be $26M to $30M, Says Project Manager
Updated cost estimates reignite concerns as design process lags
TRURO — The projected cost of an upgraded Dept. of Public Works (DPW) facility, which has been on the town’s agenda for at least 13 years, has climbed back up […]
NUMBERS GAME
When Housing Stability Arrives by Lottery
Provincetown’s affordable-ownership lotteries offer a chance at an elusive dream
PROVINCETOWN — Humberto Ortega and Maria Pinelo were working at Shirts N Stuff on Commercial Street on Aug. 1 when Deputy Housing Director Mackenzie Perry called Ortega on his cell […]
PROVINCETOWN HOUSING
Developers Propose 40 Condos, 30 Below Market
Select board likes idea of $4 million to subsidize condos instead of rentals
PROVINCETOWN — The latest effort to create middle-income housing here underwent a major revision this month when the select board endorsed a change in plans for a new 40-unit building […]
GROUNDED
At Near Empty Airport, Plans for Next Winter
The town is talking with other airlines and pursuing federal funds
PROVINCETOWN — Out on Race Point Road at the windswept end of the Cape Cod National Seashore, the lights are still on at Provincetown’s airport. The building is open every […]
DERELICT
Condemned House Could Go Into Receivership Next Week
At Dec. 17 hearing, owner Robert Bonds is to show his progress on repairs
WELLFLEET — The owner of a sprawling house at 177 Peace Valley Road that has been abandoned for years and condemned since 2018 has been given a final chance to […]
REAL ESTATE
Stalled Collins Cove Agreement Leads to Lawsuit
Prospective buyer claims owners’ change of heart is a breach of contract
EASTHAM — Brewster businessman Gary Vecchione recently set up a social media page called Collins Cove Cottage Condos, where he announced that he plans to purchase the seven houses built […]
