PROVINCETOWN — The end of July marks the halfway point for Provincetown’s bustling tourist season — the May-through-October stretch when many households and businesses here earn 90 percent or more […]
HOUSING
Maurice’s Planning Committee Gets New Members and Leaders
The group’s work for the year ahead is to turn a master plan into an RFP
WELLFLEET — The select board on July 8 considered 11 applicants for six open seats and two alternates on the Maurice’s Campground Planning Committee charged with advising on development of […]
DEVELOPMENT
On Shurtleff Road, Owners Want Vacation House to Grow by 75%
Plans include a pool and stairs to the beach, alongside environmental mitigation
EASTHAM — The owners of a property overlooking Cape Cod Bay are looking to join a growing trend in what was once a neighborhood of modest cottages along Shurtleff Road. […]
DEVELOPMENT
Collins Cove Is Up for Sale Again
Vecchione wants to sell his $3.25M purchase for $6M
EASTHAM — Brewster businessman Gary Vecchione bought the 2.7-acre Collins cottages property on the shore of Town Cove in late February for $3.25 million. Now he’s put the place back […]
THE SCUTTLEBUTT
A Cold Front, Krill, and Other Signs of a Wacky Season
The bass are back in a big way, but bluefish remain scarce
Things were sure different this week on the fishing front. We saw a lot of strange things going on in our ocean. We had lights-out bass fishing for a few […]
TRANSPORTATION
There Is Finally Such a Thing as a Free Bus Ride
CCRTA institutes new fare policy to comply with state rules
PROVINCETOWN — The state budget requires all transportation districts in Massachusetts to provide free bus service, and Cape Cod is finally getting on board. For most of the state, this […]
HOUSING
Planning Board Considers Eastham’s First Inclusionary Zoning Project
The president of Cape Associates proposes six new rental units on Massasoit Road
EASTHAM — At the planning board’s July 16 meeting, chair Dan Coppelman said the board had entered “new territory” — the first application submitted to the town under its inclusionary […]
THE SCUTTLEBUTT
Bass, Blues, Fluke, Squid — We’ve Got Them All on the Bay Side
So far, Chatham’s the hot spot for Atlantic white shark sightings
Fishing really ramped up this week. Two conditions coincided to make that happen: we got a stretch of good weather, and the fish cooperated in a big way. Striped bass […]
DEMOLITION WATCH
Commission Votes to Delay Demolition on Peace Valley Road
Decision will give Wilson time to explore ways to save the 19th-century house
WELLFLEET — Helen Miranda Wilson, the new owner of the house at 177 Peace Valley Road, outlined for the historical commission on July 9 her reasons for concluding that the […]
THE SCUTTLEBUTT
Cold Rain and Belly Rubs
The fish disappear, then come back big-time, at least for a while
We’ve had another week of up and down bass fishing, interrupted by a late-fall-like mini-nor’easter bringing heavy rains and some wind. The storm chilled our water temperatures from 70 degrees […]
HOUSING
On One Parcel, a Land Trust Becomes a Reality in Wellfleet
Finding a nonprofit to own the land could make the process easier for others
WELLFLEET — As house prices become increasingly unaffordable on the Outer Cape, interest is growing in ways that individual property owners could help create opportunities for year-round residents to own […]
THE SCUTTLEBUTT
A Perfect Fourth, Except for the Boaters
Striped bass are in an old spot that’s new again; blues are nowhere to be found
The waterfront was alive with activity this past week, culminating in a spectacular fireworks show on one of those 10-out-of-10 Chamber of Commerce perfect summer days. Given how much awful […]
DEMOLITION WATCH
Wilson Says Peace Valley Road House Can’t Be Saved
A long-neglected antique got a savior, but it may be too far gone
WELLFLEET — When Helen Miranda Wilson spent $900,000 to purchase the 3.7-acre property at 177 Peace Valley Road in late May, she hoped to restore at least part of the […]
PLANNING DEPT.
Provincetown Sets a Long List of Goals
Alongside housing and flooding are new efforts on road safety and health
PROVINCETOWN — Every year in May, after town meeting and the annual town election, the select board scores the town manager’s progress and writes a new set of “goals and […]
THE SCUTTLEBUTT
It’s Hide and Seek With Bass, but the Seals Are in Plain View
Boats work together to make Provincetown a good fishing port
The game of hide and seek we’re playing with our striped bass continues — they seem to be unwilling to settle into an area and stay put. It’s a daily […]
