PROVINCETOWN — The rooms occupancy tax and the meals tax draw attention every year for two reasons — they are a reliable indicator of how the tourist industry is doing, […]
HOUSING
Del Gizzis Say Little, but Their Tenants Speak
Following enforcement action, some back taxes are paid
TRURO — Dana Del Gizzi said he’s been in the construction business since the age of 12. “We worked incredibly hard,” he said. “Most kids looked forward to the weekend […]
HOUSING
Task Force Envisions Up to 46 New Rental Units
Apartments near school would be in two clusters
WELLFLEET — The 11-member task force that has been planning for affordable rental housing across from the Wellfleet Elementary School presented its work so far to a receptive audience of […]
CEPHALOPODS
The Long and Shortfin Year in Squid
With scientific squidbits from the decade that was
“They showed up early and left quickly,” said a Provincetown harbormaster. “Shortfin squid are everywhere,” said Owen Nichols of the Center for Coastal Studies. “For longfin, the Nantucket Sound fishery […]
DEPT. OF COMMERCE
New Year, New Jobs
Provincetown residents Patrick Lamerson, Curt Sharp, and Johnny Butero (left to right), wait for their turns to be interviewed for perhaps a dozen jobs at Curaleaf on Commercial Street, which […]
ECONOMY
Suit to Overturn Pot Shop Permits Fails
Permission for Salty Farmers and Emerald Grove in Eastham is upheld
EASTHAM — A local resident’s attempt to overturn the special permits awarded to two marijuana businesses was dismissed by Barnstable Superior Court Judge Thomas Perrino on Dec. 23. Eastham’s Steve […]
UPDATE
Mass Appeal Still Looking for New Home
Landlord MacGregor remains elusive
WELLFLEET — Mass Appeal, a nonprofit that has given away donated clothing at Cove Corner for the last 23 years, still has no place to go following a Nov. 1 […]
DEPT. OF COMMERCE
CDP Increases Small Business Loan Limit
The Community Development Partnership (CDP) has increased the maximum amount that can be borrowed through its small business loan program from $40,000 to $50,000. Loans are available to both startup […]
DEPT. OF COMMERCE
First Cape Pot Retailer to Open in Provincetown
The first retail marijuana store on the Cape was cleared to open in Provincetown after receiving final approval from the Mass. Cannabis Control Commission on Dec. 19. Curaleaf will […]
LAND USE
11 Named to New Committee to Plan Use of Former Driving Range
Eastham advisory group will tackle 11-acre site where housing plan failed
EASTHAM — The select board has chosen nine members and two alternates for the committee charged with making recommendations for developing the former T-Time parcel on Route 6 and identifying […]
ECONOMY
Chain Stores Eye Outer Cape Liquor Market
Cumby’s proposed ballot initiative could put local shops at risk
On Outer Cape Cod, mom-and-pop shops famously reflect their owners’ personalities. That’s true, say local liquor store owners, even when what’s for sale — beer, wine, and spirits — is […]
CIVICS
VFW Building Scheduled for Demolition
Any use of the land involves removing the structure, officials say
PROVINCETOWN — The VFW building at 3 Jerome Smith Road was built entirely by veterans, says VFW post member Paul Mendes — volunteers who donated their skills as carpenters or […]
THRIFT
Mass Appeal Told to Vacate by Landlord
‘We are hoping we can change their minds,’ says its director
WELLFLEET — After 23 years in the same location on Route 6, Mass Appeal must find a new home. The nonprofit that gives out free used clothes to residents of […]
TAXES
Eastham May Adopt Resident Tax Exemption
Select board is considering new policy that assessors oppose
EASTHAM — The select board is considering making Eastham the seventh Cape Cod and Islands town to implement a residential tax exemption [RTE] that could give an estimated 90 percent […]
DEVELOPMENT
A Hotel on the Beach Gets Past the ZBA
Former Old Reliable Fish House is one step closer to becoming a hotel, bar, and restaurant
PROVINCETOWN — The zoning board of appeals on Dec. 5 granted a variance and the special permits necessary for a new hotel, bar, restaurant, and pier to be constructed at […]
