EASTHAM — The trade war with China is reshaping East Coast lobster sales. Whether local lobstermen feel the burn depends, for now, on where they’re fishing. But with Canada stepping […]
HOUSING
Third Public Forum Explores Possible Outcomes for VFW Housing
Income levels and funding sources are connected variables
PROVINCETOWN — Providing affordable rental housing here for one underserved income group — those making 60 to 80 percent of the area median — is going to be a challenge. […]
ECONOMY
How Was the Tourist Season? It’s Too Soon to Say
Key tax data won’t be available until Dec. 30
PROVINCETOWN — The tourism industry brings about $200 million into Provincetown every year, according to Tony Fuccillo, Provincetown’s director of tourism. It’s an enormous economic engine that touches nearly everyone in […]
ECONOMY
Fishing Is Still the Most Dangerous Job
Fishing Partnership’s insurance plan, the model for ‘Romneycare,’ has helped
Close brushes with death are common for Outer Cape fishermen. Rick Marvin of Eastham, who fishes for lobster, bluefish, and crab, knows from experience that a routine move can quickly […]
CANNABIS
From Russia With Cash
Local pot shop financed by Russian oligarchs
PROVINCETOWN — It turns out the marijuana industry and the end of communism have a lot in common. U.S.-born investor Boris Jordan, the major shareholder of Curaleaf, helped the Russian […]
ECONOMY
Surf Shops Suffer Effects of Shark Tales
Local business owners bemoan the media frenzy over great white danger
Some people, like Shawn Vecchione, are tired of talking about sharks. The constant chatter about great whites caused Vecchione, who owns Vec Surfboards in Orleans, to close the retail side […]
HOUSING
Looking at Affordable Housing Through Irish Eyes
The CDP’s Andrea Aldana travels to Ireland for an ‘affordable housing journey’
EASTHAM — What would we do differently if we saw affordable housing as a human right? That’s the key question Andrea Aldana, director of housing advocacy for the Community Development […]
economy
So You Want to Lease Those Shellfish Flats?
How the rights to Wellfleet’s public aquaculture grants change hands
WELLFLEET — The town’s taxpayers now own over 162 acres of shellfish flats on Indian Neck, the most productive part of the harbor, after purchasing the acreage from the How […]
POLITICS
Sen. Cyr Says Cutler Bill ‘Ain’t Gonna Happen’
Shellfishermen are reassured by local legislators on fears of change
WELLFLEET — State Rep. Sarah Peake and Sen. Julian Cyr appeared before a friendly crowd of shellfishermen at Preservation Hall on Nov. 1 and told them what they wanted to […]
economy
Rock Harbor Project to Begin in March
The parking lot and boat ramp will be upgraded before summer
EASTHAM — Rock Harbor is in line to receive additional upgrades starting in March. Shana Brogan, the town’s conservation agent, told the harbor planning committee on Oct. 17 that the […]
PROVINCETOWN CURRENTS
Old Reliable Fish House Plans Include 264-Foot Pier
Developer Christine Barker’s plans to redevelop a long-shuttered restaurant include rebuilding Benjamin Lancy’s Wharf. Her proposal, which goes before the zoning board of appeals on Nov. 21, includes a 264-foot […]
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Appraisal Cleared Way for Purchase of Flats, Town Announces
But appraisal document is withheld as officials contradict each other
WELLFLEET — “We got the money, baby!” crowed Edward Englander, the Boston attorney who represents the HDYLTA Trust, on Tuesday following the closing of the sale of the trust’s shellfish […]
HOUSING
Truro Motor Inn Heads to Housing Court
Tenants may have to leave or pay higher rents even if receiver takes over
TRURO — It was no surprise to any board of health member that the Delgizzi family had not complied with the latest orders to clean up their property and submit […]
ECONOMY
Huge Wave Attenuator Is Installed in Provincetown Harbor
Protection from storms, future berths for fishing vessels
PROVINCETOWN — A 600-foot floating concrete structure is being installed in Provincetown harbor over the next two weeks. Each 60-foot segment is six feet tall and 15 feet wide, and […]
ECONOMY
H-2B Visa Conundrum Takes Toll on Employers and Workers
Many workers now stay in country year-round to protect their visas
PROVINCETOWN — Freda Powell has been coming from Jamaica to work at Marine Specialties on Commercial Street every year since 1998. Like many other seasonal workers on the Outer Cape, […]
