PROVINCETOWN — The winter storm of Dec. 18, 2023 that caused flooding up and down the Atlantic Coast and saltwater intrusions in Provincetown’s East End was also the cause of […]
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PROVINCETOWN: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Winter Courses Announced
Meetings Ahead Most meetings in Provincetown are held in person, typically with an online-attendance option. Click on the meeting you want to attend on the calendar at provincetown-ma.gov for a […]
TIDE CHART
Provincetown and Wellfleet Harbors
Thursday, January 4, - Thursday, January 11, 2024
Know when to hit the flats.
Provincetown Legal Notices
Town of Provincetown Historic District Commission Public Hearing January 17, 2024 The Provincetown Historic District Commission will hold a Public Hearing at 3:30 P.M. on Wednesday, January 17, 2024, in […]
1927
Provincetown Never Forgets the S-4
When the town became the center of the world
“The news ran like fire through the town. The sinking of the S-4 blotted out all other interests. There was no one who could think of anything else. It was […]
1835
Passions on the Provincetown Sidewalk
A history of kerfuffles and kibitzing
To the casual observer, Provincetown may seem an oasis of acceptance and peace, a place where one can escape the stresses of daily life. But those who live here know […]
1990
The Best of Times, the Worst of Times: The ’90s
The photographs, thousands of them, all make the same assertion: It was better back then. The young were younger, happiness was happier, beauty more beautiful. The best of times. “If […]
1956
From ‘The Moors’
The Moors holds a hallowed place in the history of Provincetown restaurants, even though it has been gone long enough (it closed in 1998) that many latecomers may not know […]
2023
How Not to Make Skully Joe
In 1851, a single vessel carrying 44,000 codfish docked in Provincetown, as some fish house employees told Henry David Thoreau, according to his 1865 travelog Cape Cod. A fish house […]
1975
From ‘Midnights’
Cars were sometimes stolen in Provincetown, reported missing, and spotted in Wellfleet, and chases ensued. They were very stimulating affairs. Speaking of a highspeed chase, Paul said, “If it’s a […]
POETRY
Tea Dance, Provincetown, 1982
Provincetown Legal Notices
Town of Provincetown Human Services Committee Public Hearing January 9, 2024 Human Services Grant Program Funding Strategy The Provincetown Human Services Committee will conduct a Public Hearing on Tuesday, January […]
RISING TIDES
Another Coastal Flood Hits Provincetown’s East End
Seawater intrusions were smaller and less damaging than last year’s flood
PROVINCETOWN — The unnamed winter storm that dumped heavy rain on the East Coast on Monday, killing two people in Massachusetts and one each in New York, Pennsylvania, and South […]
MORNING FLIGHT
Counting Alcids at Race Point
A sunrise-to-sunset day at the best seabird-watching spot on the East Coast
PROVINCETOWN — If you ask out-of-town birders what they know about Cape Cod, they’re likely to name Race Point. That’s because there’s a whole group of pelagic birds — those […]
PROVINCETOWN: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Opiate Settlement Spending Plan
Meetings Ahead Most meetings in Provincetown are held in person, typically with an online-attendance option for both committee members and residents. Click on the meeting you want to attend on […]
