WELLFLEET — She pulled up to the gas pump at the Mobil station on Route 6, but I knew she wasn’t there to fill up her tank. She was a […]
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OLD BUSINESS
A Campground for Camaraderie
After 71 years, Maurice’s is still a family tradition in Wellfleet
WELLFLEET — Back in 1949, Maurice and Ann Gauthier of New Bedford were in search of a better lifestyle for their growing family. They eventually found it in the woods […]
letter from the publisher
One Year and Counting
This week marks a year since we sent our very first edition to press. It was a “preview” edition, full of hope that we’d find the support to develop into […]
ENVIRONMENT
Spotter Pilots Help Scientists Study Sharks
In the skies, a remarkable dance across the fishing-science divide
On a hot summer day in 2008, Wayne Davis was flying his Citabria, a single-engine two-seat propeller plane, off the shores of Cape Cod, looking for bluefin tuna. With nearly […]
Bird Watching
Paco, a scarlet macaw, was at First Encounter Beach on Monday to watch the sunset with his owner, Larry “Fish” Mackin of Eastham. For a report on others keeping watch […]
Young Voices
A special issue
In our weekly marathon of trying to keep up with what’s going on in town halls and virtual committee meetings about schools and budgets, health and housing, we stop now […]
ECONOMY
Ranches and Covid Add to Tuna Market Troubles
If you see it on the menu, ask where it comes from
PROVINCETOWN — On a calm, sunny day, the word was out among fishermen: big schools of Atlantic bluefin tuna were active and feeding just a few miles off the backside […]
where's waldo?
Tempting Fate
Loads of stripers and bluefish — and one wacky human
Fishing heated up with the weather this past week. Striped bass have not gone into their summer doldrums and are feeding during the day in large concentrations all along Beach Point […]
THE WATERFRONT
Sunken Yacht Nearly Sinks Schooner Hindu
Historic vessel now headed to Maine for comprehensive rebuild
PROVINCETOWN — An evening aboard the schooner Hindu, watching the sun slip behind the monument and clouds light up like giant hydrangeas, has been a Provincetown tradition since 1946. Generations […]
LETTER FROM THE PUBLISHER
It’s Not a Moonshot
Shipwreck or springboard?
We went to press with our first weekly issue on Oct. 7, 2019, a little over nine months ago. Our business plan said we needed $375,000 in the bank.We had […]
SCIENCE AT RISK: PART 3
Shaping Local Knowledge and Activism
Collaboration is the key to conducting and applying research in the Seashore
This is the third and final article in a series on the Cape Cod National Seashore’s science program. It explores why science matters at the Seashore and why it’s at […]
HARD (AND SOFT) LICKS
It’s the Time of the Season for Ice Cream
Our comprehensive survey of the landscape of frozen pleasures
The warm temperatures and the parade of cars could mean only one thing. It was time to stop standing at the kitchen counter eating ice cream straight out of the […]
PORTUGUESE FESTIVAL 2020
The Women Behind Cookie’s Tap: Valentina and Her Nana
Massa sovada, squid stew, and the ingredients of home, reimagined
TRURO — Valentina Cook-Wheeler isn’t one to talk about herself. But she does have some stories to tell. Although she lives in Truro now, she is not only a third-generation […]
EMERGENCY SERVICES
Truro Asks for 4 More Firefighters
Possible loss of Lower Cape Ambulance creates staffing issues
TRURO — Voters here will be asked to permanently increase the town budget on June 30 so it can hire four new firefighter-paramedics, a move that would beef up the […]
FOX NEWS
Seeking a Fair and Balanced Relationship With the Wild
The charm and danger of having a den next door
PROVINCETOWN — Carrie Medina Notaro first noticed the female red fox in her East End neighborhood in early January and began having “conversations” with her.
