EASTHAM — The North Eastham Master Plan, which was created in 2022 to help guide the development of three parcels of town-owned land, will likely need some updates before any shovels […]
Top Stories
FIGHTING BLIGHT
A Once Grand Property, Now Condemned, May Finally Get a Cleanup
Wellfleet turns to a state program to get owner to bring house up to code
WELLFLEET — A 19th-century Queen Anne-style house just off Route 6 once numbered among a cluster of grand properties owned by wealthy members of the local business community in a […]
COASTAL RESILIENCE
A Big Storm, but Less Flooding in Provincetown
Highest storm surge since 2018 meets improved defenses
PROVINCETOWN — The powerful storm that hit New England on Jan. 13 and caused major coastal flooding from Boston to Maine brought several saltwater intrusions to Provincetown.
CIAO
Italian Instruction Is ‘Presente’ in Provincetown
Students, all starting from scratch, sit up and take notice in new language classes
PROVINCETOWN — When Provincetown International Baccalaureate Schools students enter the classroom of their new Italian instructor, Tiziana Murray, they’re faced with an immediate challenge: a sentence on the board in […]
QUICK DIP
Polar Bears Plunge for Sharks
Hundreds jump in to support CCS research
PROVINCETOWN — Renewal of spirit was on the minds of many of the 230 people who braved the icy waters of Provincetown Harbor for the 7th annual Polar Bear Plunge […]
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
Here’s Looking at You
“Yesterday,” sang the young Paul McCartney, “all my troubles seemed so far away.” According to most sources, the Beatles’ song is the most covered in history, with more than 2,000 […]
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 […]
RIGHTS
Ngina Lythcott Is This Year’s Tim McCarthy Human Rights Champion
‘Right now is a time when we have to make some big decisions … we are not going backwards,’ she says
PROVINCETOWN — Ngina Ruth Lythcott has been named the 2023 Tim McCarthy Human Rights Champion. She’ll receive the award at a breakfast hosted by the Barnstable County Human Rights Advisory […]
ACTION
Anti-Drag Rally Becomes ‘Queer Joy Block Party’
A vigil and a counterprotest join forces on World AIDS Day
PROVINCETOWN — Townspeople were alarmed last week by a flyer advertising a protest against drag to be held on Commercial Street on Friday, Dec. 1. The American Society for the […]
MEETING INTERRUPTUS
Record Turnout Forces Delay of Truro Special Town Meeting
The Central School could hold 523 voters; about 700 appeared
TRURO — About 700 people arrived at Truro Central School on Nov. 28 ready for a climax and dénouement to months of dramatically rising tension and civic disagreement here. But […]
AFFORDABLE HOUSING
Two Small Housing Projects Make Slow Progress
Properties bought by the town 18 months ago need at least another year
EASTHAM — It will be at least another year before two properties the town voted to buy in May 2022 and convert into affordable housing will be ready for tenants, […]
LIGHT AND SHADOW
Sandscape
Capturing the Dunes
Provincetown painter Valerie Isaacs painting the dunes near Herring Cove on Nov. 11. (Photo by Nancy Bloom)
SEAFOOD SUPPLY CHAIN
How Quahogs Are Made
A Cape Cod clam’s journey from a hatchery in Dennis to stomachs the world around
EASTHAM — In the hierarchy of Cape Cod shellfish, the story of the clam is often forgotten in favor of the glamorous Wellfleet oyster. Across the country and the world, […]
THE RESTORATION
Superstructure Arrives for Temporary Bridge Over Herring River
The new 320-foot one-lane span should be drivable by January
WELLFLEET — The construction site where Chequessett Neck Road crosses the Herring River was bustling on Oct. 24 as pallets of enormous metal squares called truss panels arrived on trucks. […]
TOWN MEETING
With Turnout High, All 14 Articles OKed
Provincetown now has first short-term rental bylaw on Cape Cod
PROVINCETOWN — All 14 articles on the warrant passed at the special town meeting on Oct. 23, including a $2-million purchase of land for new housing on Nelson Avenue and […]
