WELLFLEET — Shellfish Constable Nancy Civetta, Assistant Constable Johnny “Clam” Mankevetch, and five AmeriCorps volunteers got to the Chequessett Neck Bridge just before low tide on the morning of April […]
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COLORFUL QUARRY
Emma Motta, age 3, of Truro encounters easy hunting on the lawn at the Pilgrim Monument on April 2. Clear skies but lots of wind greeted about 80 families who […]
CORNER STORE
East End Market Reopens 10 Weeks After Flood
With help from the neighborhood, a local gathering spot is stronger than ever
PROVINCETOWN — Outer Cape native Oriana Conklin opened the doors to her newly purchased East End Market at 212 Bradford St. on March 11, 2022.
GEAR
Cape Lobstermen Would Rather Wait Than Switch
Trials of ‘on-demand’ and ‘ropeless’ fishing are underway, but not in Cape Cod Bay
PROVINCETOWN — A 21-year-old North Atlantic right whale known as Porcia was observed in Cape Cod Bay on March 18. The whale was seen swimming with her 2023 calf by […]
CULTURE
The Red Hawk Singers and Dancers Bring Stories to the Stage
Wampanoag performers use song, dance, and narrative to teach about their tribe
PROVINCETOWN — CheeNulKa Pocknett and David Pocknett Jr. of the Red Hawk Singers and Dancers put on a program of music and dance at the Provincetown Schools’ Fishermen Hall on […]
SCHOOLS
No Longer Interim: Goyette Named Superintendent in Provincetown
Search committee finds former principal ‘head and shoulders’ above other candidates
PROVINCETOWN — When Gerry Goyette was made interim superintendent in June 2022, the Provincetown School Committee had one major concern: Goyette, who was serving as the school’s principal, was just […]
ENVIRONMENT
Reports Show Steady Deterioration in Coastal Water Quality
Center for Coastal Studies work points to need to replace septic systems
PROVINCETOWN — Reports in recent years from the Association to Preserve Cape Cod (APCC), which uses data collected by the Center for Coastal Studies (CCS) at more than 100 testing […]
PROVINCETOWN TOWN MEETING
Voters Will Reconsider Breaching the Breakwater
The rapid collapse of the West End marsh has revived a stalled effort
PROVINCETOWN — Voters at the April 3 annual town meeting will consider a plan to create a 40-foot gap in the town’s West End breakwater, more formally known as the […]
ROUNDBALL STRATEGY
Provincetown Boys Lose Every Game but Win Every Heart
A team of six players takes on teams with three times as many
PROVINCETOWN — If sports were all about numbers, the Provincetown boys basketball season would not have been much fun.
WILDLIFE
Dead Gulls Portend Avian Flu Outbreak on the Cape
MassWildlife expects results of testing this week
PROVINCETOWN — On his daily walks along the harbor beach, Marc Guerrette occasionally sees a bird or two that has washed ashore, the result of natural animal mortality brought in […]
FIELD STUDIES
In an Art Class, Lessons in Fearlessness
Provincetown Schools 8th-graders and friends draw with Mark Adams
PROVINCETOWN — Eighth-graders and their families and friends came together in the school cafeteria on Saturday, Jan. 28 for a drawing workshop with artist Mark Adams. The class will travel […]
EACH TO EACH
2 Affordable Housing Developments Ask Neighbors for Money
A scramble to close funding gaps caused by rising construction costs
PROVINCETOWN — The Community Builders have been preparing to build 65 apartments on Jerome Smith Road since they won the bid to do the work in late 2021. But their […]
TRASH TALLY
Herring Cove Cleanup Nets 3 Truckloads of Debris
600 bottle caps, 200 balloons, and one turtle
PROVINCETOWN — Lumber, Crocs, fishing gear, medical tubing, broken beach chairs, and beer cans were among the three truckloads of trash gathered in two hours’ time by volunteers at Herring […]
DEMOLITION
Seashore Will Spend $8 Million to Raze 44 Buildings
Houses that might have been restored became the Park’s albatross
TRURO — About half of the abandoned buildings at the former North Truro Air Force Base will be razed by 2024 thanks to an $8-million grant to demolish derelict structures […]
RESOLUTIONS
Polar Bear Plunge Raises $17K for Coastal Studies
More than 200 turn out for the annual frigid dip in Provincetown Harbor
PROVINCETOWN — Bright sunshine and nearly warm weather greeted those who gathered at the beach below the Johnson Street parking lot in Provincetown on New Year’s Day to partake in […]
