WELLFLEET — The select board unanimously agreed on May 30 to support a mitigation plan required by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers that will enable the town to receive […]
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RETROSPECTIVE
Truro’s Beach Back Then, Unveiled
Brush Hollow beachgoers remember the days of ‘raucous nudity’
TRURO — Fifty years ago, on a stretch of shore known as Brush Hollow, nestled between the ocean and a high dune just south of Ballston Beach, multigenerational throngs gathered […]
OCEAN VIEW DRIVE
Wellfleet Has Its Own Beach Banksy
WELLFLEET — England may have Banksy, but Wellfleet has its own mystery graffiti artist whose works have been popping up at the town’s beaches, painted on the plywood boards where […]
HISTORIC PRESERVATION
Park Advertises 10-Year Leases on Dune Shacks
But the leasing rules ignore the agency’s agreements from 2012
PROVINCETOWN — The National Park Service announced last week “the opportunity for any interested individual” to lease a historic structure in the Dune Shacks of Peaked Hill Bars Historic District, […]
DERELICTION
Iconic, Historic, and Abandoned on Wellfleet’s Main Street
The News Dealer has stood empty for 20 years, but the town’s ‘hands are tied’
WELLFLEET — Among the colorful shops in Wellfleet’s commercial center, one particularly ramshackle building stands out. Makeshift curtains unsuccessfully try to screen what’s inside, but through the dingy windows one […]
INFERNO
No One Injured in Destruction of Truro House
The cause of the fire and explosions is under investigation
TRURO — When Robert Byrnes stepped outside last Friday morning, April 21, he found a typewritten letter in his yard addressed to Todd Henning.
FAITH
Sundays Are Celebratory at Chapel on the Pond
In a former Catholic church, Pastor David Brown leads a joyful, mostly Jamaican congregation
TRURO — On a bright spring Sunday, the sound of gospel music fills a small chapel in North Truro. The verses flow over pastel-colored hats worn by women in the […]
HERRING RIVER RESTORATION
Wellfleet Runs a Wild Oyster Reef Relay at the Dike
Some 20,000 oysters, moved out of harm’s way, are expected to serve as spawning stock
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 […]
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 […]
