WELLFLEET — After a four-and-a-half-month delay in the annual town meeting and the still unexplained dismissal of the town accountant, Wellfleet has finally set its property tax rate for fiscal […]
Towns
CONDUCT UNBECOMING
Herridge Is Censured by Select Board
Planning board member says he is going ‘to step back’ and not run again
TRURO — The select board has sent a letter of censure to planning board member Peter Herridge for violating town policies on honesty, integrity, and civility, suggesting that his actions […]
CIVICS
Economist Resigns From Provincetown FinCom
Dorie Seavey says Mark Hatch’s behavior doesn’t add up
PROVINCETOWN — A member of the finance committee has resigned because of the behavior of the chair, Mark Hatch, which she described as “condescending, dismissive, and even shaming.” Dorie Seavey […]
THANKSGIVING BACK
Alice Brock Dishes Up Warmth on Thanksgiving
The inspiration for ‘Alice’s Restaurant’ needs help herself this year
PROVINCETOWN — Alice Brock came of age in the 1960s, which everyone knows because one of the most famous songs of that era was named after her. The song, of […]
HUNTING
’Tis the Season for Getting a Bird
Outer Cape hunters pursue wild turkeys and pheasants
EASTHAM — It’s an unusually warm Saturday in November. The noontime sun shines, and the air is still, when Jim McGrath lets out a turkey call in a remote, wooded […]
ECONOMY
For Local Fishermen, Change Is a Way of Life
Whatever the crisis, the answer is: adapt
WELLFLEET –– For a few days of each week this summer, Will Barrio hung up his waders and went out to wire electrics. Normally, Barrio would wait to grab his […]
LAND USE REGULATION
Select Board Proposes Zoning Task Force
A response to calls for new rules on house size and uses
EASTHAM — Town officials are looking to create a zoning task force to examine and make recommendations on residential zoning and regulation issues, including the protection of historic homes and […]
This Week In Provincetown
Meetings Ahead
Meetings are held remotely. Go to provincetown-ma.gov and click on the meeting you want to watch. Wednesday, Dec. 2 Historic District Commission, 4 p.m. Conversation Starters Covid-19 Update As of Nov. 23, […]
This Week in Truro
Meetings Ahead
Meetings are held remotely. To watch live, go to truro-ma.gov and follow the “helpful link” to Truro Channel 18. Tuesday, Dec. 1 Board of Health, 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 2 Planning Board, […]
This Week In Eastham
Meetings Ahead
Go to eastham-ma.gov/calendar-by-event-type/16 and click on a meeting to read its agenda and get information about how to view and take part remotely. Monday, Nov. 30 Eastham 400 Commemoration Committee, […]
WATERFRONT
Rock Harbor Panel Mulls Change of Plan
Committee rejects idea of repurposing antique house as office
EASTHAM — The Rock Harbor Improvements Committee will not recommend moving an antique half Cape from 60 Dyer Prince Road and turning it into the harbormaster’s new office. Instead, the […]
TOWN HALL
What’s Behind Revolving Door of Managers
Personal attacks and shifting select board priorities are the main problems
The smallest town on Cape Cod, Truro, with 2,000 residents, will be paying its new town manager $172,000 a year, about the same as the Barnstable County district attorney’s $175,000 […]
REAL ESTATE
Former Medical Building Will Become Condos
Two affordable units are in the first ‘inclusionary’ deal
PROVINCETOWN — The former Provincetown Medical Group building on Shank Painter Road has been sold and will be redeveloped into a three-story building with eight condominiums. This story would not […]
FISHING
Continuing the Family Legacy, Local Lobsterman Gets a Big Upgrade
Covid complicated the arrival of an import from Prince Edward Island
PROVINCETOWN –– Jeff Souza came in hot one quiet November evening at MacMillan Pier. He was at the helm of his brand-new lobster boat, Crash, a custom-made Provincial 45’, which […]
MEET THE MAKER
Painting Without a Brush
Fibers make for tactile reflections of nature’s texture and color
WELLFLEET — I am an artist who “paints” with fiber. Inspired by my grandmother’s skilled needlework and embroidery and a lifelong desire to paint, I developed my own technique by […]
