Town of Provincetown Select Board Public Hearing August 28, 2023 FY2024 Property Tax Rate Classification The Provincetown Select Board will hold a public hearing on Monday, August 28, 2023, at […]
Wellfleet Legal Notices
NOTICE OF AN INITIAL SITE INVESTIGATION AND TIER CLASSIFICATION THE BOX LUNCH, INC. 50 BRIAR LANE WELLFLEET, MASSACHUSETTS RELEASE TRACKING NUMBER (RTN) 4-29002 Pursuant to the Massachusetts Contingency Plan, (310 […]
BEE KILLERS
Uptick in Spraying Is Harming Local Pollinators
Insecticide rules are lax, and mosquito treatments don’t work anyway, scientists say
WELLFLEET — For years, ecologist and beekeeper John Portnoy has sold up to three varieties of honey at the Wellfleet Farmers Market — each made from the nectar of seasonal […]
AMBULANCE RUN
Lower Cape Ambulance Will Dissolve at End of Summer
Truro and Provincetown will speed up transition to in-house EMS teams
PROVINCETOWN — Lower Cape Ambulance Association (LCAA) Chief Operating Officer Steven Roderick announced this week that the nonprofit service will shut down on Sept. 1. The reason, he said, was […]
DUNE SHACKS
As Deadlines Draw Near, Park Service Clams Up
Silence from agency’s director, but Seashore supt. offers falsehoods
PROVINCETOWN — Janet Armstrong is not sure exactly when she has to leave the dune shack where she took her first steps as a toddler in 1952, 71 years ago. […]
FLYING ACCUSATIONS
Café Owner Denies Spreading Squid Stench at Copper Swan
Fox & Crow eviction dispute devolves into ‘Calamari-gate’
WELLFLEET — The owners of the Copper Swan Inn, who are seeking to evict the Fox & Crow Café from their property, have now accused the café’s owner, Trudy Vermehren, […]
TURTLE WATCH
Warmer Waters Put Sea Turtles on Collision Course With Humans
More turtles on Cape Cod’s shores means a higher risk of boat strikes
WELLFLEET — Rising North Atlantic Ocean temperatures are causing increased numbers of threatened and endangered sea turtles to migrate through Massachusetts waters — heading north in search of food, then […]
COASTAL RESILIENCY
Conservation Commission Mulls Tough Case in West End
Proposal to expand a waterfront deck seaward is ‘highly unusual’
This article was updated on Aug. 10. PROVINCETOWN — Mass. Wetlands Protection Act regulations state that “any project on a coastal beach … shall not have an adverse effect by […]
GETTIN’ PORKY
Elks Put the Ham in Eastham
Dinner and community at the Elks Lodge annual pig roast
EASTHAM — Standing behind a row of plastic folding tables, seven Elks wearing matching black aprons are busy slicing hunks of whole roasted pig. Eighty or so onlookers keep a close […]
PROVINCETOWN: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Long-Term Rental Registration
Meetings Ahead Most meetings in Provincetown are in-person, typically with an online-attendance option for both committee members and residents. Click on the meeting you want to attend on the calendar […]
TRURO: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Rolling Ahead on DPW
Meetings Ahead Most meetings in Truro are remote. Go to truro-ma.gov and click on the meeting you want to watch. The agenda includes instructions on how to join. Thursday, Aug. 10 Council […]
WELLFLEET: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Wastewater at Lawrence Hill
Meetings Ahead Most meetings in Wellfleet are remote only, but some are held in person. Go to www.wellfleet-ma.gov/calendar and click on the meeting you want to watch, then follow the […]
EASTHAM: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Select Board and Nauset Beach
Meetings Ahead Most meetings in Eastham are in-person, typically with an online-attendance option. Go to eastham-ma.gov and click on the meeting you are interested in for details. All meetings are […]
TIDE CHART
Provincetown and Wellfleet Harbors
Thursday, August 10, - Thursday, August 17, 2023
Know when to hit the flats.
Provincetown Legal Notices
Town of Provincetown Select Board Public Hearing August 28, 2023 FY2024 Property Tax Rate Classification The Provincetown Select Board will hold a public hearing on Monday, August 28, 2023, at […]
