EASTHAM — Roughly a quarter of the registered voters in Provincetown, Truro, Wellfleet, and Eastham participated in the state’s primary election this year on Tuesday, Sept. 3 but included more […]
MARSHES
Scientists Measure an Ecological Transition at Duck Harbor
How the ‘overwashes’ preview the restoration of the salt marsh at the Herring River
WELLFLEET — Duck Harbor, enjoyed by visitors as a bayside beach, is returning to its 19th-century roots as a salt marsh, according to Tim Smith, a restoration ecologist at the […]
ON THE FLATS
Meet the Farmers of Mayo Beach
Growers respond to nature and science as they consider the future of shellfishing
WELLFLEET — Jake Puffer beckons a group of touring visitors closer, asking if they want to peek inside the ridges of his farm’s oyster hats. Disks dipped in lime, sand, […]
PLAYING THROUGH
The Swinging Sisters Are Good on the Green
A foursome’s fun and fierce style fits the spirit of the Eastham Golf Tournament
EASTHAM — Susan Everett, Carol Aro, Eileen Miller, and Dawn Skiba finished each other’s sentences. This tendency, like their golf games, evolved over their four-decades-long friendship, their strengths and foibles […]
SURFING
The Oldtimers Longboard Classic Turns 50 in the Fog
Surfers brave hurricane-powered waves for a day that’s more ‘goofy’ than competitive
WELLFLEET — Swells from the aftermath of Hurricane Ernesto and an eerie fog mixed with drifting smoke from Canada’s wildfires enveloped White Crest Beach on Aug. 18 as hundreds of […]
TRIBUTE
Provincetown Remembers 9/11
Townspeople are invited to gather at the Provincetown Fire Dept.’s headquarters, 25 Shank Painter Road, for a ceremony commemorating those who lost their lives in the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks […]
NATIONAL SEASHORE: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
National Seashore
meetings ahead Monday, Sept. 9 Cape Cod National Seashore Advisory Commission, 1 p.m., Salt Pond Visitors Center and online
PROVINCETOWN: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Planning Shank Painter
Meetings Ahead Most meetings in Provincetown are held in person, typically with an online-attendance option. Click on the meeting you want to attend on the calendar at provincetown-ma.gov for a […]
TRURO: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Get In on Budgeting
Meetings Ahead Meetings in Truro are often held remotely. Go to Truro-ma.gov and click on the meeting you are interested in for an agenda and details on how to join. Thursday, Sept. […]
WELLFLEET: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Where to Put the Pantry
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
Windmill Weekend
Meetings Ahead Most meetings in Eastham are in-person, typically with an online attendance option. Click on the meeting you are interested in on the calendar at eastham-ma.gov for details. All […]
TIDE CHART
Provincetown and Wellfleet Harbors
Thursday, Sept. 5 - Thursday, Sept. 12, 2024
Know when to hit the flats.
Wellfleet Legal Notices
Town of Wellfleet Selectboard Public Hearing September 10, 2024 Notice is hereby given that the Wellfleet Selectboard will hold a public hearing on Tuesday September 10, 2024, at 7:00p.m. virtually […]
Provincetown Legal Notices
Town of Provincetown Historic District Commission Public Hearing September 18, 2024 The Provincetown Historic District Commission will hold a Public Hearing at 3:30 P.M. on Wednesday, September 18, 2024, in […]
THEME PARTY
Carnival’s ‘Revolution’ Theme Tests the Edge of Vacation Fantasies
In a liberal town with an economy built on fun, political themes were common
PROVINCETOWN — The town’s 46th annual Carnival parade moved down Commercial Street with its typical buoyance on Aug. 22: painted props and bodies glittered in sunlight, and floats sent out […]
