Meetings Ahead Most meetings are being held in person, but some are still remote or virtual. Go to the eastham-ma.gov and click on the meeting you are interested in to learn about meeting […]
TIDE CHART
Provincetown and Wellfleet Harbors
Thursday, Nov. 10 - Wednesday Nov. 16, 2022
Know when to hit the flats.
Provincetown Legal Notices
Town of Provincetown Public Hearing Licensing Board November 22, 2022 The Provincetown Licensing Board will hold a Public Hearing on Tuesday, November 22, 2022 at 5:15 p.m. in the Judge […]
Wellfleet Legal Notices
Town of Wellfleet Wellfleet Finance Committee Virtual Public Hearing November 22, 2022 The Town of Wellfleet Finance Committee will hold a virtual public hearing via Zoom on Tuesday November 22, […]
Town of Truro Legal Notices
TOWN OF TRURO Notice of Remote Public Hearings Zoning Board of Appeals November 21, 2022 On Monday, November 21, 2022 at 5:30 pm the Truro Zoning Board of Appeals will […]
PROBABILITIES
New Study Concludes Pilgrim Plumes Would Hit Outer Cape
Wastewater would circle the bay and flow from Race Point to the back shore
PROVINCETOWN — A Woods Hole oceanographer has completed an extensive study of probable pathways the contaminated water will take if one million gallons from the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station’s spent […]
NAUSET HIGH SCHOOL
Renovation Bids Are $30 Million Over Budget
High bids for construction mean a new vote is likely
EASTHAM — Before the foundations are laid for the Nauset Regional High School renovation project, voters in the four district towns may have to authorize a new budget. Of the […]
WALSH PROPERTY COMMITTEE
Group Nears Consensus on Developing 28.5 Acres
Cyr urges Truro officials to plan for 300 housing units
TRURO — In a new report, the town’s engineering consultants recommend developing 28.5 acres in the southwestern part of the nearly 70-acre Walsh property, and the committee studying uses of […]
CIVICS
Provincetown Prepares for a $75M Town Meeting
Sewer expansion plan requires a two-thirds vote
PROVINCETOWN — At 6 p.m. next Wednesday, voters will gather in the town hall auditorium to debate and vote on a proposal to expand the sewer system to the entire […]
HUNGER
Outer Cape Food Pantries See Surge in Demand
High need in summertime was unprecedented
PROVINCETOWN — The number of people relying on the Outer Cape’s food pantries has jumped by 64 percent this year, according to staff and volunteers of the Lower Cape Outreach […]
CRIME
‘Lady in the Dunes’ Is Identified After 48 Years
PROVINCETOWN — Mike Meads remembers coming into the basement of town hall, which was then the police station, to find his father, Police Chief James Meads, studying the crime scene […]
SHOCKED
Homeowners Learn They Must Maintain Buried Power Lines
Eastham has a plan for 150 households to upgrade to Eversource infrastructure
WELLFLEET — During a downpour on Oct. 14, seven houses on Dalmas Trail lost power. The homeowners called Eversource for repairs. Then they discovered that they are among an unfortunate […]
OLD EXIT 12: REDESIGNS
Brewster Slows Down Wing Island Boardwalk Plans
Select board agrees to request further study and revisions
BREWSTER — Stiff public opposition has prompted town officials to hit the brakes on a plan to connect an island purchased by the town in 1961 to the mainland via […]
HOBGOBLINS
On Commercial Street in a Sweetly Mischievous Mood
Halloween brings out a friendly mix of fantasies
Photos by Nancy Bloom Nurses to remind you to get that booster, bumpkins with pumpkins for heads, groovy paisley-wearers, and plenty of folks who slipped into sequins strolled Commercial Street […]
THE COMMUNICATOR
Minnie Pearl Wheeler, Chihuahua Mutt
On avoiding Commercial Street, finding a dead bird, and being there for a friend
Anyone who has typed the words “talking dog” or “talking cat” into a search engine — and who among us has not? — is already aware of the remarkable communication […]