PROVINCETOWN — For more than two years now, the state Dept. of Public Health (DPH) has been publishing highly detailed information on Covid, including key indicators that help to assess […]
DEVELOPMENT
Divided Planning Board Approves Plan for Seashore House
Two special permits still needed from zoning board of appeals
TRURO — The planning board has approved a revised plan to demolish a seaside cottage colony in the National Seashore and replace it with a 4,789-square-foot home proposed by the […]
ECONOMY
Eastham to Offer Spruce-Up Grants
EASTHAM — The town plans to spend $125,000 to help selected local businesses improve their appearance. The plan is funded by the town’s allocation under the American Rescue Plan Act […]
TRURO HOUSE HUNT
Summer Employees Will Get a Cottage in 2023
Walsh cottage will be moved to S. Highland Rd.
TRURO — Town staff plan to move a cottage from the Walsh property onto a town-owned lot where lifeguards, beach attendants, camp counselors, and other seasonal employees can live next […]
OUTER CAPE PORTRAIT
Rebuilding Thalassa
NAT BULL / BUILDER & SHACK WIZARD / THE PROVINCE LANDS
Nat Bull is a master carpenter who learned the trades building custom houses in Chatham and then worked as the shop teacher in Provincetown until the high school graduated its […]
BIRDS
On the Herring River With Stephen Broker
Watching herons, egrets, ospreys, and rails
WELLFLEET — Mayo Beach is bustling on an August evening. SUVs are loaded with beach gear, and musicians tune up under the tent across the street. In the background, the […]
PROVINCETOWN: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
About That Sewer
Meetings Ahead Some meetings in Provincetown are in person, some are online, and some are both. Click on the meeting you want to attend on the calendar at provincetown-ma.gov for a link to […]
TRURO: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
A Gift for the Cloverleaf
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, Sept. 1 Climate Action […]
WELLFLEET: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Maurice’s Goes to Town Meeting
Meetings Ahead Most meetings in Wellfleet are remote only, but some are being held in person. Go to www.wellfleet-ma.gov/calendar and click on the meeting you want to watch, then follow the instructions […]
EASTHAM: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Check It Out
Meetings Ahead Most meetings are being held in person, but some are still remote or virtual. Go to eastham-ma.gov/calendar-by-event-type/16 and click on the meeting you are interested in to learn about meeting […]
POETRY
Looking Back at a Provincetown That Was
Gabrielle Rilleau layers family, place, and memory in a new collection of poems
Fishing villages know the sea will take what it wants. Storms roll in, boats sink, and accidents happen. In her new book of poems, No Room for Slippage, Gabrielle Rilleau […]
THEATER REVIEW
WHAT Presents a Feminist Fantasia on the Reign of Terror
Lauren Gunderson’s The Revolutionists is a four-woman romp
The French Revolution that began in 1789, like the American one before it, is not known for its women fighters. The Enlightenment manifesto of the uprising is notably entitled the […]
TIDE CHART
Provincetown and Wellfleet Harbors
Thursday, Sept. 1, 2022 - Wednesday Sept 7, 2022
Know when to hit the flats.
Town of Truro Legal Notices
Town of Truro Public Hearing Conservation Commission September 6, 2022 In accordance with the Massachusetts Wetlands Protection Act (M.G.L. c. 131, s. 40) and Provincetown General Bylaws Chapter 12, Wetlands […]
Provincetown Legal Notices
Town of Provincetown Public Hearing Licensing Board September 13, 2022 The Provincetown Licensing Board will hold a Public Hearing on Tuesday, September 13, 2022 at 5:15 p.m. in the Judge […]
