It’s not unusual, on a walk in Provincetown, to be reminded of townspeople’s military service. There’s the Civil War Monument in the cemetery, the World War I Doughboy statue in […]
Provincetown Legal Notices
Town of Provincetown Public Hearing Historic District Commission September 7, 2022 The Provincetown Historic District Commission will hold a Public Hearing at 3:30 P.M. on Wednesday, September 7, 2022, in […]
LEGENDARY
Carnival Brings a Mythic Mood to Provincetown
Local businesses and artists pair up to design floats for Thursday’s parade
PROVINCETOWN — From now through Aug. 20, expect a Commercial Street flooded with Medusas, Bigfoots, and Barbra Streisands. The theme of this year’s Provincetown Carnival, which is organized by the […]
ENVIRONMENT
Killing Weeds With Herbicides Is ‘Last Resort’
Invasive Phragmites is threat to pond ecosystems, says NPS
WELLFLEET — The National Park Service plans to treat six Outer Cape kettle ponds for the invasive weed Phragmites australis, which is threatening the ecology of Herring, Gull, and Higgins […]
FLUSHED OUT
Provincetown’s 4-Day Sewer Emergency Started With a Storm
How a blackout on Tuesday canceled dinner on Friday
PROVINCETOWN — The “sewer emergency” — a cascade of wastewater problems that shut down most of the town’s central business district for all of Aug. 11 and 12 — began […]
STATE HOUSE RACE
Peake and Stanton Face Off in Sept. 6 Democratic Primary
Their only in-person debate is Sept. 1 at 9 a.m. on public radio
PROVINCETOWN — Democrats Jack Stanton and state Rep. Sarah Peake both entered politics to take on Republican incumbents. Peake ran her first race for state representative for the seven Lower […]
TREATMENT
Mobile Methadone Clinic Gets Green Light in Wellfleet
One hurdle remains: getting a DEA license to operate
WELLFLEET — The first mobile methadone clinic on Cape Cod won the approval of the Wellfleet Zoning Board of Appeals and could arrive as soon as September at the parking […]
SH*T SHOW
Provincetown Businesses Lose Out During Sewer Snafu
But tourists have returned for Carnival week
PROVINCETOWN — Every day is showtime for restaurants. The curtain goes up when the doors open. But just minutes after Café Heaven owner Quinn Taylor had seated the first 25 […]
ZONING
ZBA Is Ordered to Reconsider Proposed Lieutenant Island House
Judge deems Wellfleet bylaw on houses destroyed by catastrophe ‘unreasonable’
WELLFLEET — A plan for a two-story house on the outer shore of Lieutenant Island is expected to come back before the Wellfleet Zoning Board of Appeals now that a […]
CAMP OUT
Staff Shortage Limits Campground to Three Days a Week
The DCR’s late-June decision left Wellfleet Hollow campers in the lurch
WELLFLEET — A simple, affordable escape to the natural beauty of Outer Cape Cod grows ever more elusive as real estate and rental prices skyrocket. And Wellfleet Hollow State Campground, […]
HOT WHEELS
2,950 Cyclists Finish the Pan Mass Challenge in Provincetown
PROVINCETOWN — The Pan Mass Challenge, which took place during a heat wave on the weekend of Aug. 6 and 7 this year, calls itself a fundraiser first and a […]
PROVINCETOWN: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Spotter Plane to Join Swim for Life
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
Eyes on 2050 Carbon Neutrality
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. 18 Climate […]
WELLFLEET: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Traffic Hearing on Long Pond Village
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 […]
EASTHAM: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Trailers for Nauset High Students
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 […]
