PROVINCETOWN — Every Thursday afternoon, the hallways of the Council on Aging are filled with song. Follow the sound to its source and you’ll find Mary Abt and a handful […]
SENIOR OF THE YEAR
Loretta Butehorn Is Ever Ready…
…with a lamp, a lifeboat, a ladder, and a scone
PROVINCETOWN — Loretta Butehorn is a lot of things to a lot of people. “The life of any party.” “Someone who just gives and gives.” “Scone queen.” “If I were […]
SENIOR OF THE YEAR
An Anti-Ageist Gets Radical
Mary DeRocco finds her voice in new ways
PROVINCETOWN — “What could be more radical than aging?” asks Mary DeRocco. Better yet, she adds, “What could be more radical than aging in Provincetown?” By radical, what this Senior […]
TRURO DEVELOPMENT
Slight Change in House Plan Fails to Impress
Zehnder’s scaled-down proposal is still too large for planning board
TRURO — Attorney Ben Zehnder once again put off asking for a formal vote on a proposed sprawling house with a swimming pool at 17 Coast Guard Road after the […]
RACKET
Pickleball Players and Peeved Neighbors Trade Volleys
Select board lobs noise problem to town manager
PROVINCETOWN — Complaints about pickleball started with a trickle but have become a torrent, prompting 50 people to crowd into town hall and on Zoom on June 27 to ask […]
PROVINCETOWN: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Dockless Scooters
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
Housing Production
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, June 30 Finance Committee, 8:30 […]
WELLFLEET: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
95 Lawrence Road
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
Surveying Seniors
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 […]
Town of Truro Legal Notices
Town of Truro INVITATION TO BID Sealed Bids for the “Highland Road Stormwater Best Management Practices (BMP) Drainage System Retrofits” project will be received will be received electronically online at […]
Provincetown Legal Notices
Town of Provincetown Request for Proposals (“RFP”): Master Plan Development of Motta Field The Town of Provincetown invites proposals from qualified multi-disciplinary teams to […]
SPEAKING OUT
Music and Calls to Action Mingle at This Block Party
Performance, poetry, and food made this year’s Juneteenth a celebration
PROVINCETOWN — “If we can’t undo the mistakes of the past, then we have a responsibility to acknowledge those mistakes,” said Ngina Lythcott of Provincetown, speaking to a crowd of […]
CIVICS
Bacon Wins Election in Wellfleet
Voters approve $1.59M in overrides and $2.2M for school sprinklers
WELLFLEET — Voters at the June 21 special town election passed all five ballot questions and elected write-in candidate Kathleen Bacon to the select board. Bacon, a house painter and […]
LAND COURT
Sextons Claim Ownership of Fred Bell Property in Wellfleet
Litigious family tries to take possession of 12 affordable units
WELLFLEET — Chellise Sexton of Eastham and her son, Kevin Sexton of Wellfleet, claim that they own the property off Old King’s Highway, now called Fred Bell Way, where the […]
CLAWBACK
PetVet Versus Dr. John Kelley: Trouble at the Veterinary Clinic
Private-equity giant accuses a local veterinarian of stealing clients
EASTHAM — If you own a pet on the Outer Cape, you may have noticed local veterinary clinics changing locations, displaying “for sale” signs, and closing. Provincetown’s Herring Cove Animal […]
