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, Aug. […]
WELLFLEET: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Select Board Goals
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
Speedy Select Board
Meetings Ahead Most meetings in Eastham are in person, typically with an online-attendance option. Click on the meeting you want to attend on the calendar at eastham-ma.gov for a link […]
TIDE CHART
Provincetown and Wellfleet Harbors
Thursday, August 8- Thursday, August 15, 2024
Know when to hit the flats.
Wellfleet Legal Notices
TOWN OF WELLFLEET Conservation Commission Public Hearing August 21, 2024 Please take notice that the Wellfleet Conservation Commission, in accordance with M.G.L. Chapter 131, Section 40, and the Wellfleet Environmental […]
Town of Truro Legal Notices
Town of Truro Zoning Board of Appeals Remote Public Hearing MONDAY, AUGUST 19, 2024 AT 5:30 PM PM2024-006/ZBA – Christine M. Murphy, property located at 9 Bay View Road(Atlas Map […]
Town of Truro Legal Notices
Town of Truro Zoning Board of Appeals Remote Public Hearing MONDAY, AUGUST 19, 2024 AT 5:30 PM PM2024-006/ZBA – Christine M. Murphy, property located at 9 Bay View Road(Atlas Map […]
HOMEGROWN
Aging Gardeners’ New Favorite Crop: Cannabis
Elders find fun, community, and pain relief in growing and smoking weed
WELLFLEET — The Outer Cape is full of children of the ’60s. Some of those who have green thumbs have found in their home gardens a new way of reconnecting […]
WORKER HOUSING
When the Boss Is Your Landlord, It’s Complicated
The agreements keep businesses open but are legally ambiguous
PROVINCETOWN — When eight longtime employees of Marine Specialties owner Patrick Patrick arrived back on Cape Cod from Jamaica in 2019, their housing had fallen through. After a fruitless search, […]
SEASHORE POINT
Reviewers Suspect Fraud in Nursing Home Filings
Experts find evidence of hidden profits in the millions
PROVINCETOWN — Since taking over the nursing home at Seashore Point in 2019, the current owners have used a complex network of companies to pay themselves hidden profits — possibly […]
A SAFE DISTANCE
Seashore Offers Up a House on the Edge
Threatened by erosion, the Bartlett House will be demolished if it’s not spoken for soon
EASTHAM — The Cape Cod National Seashore announced last week that the Bartlett House, a gray shingled ranch overlooking Coast Guard Beach, is no longer safe for habitation, as it […]
FORECLOSURE
Orleans Motel Is Set to Be Auctioned
Owner has defaulted on $5.2-million mortgage
Editor’s note: The auction of the Seashore Park Inn that was scheduled for Aug. 8, as reported below, has been postponed to Friday, Aug. 23 at 11 a.m. ORLEANS — […]
HOUSING
Provincetown Aims to Lure Landlords to Year-Round Rental Market
‘Lease to Locals’ has helped secure 15 properties for 27 tenants so far
PROVINCETOWN — When Steven Rayl and Scott Presley purchased a gallery space at 352 Commercial St. with an attached apartment in 2017, they planned to rent out the one-bedroom unit […]
REST AND REASSESS
Covid-19 Pauses Outer Cape Entertainment
Two venues canceled a week of performances in July
PROVINCETOWN — Four years after Covid-19 brought live performances worldwide to a halt, the virus is still working its will on Outer Cape arts venues. The Wellfleet Harbor Actors Theater […]
CHANGE OF USE
Former Kennel and Long-Planned Dispensary Could Become a House
After Provincetown Pet Resort closed, Green Harbor dispensary never opened
PROVINCETOWN — The owners of the former Provincetown Pet Resort at 79 Shank Painter Road, which for years was slated to become the Green Harbor cannabis dispensary, have petitioned the planning […]