TRURO — Abutters of a proposed recreational cannabis cultivation and processing facility on Old Bridge Road expressed concern at a recent planning board hearing that their properties would be engulfed […]
GOING UP
Provincetown’s Inclined Elevator Is Up and Running
After five years of planning and much drama, the High Pole Hill ‘funicular’ is fun
PROVINCETOWN — The sun broke through a dense fog. The town hall clock chimed, tourists rolled suitcases down Commercial Street, and there was something new: a glass elevator glided up […]
SUMMER PARKING
Latest Plan Keeps Number of Eastham Resident Spots the Same
But erosion and bath houses mean fewer places at Nauset Light Beach
EASTHAM –– The town and the National Seashore are close to finalizing a plan for parking at both the Coast Guard Beach and the reconfigured Nauset Light Beach lots this […]
CIVICS
Celebrating Democracy at Provincetown’s Annual Meeting
A crowd of 400 is glad to gather, agree on a police station, and groan over amendments
PROVINCETOWN — On foot and by bike, scooter, and car, some 400 people made their way along Commercial Street to town hall on Monday evening, headed to what turned out […]
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
71 Years Later, Fred LaPiana’s Dream May Come True
Eastham is now owner and landlord of the Town Center Plaza
EASTHAM — Fred LaPiana Sr. had a vision for the property along Route 6 that he bought in 1951. He wanted it to be the hub of the Eastham business […]
BUZZ KILL
Just in Time, Seashore Greenlights Larvicide Application
Mosquito Control may be a step ahead of the bloodsuckers this year
WELLFLEET — Last summer, the part of the Herring River estuary near Duck Harbor Beach became the epicenter of a miserable mosquito outbreak. Cape Cod Mosquito Control, following discussions with […]
PROVINCETOWN: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Pickleball Won’t Sour East End
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 an […]
TRURO: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Boathouse Limbo
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, April 7 Economic […]
WELLFLEET: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
A Permitting Marathon
Most meetings in Wellfleet are remote only and can be watched online. Go to wellfleet-ma.gov and click on the meeting you want to watch, then follow the instructions on the […]
EASTHAM: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Town Election Preview
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 […]
REPORTER'S SCRATCH PAD
Reimagining T-Time
‘All you have to eat’ will defeat Stop & Shop’s covenant
T-Time Development Committee chair Karen Strauss has announced that the former driving range will become a driving range again. That’s a fine idea. Maybe golf and antique arcade games are […]
RIGHTS
Suit Stalls Underground Housing
Neighbors oppose ‘Out of Sight, Out of Mind’ project
TRURO — In spite of the signs in residents’ yards and on windowsills proclaiming that “Housing Is a Human Right,” efforts to create an underground campsite as a solution to […]
FORE!
T-Time Will Become T-Time Once Again
'Golf will bring youth back to town,’ says Eastham planner
EASTHAM — Three years after the town’s purchase of a parcel of rough at 4790 State Highway from Stop & Shop, and more than 10 years after the last bucket […]
FAKE NEWS: THE SLUDGE REPORT
Muddy Dog, a New Spa, Will Open in Wellfleet
The harbor’s black custard fuels town’s cool vibe
WELLFLEET — A new business in town will take advantage of one of the town’s more pervasive resources: black sludge. While some of the silt was recently exhumed from the federal […]
PAPER ROADS
Six Wellfleet Houses Cut Off by Eroding Sand Road
After three years of permit approvals, a solution is blocked by a lawsuit
WELLFLEET — After two January nor’easters, an eroding road has cut off six oceanfront property owners from access to their houses. “Each storm compromises the area even further,” said Douglas […]
