PROVINCETOWN — State Sen. Julian Cyr and Cape Cod Chamber of Commerce CEO Wendy Northcross convened a panel of housing experts last week that focused on what individual towns can […]
CEASE AND DESIST
Illegal Clearing in Seashore Halted by Town
Owners ran a private parking operation near Lecount’s last summer
WELLFLEET — Building Inspector Paul Fowler issued a cease-and-desist order at 420 Lecount Hollow Road on Tuesday, June 15 after reports of large-scale tree removal on the property in the […]
WELLFLEET TOWN MEETING
Voters Face 24% Budget Bump in Accounting Fiasco
Maybe it’s just a typo, says finance committee chair
WELLFLEET — Heading into the annual town meeting this Saturday, June 26, there is still a lot that town officials say they do not know, including exactly what the tax […]
SURVEY SAYS
T-Time Survey: Big on Recreation. The Economy? Not So Much.
Most respondents were over 55. And they’re looking for a good time.
EASTHAM — People in Eastham are enthusiastic about using the town-owned 11-acre T-Time property at 4790 Route 6 for recreation or a community center. According to the results of a […]
FESTIVAL RITES
How Provincetown Became a Place That Welcomes All
The Portuguese, who understood bigotry, embraced gays and artists
PROVINCETOWN — On the eve of Portuguese Festival weekend, this year again severely curtailed because of the pandemic, a question that is central to Provincetown’s identity as a welcoming place […]
Treasure
In Eastham, a Place for Give and Take Reopens
Pent-up demand, for treasures and connection, at the Eastham Swap Shop
EASTHAM — The Swap Shop, regulars will tell you, offers much more than the junk within its walls. For one shopper, it’s a chance to find a “hidden treasure.” Another […]
VICIOUS CYCLE
Local Opposition Kills Bike Path Link to Rt. 6
But plan to make Main St. intersection safer is still alive
WELLFLEET — The state Dept. of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) will not extend the Cape Cod Rail Trail all the way to Route 6, at least not for the next […]
MORE IS MORE
For Collectors, There Are No Rules About What Brings Joy
Animals’ bones, vintage porn, and anything with octopuses are local objects of desire
PROVINCETOWN — Tiny bottles, dried flowers, and pipe stems. Embroidered handkerchiefs, Pez dispensers, or art exclusively representing snails — the potential collections built from digging in thrift stores, scouring the […]
WALK FOR HOME 2021
HPC Finds Unprecedented Housing Insecurity
Provincetown’s middle-school students join the walk: ‘I have seen people struggle’
PROVINCETOWN — As eighth-grader CJ Reid marched down Commercial Street through the West End of Provincetown, he explained his view of the root cause of homelessness on the Cape: housing […]
WELLFLEET SELECTS
Helen Miranda Wilson Is Not Worried
Of the town’s accounting problems, she says, ‘We have people addressing it’
WELLFLEET — Helen Miranda Wilson, who has been a select board member for nine years, says the town’s current financial crisis and leadership vacuum does not worry her too much. […]
WELLFLEET SELECTS
The Continuity Candidate Who’s Not on the Ballot
Incumbent Carlson asks voters to keep current board intact
WELLFLEET — Ask her why she deserves another term on the Wellfleet Select Board and Justina Carlson preaches continuity. “I don’t think it’s time to switch horses in midstream,” she […]
WELLFLEET SELECTS
John Wolf Says He Will Do His Homework
It’s time, he says, for new blood on the select board
WELLFLEET — John Wolf pulls up to the Flying Fish in a massive Mercedes work van, fitted with disproportionately small magnetic campaign signs and a license plate that reads TRBONE […]
PROVINCETOWN: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Are We Having Fun Yet?
Meetings Ahead
Provincetown will continue remote access to meetings, even though many meetings are now being held in person. Go to provincetown-ma.gov and click on the meeting you want to watch for further instructions. […]
TRURO: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Town Meeting Tune Up, Election Reminder
Meetings Ahead
Truro is transitioning to in-person meetings, but remote access to all meetings (except town meeting) continues. Go to truro-ma.gov and click on the meeting you want to watch for further instructions. Thursday, […]
WELLFLEET: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Domicile Exception Approved
Meetings Ahead
Meetings are held remotely. From wellfleet-ma.gov, hover over a date on the calendar on the right of the screen and click on the meeting you’re interested in to open its […]
