Town of Truro Conservation Commission Public Hearing December 2, 2024 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: The Truro Conservation Commission will hold a public hearing Monday, December 2, 2024, at 5:00PM; THIS […]
Provincetown Legal Notices
Town of Provincetown New Sewer Design-Build-Operate (DBO) Contract The Town of Provincetown (Awarding Authority), acting through the Department of Public Works (DPW), is seeking technical and price proposals for the […]
ELECTION RECAP
County Question 6 and District Question 7 Both Fail
No clear sentiment on wind power in state Senate race, says Cyr
PROVINCETOWN — Alongside choices for president, Congress, the state legislature, and five statewide ballot questions, voters on the Outer and Lower Cape had two more choices to make on Election […]
HEALTH CARE
BCBS Drops OCHS From Its Medicare Plans
Blue Cross move may be a strategy to increase profits
WELLFLEET — On the first day of open enrollment for Medicare recipients to choose a health-care plan, Catherine Hess received a notice that her current insurer, Blue Cross Blue Shield, […]
HISTORIC PRESERVATION
Wellfleet Commission Delays Demise of Rare 1780s House
Owners get more time to find a solution that could save the building
WELLFLEET — The town’s historical commission has imposed an 18-month delay on the proposed demolition of the Capt. Joseph Hatch house. After a Nov. 6 hearing, the commission determined that […]
STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN
An Old Easement Leads to New Stairs in Seashore
Owner atop bluff at Head of the Meadow gets a private leg up on public land
TRURO — A 10-foot-wide easement deeded nearly 50 years ago to the owners of a house at 63 Head of the Meadow Road in Truro paved the way for the […]
IMMIGRATION
Interfaith Panel Asks How to Create a ‘Culture of Welcome’
Cyr asks leaders to push back against rise in anti-immigrant talk
EASTHAM — Katia DaCunha arrived in the U.S. with her two children in 2003 with five dollars to her name. She recalls meeting a police officer at the Miami airport […]
CHARACTER STUDIES
Mary Beck Has Seen It All
A lifelong Provincetowner who raised a town at Veterans Memorial Elementary
Mary Beck is sitting on the couch in the living room of her corner house in the West End. She’s a little hidden behind her oversize rectangular sunglasses. Beck is […]
PROVINCETOWN: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Shank Painter Planning
Meetings Ahead Most meetings in Provincetown are held in person, typically with an online-attendance option. Click on the meeting you want to attend on the calendar at provincetown-ma.gov for a […]
TRURO: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
‘Yellow Tide’
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, Nov. […]
WELLFLEET: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Outdoor Burning Ban
Meetings Ahead Most meetings in Wellfleet are held online and in person. Go to www.wellfleet-ma.gov/calendar and click on the meeting you want to watch, then follow the instructions on the […]
EASTHAM: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Expanding? No, Rebuilding
Meetings Ahead Most meetings in Eastham are in-person, typically with an online attendance option. Click on the meeting you are interested in on the calendar at eastham-ma.gov for details. All […]
TIDE CHART
Provincetown and Wellfleet Harbors
Thursday, Nov. 14 - Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024
Know when to hit the flats.
Provincetown Legal Notices
Town of Provincetown New Sewer Design-Build-Operate (DBO) Contract The Town of Provincetown (Awarding Authority), acting through the Department of Public Works (DPW), is seeking technical and price proposals for the […]
FAITH PREVAILS
Truro Conservation Trust Buys Chapel for $1.5 Million
Pastor David Brown’s congregation will return to worship in North Truro
TRURO — The Chapel on the Pond, a historic building that hosted a mostly Jamaican congregation until its owners said in January that they were “prayerfully repurposing” the building by […]
