PROVINCETOWN — Atop Mount Gilboa, perhaps more dune than mountain, sits a large light blue water tower whose paint has begun to fade and flake. A radio antenna sticks out […]
COCKCROW
Roosters Wake the Neighbors at Dawn’s Early Light
People in earshot of backyard coops question ‘right-to-farm’ rules
ORLEANS — Residents of Hopkins Lane and Mayo Way are early risers, but it’s not by choice. The crowing of a rooster at 39 Hopkins jolts them awake at 4 […]
RISING WATERS
Townspeople and Consultants Head Deeper Into Coastal Resilience Plan
Provincetown’s future floodplains include large swathes of its historic core
PROVINCETOWN — Four winter storms in the last seven years have pushed seawater across Commercial Street and into neighborhoods, inundating homes and businesses near town hall in 2018, along Howland […]
SOUND CHECK
Provincetown Celebrates With Low-Noise Fireworks
After a town meeting vote, this year’s display was engineered to be easy on the ears
PROVINCETOWN — Just after 9 p.m. on July 4, the lights of MacMillan Pier were shut off, fireworks began to launch from a barge in Provincetown Harbor, and hot streaks […]
FOURTH OF JULY
A Sweet Glimpse of Wellfleet’s Parade
PROVINCETOWN: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Coastal Flooding Survey
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
The Slope at Longnook
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, July […]
WELLFLEET: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Herring River Contingency Update
Meetings Ahead Most meetings in Wellfleet are remote only, locations for those held in person are noted. Go to www.wellfleet-ma.gov/calendar and click on the meeting you want to watch for […]
EASTHAM: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Route 6 ‘Road Diet’ Update
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, July 11- Thursday, July 18, 2024
Know when to hit the flats.
Wellfleet Legal Notices
TOWN OF WELLFLEET PUBLIC NOTICE All licenses and permits can now be purchased online. All departments that issue licenses and permits, excluding shellfish and beaches, will be moving to Open […]
Provincetown Legal Notices
Town of Provincetown Board of Health Public Hearing July 18, 2024 The Provincetown Board of Health will hold a public hearing on Thursday July 18, 2024, at 4:00 p.m. in the […]
PORTUGÁLIA
In Provincetown, a Celebration With History
PROVINCETOWN — The reds and greens of flags and scarves and the percussive sounds of drums and ratchets that accompanied the Provincetown Portuguese Festival all weekend brightened a foggy, windy […]
WELLFLEET HARBOR
Stranding Stirs Dolphin Rescue Effort at ‘the Gut’
125 Atlantic white-sided dolphins are trapped at low tide
WELLFLEET — Last week’s mass dolphin stranding here is thought to be the largest in at least a quarter century, and its causes may never be fully explained. One hundred twenty-five […]
RISKY BUSINESS
When Recreation Wrecks Your Erection
Misuse of TriMix can cause lasting damage, doctors say
PROVINCETOWN — As summer ramps up, so too does a nightlife scene that draws throngs of gay men to the tip of the Cape. Nightclubs like Purgatory and the Paramount […]
