WELLFLEET — The beginning of summer brings a few things denizens of the Outer Cape are wary of, bridge traffic and a bump in gas prices among them. But perhaps […]
PROVINCETOWN: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Local Health Fair
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
Ad Hoc DPW Planning
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, June […]
WELLFLEET: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Special Town Meeting Preview
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
Charging to Charge
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, June 6 - Thursday, June 13, 2024
Know when to hit the flats.
Town of Truro Legal Notices
Town of Truro Planning Board Notice of Remote Public Hearing Wednesday, June 26, 2024 at 5:00 PM View on television Channel 8 in Truro; or on the Homepage website (www.truro-ma.gov), […]
Provincetown Legal Notices
Town of Provincetown Position Opening Harbormaster The Harbormaster enforces state and local laws and regulations for the protection and safety of the professional and general boating public on Provincetown’s waterways. […]
Decoration Day
Members of the U.S. Coast Guard and the Provincetown Police Dept. make up the color guard in front of town hall on Memorial Day, May 27. From left, Patrol Officer […]
DISREGULATED
Truro Stops Enforcing Sign Bylaw; Medoff & Girard-Irwin Elected
Tangeman maintains Hickey’s campaign signs were on public property
TRURO — The town has stopped enforcing its bylaw regulating temporary signs, Town Manager Darrin Tangeman and Town Planner Barbara Carboni said this week. The decision followed controversy over the […]
J-1 FACT CHECK
U.S. State Dept. Still Has a Provincetown Blacklist
The department refuses to explain — but does not deny — Bulgarian embassy’s actions
PROVINCETOWN — When employers here first began hearing from their returning J-1 visa students in Bulgaria that they had received emails in April from the U.S. embassy there telling them […]
IN THE FLOODPLAIN
Provincetown Weighs In as DEP Proposes New Coastal Protection Rules
The rules are no problem for Old Reliable plan, but its expansion on coastal dune might be
PROVINCETOWN — The Mass. Dept. of Environmental Protection has proposed revisions to its wetlands regulations aimed at providing better protection to coastal floodplains from the effects of climate change, sea […]
TOWN HALL
Guerino Signs 3-Year Contract With Wellfleet
His total compensation, with allowances, will top $243K
WELLFLEET — Town Administrator Tom Guerino is officially here to stay. Guerino and the select board signed a three-year contract at the board’s May 21 meeting after Guerino had served […]
BUG SEASON
Lobstermen and Scientists See a Fishery in Flux
This summer, watching for warming trends and easterly winds
PROVINCETOWN — This year, May 15 marked the beginning of the lobster fishing season on the Outer Cape. The fishery is not an insignificant one here. There are 42 fishermen […]
ODD JOBS
The Rigger’s Life Is a Curious One
In Provincetown Harbor, a man with a head for mechanics and knots
On a calm and sunny Monday morning in May, Samuel Rouse hops into his small skiff to make an easy commute, zipping across Provincetown Harbor toward a 37-foot sailboat that […]
