PROVINCETOWN — The Rev. Brenda Haywood received the Tim McCarthy Human Rights Champion Award on Dec. 10. This week, she welcomed a reporter to her home to talk about that […]
CLIMATE
Wolf Sees Future of Cape Air in All-Electric Planes
The Alice, under development, could fly 50 percent faster and farther than gas-powered aircraft
PROVINCETOWN — Cape Air founder and CEO Dan Wolf says he is excited about the future of his fleet. At the same time that his company is replacing its aged […]
HEALTH
AIDS Support Group Hires New President
From HIV to heroin, the focus remains helping the marginalized
PROVINCETOWN — The AIDS Support Group of Cape Cod board has named Dan Gates as president and CEO. Gates, 47, replaces Joe Carleo, who resigned in late October. Spokeswoman Leslie […]
PUBLIC SAFETY
Willy’s Gym Closed for ‘Numerous Violations’
The timetable for reopening the fitness center is uncertain
EASTHAM —Willy’s World Wellness and Conference Center on Route 6 was temporarily shut down on Dec. 12 after Eastham Building Commissioner Thomas Wingard found the facility “unsafe.” Wingard’s notice, posted […]
CIVICS
VFW Building Scheduled for Demolition
Any use of the land involves removing the structure, officials say
PROVINCETOWN — The VFW building at 3 Jerome Smith Road was built entirely by veterans, says VFW post member Paul Mendes — volunteers who donated their skills as carpenters or […]
FILM
The Lure of Leading the Provincetown Film Society
Rachael Brister looks forward to ‘reel’ life on the Outer Cape
For the past year Rachael Brister has operated her own public relations company, which specializes in reaching the LGBTQ community. Though she’s based in Seattle, one of her clients has […]
William S. McFeely, 89, Pulitzer Prize-Winning Historian
Historian and longtime Wellfleet resident William S. McFeely died on Dec. 11, 2019, in Sleepy Hollow, N.Y. He was 89 years old. Born in New York City, Bill, as he […]
Robert J. Bednarek, 91, architect and beachcomber
PROVINCETOWN — Robert J. Bednarek of Truro died on Dec. 7, 2019, at Seashore Point Wellness Center. He was 91. Robert was born on Nov. 24, 1928, in Berlin, Wis., […]
Mary Jane Kelman, 75, Was a Scientist and Artist
Mary Jane Kelman, who was known as “Kelly,” died on Dec. 13, 2019 at Cape Cod Hospital, where she was being treated for complications from heart disease. Born on Nov. […]
THRIFT
Mass Appeal Told to Vacate by Landlord
‘We are hoping we can change their minds,’ says its director
WELLFLEET — After 23 years in the same location on Route 6, Mass Appeal must find a new home. The nonprofit that gives out free used clothes to residents of […]
TAXES
Eastham May Adopt Resident Tax Exemption
Select board is considering new policy that assessors oppose
EASTHAM — The select board is considering making Eastham the seventh Cape Cod and Islands town to implement a residential tax exemption [RTE] that could give an estimated 90 percent […]
CIVICS
Truro Planning Board Called Out for Opposing Housing
A lobsterman takes the board to court and wins
TRURO — A local lobsterman feels vindicated after a judge reversed two conditions that the Truro Planning Board had imposed on his building proposal. Orleans District Court Judge Robert Welsh […]
OBITUARY
Donald Thomas, Who Danced to Traffic Cop Fame, Dies at 92
His defining trait, besides stubbornness, was selflessness
PROVINCETOWN — The man responsible for the longest running show in Provincetown died at home in his sleep on Dec. 7, 2019. Donald “the Dancing Cop” Thomas, who lived with […]
DEVELOPMENT
A Hotel on the Beach Gets Past the ZBA
Former Old Reliable Fish House is one step closer to becoming a hotel, bar, and restaurant
PROVINCETOWN — The zoning board of appeals on Dec. 5 granted a variance and the special permits necessary for a new hotel, bar, restaurant, and pier to be constructed at […]
CLIMATE
Another Winter Without a Dune Protecting Gosnold St.
Shifting sands and legal tangles lead to temporary measures
PROVINCETOWN — The Jan. 4, 2018, nor’easter brought a storm surge with it that seemed to lift water out of Provincetown harbor and pour it down Gosnold Street like a […]
