Growing up in the bucolic countryside of Hertfordshire and Cambridge, England, Fiona Goodwin began to suspect that she was different when she developed unusually strong emotional attachments to other girls. […]
oysterfest 2019
OysterFest Goes ‘Plastic Free’
Beer and wine in cans and stainless steel mugs replace plastic cups
WELLFLEET — Organizers of the Wellfeet OysterFest announced last week that this year’s event will be “plastic free” in response to rising concerns about the environmental impact of single-use plastics. […]
environment
Opening the Way for the Herring Run in Eastham
An easier swim for fish on a mission to Deborah's Pond
EASTHAM — The culvert connecting Great Pond and Deborah’s Pond will be replaced to allow significantly increased water flow, the conservation commission decided last week. This is good news for […]
EXECUTIVE SESSION
Purchase of HDYLTA Flats Delayed by Survey Dispute
Town’s surveyor measured 162 acres, not the advertised 254
WELLFLEET — The town’s purchase of 254 acres of shellfish flats for $2 million from the HDYLTA Trust, which was supposed to close by Sept. 20, has been at least […]
CULTURE DESK
Eight of 11 Board Members Quit ‘Provincetown Arts’
Celebrated annual’s founder says he is ‘slightly elated’ by resignations
PROVINCETOWN — Every summer for the last 34 years the fat and glossy Provincetown Arts magazine has hit the newsstands with a proud thump. On its pages — and this […]
PEOPLE
Jose DeBarros Retires After 19 Years at Seashore Point
His story of immigration is old-school Provincetown
PROVINCETOWN — In the Portugal Jose DeBarros grew up in, it wasn’t uncommon for young people to leave high school and set out in search of work. The country was […]
in and out
‘Gene’ or ‘Jean’?
Observations of humans as they come and go from our town
HEALTH
Finding Low-Cost Help for Dementia
This Sunday's Alzheimer’s Walk in Provincetown last year raised $100,000 and attracted 400 participants
PROVINCETOWN — Knowledge equals power when it comes to navigating a health crisis. Sometimes it even means financial power. No one knows this better than Molly Perdue, co-founder of the […]
sports
Bringing an Arctic Tradition to Nauset Marsh
A wooden kayak, inspired by an Aleutian design, is like a living thing
EASTHAM — From the seat of my kayak I have come to see Nauset Marsh, part of the Cape Cod National Seashore in Eastham, as the Everglades of New England: […]
WELLFLEET OYSTERFEST 2019
Wellfleet OysterFest Schedule of Attractions
Wellfleet OysterFest 2019 will run from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 19-20, rain or shine. General admission tickets are $10 per day. Shellfishermen and food […]
METAPHYSICS
Persephone on the Sagamore Bridge
The sadness of leaving one set of pleasures for another
Driving west over the Sagamore Bridge in early October, heading back to Chicago, I sighed as I realized I was once again doing my biannual Persephone act. Ah, but which […]
WOMEN WITHOUT LIMITS
At Work in Provincetown, 30 Years Ago and Now
Photographs by Marian Roth
By the time I arrived in Provincetown in 1982 to find myself there was already a vibrant community of young women washashores here, nourished by a long and deep tradition […]
PROVINCETOWN WOMEN'S WEEK 2019
A Filmmaker Captures the Power of Lesbian History
Megan Rossman’s ‘The Archivettes’ screens at Waters Edge Cinema
The 35th annual Provincetown Women’s Week, which officially runs from Oct. 14 to 20, celebrates, among many things, lesbian visibility. It’s fitting, then, that one of the most popular events […]
THE PITCH
Diversity Is Provincetown Soccer Team’s Strength
The Fishermen’s coaches emphasize commitment and good sportsmanship
PROVINCETOWN — At the top of the hill on Winslow Street sits Motta Field, home of the Provincetown Fishermen soccer team. It’s an energetic mix of sixth-, seventh-, and eighth-graders, […]
PROVINCETOWN WOMEN’S WEEK 2019
Women’s Week Highlights: Part 1
It’s Friday, Oct. 11 to Sunday, Oct. 20 this year
It officially starts on Columbus Day, doesn’t it? Women’s Week may have aged a bit over its 35 years, and there seem to be fewer lesbian inns and hangouts these […]
