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
The Tax Work-Off Is Back
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, February 22, - Thursday, February 29, 2024
Know when to hit the flats.
Wellfleet Legal Notices
TOWN OF WELLFLEET SELECT BOARD PUBLIC HEARING March 12, 2024 Notice is hereby given that the Wellfleet Selectboard will hold a public hearing on Tuesday, March 12, 2024; 6:00pm. virtually […]
Town of Truro Legal Notices
Town of Truro Bid Announcement Cottage Housing Relocation and Upgrades Project The Town of Truro is seeking sealed bids from General Contractors for the construction of the Cottage Housing Relocation […]
Provincetown Legal Notices
Town of Provincetown Historic District Commission Public Hearing March 6, 2024 The Provincetown Historic District Commission will hold a Public Hearing at 3:30 P.M. on Wednesday, March 6, 2024, in […]
WASTEWATER
Truro Will Sue 8 Homeowners for Cesspool Inaction
About half the town’s cesspool owners have upgraded; 75 will get extensions
TRURO — Installing a cesspool has been illegal in Massachusetts since 1978. They are considered “failed” septic systems. But people on the Outer Cape have kept on living with them […]
REORGANIZATION
Provincetown Select Board Is Set to Dissolve the Pier Corp.
Oversight of pier would move to DPW and an advisory board
PROVINCETOWN — The Public Pier Corporation, created in 2000 to receive major state funding for the renovation of the town-owned MacMillan Pier, has now served its purpose, according to Pier […]
FRICTION IN WELLFLEET
Curley Objects to Two Hires as Waldo Departs
Carboni calls his actions an ‘intrusion into the town administrator’s authority’
WELLFLEET — During Rich Waldo’s final two weeks as town administrator, he hired Wellfleet’s first-ever town planner and a new town accountant — a key municipal position that had been […]
BACK-TO-BACK
Truro Select Board Plans Two Separate Town Meetings
Special town meeting is set for May 4, with annual meeting likely on the next day
TRURO — The warrant for last fall’s special town meeting, which was repeatedly postponed amid a series of voter registration challenges and then moved from November to May when a […]
HEALTH CARE
Two Years After Approval, Injectable HIV Prevention Is Still Scarce
Insurance hurdles limit access to an effective health strategy
PROVINCETOWN — After its approval by the Food and Drug Administration in December 2021, Apretude, an injectable medication for HIV prevention, was expected to be a game-changer for several high-risk […]
MEANWHILE, IN UKRAINE
How a Whale Biologist Became a War Volunteer
Olga Shpak, who studied whales here, is now defending her home country
PROVINCETOWN — Olga Shpak is as surprised as anyone that she became a war volunteer. Growing up in Soviet Ukraine, Shpak had a hard time collaborating with other kids. She […]
JOY
An Eagle Scout at Art School
Students in PAAM’s Art Reach program paint canvases for seniors
PROVINCETOWN — One floor up from the stately galleries of the Provincetown Art Association and Museum are a series of classrooms with soft natural light. On Saturdays in the off-season […]
PROVINCETOWN: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Expanding the Housing Office
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
A House Convoy
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, Feb. […]
