WELLFLEET — Kevin LaRocco was sworn in as Wellfleet’s new police chief during the Dec. 19 select board meeting. He is taking the place of Michael Hurley, who has retired […]
VOTING IN TRURO
Select Board Objects to Couples as Registrar Candidates
Republican town committee must submit a new list of candidates for two seats
TRURO — The select board unanimously reappointed two temporary members of the board of registrars on Dec. 12 after expressing dissatisfaction with the list of eight candidates for the two […]
PRESSURE-TREATED
A Move-In Is on Hold After Conservation Commission Objects
The dispute is over the kind of wood used in pilings on Harmes Way
EASTHAM — The owners of a new $1.8-million house overlooking Cape Cod Bay at 345 Harmes Way were waiting for an occupancy permit before moving in. Instead they got a […]
LA TOUR
A Boulangerie Will Have Its Eiffel Tower
Not a sign but a structure, it will provide just over 21 feet of twinkle
WELLFLEET — The victory may not have been as momentous as that of the Normans in the Battle of Hastings, but after several years of zoning hearings and a round […]
MORNING FLIGHT
Counting Alcids at Race Point
A sunrise-to-sunset day at the best seabird-watching spot on the East Coast
PROVINCETOWN — If you ask out-of-town birders what they know about Cape Cod, they’re likely to name Race Point. That’s because there’s a whole group of pelagic birds — those […]
MAKER
A Gatherer Finds Her Canvas
Isabelle Quinn’s seaside landscapes go with the grain
On a colder-than-usual December Thursday, Isabelle Quinn roams the dunes of Wellfleet’s Newcomb Hollow Beach in search of driftwood. The wind nips at her, turning her knuckles purple, but Quinn […]
PLOTS
Putnam Farm Grows Agriculture as ‘an Ally to Conservation’
Orleans is taking applications from growers for 8 new plots
ORLEANS — Even though most of the farmers who work the land at the Putnam Farm Conservation Area have tucked their plots in, and the swooping tree swallows have gone […]
PROVINCETOWN: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Opiate Settlement Spending Plan
Meetings Ahead Most meetings in Provincetown are held in person, typically with an online-attendance option for both committee members and residents. Click on the meeting you want to attend on […]
TRURO: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Town Manager Progress
Meetings Ahead Most meetings in Truro are remote. Go to Truro-ma.gov and click on the meeting you are interested in. The agenda includes instructions on how to join. Thursday, Dec. […]
WELLFLEET: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
About Those Last Miles
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
Getting Climate on the Warrant
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 to […]
REMINISCENCE
Seeing Past the New Sidewalk
Our Writers Group recreates the old Provincetown every Tuesday
PROVINCETOWN — Dogs named Riches and Poverty. Ice houses. The time the harbor almost froze over. Kids sliding at night in midwinter. Dune skiing with cheap skis. Fires on the […]
TIDE CHART
Provincetown and Wellfleet Harbors
Thursday, December 21, - Thursday, December 28, 2023
Know when to hit the flats.
Wellfleet Legal Notices
Town of Wellfleet Conservation Commission Public Hearing January 3, 2024 Please take notice that the Wellfleet Conservation Commission, in accordance with M.G.L. Chapter 131, Section 40, and the Wellfleet Environmental […]
Town of Truro Legal Notices
TOWN OF TRURO PUBLIC HEARING SELECT BOARD SEASONAL AND ANNUAL ALCOHOL LICENSE FEES January 9, 2024 The Truro Select Board will hold a Public Hearing on Tuesday, January 9, 2024, […]
