Meetings Ahead Most meetings in Eastham are in-person, typically with an online attendance option. Click on the meeting you are interested in on the calendar at eastham-ma.gov for details. All […]
TIDE CHART
Provincetown and Wellfleet Harbors
Thursday, Sept. 26- Thursday, Oct. 3, 2024
Know when to hit the flats.
Wellfleet Legal Notices
Town of Wellfleet Zoning Board of Appeals Public Hearing October 10, 2024 Pursuant to Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter 40-A, Section 11 and Wellfleet Section 235, the ZBA will hold public […]
Provincetown Legal Notices
Town of Provincetown Zoning Board of Appeals Public Hearing October 3, 2024 The Provincetown Zoning Board of Appeals will hold a Public Hearing at 6:00 P.M. on Thursday, October 3, […]
Town of Truro Legal Notices
Town of Truro Select Board Remote Public Hearing FY2025 Tax Classification Hearing September 24, 2024 Notice is hereby given that the Truro Select Board will hold a remote public hearing […]
ON THE WATERFRONT
Inside a Vestige of Provincetown’s Mercantile Past
The Old Reliable Fish House and Colonial Cold Storage buildings have stories to tell
PROVINCETOWN — The large, decaying buildings that formerly housed fish-processing businesses, an industrial freezer, a pair of restaurants, and several apartments at 227, 227R, and 229 Commercial St. are mostly […]
REGULATION
Short-Term Rentals: an Industry of Ones and Twos
Only 10 percent of P’town rentals belong to owners of three or more units
PROVINCETOWN — Almost a year ago, town meeting voters endorsed two measures to regulate the ownership of short-term rental properties here and prevent consolidation of the industry in the hands […]
WELLFLEET HARBOR
Fire Chief Orders Heavy Trucks Off the L-Pier
The badly deteriorated structure will need to be replaced, says interim harbormaster
WELLFLEET — Fire Chief Joseph Capello issued a cease-and-desist order on Sept. 17 to prevent fuel delivery trucks and water tankers from driving onto the commercial L-pier at the town’s […]
ARCHAEOLOGY
A Dig Reveals the Ways of One of Eastham’s Early Settlers
John Doane was wealthy, pious, and industrious and may have feared witches
EASTHAM — John Doane, who emigrated from England to the Plymouth Colony sometime between 1628 and 1632, became the patriarch of one of the first seven families that settled in […]
LOCATION, LOCATION
Shellfish Dept. Answers Fears With Positive Harvest Data
After boom years, and with more pickers, wild oyster numbers ‘head back to normal’
WELLFLEET — At select board meetings throughout the summer, wild oyster harvesters used the public comment period as a platform to decry the state of the town’s wild fishery. “I […]
ENVIRONMENT
Against the Wind: Questions About BOEM’s Fisheries Analysis
Maine-based anti-wind advocate Jerry Leeman leads a forum at the Truro library
TRURO — The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) announced the final sale notice for the Gulf of Maine offshore wind project lease areas on Sept. 16. The agency shrunk […]
WELLFLEET HARBOR
Turning the Tables on Mayo Beach
A lease agreement with Mac’s highlights inconsistencies in procurement procedure
WELLFLEET — The select board on Sept. 10 reviewed the only bid received for the leasing in 2025 of the town-owned sandy lot at 255 Commercial St. between Mac’s on […]
ECONOMY
Obscure Regulation Limits What Employers Can Charge Staff for Housing
The rule hasn’t been updated in 20 years and affects all minimum-wage workers
PROVINCETOWN — As the cost of living has become increasingly untenable for workers on Cape Cod, many local businesses have had to sign leases on rental properties, or buy properties […]
PRESERVATION
At Nauset Light, the Chance to Live (a Little) Like a Keeper
Preservation society and Park hope rentals will help maintain the historic residence
EASTHAM — The small house on the edge isn’t everyone’s idea of a dream vacation home. There’s no air conditioning, and a constant stream of visitors crowds the front lawn, […]
CHARACTER STUDIES
From Hat to Home, Channing Wilroy Makes His Own World
How the ‘Trash Trilogy’ actor built an oasis on Pearl Street
PROVINCETOWN — Channing Wilroy takes a brisk walk through town every day, his shoulders rolled slightly forward as if they, too, are in a hurry. He rarely stops, because he […]
