PROVINCETOWN — It’s not easy sharing a ballot with the president. Presidential elections always hoover up the attention, even in a normal year, even when the contest is boring. This […]
Provincetown
CURRENTS
This Week In Provincetown
Meetings Ahead Meetings are held remotely. Go to provincetown-ma.gov and click on the meeting you want to watch. Thursday, Oct. 22 Public Pier Corp., 4 p.m. Planning Board, 6 p.m. Monday, Oct. […]
BOOKS
Jane Fleishman’s Stonewall Generation Gives Voice to LGBTQ Elders
A look at everything from a legacy of activism to sexual intimacy
“I have been an activist and organizer from my teenage years onwards,” says Jane Fleishman, author of The Stonewall Generation: LGBTQ Elders on Sex, Activism, and Aging. “As Mandy Carter, […]
ECONOMY
While Cape Air Struggles, Local Airport Reaps a Bonanza
Provincetown collects $2.74 million in federal aid in just 6 months
PROVINCETOWN — In February 2019, the Provincetown Municipal Airport Commission stated that the airport’s revolving account would be empty by the fiscal year 2021-2022. The commission wrote, “We are working […]
TECHNOLOGY
Baker Withholds Funds for Outer Cape Broadband
‘We’re ready to rock and roll,’ says OpenCape director
PROVINCETOWN — Gov. Charlie Baker signed a bill in August authorizing up to $1.8 billion in infrastructure investment, including $1.7 million to expand broadband coverage in Provincetown via the OpenCape […]
DEMOGRAPHICS
Census Bureau Claims 100% Response Rate
But experts have questions about data quality
PROVINCETOWN — After a slow start that saw all four Outer Cape towns lagging behind in 2020 census self-response rates, the U.S. Census Bureau now claims that every single household […]
PROTEST
In Provincetown, Silence Speaks Louder Than Words
Bearing witness at Racial Justice Provincetown’s vigils
PROVINCETOWN — Though passers-by were chatting, bicycle bells were ringing, and the sounds of cars, strollers, and dogs filled the air, the silence from protesters still felt audible, as if […]
PLAYING APART
A Warm Welcome With Wiffle Ball
Motta Field is home to a quirky new ‘league’
PROVINCETOWN — What do you get when a group of Provincetown locals have Tuesdays off in the middle of the summer of the pandemic, when social distance is required? A […]
CURRENTS
This Week In Provincetown
Meetings Ahead Meetings are held remotely. Go to provincetown-ma.gov and click on the meeting you want to watch. Thursday, Oct. 15 Board of Health, 4 p.m. Zoning Board of Appeals, 6 p.m. […]
ELDER AFFAIRS
Seashore Point Residents Say Condo Agreement Is Fraudulent
The basic residency contract created by Deaconess Abundant Life is at issue
PROVINCETOWN — The owners of two units at the Residences at Seashore Point are about to file suit against the company that controls the senior living community and its adjoining […]
TRUE CRIME
A Decade-long Pattern of Abuse Continues
‘Marital privilege’ helps to perpetuate a cycle of domestic violence
PROVINCETOWN — The call came last Wednesday night, just over halfway into Police Officer Emmett Catanese’s 3 to 11 p.m. shift. On the line was Christian Peters, 50. He was […]
IT TAKES A VILLAGE
At Womencrafts, Michelle Axelson Listens
A landmark of Provincetown’s Women’s Week stays creative
PROVINCETOWN — Michelle Axelson came to town in November 2010, for a break. A Boston-based social worker by training, she had loved working at Mass. Correctional Institution — Framingham, a […]
This Week In Provincetown
Meetings Ahead Meetings are held remotely. Go to provincetown-ma.gov and click on the meeting you want to watch. Thursday, Oct. 8 Scholarship & Trust Administration Committee, 3 p.m. Public Pier Corp., 2 […]
COVID UPDATE
Despite New Guidelines, Indoor Venues to Remain Mostly Shut
Phase three, step two changes leave some scratching their heads
Theater and music lovers were overjoyed last week when Gov. Charlie Baker announced that lower-risk communities may move to “step two” of phase three reopening guidelines, as of Monday, Oct. […]
LEARNING IN A PANDEMIC
State Questions Provincetown Schools on Staying Shut
Infant and toddler program is on recess after staff resignations
PROVINCETOWN — Provincetown Schools Supt. Suzanne Scallion has received a letter from state Commissioner of Elementary and Secondary Education Jeffrey Riley questioning her decision not to reopen the school for […]
