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Provincetown
Provincetown Legal Notices
Town of Provincetown Select Board Proposal to Update Traffic & Parking Regulations to Define Electric Bicycles Public Hearing June 24, 2024 The Provincetown Select Board will hold a Public Hearing […]
VOUCHERS AREN’T ENOUGH
Child-Care Providers Navigate a Trying Landscape
Long waitlists and staff shortages plague Outer Cape early education centers
PROVINCETOWN — Outer Cape towns’ efforts to help families afford child care are being stymied by a lack of space and staffing. Some families with young children are unable to […]
RESTAURANT RULES
Luke’s Lobster Is Exempted From Formula Business Bylaw
Changed menu and logo make it different from the company’s 32 other ‘shacks’
PROVINCETOWN — Luke’s Lobster currently has 17 lobster “shacks” in the Northeast, two in Las Vegas, five in Japan, and four in Singapore — but when it opens a full-service […]
TERRORISM
FBI Holds ‘Active Shooter’ Response Training in Provincetown
Threats to Pride celebrations across the globe prompt a nationwide alert
PROVINCETOWN — Almost 160 people, including many of Provincetown’s nightclub owners, bar managers, and hotel and restaurant staff, came to town hall on June 3 for an unusual kind of […]
PROVINCETOWN: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Local Health Fair
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 […]
TIDE CHART
Provincetown and Wellfleet Harbors
Thursday, June 6 - Thursday, June 13, 2024
Know when to hit the flats.
Provincetown Legal Notices
Town of Provincetown Position Opening Harbormaster The Harbormaster enforces state and local laws and regulations for the protection and safety of the professional and general boating public on Provincetown’s waterways. […]
Decoration Day
Members of the U.S. Coast Guard and the Provincetown Police Dept. make up the color guard in front of town hall on Memorial Day, May 27. From left, Patrol Officer […]
J-1 FACT CHECK
U.S. State Dept. Still Has a Provincetown Blacklist
The department refuses to explain — but does not deny — Bulgarian embassy’s actions
PROVINCETOWN — When employers here first began hearing from their returning J-1 visa students in Bulgaria that they had received emails in April from the U.S. embassy there telling them […]
IN THE FLOODPLAIN
Provincetown Weighs In as DEP Proposes New Coastal Protection Rules
The rules are no problem for Old Reliable plan, but its expansion on coastal dune might be
PROVINCETOWN — The Mass. Dept. of Environmental Protection has proposed revisions to its wetlands regulations aimed at providing better protection to coastal floodplains from the effects of climate change, sea […]
BUG SEASON
Lobstermen and Scientists See a Fishery in Flux
This summer, watching for warming trends and easterly winds
PROVINCETOWN — This year, May 15 marked the beginning of the lobster fishing season on the Outer Cape. The fishery is not an insignificant one here. There are 42 fishermen […]
ODD JOBS
The Rigger’s Life Is a Curious One
In Provincetown Harbor, a man with a head for mechanics and knots
On a calm and sunny Monday morning in May, Samuel Rouse hops into his small skiff to make an easy commute, zipping across Provincetown Harbor toward a 37-foot sailboat that […]
PROVINCETOWN: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Chief Trovato’s Future
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 […]
TIDE CHART
Provincetown and Wellfleet Harbors
Thursday, May 30 - Thursday, June 6, 2024
Know when to hit the flats.