PROVINCETOWN — The select board took two votes on July 24 that put the town on course to create up to 100 new apartments at two locations — one on […]
Provincetown
EARLY CHILDHOOD
Funds but No Staff to Grow Infant-Toddler Program
Without two new employees, school can’t add third child-care room
PROVINCETOWN — With a mix of federal and municipal funds already secured, a third infant-toddler room at the Provincetown Schools is ready to open its doors. There’s just one thing […]
UNSHELTERED
Sleeping in the Elements in Provincetown
The nearest homeless shelter is St. Joseph House in Hyannis, more than an hour away
PROVINCETOWN — Mackenzie Perry, the Provincetown community support liaison for the Homeless Prevention Council (HPC), says that she works with 35 to 40 clients per month who are actively struggling […]
PROVINCETOWN: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Carlstrom Cancels
Meetings Ahead Most meetings in Provincetown are in-person, typically with an online-attendance option for both committee members and residents. Click on the meeting you want to attend on the calendar […]
TIDE CHART
Provincetown and Wellfleet Harbors
Thursday, July 27 - Thursday August 3, 2023
Know when to hit the flats.
Provincetown Legal Notices
Town of Provincetown Zoning Board of Appeals Public Hearing August 3, 2023 The Provincetown Zoning Board of Appeals will hold a Public Hearing at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday, August 3, […]
HOUSING WORKSHOP
On Provincetown’s Agenda: Short-Term Rentals and Zoning Reform
A ‘working group’ that can engage the public is in the works
PROVINCETOWN — At the four-committee housing workshop held on June 20, the town’s leaders expressed support for moving toward three large-scale policy goals: new regulations on short-term rentals, new rules […]
SMALL BOATS: PART TWO
The Cape’s Scallopers Ride Out a Perfect Storm
Local fishermen make fewer forays and try new ways to stay afloat
PROVINCETOWN — This summer, a perfect storm — combining sky-high fuel costs, a scarcity of experienced crew members, low wholesale prices, sharp declines in what scallop fishermen are allowed to […]
ON THE FLATS
Where Farm to Table Meets Dogs and Drains
Protecting Provincetown’s oyster flats from dangers ‘real and perceived’
PROVINCETOWN — If you set off from the West End boat ramp at low tide and walk out towards the breakwater, it doesn’t take long to reach the low-slung oyster […]
PROVINCETOWN: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Jill Biden Is Coming to Town
Meetings Ahead Most meetings in Provincetown are in-person, typically with an online-attendance option for both committee members and residents. Click on the meeting you want to attend on the calendar […]
TIDE CHART
Provincetown and Wellfleet Harbors
Thursday, July 20 - Thursday July 27, 2023
Know when to hit the flats.
Provincetown Legal Notices
Town of Provincetown Historic District Commission Public Hearing August 2, 2023 The Provincetown Historic District Commission will hold a Public Hearing at 3:30 P.M. on Wednesday, August 2, 2023, in […]
PICKUP GAME
Friday Evening in the East End
Happenstance and the love of a game unite locals and visitors on the court
A three-on-three full-court pickup game is underway at the East End basketball court on a balmy Friday night in July. The air is dense, salty. The players sweaty, smiling, but […]
OPIOIDS
Fentanyl in Drug Supply Spurs Community Response
Contaminated drugs may present dangers for unaware partygoers
PROVINCETOWN — Gwen Kavlouskas-Noyes, who owns Big Daddy’s Burritos in Provincetown, says that though she has long been aware of the problem of opioids, they always felt distant from her […]
DUNE SHACKS
Del Deo Rejects a 2-Year Permit From Park Service
Evicted, the 94-year-old artist seeks to defend ‘the principles of these shacks’
PROVINCETOWN — Artist and restaurateur Sal Del Deo, 94, has rejected an offer from Cape Cod National Seashore Supt. Brian Carlstrom of a two-year special-use permit for the dune shack […]
