Town of Provincetown Public Hearing Licensing Board July 26, 2022 The Provincetown Licensing Board will hold a Public Hearing on Tuesday, July 26, 2022 at 5:15 p.m. in the Judge […]
Provincetown
REGULATION
Dockless E-Scooters Suddenly Take to the Streets
There is no law against dropping them on sidewalks and street corners
PROVINCETOWN — Dockless electric scooters that can be rented online wherever they are found and then dropped anywhere when customers are done using them have appeared on Commercial Street. The […]
OBITUARY
Hilde Oleson, Beloved Poet and Teacher, Dies at 99
Cofounder of the Writer’s Voice Café wrote of ‘my beautiful crazy town’
PROVINCETOWN — Hilde Oleson, who began a second career as a poet at age 84 and became a beloved teacher of writing here, died on June 19, 2022 at Seashore […]
MPV
Amid Growing Outbreak, a Vaccine Strategy Comes Into View
The still-scarce doses will go to close contacts of monkeypox cases
PROVINCETOWN — The global outbreak of monkeypox has continued to expand. There were 23 cases in Massachusetts, 90 in New York, and 5,780 worldwide as of July 1, according to […]
WATERFRONT
A Drowning in Provincetown Harbor
Rachel Schwolow was well-known local resident
PROVINCETOWN — Longtime resident Rachel Schwolow, known to many by her chosen name Raquel, died on July 4 after becoming entangled in her plastic costume in Provincetown Harbor. She had […]
FOURTH OF JULY
Fifes, Funk, and Fireworks
Provincetown puts summer traditions on parade
PROVINCETOWN: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Developer Consumes Soft as a Grape
Meetings Ahead Some meetings in Provincetown are in person, some are online, and some are both. Click on the meeting you want to attend on the calendar at provincetown-ma.gov for a link to […]
THEATER REVIEW
Gender Is the Thing in ‘The Lady Hamlet’
Sarah Schulman’s witty new play premieres at the Provincetown Theater
Shakespeare’s Hamlet is not the manliest of tragic heroes. When the ghost of his father, the former King Hamlet of Denmark, accuses his brother Claudius, now king and Hamlet’s stepdad […]
Provincetown Legal Notices
Town of Provincetown Public Hearing Historic District Commission July 20, 2022 The Provincetown Historic District Commission will hold a Public Hearing at 3:30 P.M. on Wednesday, July 20, 2022, in […]
SHARING THE HERITAGE
Celebrating the 75th Blessing of the Fleet
and the 26th Portuguese Festival
A percussionist with the Highland Light Scottish Pipe Band, which normally practices in Wareham, proves you don’t have to be Portuguese to join in Provincetown’s festival. The band is named […]
PUBLIC HEALTH
State Leaders Detail Response to Monkeypox
Public awareness and vaccinating exposed people are key strategies
PROVINCETOWN — The official case counts for monkeypox are still low — 13 cases in Massachusetts, 63 in New York as of Tuesday, June 28. But the numbers have been […]
SENIOR OF THE YEAR
Mary Abt Calls the Community to Song
A teacher who shows students ‘a beauty you can’t see or touch’
PROVINCETOWN — Every Thursday afternoon, the hallways of the Council on Aging are filled with song. Follow the sound to its source and you’ll find Mary Abt and a handful […]
SENIOR OF THE YEAR
Loretta Butehorn Is Ever Ready…
…with a lamp, a lifeboat, a ladder, and a scone
PROVINCETOWN — Loretta Butehorn is a lot of things to a lot of people. “The life of any party.” “Someone who just gives and gives.” “Scone queen.” “If I were […]
SENIOR OF THE YEAR
An Anti-Ageist Gets Radical
Mary DeRocco finds her voice in new ways
PROVINCETOWN — “What could be more radical than aging?” asks Mary DeRocco. Better yet, she adds, “What could be more radical than aging in Provincetown?” By radical, what this Senior […]
RACKET
Pickleball Players and Peeved Neighbors Trade Volleys
Select board lobs noise problem to town manager
PROVINCETOWN — Complaints about pickleball started with a trickle but have become a torrent, prompting 50 people to crowd into town hall and on Zoom on June 27 to ask […]
