PROVINCETOWN — The number of people relying on the Outer Cape’s food pantries has jumped by 64 percent this year, according to staff and volunteers of the Lower Cape Outreach […]
Provincetown
CRIME
‘Lady in the Dunes’ Is Identified After 48 Years
PROVINCETOWN — Mike Meads remembers coming into the basement of town hall, which was then the police station, to find his father, Police Chief James Meads, studying the crime scene […]
HOBGOBLINS
On Commercial Street in a Sweetly Mischievous Mood
Halloween brings out a friendly mix of fantasies
Photos by Nancy Bloom Nurses to remind you to get that booster, bumpkins with pumpkins for heads, groovy paisley-wearers, and plenty of folks who slipped into sequins strolled Commercial Street […]
THE COMMUNICATOR
Minnie Pearl Wheeler, Chihuahua Mutt
On avoiding Commercial Street, finding a dead bird, and being there for a friend
Anyone who has typed the words “talking dog” or “talking cat” into a search engine — and who among us has not? — is already aware of the remarkable communication […]
PROVINCETOWN: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Owner of Sal’s Fined for Contempt
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, Nov. 3 - Wednesday Nov. 9, 2022
Know when to hit the flats.
Provincetown Legal Notices
Town of Provincetown Public Hearing Historic District Commission November 16, 2022 The Provincetown Historic District Commission will hold a Public Hearing at 3:30 P.M. on Wednesday, November 16, 2022, in […]
INDIGENOUS HISTORY
Renaming Race Point Would Be ‘Meaningful,’ Says Peters
The Wampanoag Alliance wants to recover the name Meeshaun
PROVINCETOWN — A proposal to rename Race Point as Meeshaun Point, first made in early 2021 by representatives of the Wampanoag tribe, is still alive, though no action has been […]
HYDROLOGY
Provincetown and Truro Discuss New Wells at Walsh Land
Water supply questions affect future growth of both towns
PROVINCETOWN — At a rare joint meeting of the Provincetown and Truro select boards, leaders from both towns discussed the relationship between fresh water supply, future growth, and Truro’s Walsh […]
TAXATION
$2.9 Billion in Tax Rebates Will Be Mailed in November
13 percent of state income tax receipts will go back to payers
PROVINCETOWN — In a break with the last 35 years of state budgeting, $2.9 billion will be mailed back to income-tax payers in Massachusetts in direct proportion to their 2021 […]
IMBIBING
Pennywise at the Provincetown Food & Wine Festival
A Guide for the Frugal Flaneur
Plato said, “Nothing more excellent or valuable than wine was ever granted by the gods to man.” So true! Moreover, the cusp of winter is no time to anger a […]
PROVINCETOWN: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Traffic Hearing Cancelled
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 […]
TIDE CHART
Provincetown and Wellfleet Harbors
Thursday, Oct. 27 - Wednesday Nov. 2, 2022
Know when to hit the flats.
Provincetown Legal Notices
Town of Provincetown Public Hearing Planning Board November 3, 2022 Proposed Zoning Bylaw Amendments The Provincetown Planning Board will hold a public hearing on Thursday, November 3, 2022, at 5 […]
Planning Board Rethinks Employee Housing Article
Article 8 will be amended or withdrawn on town meeting floor
PROVINCETOWN — Only a week after the Nov. 9 special town meeting warrant was finalized, the planning board decided that Article 8, which would add employee housing to the town’s […]
