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Provincetown
HEADS & BEDS
With Rates Up, There Are No Rooms for Workers
Tourists will need to pack their patience
PROVINCETOWN — The new executive director of the Provincetown Business Guild does not have a place to live for the summer. Stephan Hengst, who was hired in January to fill […]
LOCAL JOURNALISM
Gannett to Stop Printing 19 Eastern Mass. Weeklies
A transition from local news to regional coverage may be in the works
PROVINCETOWN — Nineteen Gannett-owned weeklies across Eastern Massachusetts will cease print publication in May, according to recent announcements on the company’s “Wicked Local” websites. None of the 19 in the […]
PROVINCETOWN: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
VSB Reflects on Town Meeting
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TOWN MEETING
Police Station and 9 Housing Articles OKed
Buildings, land, and money fill two nights of debate in Provincetown
PROVINCETOWN — Over the course of two nights, town meeting voters passed nearly every article on Provincetown’s 48-item warrant, including a long-sought funding authorization for a new police station and […]
GOING UP
Provincetown’s Inclined Elevator Is Up and Running
After five years of planning and much drama, the High Pole Hill ‘funicular’ is fun
PROVINCETOWN — The sun broke through a dense fog. The town hall clock chimed, tourists rolled suitcases down Commercial Street, and there was something new: a glass elevator glided up […]
CIVICS
Celebrating Democracy at Provincetown’s Annual Meeting
A crowd of 400 is glad to gather, agree on a police station, and groan over amendments
PROVINCETOWN — On foot and by bike, scooter, and car, some 400 people made their way along Commercial Street to town hall on Monday evening, headed to what turned out […]
PROVINCETOWN: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Pickleball Won’t Sour East End
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TOWN MEETING
What’s the Impact of an Impact Fee?
A dive into the short-term rental data suggests six figures of revenue in each town
PROVINCETOWN — Articles to establish a community impact fee on investor-owned short-term rental properties are on the town meeting warrants in Provincetown, Wellfleet, and Eastham this spring. According to Provincetown’s […]
COURT REPORT
Gallery Owner Faces Forgery Charges
Melissa Jerace is also being sued by former friends and associates in Florida
PROVINCETOWN — Melissa Jerace, owner of the East End gallery Domingos En La Playa, faces two counts of forgery of a check and forgery of a deposit slip. The charges, […]
PROVINCETOWN TOWN MEETING
Lane Removal Could Create Large Parcels Along Route 6
Two articles for studying the roadbed plus adjacent town-owned land
PROVINCETOWN — Two measures on the warrant for Provincetown’s April 4 town meeting consider the removal of the two southern lanes of Route 6 from Herring Cove to Conwell Street. […]
PROVINCETOWN: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Big Money Articles
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NOTHING LIKE THE SUN
At the Beech
The Beech Forest Trail off Race Point Road in the Province Lands of the Cape Cod National Seashore beckons spring birdwatchers and seekers of peace. (Photo by Agata Storer)
PROVINCETOWN: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
School Goes Mask-Optional
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LABOR
Stop & Shop Workers Ratify New Contract
Four-year pact is approved by 98 percent of attending employees
PROVINCETOWN — After three months of negotiations, the United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Union Local 328 secured a four-year agreement for Stop & Shop employees on Feb. 27. The […]
