PROVINCETOWN — Police Officer Thomas Radzik was parked at the CVS on Oct. 17 when a man — Brandon Czyoski, 39, of Truro — asked him for help. Czyoski said […]
Provincetown
MAYFLOWER HISTORY, PART III
The Duality of Being a Mayflower Descendant
‘Descendants feel joy and sadness about history’
PROVINCETOWN — Two things Provincetown’s Cheryl Andrews disliked as a child: history and Thanksgiving. History, she said, was “boring as dust” — with its rote memorization of dates, wars, and […]
This Week In Provincetown
Meetings Ahead
Meetings are held remotely. Go to provincetown-ma.gov and click on the meeting you want to watch. Thursday, Dec. 3 Public Pier Corp., 2 p.m. Zoning Board of Appeals, 6 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. […]
SEASCAPES
With an Eye on the Surf, Colin McGuire Paints Provincetown
A local artist contemplates the Outer Cape’s past and present
“The ocean is both beautiful and terrifying to me,” says Colin McGuire. An emerging local artist, he finds “limitless inspiration” in the seascapes of the Outer Cape and their “variety […]
CIVICS
Economist Resigns From Provincetown FinCom
Dorie Seavey says Mark Hatch’s behavior doesn’t add up
PROVINCETOWN — A member of the finance committee has resigned because of the behavior of the chair, Mark Hatch, which she described as “condescending, dismissive, and even shaming.” Dorie Seavey […]
THANKSGIVING BACK
Alice Brock Dishes Up Warmth on Thanksgiving
The inspiration for ‘Alice’s Restaurant’ needs help herself this year
PROVINCETOWN — Alice Brock came of age in the 1960s, which everyone knows because one of the most famous songs of that era was named after her. The song, of […]
This Week In Provincetown
Meetings Ahead
Meetings are held remotely. Go to provincetown-ma.gov and click on the meeting you want to watch. Wednesday, Dec. 2 Historic District Commission, 4 p.m. Conversation Starters Covid-19 Update As of Nov. 23, […]
REAL ESTATE
Former Medical Building Will Become Condos
Two affordable units are in the first ‘inclusionary’ deal
PROVINCETOWN — The former Provincetown Medical Group building on Shank Painter Road has been sold and will be redeveloped into a three-story building with eight condominiums. This story would not […]
FISHING
Continuing the Family Legacy, Local Lobsterman Gets a Big Upgrade
Covid complicated the arrival of an import from Prince Edward Island
PROVINCETOWN — Jeff Souza came in hot one quiet November evening at MacMillan Pier. He was at the helm of his brand-new lobster boat, Crash, a custom-made Provincial 45’, which […]
This Week in Provincetown
Meetings Ahead
Meetings are held remotely. Go to provincetown-ma.gov and click on the meeting you want to watch. Thursday, Nov. 19 Board of Health, 4 p.m. Licensing Board, 5:15 p.m. Zoning Board of Appeals, […]
LIGHTS FANTASTIC
Provincetown DJ Chris Racine Wants to Wow You
Designing light shows has been his lifelong passion
“I’ve liked playing with lights since I was a kid,” says Chris Racine, one of Provincetown’s most sought after DJs and lighting-effect designers. Racine and his collaborator, Shelley Jennings, are […]
BOOKSTORES
A Provincetown Rarity up Your Alley
Tim’s Used Books rides out the pandemic
At 242 Commercial St. in Provincetown, hidden at the end of a long alley that runs between a furniture store and a psychic’s office, there is a kind of enchanted […]
PUBLISHING
Provincetown Arts Regroups and Moves Forward
A gala and auction celebrate its founder’s legacy
When Christopher Busa died suddenly at age 73 on June 20, of a congenital heart defect that had gone undetected, it was two days before the scheduled printing of the […]
CIVICS
Select Board Is Ready for a Conduct Code
But its rules for social media would not affect FinCom’s Mark Hatch
PROVINCETOWN — They say politics in Provincetown is a blood sport. In an effort to try to change that, the select board is poised to adopt a code of conduct. […]
PUBLIC SPACE
Making Stellwagen Bank More Than ‘a Line on the Map’
Spaces for community use are part of the visitor center plan
PROVINCETOWN — One of the Outer Cape’s greatest assets is its proximity to Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary, a federally protected swath of ocean whose southernmost boundary is just three […]
