PROVINCETOWN — For four weeks now, Provincetown has detected zero new cases of coronavirus. Memorial Day weekend came and went. Phase two of the statewide reopening was announced; lodgings, retail […]
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SANS BEACHES
Lecount Hollow Parking Restricted to Taxpayers
Residents would ‘prefer their own beach,’ says Grout Thomas
WELLFLEET — For those who don’t own property here, the chances of finding a parking spot at an oceanside beach have just gotten smaller. The select board voted unanimously on […]
OBITUARY
Chris Busa of Provincetown Arts Dies at 73
He was a tireless chronicler of the town’s cultural bounty
PROVINCETOWN — As the 35th-anniversary issue of Provincetown Arts, the glossy and scholarly annual journal of Outer Cape art and literature, was preparing to go to press on June 20, […]
REAL ESTATE
After Dip, Market Is Hot
After a pandemic-induced crash in spring real estate sales, brokers now report that the market has come roaring back. May statistics for Cape Cod and the Islands, released on June […]
ECONOMY
With Plenty of Headaches, Relief Money Is Flowing
Three programs created a Bermuda Triangle of financial confusion
PROVINCETOWN — The $2 trillion CARES Act turns three months old this week, and the relief programs it created have all had rough rollouts. The payroll loans, disaster loans, and […]
CORONAVIRUS
Early Test Results Look Good
But a negative test shouldn’t change behavior
WELLFLEET — The 449 free Covid-19 tests conducted at Outer Cape Health Services here on June 17 and 18 have so far showed zero positive results. Wellfleet’s clinic was one […]
QUEER HISTORY
The Heroic Struggle to Be Out in Central Pennsylvania
William Burton traces the building of an LGBTQ community
The history of the gay liberation movement is usually told from the point of view of those at the center of the action, from the Mattachine Society and Daughters of […]
CURRENTS
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, June 25 Charter Compliance Commission, noon Planning Board, 6 p.m. Public […]
CURRENTS
This Week in Truro
Meetings Ahead Meetings are held remotely. To watch live, go to truro-ma.gov. Thursday, June 25 School Committee, 5:15 p.m. Zoning Board of Appeals Cloverleaf Hearing, 5:30 p.m. Friday, June 26 […]
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This Week in Wellfleet
Meetings Ahead Meetings are held remotely. Go to wellfleet-ma.gov and click on the meeting you are interested in for instructions on how to participate. Thursday, June 25 Natural Resources Advisory […]
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This Week in Eastham
Meetings Ahead Meetings are held remotely. Go to eastham-ma.gov/calendar-by-event-type/16 and click on a particular meeting to read its agenda. That document will provide information about how to view and take […]
AT RISK AT WORK
Six People, 12 Jobs, One Bathroom
Dense seasonal housing presents a new hazard
PROVINCETOWN — Short-term rentals bring in visitors and help pay the town’s bills. Year-round rentals are the endangered species that we keep trying to preserve and expand. Seasonal rentals are […]
BUSINESS
Cumby’s Bid to Sell Alcohol Gains Steam
State court approves ballot question to create new type of liquor license
Cumberland Farms, along with other convenience stores, is one step closer to selling alcohol and upending the current system of liquor sales licenses. The Mass. Supreme Judicial Court (SJC) on […]
MOST UNHAPPY FELLOWS
FAWC Is Accused of Discrimination and ‘Complacency’
Board apologizes for being ‘complicit’ with racism and vows to do better
PROVINCETOWN — This should have been a banner year for the Fine Arts Work Center, one of the town’s most important cultural institutions, with its faculty of renowned writers and […]
SUMMER
The Heart of the Town Is Still Beating
You’ll ‘just have to dance in your square’ at Eastham’s Windmill Green
EASTHAM — If you live here, you’re tired of hearing it: “This town has no center.” Except, of course, it does. Its formal name is the Eastham Center Historic District, […]
