TRURO — The body that washed up on beach in North Truro on June 9 has been identified through dental records to be that of Marc-Olivier Czarnecki, a 51-year-old math […]
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STUCK
Marla Perkel Tells of Overnight Ordeal
‘I’m afraid of a lot of things, but not my woods’
PROVINCETOWN — When her red convertible got stuck in the mud on a dirt road on the Truro-Wellfleet line, Marla Perkel, 84, survived the night by walking, napping, and finally […]
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, July 2 Scholarship & Trust Administration Committee, 3:30 p.m. Zoning Board […]
CURRENTS
This Week in Truro
Meetings Ahead Meetings are held remotely. To watch live, go to truro-ma.gov. From there, follow the “helpful link” to Truro Channel 18. Thursday, July 2 Truro Energy Committee, 8:30 a.m. […]
currents
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, July 2 Housing Authority, 10 […]
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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 […]
REPORT-A-POTTY
Portable Toilet Businesses Are on a Roll
Cleaning is costly, but CARES funds should ease the burden
While much of the Cape economy is in the crapper due to coronavirus-related shutdowns and restrictions, porta-potty companies are flush. That’s because in a summer when Covid-19 has heightened fears […]
CORONAVIRUS
No Cases but Lots of Questions
Is it not here, or are we not finding it?
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 […]
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 […]
