PROVINCETOWN — At the four-committee housing workshop held on June 20, the town’s leaders expressed support for moving toward three large-scale policy goals: new regulations on short-term rentals, new rules […]
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PERFORMANCE REVIEW
Truro Select Board Ratings of Tangeman Vary Widely
But members agree that the town manager’s job is misunderstood
TRURO — In an executive session on June 28, the select board voted 4-1 to extend Town Manager Darrin Tangeman’s contract, with Sue Areson voting no. Two weeks later, the […]
ELDER CARE
Home Care Shortage Is ‘a Never-Ending Crisis’
The wait for a home health aide can be up to a year long
Barnstable County is facing twin demographic emergencies. First, as rents and the cost of living rise ever higher, the year-round workforce is evaporating. Second, the population — already far older […]
SMALL BOATS: PART TWO
The Cape’s Scallopers Ride Out a Perfect Storm
Local fishermen make fewer forays and try new ways to stay afloat
PROVINCETOWN — This summer, a perfect storm — combining sky-high fuel costs, a scarcity of experienced crew members, low wholesale prices, sharp declines in what scallop fishermen are allowed to […]
ON THE FLATS
Where Farm to Table Meets Dogs and Drains
Protecting Provincetown’s oyster flats from dangers ‘real and perceived’
PROVINCETOWN — If you set off from the West End boat ramp at low tide and walk out towards the breakwater, it doesn’t take long to reach the low-slung oyster […]
FATAL ACCIDENT
Teacher Is Killed in Apparent Hit and Run on Route 6 in Wellfleet
Police seek information in the death of Jeffrey Richardson, 59
WELLFLEET — Jeffrey Richardson, 59, of Brookfield, Conn. died on July 11 at Cape Cod Hospital after what the Wellfleet police called “a possible hit and run accident” on Route […]
PROVINCETOWN: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Jill Biden Is Coming to Town
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 […]
TRURO: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Questions About Town Government?
Meetings Ahead Most meetings in Truro are remote. Go to truro-ma.gov and click on the meeting you want to watch. The agenda includes instructions on how to join. Thursday, July 20 Shellfish […]
WELLFLEET: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Kmiec Appointed to Shellfish Board
Meetings Ahead Most meetings in Wellfleet are remote only, but some are held in person. Go to www.wellfleet-ma.gov/calendarand click on the meeting you want to watch, then follow the instructions on […]
EASTHAM: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Cooks Brook Beach Closed
Meetings Ahead Most meetings in Eastham are in-person, typically with an online-attendance option. Go to eastham-ma.gov and click on the meeting you are interested in for details. All meetings are […]
OPIOIDS
Fentanyl in Drug Supply Spurs Community Response
Contaminated drugs may present dangers for unaware partygoers
PROVINCETOWN — Gwen Kavlouskas-Noyes, who owns Big Daddy’s Burritos in Provincetown, says that though she has long been aware of the problem of opioids, they always felt distant from her […]
SUBSTANDARD
Last Tenants at Truro Motor Inn Are Evicted
A years-long saga has forced multiple families off Cape
TRURO — Nicholas and Angela Rose and their two children were evicted from their home at the Truro Motor Inn last week — marking the end of an intractable chapter […]
DUNE SHACKS
Del Deo Rejects a 2-Year Permit From Park Service
Evicted, the 94-year-old artist seeks to defend ‘the principles of these shacks’
PROVINCETOWN — Artist and restaurateur Sal Del Deo, 94, has rejected an offer from Cape Cod National Seashore Supt. Brian Carlstrom of a two-year special-use permit for the dune shack […]
PUBLIC WORKS
Truro Select Board Picks Route 6 for New DPW Facility
Voters will need to approve use of the site at the next town meeting
TRURO — The Truro Select Board voted unanimously to place a new $30-million dept. of public works facility at 340 Route 6, a wooded area next to the police and […]
HABITATS
After 9 Years, 4 Habitat Houses Reach Final Wellfleet Review
And at Lawrence Hill, completion date is pushed back to 2026
WELLFLEET — Habitat for Humanity of Cape Cod will ask the zoning board of appeals at its July 13 meeting to take the final step in its review of a […]
