HYANNIS — Freddie Rocha greeted David Chick with his usual questions: “When are we going home?” and “Did you come to take me home?” Chick smiled and asked if he […]
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HOUSING
Looking at Affordable Housing Through Irish Eyes
The CDP’s Andrea Aldana travels to Ireland for an ‘affordable housing journey’
EASTHAM — What would we do differently if we saw affordable housing as a human right? That’s the key question Andrea Aldana, director of housing advocacy for the Community Development […]
ELECTIONS
Wellfleet Scraps Wooden Ballot Box
Questions about election security are dismissed by select board
WELLFLEET — The select board voted 3-2 on Oct. 22 to “retire the horse and buggy,” as board member Kathleen Bacon put it, and replace the town’s 95-year-old hand-crank ballot […]
ENVIRONMENT
A Mountain of ‘Sacrificial Sand’ Is Dumped at Blasch House
Coastal bank is replenished as property owners challenge town in court
WELLFLEET — The Blasch property is receiving another massive amount of “sacrificial sand” in an effort to stall the mansion’s collapse over the edge of a coastal bank. The 5,817-square-foot […]
HEALTH
Come Aboard the Health Bus
New service connects Outer Cape to medical facilities
The Cape Cod Regional Transit Authority, Cape Cod Healthcare, and the Peter Pan bus company have partnered to create a bus route to bring patients from Provincetown to the hospitals […]
CIVICS
After Lagging, Local Planning Efforts May Now Pick Up
Cape Cod Commission works to spark plans that are actually implemented
Every town on Cape Cod is encouraged to have a local comprehensive plan, developed in accordance with its residents’ expressed priorities, updated every 10 years, and certified by the Cape […]
CANNABIS
Town Officials Subpoenaed on Marijuana Agreements
Federal grand jury has questions for Gardner, Hoort, and Beebe
U.S. Attorney Andrew Lelling has questions for towns that have issued host community agreements to marijuana businesses. Provincetown, Wellfleet, and Eastham town administrators all received subpoenas last month ordering them […]
health
Fewer Kids Are Vaping but Cigarette Sales Are Up
With a ban on e-cigarettes in effect, smokers are going back to an old habit
EASTHAM — The current e-cigarette ban and recent cases of vaping-related illness have affected the number of students using vaping products on campus at Nauset Regional High School. Assistant Principal […]
economy
So You Want to Lease Those Shellfish Flats?
How the rights to Wellfleet’s public aquaculture grants change hands
WELLFLEET — The town’s taxpayers now own over 162 acres of shellfish flats on Indian Neck, the most productive part of the harbor, after purchasing the acreage from the How […]
civics
Select Board Eyes Shake-Up of Harbormaster’s Dept.
Employees could be moved from Pier Corp. to town staff
PROVINCETOWN — The select board will hear from the Pier Corp. on Nov. 12 about the harbormaster’s budget, money that the town has paid to the Pier Corp. for years. […]
HEALTH
Threat to Roe v. Wade Spurs Outer Cape Women to Action
Lacking local access, but standing up for rights at state level
Laurie Veninger of Truro is organizing Cape Cod women to lobby lawmakers on Beacon Hill on Thursday, Nov. 14 in support of a bill aimed at protecting and expanding abortion […]
Halloween 2019
An Outermost Halloween, 2019
Outer Cape kids celebrate the holiday despite the weather
VETERANS DAY 2019
Veteran of War of 1812 Gets Long Delayed Tribute
Timothy Parker Johnson is honored 155 years after his death
PROVINCETOWN — The pride with which this town has always acknowledged the sacrifices of its veterans is evident in the many tributes one sees here. Keeping vigil over Commercial Street […]
POLITICS
Sen. Cyr Says Cutler Bill ‘Ain’t Gonna Happen’
Shellfishermen are reassured by local legislators on fears of change
WELLFLEET — State Rep. Sarah Peake and Sen. Julian Cyr appeared before a friendly crowd of shellfishermen at Preservation Hall on Nov. 1 and told them what they wanted to […]
economy
Rock Harbor Project to Begin in March
The parking lot and boat ramp will be upgraded before summer
EASTHAM — Rock Harbor is in line to receive additional upgrades starting in March. Shana Brogan, the town’s conservation agent, told the harbor planning committee on Oct. 17 that the […]
